The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) was established to ensure that all species of wildlife and aquatic resources in the State of Maine are maintained and perpetuated for their intrinsic and ecological values, for their economic contribution, and for their recreational, scientific, and educational use by the people of the State. In addition, the Department is responsible for the establishment and enforcement of rules and regulations governing fishing, hunting, and trapping, propagation and stocking of fish, acquisition of wildlife management areas, the registration of snowmobiles, watercraft, and all-terrain vehicles, safety programs for hunters, snowmobiles, and watercraft, and the issuing of licenses (hunting, fishing, trapping, guide, etc.) and permits.
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Submissions from 2001
Fishery Progress Report Series No. 01-1: Comparative Performance of Two Genetic Groups of Stocked Brook Trout in Maine Lakes, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Forrest R. Bonney
Fishery Progress Report Series No. 01-2: Evaluating Regulations Imposed on Wild Brook Trout Lakes to Restore Age and Size Quality, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Forrest R. Bonney
Results of a Pilot Study to Evaluate Effects of Hooking and Handling on Fall-angled Salmonids, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and G R. Danner
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 2001
Submissions from 2000
Fishery Interim Summary Report Series No. 00-1: An Assessment of Recreational Fisheries in the Lower Little Androscoggin River (Mechanic Falls to Auburn), Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Francis Brautigam
Fishery Interim Summary Report Series No. 00-3: Rangeley Lake Fishery Management, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Forrest R. Bonney
Fishery Interim Summary Report Series No. 00-4: Biological Survey of the Cupsuptic River, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Forrest R. Bonney
Fishery Interim Summary Report Series No. 00-5: Annual Update of Winter Fishing Activity in Central Maine, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and James S. Lucas
Fishery Interim Summary Report Series No. 00-6: Richardson Lakes Fishery Management, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Forrest R. Bonney
Fishery Interim Summary Report Series No. 00-7: Alligator Lake Salmon Management, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Fishery Progress Report Series No. 00-1: Rapid River Fishery Management, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and David P. Boucher
Fishery Progress Report Series No. 00-2: Mooselookmeguntic Lake Salmonid Management, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Forrest R. Bonney
Fishery Progress Report Series No. 00-3: Aziscohos Lake Salmonid Fishery, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Forrest R. Bonney
Fishery Progress Report Series No. 00-4.c2: Comparative Performance of Two Genetic Groups of Stocked Brook Trout in Maine Lakes, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Forrest R. Bonney
Fishery Progress Report Series No. 00-4: Comparative Performance of Two Genetic Groups of Stocked Brook Trout in Maine Lakes, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Forrest R. Bonney
Rabies (2000), Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
The Freshwater Mussels of Maine, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Ethan J. Nedeau, Mark A. McCollough, and Beth I. Swartz
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 2000
Submissions from 1999
Fishery Progress Report Series No. 99-3 : Evaluating Regulations Imposed on Wild Brook Trout Lakes to Restore Age and Size Quality, Forrest Bonney
Fishery Progress Report Series No. 99-3: Evaluating Regulations Imposed on Wild Brook Trout Lakes to Restore Age and Size Quality, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Forrest R. Bonney
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 1999
Submissions from 1998
Fishery Interim Summary Report Series No. 98-6: Tunk Lake Lake Trout Management, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Ronald K. Brokaw
Fishery Interim Summary Report Series No. 98-7 : A Comparison of Two Bass Sampling Techniques of Hancock Pond, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Francis Brautigam
Fishery Interim Summary Report Series No. 98-8: Annual Update of Winter Fishing Activity in Central Maine, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and James S. Lucas
Fishery Progress Report Series No. 98-2: Abundance and Distribution of Mysis relicta in Moosehead Lake, Maine, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Ryan H. Brown
Fishery Progress Report Series No. 98-4: Evaluating Regulatory Restrictions Imposed on Wild Brook Trout Populations in Maine Lakes to Restore Age and Size Quality, Forrest R. Bonney and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Modeling Effects of Food and Harvests on Female Black Bear Populations 1998, Craig R. McLaughlin
Rabies (1998), Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 1998
Submissions from 1997
Final Report No. 97-1 : Comparative Performance of Three Ages of Hatchery-reared Brown Trout, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Frederick W. Kircheis
Rabies (1997), Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 1997
Submissions from 1996
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 1996
Submissions from 1995
Report to the 117th Maine legislature pursuant to LD 793 12 MRSA : A Study of Eastern Coyotes and their impact on White-tailed Deer in Maine, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Gerald R. Lavigne
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 1995
Submissions from 1994
Black Bear Hunting in Maine: Do Hunter Characteristics Affect Opinions Regarding Hunting Regulations 1994, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 1994
Submissions from 1993
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 1993
Submissions from 1992
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Section 504 Transition Plan, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 1992
Submissions from 1991
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 1991
Submissions from 1990
A Study of the Impact of Game and Nongame Species on Maine's Economy, Kevin J. Boyle, Stephen D. Reiling, Mario Teisl, and Marcia L. Phillips
Conservation of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Habitat
