Blue Hill Heritage Trust lands are used for multiple recreational purposes. During hunting season, it is especially important that all users be aware of others using these lands.
We welcome hunters on most of the properties we own around the peninsula (for hunting on conservation easements, please contact the property owner). If you would like to hunt on BHHT property, please read our hunting & trapping policy, and fill out our online permission form below.
Hunting is NOT permitted on Sundays in Maine; therefore, it’s the best day of the week to hike during hunting season. We highly encourage everyone to wear blaze orange during the hunting seasons. For a current list of Season Dates and Bag Limits, please visit IFW’s website: http://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting_trapping/index.htm
Hunting Policies by Preserve
Rules & Guidelines
Blue Hill Heritage Trust (BHHT) recognizes the long tradition of hunting, fishing, and trapping on the Blue Hill Peninsula, and without taking a formal position for or against these activities, maintains the following policy, to be reviewed annually:
Hunting:
- Hunting and fishing are allowed by permission on the conservation lands owned by BHHT, subject to State laws.
- Trapping is not allowed on BHHT lands except on properties funded with Land For Maine’s Future Funds. As of 2025, these include: Wallamatogus- Penobscot Community Forest, Edgehill, and part of Caterpillar Hill. Please see the trapping form and contact BHHT for more information and trapping regulations.
- Baiting is prohibited on all BHHT lands.
- Night hunting is prohibited on all BHHT lands.
- Dogs are allowed ONLY for bird hunting at Surry Forest and Meadowbrook. See the notification section below to request permission.
- Access for hunting and fishing is pedestrian only. No ATVs or 4WDs are allowed on BHHT conservation lands.
- No permanent tree stands, duck blinds, or other permanent structures are permitted. Temporary stands are allowed during hunting season if properly identified. See the notification section below to request permission.
- Game cameras are allowed with written permission if properly identified. See the notification section below to request permission.
- BHHT conservation lands are used for multiple low-impact activities. Sportsmen should take note of trail locations and be careful of other users.
- Any hunting/trapping/fishing violations committed on BHHT property will result in the revocation of hunting permission.
Trapping:
- No use of baiting
- No use of dogs
- No traps set within 200 feet of recreational trails.
Target Shooting:
- Target shooting is prohibited on all BHHT lands, including but not limited to the use of clay pigeons, paper targets, and plinking.
BHHT reserves the right to restrict hunting or trapping in designated areas in the future according to wildlife management or recreational goals, or conflicts.
BHHT welcomes observations of wildlife and comments on land management issues.
Hunters are expected to abide by all state hunting regulations, to avoid heavily used hiking areas such as the south side of Blue Hill Mountain. State law permits hunting from ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset for most of the open hunting seasons. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife publishes a chart listing legal hunting hours for the season. The chart can be found at https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/hunting-laws/legal-hunting-hours.html
Please contact us at Blue Hill Heritage Trust, 374-5118 or info@bluehillheritagetrust.org with any questions.