Wildlife Biologist Article on Upcoming Pheasant Season in Maine
September 16, 2010
By Scott Lindsay
MDIF&W Regional Wildlife Biologist/Administrator, Pheasant Program
Prospects for the 2010 Maine pheasant hunting season look good!
The season runs from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31.
Pheasants are not native to the United States but have been successfully introduced in several states and have thrived in many environments such as Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and the Dakotas as well as others. Pheasants have not established a viable breeding population in Maine due to a combination of mortality associated with the harsh winters and a scarcity of standing grain crops for winter forage.
Maine runs a “put and take”-style pheasant hunting program in two southern Maine counties, Cumberland and York. Read more
