KLT Hunting Stand Guidelines

KLT allows hunting stands (tree ladders and observation stands) on specified fee-owned properties under the following conditions:

  1. Permission is granted annually by KLT. Contact KLT to gain permission.

  2. All applicable state and local laws are adhered to, as well as all KLT policies (e.g., no motorized vehicle use, no un-authorized cutting of vegetation).

  3. Hunting stands are clearly labeled, in accordance with Maine State law, with the names and addresses of everyone authorized to use the stand.

  4. Hunting stands are at least three hundred (300) feet away from established KLT trails (maps with 300-foot trail buffers can be provided for guidance).

  5. Hunting stands are allowed during deer hunting seasons only (deer archery, deer firearms, and deer muzzleloader). Stands may not remain on KLT land outside of these seasons.

  6. Hunting stands must not damage the tree and must be secured by non-invasive and temporary means only (e.g., no metal fasteners placed into the tree, do not damage bark, etc.).

  7. Please be courteous to other hunters and other recreationalists when placing and using stands.

Hunting blinds, shelters, game cameras, and other installed hunting devices are NOT allowed on KLT fee lands.

Failure to comply with these guidelines can result in the removal of the hunting stand. KLT retains sole discretion on whether a stand complies with this policy. KLT bears no responsibility for lost or damaged stands.

Note: Maine law requires hunters to obtain verbal or written permission of the landowner (or representative) to erect or use a portable or permanent ladder or observation stand, and the ladder or observation stand must be plainly labeled with a 2-inch by 4-inch tag with the names and addresses of everyone the landowner has authorized to use it.

List of properties where hunting stands are permitted, per above guidelines:

Bamford Woodlands Conservation Area—Fayette

Besse Historic Conservation Area—Wayne

Bracket Longley Rare Plant Presesrve—Leeds

Curtis Homestead Conservation Area—Leeds

Davidson Nature Preserve—Vassalboro *(no hunting zone?)*

Eastern River Preserve—Pittston

Echo Lake Preserves I, II, and III—Readfield

Ezra Smith Wildlife Conservation Area—Mt. Vernon

Gannet Woods and Wyman—Readfield/Manchester

Hutchinson Pond—Manchester

Ingham Stream Preserve—Mt. Vernon

Little Cobbossee Preserve (Oatway & Weston)—Winthrop

Macdonald Conservation Area—Readfield/Wayne

McGurdy Stream Preserve—Vienna

Monmouth/Leeds Bog—Monmouth

Mt. Pisgah Conservation Area—Winthrop/Wayne

North Acres Conservation Area—Manchester

Oak Hill Conservation Area—Fayette

Parker Pond Headland Andrews Parcel—Fayette

Pickerel Pond Conservation Area—Wayne

Rolling Dam Brook Preserve—Gardiner

Rosmarin and Saunders Family Forest—Readfield

Seaward Mills Stream Conservation Area—Vassalboro

Storer Farm Preserve—Vienna

Sturtevant Farm Meadow Brook—Fayette

Surry Hill Community Forest—Fayette

Tyler Conservation Area—Readfield

Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat—Vassalboro

Vienna Woods Conservation Area—Vienna

Westman Wood Preserve—Readfield

Bow Only, By Permission

Kennebec River Conservation Corridor (Judy Kane Preserve)—Augusta