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 1990
Submissions from 1989
Baitfish for Fun and Profit in Maine, Frederick W. Kircheis and Catherine A. Elliott
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 1989
Submissions from 1987
The Penobscot Bay Conservation Plan, Maine State Planning Office, Susan Woodward, Alan Hutchinson, and Mark McCollough
Submissions from 1986
Maine American Woodcock Management Plan, 1985, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and R. Bradford Allen
Submissions from 1985
Life History, Ecology and Management of Maine Landlocked Salmon (Salmo Salar), Kendall Warner and Keith A. Havey
The Landlocked Salmon in Maine : Life History, Ecology and Management of Maine Landlocked Salmon, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Kendall Warner, and Keith A. Havey
Wildlife Division Research and Management Report, 1983-84
Submissions from 1982
Fisheries Research Bulletin No. 11 : Moosehead Lake Fishery Management, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Roger P. AuClair
The Status of Nongame Wildlife Management in Maine, Peter A. Cross
Submissions from 1981
Proposed Changes in Maine's Bear Regulations, 1981, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Submissions from 1980
Planning for Maine's Fish and Wildlife Resources, Volume V : Aquatic Furbearers, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Submissions from 1978
Snowmobile Safety in Maine, 1978
Submissions from 1977
Rangeley Lake Fish Management, Ramond A. DeSandre, Charles F. Ritzi, and William L. Woodward
Submissions from 1976
Fishes of Maine, W Harry Everhart
Submissions from 1974
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game Organization, 1974, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Submissions from 1972
Maine Deer and Bear Guides, 1972, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Scrapbook on 1972 Inland Fisheries and Game Hunter Safety Initiatives, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game, John Marsh, Lori Howe, and Bette Pucci
Submissions from 1969
Fish Management in the Kennebec River, Robert Foye, Charles F. Ritzi, and Roger P. AuClair
Submissions from 1968
Man-Made Marshes for Maine Waterfowl, Howard E. Spencer Jr.
Submissions from 1965
Fishery Management in the Fish River Drainage, Kendall Warner
The Maine Smallmouth, John E. Watson
Books from 1964
Report of Proceedings : Mt. Katahdin Tragedy Board of Review / Conducted Jointly by Baxter State Park Authority and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game, Baxter State Park Authority and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Submissions from 1963
Maine Animal Tracks, Maine Fish and Game Department and Klir Beck
Submissions from 1961
Waterfowl Harvest Studies in Maine (1948-1957), Howard L. Mendell and Howard E. Specer Jr.
Submissions from 1958
Fish and Game Bulletin, April 1958
Fish and Game Bulletin, December 1958
Fish and Game Bulletin, February 1958
Fish and Game Bulletin, January 1958
Fish and Game Bulletin, July 1958
Fish and Game Bulletin, June 1958
Fish and Game Bulletin, March 1958
Fish and Game Bulletin, May 1958
Submissions from 1956
Facts Behind the Deer Season Recommendations, Chester F. Banasiak
Information and Education Division Yearly Report, July 1956, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Submissions from 1954
Fishery Research and Management Division Bulletin No. 1 : The Larger Animal Parasites of the Fresh-water Fishes of Maine, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Marvin C. Meyer
"Mr. Warden", Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Submissions from 1953
Deer Trapping on Swan Island, Richmond, Maine, Stephen A. Powell
Report of W. Earle Bradbury, Deputy Commissioner to the Advisory Council, W. Earle Bradbury
Submissions from 1950
Report of the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Game 1950, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Submissions from 1949
Crop Protection Through a New Deer Repellent Spray, Stephen A. Powell
Salmon Restoration in Maine, 1949, George A. Rounsefell Chief, Lyndon H. Bond, and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Submissions from 1946
Fish Survey Report No. 7 : A Biological Survey of the Lakes and Ponds of Mount Desert Island, and the Union and Lower Penobscot River Drainage Systems, John L. Fuller and Gerald P. Cooper
Submissions from 1945
Fish Survey Report No. 6 : A Biological Survey of Moosehead Lake and Haymock Lake, Maine, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game, Gerald Paul Cooper, and John L. Fuller
Submissions from 1942
Fish Survey Report No. 5 : A Biological Survey of Lakes and Ponds of the Central Coastal Area of Maine, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game and Gerald Paul Cooper
Submissions from 1941
Fish Survey Report No. 4 : A Biological Survey of Lakes and Ponds ol the Androscoggin and Kennebec River Drainage Systems in Maine, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game and Gerald Paul Cooper
Submissions from 1940
Fish Survey Report No. 3 : A Biological Survey of the Rangeley Lakes, with Special Reference to Trout and Salmon, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game and Gerald Paul Cooper
Submissions from 1939
Fish Survey Report No. 1 : A Biological Survey of the Waters of York County, and the Southern Part of Cumberland County, Maine, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game and Gerald Paul Cooper
Fish Survey Report No. 2 : A Biological Survey of Thirty-one Lakes and Ponds of the Upper Saco River and Sebago Lake Drainage Systems in Maine, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Gerald Paul Cooper
Graphical Data Regarding State of Maine Inland Fish & Game, 1939, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game and Archer L. Grover
Submissions from 1932
Report of the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Game for the State of Maine for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1932, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Submissions from 1929
Report of Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game, 1928
Submissions from 1928
Directory : Maine Inland Fisheries and Game Department, 1928
Submissions from 1927
Report of Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game, 1926
Submissions from 1924
Report of the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game for the State of Maine for the year 1924, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game