MAINE GUIDE EXAMS SET 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Chute - ✔✔A channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster than the
surrounding water.
✔✔Deck - ✔✔On a traditional canoe, the triangular piece of wood to which the
gunwhales attach at their ends. In a whitewater canoe or kayak, a covering for the entire
hull to prevent entrance of water
✔✔Dry pack - ✔✔A waterproof pack which is carried in the boat in white water
✔✔Ferry - ✔✔A maneuver to move laterally across a current by paddling upstream
either backward or forward, and at an angle to the current
✔✔Black (map color) - ✔✔man made
✔✔Green (map color) - ✔✔vegetation over 6 feet
✔✔White (map color) - ✔✔vegetation under 6 feet
✔✔Blue (map color) - ✔✔water
✔✔Brown (map color) - ✔✔contour lines
✔✔Red (map color) - ✔✔major roadways
✔✔Purple (map color) - ✔✔new additions
✔✔Beam (map color) - ✔✔the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part
✔✔Bracing stroke - ✔✔any of several paddle strokes providing stability against the
capsizing force of a lateral current; may also be used for turning
✔✔Broaching - ✔✔the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different currents
at bow and stern
✔✔Hanging strokes - ✔✔high bracing strokes, so called because the paddler hangs
some of his weight on the paddle held high
✔✔Heavy water - ✔✔the white water term for the phenomena of supernormal flow in a
river, characterized by high standing waves, fast currents, extreme velocity difference
etc
,✔✔Tumblehome - ✔✔an incurving in cross-section from the bilge to the gunwale;
throws water away from you
✔✔J-stroke - ✔✔forward stroke used in the stern to provide forward momentum;
feathering the stroke outward at the tail counteracts the off-center stroke and helps to
maintain straight line of travel
✔✔Draw - ✔✔side stroke used to pull canoe toward the paddle
✔✔Cross-draw - ✔✔used with draw strokes primarily from the bow in order to move the
canoe from side to side
✔✔Pry - ✔✔side stroke in the stern used both fro sideward movement and for turning;
can be used in bow but is not as powerful as the draw for side movement
✔✔Sweep - ✔✔for forward motion and turning; describes the arc of the gunwale
✔✔Inverted sweep - ✔✔for single paddling from center of canoe; begin and end stroke
away from boat, sharp hook at finish will turn canoe toward paddle side
✔✔What are the 3 longest rivers in Maine - ✔✔The St. John, Androscoggin, and the
Kennebec
✔✔Biggest lake in Maine - ✔✔Moosehead Lake
✔✔How many miles of coastline does Maine have - ✔✔Maine has 3,478 miles of
coastline
✔✔What does Dirigo mean - ✔✔Dirigo means "I lead"
✔✔Who are the two men on the state flag for maine - ✔✔They are a farmer and a sailor
✔✔What is the Maine state gem - ✔✔The gem is a tourmaline
✔✔How many square miles is maine - ✔✔Maine has over 33,000 square miles
✔✔Who was the first governor in Maine - ✔✔The first governor was William King
✔✔When did Maine become a state - ✔✔Maine became a state in 1820
✔✔What is the animal on the Maine state flag - ✔✔The animal on the state flag is the
moose
✔✔Who needs a license? - ✔✔Anyone who hunts wild birds or animals in Maine
, ✔✔Exceptions (assisting in a hunt) - ✔✔you can do this as long as you don't carry any
hunting equipment
✔✔Landowner Priviledge - ✔✔Maine resident landowners and immediate family
members can hunt w/o a license on land they own and reside upon as long as it is 10 or
more acres and used exclusively for agricultural purposes (does not apply to revoked or
suspended licenses or moose hunting)
✔✔License Requirements? - ✔✔either held a hunting license in a prior year or taken a
hunter safety course.
✔✔Native American Exception - ✔✔Native Americans are exempt from the safety
course requirement for archery, crossbow and trapping
✔✔Military Exception - ✔✔active-duty Armed Forces member stationed outside the US
who is home on leave is exempt from hunter, archery and crossbow safety
requirements if they can show proof at time of license application that their home state
of record is Maine
✔✔Resident (definition) - ✔✔US citizen or non-citizen who has been domiciled in the
State for 1 year +: 1) is registered to vote, is registered in this state + 2) is license to
drive a motor vehicle, has made application for or possesses a Maine driver's license +
3) has registered in Maine any motor vehicles they own that are located within the state
+ 4) is in compliance with the state income tax law + 5) is a full-time student at a Maine
college/university who satisfies above requirements.
✔✔Nonresident (definition) - ✔✔means a person who does not fall within the definition
of a resident
✔✔Apprentice Hunter License - ✔✔available to anyone 16 or older who has never held
a hunting license. Can get this license 5 times max. Must hunt in the presence of a
licensed hunter over 18 yrs old.
✔✔Unlawful Conduct - ✔✔the hunting, possession, transporting of any species of wild
animal or bird (or parts thereof) that does not have an open hunting season. It is also
unlawful to take, possess or needlessly destroy the nest or eggs of any wild bird.
✔✔Night Hunting - ✔✔1/2 hour after sunset until 1/2 before sunrise (unless otherwise
provided)
✔✔Exceptions to Night Hunting - ✔✔migratory game birds, raccoon and coyote
✔✔Raccoon Hunting - ✔✔raccoons may be hunted at night during the open season if
the hunter is: 1) Accompanied by a dog #2) using a rifle or handgun no more powerful
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Chute - ✔✔A channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster than the
surrounding water.
