Maine
The vast North Maine Woods, high-density trophy moose lottery tags, and classic wilderness black bear tracking.
State Field Guide
Small Game & Upland Hunting in Maine
Official Regulatory Authority
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW)
North Maine Woods Bird Hunting
Ruffed & Spruce Grouse
The 3.5-million-acre North Maine Woods is a legendary destination for "partridge" hunting along endless gravel logging roads and regenerating spruce-fir cuts.
Flight Bird Coverts
American Woodcock
Maine's abandoned farmlands and alder runs produce incredible woodcock flights during the October migration.
Cedar Swamp Beagling
Snowshoe Hare
Maine is the premier snowshoe hare state in the East, offering long winter hunting behind hound packs through March.
Southern Hardwood Timber
Eastern Grey Squirrel
Southern and central Maine hardwood ridges hold healthy grey squirrel populations from September through December.