{"id":538,"date":"2018-06-14T10:18:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T14:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swedenmaine.org\/staging\/?page_id=538"},"modified":"2023-05-25T19:06:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T23:06:47","slug":"hunting-fishing-licenses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swedenmaine.org\/staging\/hunting-fishing-licenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunting &#038; Fishing Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"538\" class=\"elementor elementor-538\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c391c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c391c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14ec9f6\" data-id=\"14ec9f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1018c89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1018c89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-286a46a\" data-id=\"286a46a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc6862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cc6862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>FISHING<\/h2><p>A valid Maine fishing license is required for anyone 16 years of age or older, to fish in inland waters or transport fish taken from inland waters. Residents and nonresidents may obtain fishing licenses from our Town Clerk or purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/www4.informe.org\/cgi-bin\/online\/moses_v3\/index\">online<\/a>. A person is required to keep their fishing license with them at all times while fishing or transporting fish, and must exhibit their license for inspection by any warden, department employee, guide, or landowner upon request. An electronic license or permit can now be displayed in lieu of a physical paper license or permit.<\/p><h3>License Fees<\/h3><ul><li>Resident fishing license: $25 plus $2<\/li><li>Non-resident fishing license: $64 plus $2<\/li><li>Resident hunting\/fishing combination license: $43 plus $2<\/li><li>Non-resident hunting\/fishing combination license: $150 plus $2<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/fishing-boating\/fishing\/laws-rules\/license-requirements.html#fees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fishing license fee schedule (IFW)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2>HUNTING<\/h2><p>In general, anyone who hunts wild birds or animals in Maine needs a hunting license. The type of license you need depends upon your age, resident status, and other factors, and there are some exceptions. To obtain a hunting license in Maine, you generally need to show that you have either (1) held that license in a prior year, or (2) taken a hunter safety course. License-specific requirements and exceptions can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/hunting-trapping\/hunting\/licenses-permits.html#requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>.<\/p><h3>License Fees<\/h3><ul><li>Resident hunting license: $26 plus $2<\/li><li>Non-resident hunting license: $115 plus $2<\/li><li>Resident hunting\/fishing combination license: $43 plus $2<\/li><li>Non-resident hunting\/fishing combination license: $150 plus $2<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/hunting-trapping\/licenses-permits\/hunting-license.html#fees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hunting license fee schedule (IFW)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2>Additional Information at Maine IFW<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/fishing-boating\/fishing\/laws-rules\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fishing Laws and Rules<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/hunting-trapping\/hunting-laws\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hunting Laws and Rules<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/hunting-trapping\/trapping-laws\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trapping Laws and Rules<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/fishing-boating\/fishing\/laws-rules\/license-requirements.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fishing License Information<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/hunting-trapping\/licenses-permits\/hunting-license.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hunting License Information<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/hunting-trapping\/licenses-permits\/trapping-license.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trapping License Information<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Hunting and fishing licenses may be obtained from the Town Clerk or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1977083\" data-id=\"1977083\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9199d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9199d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swedenmaine.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/6885599-q705teuiql068emindc1fczrl12ylmxtvgoc2oqd48.png\" title=\"6885599\" alt=\"6885599\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7a6d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c7a6d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">License Info<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067d16e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"067d16e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get licenses in person from the Town Clerk or online from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99dd4a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"99dd4a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/ifw\/fishing-boating\/fishing\/laws-rules\/license-requirements.html#fees\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Fishing License Fee Schedule (IFW)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f0d1d elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e7f0d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Residents and nonresidents may obtain fishing licenses from our Town Clerk or purchase online. A person is required to keep their fishing license with them at all &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-538","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swedenmaine.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swedenmaine.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swedenmaine.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swedenmaine.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swedenmaine.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/swedenmaine.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8325,"href":"https:\/\/swedenmaine.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538\/revisions\/8325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swedenmaine.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}