Hunting Season


Ashland House, Ashland, ca. 1890

Ashland House, Ashland, ca. 1890
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Maine Historical Society

A law passed in 1883 set up the argument between the "gentlemen" hunters and those who hunted as a livelihood.

The law forbid Sunday hunting, a provision that remains intact; restricted hunting with dogs, set game dates as October 1 to January 1, and set possession limits of one moose, two caribou and three deer.

It also beefed up enforcement of hunting laws.

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