Is it legal to shoot big game from or across a paved public road in Maine?

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The key idea is safety and where you’re allowed to shoot. In Maine, big-game hunting from a motor vehicle or across a public road creates a serious risk to people using the road, so the law prohibits taking wildlife from or across a paved public road. This rule stands regardless of permits, landowner permission, or whether the road is temporarily closed—none of those conditions makes it legal to shoot from or across a road. If you encounter big game near a road, you should not fire across or from the road and instead move to a safe position off the road and pursue the animal in a way that keeps the road users safe.