Hunting

A proposed Maine law would allow senior hunters have a subpermittee hunt deer on their behalf.

The application period is now open for the 2023 Moose Permit Lottery.

Maine hunters have been allowed to take to the woods with a crossbow since 2020. The law expires this year. Should it become a permanent?

While Maine doesn't have a closed season on coyotes, night hunting can only be done in-season.

Rifle season closed over the weekend. Now "last-ditch deer season" gives hunters a shot at extending their hunt with a muzzleloader.

Maine has been the setting for two MeatEater hunts. Both showcase the unique challenges of hunting in Maine.

Another round of antlerless deer permits will go on-sale soon.

Due to the toll avian influenza has taken on nesting populations in Canada, Maine waterfowl hunters are being asked to avoid harvesting female eider sea ducks.

Their job isn't easy. The hours are unpredictable, and their "office" can be anywhere in the vast woods of Maine. But these ladies and their dogs answer the call for hunters in need, season after season.

Another round of antlerless deer permits will go on-sale soon.