✔✔Deck - ✔✔On a traditional canoe, the triangular piece of wood to which the
gunwhales attach at their ends. In a whitewater canoe or kayak, a covering for the entire
hull to prevent entrance of water
✔✔Dry pack - ✔✔A waterproof pack which is carried in the boat in white water
✔✔Ferry - ✔✔A maneuver to move laterally across a current by paddling upstream
either backward or forward, and at an angle to the current
✔✔Black (map color) - ✔✔man made
✔✔Green (map color) - ✔✔vegetation over 6 feet
✔✔White (map color) - ✔✔vegetation under 6 feet
✔✔Blue (map color) - ✔✔water
✔✔Brown (map color) - ✔✔contour lines
✔✔Red (map color) - ✔✔major roadways
✔✔Purple (map color) - ✔✔new additions
✔✔Beam (map color) - ✔✔the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part
✔✔Bracing stroke - ✔✔any of several paddle strokes providing stability against the
capsizing force of a lateral current; may also be used for turning
✔✔Broaching - ✔✔the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different currents
at bow and stern
✔✔Hanging strokes - ✔✔high bracing strokes, so called because the paddler hangs
some of his weight on the paddle held high
✔✔Heavy water - ✔✔the white water term for the phenomena of supernormal flow in a
river, characterized by high standing waves, fast currents, extreme velocity difference
etc
,✔✔Tumblehome - ✔✔an incurving in cross-section from the bilge to the gunwale;
throws water away from you
✔✔J-stroke - ✔✔forward stroke used in the stern to provide forward momentum;
feathering the stroke outward at the tail counteracts the off-center stroke and helps to
maintain straight line of travel
✔✔Draw - ✔✔side stroke used to pull canoe toward the paddle
✔✔Cross-draw - ✔✔used with draw strokes primarily from the bow in order to move the
canoe from side to side
✔✔Pry - ✔✔side stroke in the stern used both fro sideward movement and for turning;
can be used in bow but is not as powerful as the draw for side movement
✔✔Sweep - ✔✔for forward motion and turning; describes the arc of the gunwale
✔✔Inverted sweep - ✔✔for single paddling from center of canoe; begin and end stroke
away from boat, sharp hook at finish will turn canoe toward paddle side
✔✔What are the 3 longest rivers in Maine - ✔✔The St. John, Androscoggin, and the
Kennebec
✔✔Biggest lake in Maine - ✔✔Moosehead Lake
✔✔How many miles of coastline does Maine have - ✔✔Maine has 3,478 miles of
coastline
✔✔What does Dirigo mean - ✔✔Dirigo means "I lead"
✔✔Who are the two men on the state flag for maine - ✔✔They are a farmer and a sailor
✔✔What is the Maine state gem - ✔✔The gem is a tourmaline
✔✔How many square miles is maine - ✔✔Maine has over 33,000 square miles
✔✔Who was the first governor in Maine - ✔✔The first governor was William King
✔✔When did Maine become a state - ✔✔Maine became a state in 1820
✔✔What is the animal on the Maine state flag - ✔✔The animal on the state flag is the
moose
✔✔Who needs a license? - ✔✔Anyone who hunts wild birds or animals in Maine
, ✔✔Exceptions (assisting in a hunt) - ✔✔you can do this as long as you don't carry any
hunting equipment
✔✔Landowner Priviledge - ✔✔Maine resident landowners and immediate family
members can hunt w/o a license on land they own and reside upon as long as it is 10 or
more acres and used exclusively for agricultural purposes (does not apply to revoked or
suspended licenses or moose hunting)
✔✔License Requirements? - ✔✔either held a hunting license in a prior year or taken a
hunter safety course.
✔✔Native American Exception - ✔✔Native Americans are exempt from the safety
course requirement for archery, crossbow and trapping
✔✔Military Exception - ✔✔active-duty Armed Forces member stationed outside the US
who is home on leave is exempt from hunter, archery and crossbow safety
requirements if they can show proof at time of license application that their home state
of record is Maine
✔✔Resident (definition) - ✔✔US citizen or non-citizen who has been domiciled in the
State for 1 year +: 1) is registered to vote, is registered in this state + 2) is license to
drive a motor vehicle, has made application for or possesses a Maine driver's license +
3) has registered in Maine any motor vehicles they own that are located within the state
+ 4) is in compliance with the state income tax law + 5) is a full-time student at a Maine
college/university who satisfies above requirements.
✔✔Nonresident (definition) - ✔✔means a person who does not fall within the definition
of a resident
✔✔Apprentice Hunter License - ✔✔available to anyone 16 or older who has never held
a hunting license. Can get this license 5 times max. Must hunt in the presence of a
licensed hunter over 18 yrs old.
✔✔Unlawful Conduct - ✔✔the hunting, possession, transporting of any species of wild
animal or bird (or parts thereof) that does not have an open hunting season. It is also
unlawful to take, possess or needlessly destroy the nest or eggs of any wild bird.
✔✔Night Hunting - ✔✔1/2 hour after sunset until 1/2 before sunrise (unless otherwise
provided)
✔✔Exceptions to Night Hunting - ✔✔migratory game birds, raccoon and coyote
✔✔Raccoon Hunting - ✔✔raccoons may be hunted at night during the open season if
the hunter is: 1) Accompanied by a dog #2) using a rifle or handgun no more powerful
