What are the legal hours for hunting big game in Maine relative to the sun?

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Big game hunting hours in Maine are defined relative to the sun and use a safety-minded daylight window. The standard rule is a half-hour before sunrise to a half-hour after sunset. This provides a consistent light buffer around dawn and dusk, when animals are often active and hunter safety is most important. It’s not limited strictly to sunrise to sunset, and it isn’t a full hour before or after; the exact times shift with the daily sunrise and sunset, so you should check local times for the day you’re hunting. The daytime-only option would miss the pre-dawn and post-dusk periods that Maine’s big game regulations specify.