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MAINE GUIDE EXAM PREP | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Is a Crossbow considered a Firearm in Maine? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> No.
Crossbow Equipment Reqs - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1) shoulder-type
stock 2) at least 100 lbs draw weight 3) arrowheads at least 7/8
inch wide 4) working mechanical trigger safety
Prohibited Crossbow Equipment - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1) Hand-held
pistol type crossbows are prohibited 2) arrows with explosive
tips or poisonous tips are prohibited
Junior Hunters- licensing - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > children 16 and
under must have a junior hunting license to hunt (there is no
minimum age)
Junior Hunters - 16th year - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > May hunt as a
junior hunter until 17. If they take hunter safety, they can still hunt
with junior license until 17 with adult supervision.
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Junior Hunters - Supervision of - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > hunters aged
10-15 must be in the presence of (or under the effective control
of) an adult supervisor. Hunters under age 10 must remain within
20 feet of an adult hunter at all times.
"In the Presence of" Means.... - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In vision and
voice contact without the aid of audio enhancement devices.
Youth Hunting Days - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > special days for junior
hunters (up to age 16) to hunt while adults cannot hunt. This
includes: bear, deer, wild turkey (s+f) and waterfowl.
Deer Hunting Prohibitions - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The following are
illegal: 1) baiting deer between June 1 - December 15 2)Use of
dogs artificial lights, traps, set guns 3) Firearms using .17 or .22
rimfire ammo (except .22 mag).
Driving Deer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Four persons or more working
together to move deer constitutes a deer drive and is illegal.
"One and Done" - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Unless you're hunting
expanded archery season and/or have a bonus antlerless deer
permit, you can only hunt one deer each deer season in Maine.
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Gift Deer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > May not be possessed unless
clearly labeled with the name and address of the hunter and the
year.
Notice to Dog Owners (regarding deer hunting) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> It is illegal to allow any dog to run "at large" at any time, except
when used for hunting. "At large" means off the premises of the
owner and not under the control of any person. It is illegal for a
dog to chase, wound or kill a deer or moose (or any other wild
animal in closed season).
Reporting Accidents - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > If you know, or have
reason to believe, you've inflicted injury to another person while
hunting, you're required to make yourself known to the victim,
render first aid/assistance then report by the quickest means
possible to a game warden or police officer
Regulations on Feeding Deer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Feeding deer is
prohibited from June 1 - December 15. The Commissioner can
stop feeding at any time if there is CWD in the state and/or a
threat is determined.
Waste of Game - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a person may not waste a
wild bird or animal that has been wounded or killed while
MAINE GUIDE EXAM PREP | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Is a Crossbow considered a Firearm in Maine? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> No.
Crossbow Equipment Reqs - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1) shoulder-type
stock 2) at least 100 lbs draw weight 3) arrowheads at least 7/8
inch wide 4) working mechanical trigger safety
Prohibited Crossbow Equipment - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 1) Hand-held
pistol type crossbows are prohibited 2) arrows with explosive
tips or poisonous tips are prohibited
Junior Hunters- licensing - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > children 16 and
under must have a junior hunting license to hunt (there is no
minimum age)
Junior Hunters - 16th year - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > May hunt as a
junior hunter until 17. If they take hunter safety, they can still hunt
with junior license until 17 with adult supervision.
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Junior Hunters - Supervision of - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > hunters aged
10-15 must be in the presence of (or under the effective control
of) an adult supervisor. Hunters under age 10 must remain within
20 feet of an adult hunter at all times.
"In the Presence of" Means.... - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In vision and
voice contact without the aid of audio enhancement devices.
Youth Hunting Days - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > special days for junior
hunters (up to age 16) to hunt while adults cannot hunt. This
includes: bear, deer, wild turkey (s+f) and waterfowl.
Deer Hunting Prohibitions - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The following are
illegal: 1) baiting deer between June 1 - December 15 2)Use of
dogs artificial lights, traps, set guns 3) Firearms using .17 or .22
rimfire ammo (except .22 mag).
Driving Deer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Four persons or more working
together to move deer constitutes a deer drive and is illegal.
"One and Done" - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Unless you're hunting
expanded archery season and/or have a bonus antlerless deer
permit, you can only hunt one deer each deer season in Maine.
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Gift Deer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > May not be possessed unless
clearly labeled with the name and address of the hunter and the
year.
Notice to Dog Owners (regarding deer hunting) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> It is illegal to allow any dog to run "at large" at any time, except
when used for hunting. "At large" means off the premises of the
owner and not under the control of any person. It is illegal for a
dog to chase, wound or kill a deer or moose (or any other wild
animal in closed season).
Reporting Accidents - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > If you know, or have
reason to believe, you've inflicted injury to another person while
hunting, you're required to make yourself known to the victim,
render first aid/assistance then report by the quickest means
possible to a game warden or police officer
Regulations on Feeding Deer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Feeding deer is
prohibited from June 1 - December 15. The Commissioner can
stop feeding at any time if there is CWD in the state and/or a
threat is determined.
Waste of Game - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a person may not waste a
wild bird or animal that has been wounded or killed while
