MAINE GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔GHL - Definition of "Bait" - ✔✔"Bait" means an animal, plant or part thereof used to
attract wild animals for the purpose of hunting
✔✔GHL - Placement of Bait - ✔✔must have 1) oral or written permission from
landowner 2) labeled the bait 2x4" tag with the name and address of the baiter 3) cleans
up the bait site immediately upon landowner request or withing 20 days of last day the
site is hunted.
✔✔GHL - Hunting over bait - ✔✔you cannot hunt over anyone else's bait site
✔✔GHL - Deer Baiting Laws - ✔✔No deer baiting or feeding June 1 - December 1
✔✔GHL - Turkey & Moose Baiting Laws - ✔✔No turkey or moose baiting from Sept 1 -
Dec 15. No baiting turkey during spring turkey season either.
✔✔GHL - Minimum Shooting Distances - ✔✔Cannot shoot withing 100 yds of a dwelling
(or a state-owned boat launch)...includes crossbow.
✔✔GHL - Minimum Shooting Distances (exceptions) - ✔✔target practicing on your own
land (or with permission) you can discharge a crossbow within 100 yds of a dwelling (as
long as you don't shoot onto someone else's property).
✔✔GHL - Hunting Under the Influence - ✔✔It is unlawful to hunt under the influence of
intoxicating liquor or drugs.
✔✔GHL - Posession of Hunting Equipment on Sunday - ✔✔possession of hunting
equip in woods/waters/ice is prima facie evidence of a violation of Sunday hunting law
unless equip is wrapped in a complete cover, fastened in a case, carried in at least 2
pieces that you need to assemble in order to discharge.
✔✔GHL - Shooting from a Motor Vehicle or Motorboat - ✔✔it's unlawful to shoot while
in or on a car, atv, motorboat or snowmobile
✔✔GHL - Possession of Loaded Firearm or Crossbow in/on Motor Vehicle - ✔✔it's
unlawful to possess a loaded firearm/crossbow while on a car, atv, motorboat or
snowmobile
✔✔GHL - Exemptions to Motor Vehicle Laws - ✔✔1) concealed carry permit 2)
honorably discharged Veteran (must tell cop if pulled over) 3) Paraplegic and leg
amputees may shoot from vehicles 4) You can rest a weapon on stopped vehicle whose
, motor is off 5) you can shoot from a motorboat as long as the motor is off and you're no
longer moving 6) you can rest or shoot off a stopped ATV with engine off
✔✔GHL - Shooting Over a Public Paved Road - ✔✔cannot shoot on or over any road
(surface treated w/ bituminous or concrete) or within 10 feet of the edge of the
pavement
✔✔GHL - Shooting of Domestic Animals - ✔✔don't do it. It's illegal.
✔✔GHL - Firearms on School Property - ✔✔cannot possess (gun or crossbow) on or
discharge within 500 feet of school property except
✔✔GHL - Harassment of a lawful Hunter or Trapper - ✔✔don't mess with us...it's illegal,
dude.
✔✔GHL- Disposal of Remains - ✔✔it is illegal, except during normal field dressing (or
for baiting purposes) to dispose of the carcass, waste parts, or remains of a wild animal
unless it's your land or you have permission
✔✔GHL - Tagging Requirements - ✔✔deer, moose, wild turkey and bear must be
tagged once harvested (with name, address and license #)
✔✔GHL - Transported Harvested Animals - ✔✔you can transport or register someone
else's game and you must not conceal it when transporting. Once it's registered, you
can then transport buddies' moose.
✔✔GHL - Time Limits for Registering - ✔✔Unregistered (but tagged) deer, moose,
turkey or bear may be kept for up to 18 hours. You need warden permission to extend
beyond 18 hours.
✔✔GHL - Exceptions to Time Limits for Registering - ✔✔Bobcats = 72 hours
✔✔GHL - Condition of Animal Presented for Registrtation - ✔✔deer, bear, moose or
turkey must be entire except viscera and rib cage may be removed (as long as you can
still tell the sex). Moose -may be dismembered (legs, head, hide), must check in head,
canine or lower jaw. Bear - must remove & present premolar tooth at check station.
✔✔GHL - Possession of Gift Animals - ✔✔all parts must be plainly labeled with name &
address of hunter (and year registered).
