Saturday is the final day that it’s legal in all 29 wildlife districts
Outdoors
Maine hunting season for bears and moose ends Saturday
Saturday is also the last day of the year to hunt deer with firearms.
Conservationists release 140,000 Maine salmon
The release will help restore the fish’s run to the East Machias River.
Maine moose have a southern comfort zone
For hunters with a November permit in Maine’s southern and central districts, odds favor the prey.
Maine’s second moose hunt session ends
The third and final moose hunting session will run from Nov. 3 to Nov. 29.
Moose populations down as winter ticks cull herd
Maine reduced its moose-hunting permits by more than a thousand this year.
Maine bear-baiting season closes
A state-wide referendum in six weeks could end the hunting method.
Maine names hunters selected for ‘any deer’ permits
The state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife lists the selected hunters on its website today.
Bear populations grew in 2 states that OK’d limits
Oregon and Massachusetts find harvesting is harder when some hunting practices are banned.
Maine to issue 9,525 less deer hunt permits
Paper applications are due by the end of the day on July 25 and online applicants have until 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 15.