Crossbow Hunter Education Courses
To be eligible to purchase a crossbow hunting license, any person (16 years of age and older) must hold a valid license to hunt big game (either a big game hunting license or an archery license), and must submit proof of having successfully completed an archery hunting education course and a crossbow hunting course or evidence of having previously held adult archery and crossbow hunting licenses issued specifically for the purpose of hunting with a crossbow or bow and arrow in this State or any other state, province or country in any year after 1979. When proof or evidence cannot be provided, the applicant may substitute a signed affidavit.
A resident or nonresident 10 years of age or older and under 16 years of age may hunt with a crossbow if that person holds a valid junior hunting license (no crossbow license required). Please see the Crossbow Hunting License Fact Sheet.
With a valid crossbow hunting license, a person may hunt bear with a crossbow during the open season on bear, and may hunt deer with a crossbow during the open firearm season on deer. The crosshow hunting license may not be used to hunt deer during the archery season, muzzleloading season, or expanded archery season.
Total Course = 3 hrs. 30 min
- History & Modern Crossbows = 30 Minutes
- Responsibility & Ethics = 1 Hour
- Accessories= 20 Minutes
- Shooting & Handling = 20 Minutes
- Special Concerns = 20 Minutes
- Laws & Safety = 30 Minutes
- Testing & Review= 30 Minutes
New courses will be posted below as they become available.
Can't find a course for your area? Contact the Regional Safety Coordinator for your area or the Recreational Safety Division Office at (207) 287-5220.
Androscoggin County
|
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
| Turner - Adult Ed |
Adult Ed
(207) 225-1010 or email: http://www.msad52.maineadulted.org |
August 15, 2013
6 - 9:30 p.m.
|
Aroostook County
|
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
No classes available at this time.
Can't find a course for your area? Contact the Regional Safety Coordinator
for your area or the Recreational Safety Division Office at (207) 287-5220.
|
Cumberland County
|
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
No classes available at this time.
Can't find a course for your area? Contact the Regional Safety Coordinator
for your area or the Recreational Safety Division Office at (207) 287-5220.
|
Franklin County
|
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
No classes available at this time.
Can't find a course for your area? Contact the Regional Safety Coordinator
for your area or the Recreational Safety Division Office at (207) 287-5220.
|
Hancock County
|
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
No classes available at this time.
Can't find a course for your area? Contact the Regional Safety Coordinator
for your area or the Recreational Safety Division Office at (207) 287-5220. |
Kennebec County |
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
No classes available at this time.
Can't find a course for your area? Contact the Regional Safety Coordinator
for your area or the Recreational Safety Division Office at (207) 287-5220.
|
Knox County
|
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
Hope - Beaver Lodge |
Vic MacCallum
(207) 975-4447 or
prefer email registration.
Registration begins July 22. |
August 6, 2013
5:30 - 9 p.m. |
| St George - Town Office |
Mike Mathiau
(207) 226-7545 |
August 29, 2013
5:30 - 9 p.m.
|
| Hope - Beaver Lodge |
5 Town Adult Ed
(207) 236-7800, ext. 5 or
register online. |
October 21, 2013
5:30 - 9 p.m. |
Lincoln County |
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
No classes available at this time.
Can't find a course for your area? Contact the Regional Safety Coordinator
for your area or the Recreational Safety Division Office at (207) 287-5220.
|
Oxford County
|
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
| Dixfield - American Legion Post 100 |
Steven Hatch
(207) 320-0144 |
August 9, 2013
6 - 9:30 p.m.
|
Penobscot County |
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
No classes available at this time.
Can't find a course for your area? Contact the Regional Safety Coordinator
for your area or the Recreational Safety Division Office at (207) 287-5220. |
Piscataquis County |
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
Guilford - PCHS SAD 4 Adult Ed
|
Harold Currier
(207) 277-3115 |
September 26, 2013
6 - 9:30 p.m. |
Sagadahoc County |
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
No classes available at this time.
Can't find a course for your area? Contact the Regional Safety Coordinator
for your area or the Recreational Safety Division Office at (207) 287-5220.
|
Somerset County |
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
Skowhegan - Sportsman's Club
|
Russ Corson
9207) 474-5361 |
September 8, 2013
9 - 1:30 p.m. |
Waldo County
|
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
Northport - Outdoor Sportsman
|
Outdoor Sportsman
(207) 338-4141 |
October 19, 2013
9 - 12:30 p.m. |
Washington County
|
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
No classes availabe at this time.
Can't find a course for your area? Contact the Regional Safety Coordinator
for your area or the Recreational Safety Division Office at (207) 287-5220.
|
York County |
Location |
Contact |
Date/Time |
| Kittery - Trading Post |
Jon Peterson
(207) 752-9027 |
July 18, 2013
6 - 9 p.m. |
| Alfred - Town Hall |
Glenn Dochtermann
(207) 324-3018
Call to register only 2 weeks before classes, and speak slowly. |
August 17, 2013
6 - 9 p.m.
|
| Lyman - York County Fish & Game |
Butch Ridlon
(207) 499-2537 |
September 15, 2013
9 - 2 p.m. |