✔✔How many shells (max) can your gun hold while hunting for migratory birds? -
✔✔three (including one in the chamber)
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔GHL - Definition of "Bait" - ✔✔"Bait" means an animal, plant or part thereof used to
attract wild animals for the purpose of hunting
✔✔GHL - Placement of Bait - ✔✔must have 1) oral or written permission from
landowner 2) labeled the bait 2x4" tag with the name and address of the baiter 3) cleans
up the bait site immediately upon landowner request or withing 20 days of last day the
site is hunted.
✔✔GHL - Hunting over bait - ✔✔you cannot hunt over anyone else's bait site
✔✔GHL - Deer Baiting Laws - ✔✔No deer baiting or feeding June 1 - December 1
✔✔GHL - Turkey & Moose Baiting Laws - ✔✔No turkey or moose baiting from Sept 1 -
Dec 15. No baiting turkey during spring turkey season either.
✔✔GHL - Minimum Shooting Distances - ✔✔Cannot shoot withing 100 yds of a dwelling
(or a state-owned boat launch)...includes crossbow.
✔✔GHL - Minimum Shooting Distances (exceptions) - ✔✔target practicing on your own
land (or with permission) you can discharge a crossbow within 100 yds of a dwelling (as
long as you don't shoot onto someone else's property).
✔✔GHL - Hunting Under the Influence - ✔✔It is unlawful to hunt under the influence of
intoxicating liquor or drugs.
✔✔GHL - Posession of Hunting Equipment on Sunday - ✔✔possession of hunting
equip in woods/waters/ice is prima facie evidence of a violation of Sunday hunting law
unless equip is wrapped in a complete cover, fastened in a case, carried in at least 2
pieces that you need to assemble in order to discharge.
✔✔GHL - Shooting from a Motor Vehicle or Motorboat - ✔✔it's unlawful to shoot while
in or on a car, atv, motorboat or snowmobile
✔✔GHL - Possession of Loaded Firearm or Crossbow in/on Motor Vehicle - ✔✔it's
unlawful to possess a loaded firearm/crossbow while on a car, atv, motorboat or
snowmobile
✔✔GHL - Exemptions to Motor Vehicle Laws - ✔✔1) concealed carry permit 2)
honorably discharged Veteran (must tell cop if pulled over) 3) Paraplegic and leg
amputees may shoot from vehicles 4) You can rest a weapon on stopped vehicle whose
, motor is off 5) you can shoot from a motorboat as long as the motor is off and you're no
longer moving 6) you can rest or shoot off a stopped ATV with engine off
✔✔GHL - Shooting Over a Public Paved Road - ✔✔cannot shoot on or over any road
(surface treated w/ bituminous or concrete) or within 10 feet of the edge of the
pavement
✔✔GHL - Shooting of Domestic Animals - ✔✔don't do it. It's illegal.
✔✔GHL - Firearms on School Property - ✔✔cannot possess (gun or crossbow) on or
discharge within 500 feet of school property except
✔✔GHL - Harassment of a lawful Hunter or Trapper - ✔✔don't mess with us...it's illegal,
dude.
✔✔GHL- Disposal of Remains - ✔✔it is illegal, except during normal field dressing (or
for baiting purposes) to dispose of the carcass, waste parts, or remains of a wild animal
unless it's your land or you have permission
✔✔GHL - Tagging Requirements - ✔✔deer, moose, wild turkey and bear must be
tagged once harvested (with name, address and license #)
✔✔GHL - Transported Harvested Animals - ✔✔you can transport or register someone
else's game and you must not conceal it when transporting. Once it's registered, you
can then transport buddies' moose.
✔✔GHL - Time Limits for Registering - ✔✔Unregistered (but tagged) deer, moose,
turkey or bear may be kept for up to 18 hours. You need warden permission to extend
beyond 18 hours.
✔✔GHL - Exceptions to Time Limits for Registering - ✔✔Bobcats = 72 hours
✔✔GHL - Condition of Animal Presented for Registrtation - ✔✔deer, bear, moose or
turkey must be entire except viscera and rib cage may be removed (as long as you can
still tell the sex). Moose -may be dismembered (legs, head, hide), must check in head,
canine or lower jaw. Bear - must remove & present premolar tooth at check station.
✔✔GHL - Possession of Gift Animals - ✔✔all parts must be plainly labeled with name &
address of hunter (and year registered).
✔✔How many shells (max) can your gun hold while hunting for migratory birds? -
✔✔three (including one in the chamber)
