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Over 70 - A Maine resident who is 70 years of age or older can obtain a complimentary license to fish, trap or hunt (including archery, muzzleloading, waterfowl, bear, and pheasant hunting permits, or renewal of a license to guide). These licensees may be obtained at any time in the calendar year that person turns 70. Can be obtained from Dept. Headquarters in Augusta or from town clerks.
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Disabled Veteran - A Maine resident who is a war veteran and has a service-connected disability evaluated at 100%, or has served in a combat zone and has a service connected disability evaluated at 70% or more can obtain a complimentary license to fish, trap or hunt (including archery, muzzle-loading and pheasant stamps).
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Paraplegic - Maine residents and non-residents who are suffering from the loss of, or loss o fuse of, both lower extremities, can obtain a complimentary license to hunt or fish. Need a physicians statement certifying that the applicant has loss of, or the loss of the use of, both lower extremities. This license is also available to non-residents from states that provide a reciprocal privilege to residents of Maine. (New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut and Massachusetts).
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Mentally Handicapped (fish only) - Available to Maine residents. Need a statement from a licensed psychologist certifying that the applicant has completed a general intelligence test as required by the Department of Mental Health and scored below the mean score of 70, or a written statement from Maine Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation documenting that the applicant meets the requirements of Title 20-A, Section 7001, Subsection 3 and is receiving services from their Department on that basis.
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Blind (fish only) - Available to Maine residents 16 years of age and older. Need certified evidence that the applicant's visual acuity for distant vision is 20/200 if the widest diameter of field vision subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
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Indian - Any Maine Indian who is a member of the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet or Micmac Tribes is eligible to obtain at no charge, a license to hunt, fish or trap (including archery, and bear permit) from their respective tribal headquarters.
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