Maine turkey hunters must hold a small or big game license and a turkey permit, which is $20. Advertisement Shotguns, conventional bows and crossbows are permitted.

The Maine turkey season opened on April 27 with Youth Day and followed with the general opener on Monday, April 29. You have until June 1 to harvest your birds.

Health Maine asks hunters to avoid eating deer, turkey in some areas because of PFAS contamination The presence of the “forever chemicals” in wildlife and fish has been increasing as a focus ...

A turkey vulture’s stomach acid is so powerfully corrosive it can safely digest carcasses infected with deadly diseases like rabies.

According to the Maine CDC, a wild turkey from Burnham tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE). This is the first animal in Maine to test positive for the virus this year.

Maine health officials say this marks the third mosquito-borne virus to be detected in the state this year. WMTW Portland ME. Wild turkey in Maine tests positive for EEE virus, state CDC says.

Maine (WMTW) - While many people think about turkeys in the fall, Maine has a spring turkey hunt as well. This Saturday, April 27, is youth day for the Maine spring wild turkey hunting season.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's traditional fall hunting seasons are in full swing, but hunters are being asked to avoid eating their game in parts of the state because of the possibility of ...

Maine’s traditional fall hunting seasons are in full ... Deer and turkey feeding in these contaminated areas have ingested these chemicals and now have PFAS in their meat and organs,” the ...