2009 Maine Migratory Game Bird Hunting Season Dates, Daily Bag Limits Finalized

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council has set the 2009 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Season dates and daily bag limits during a recent meeting.

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, after meeting with the Waterfowl Council and conducting a public hearing on Aug. 19 at the Augusta Civic Center, recommended to the IF&W Advisory Council that the waterfowl hunting season be a full 60 days, as allowed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and that the sea duck season be 107 days. The IF&W Advisory Council approved the recommendations. The decision to have a full season this year was based on favorable breeding conditions and waterfowl populations. Read more