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 welcomes 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 they’re 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 Trusts (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 2023 these include; Wallamatogus Penobscot Community Forest, Edgehill and part of Caterpillar Hill. Please see trapping form and contact BHHT for more information and trapping regulations.
- Baiting is not allowed on BHHT lands.
- Night hunting is not allowed on BHHT lands.
- Dogs allowed ONLY for bird hunting at Surry Forest and Meadowbrook. See notification section below to request permission.
- Access for hunting and fishing is pedestrian only. No ATV 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 notification section below to request permission.
- Game cameras allowed with written permission if properly identified. See notification section below to request permission.
- BHHT conservation lands are used for multiple low-impact activities. Sportsman should take note of trail locations and be careful of other users.
- Any hunting/trapping/fishing violations committed on BHHT property will result in revocation of hunting permission.
Trapping:
- No use of baiting
- No use of dogs
- No traps set within 200 feet of recreational trails.
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.