Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW)

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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Mooselookmeguntic Lake Fishery Management

David P. Boucher

March, 2008, Fishery Interim Summary Series No. 08-03
2005 The Maine Warden Service and The State of Maine: A Contemporary and Historical Overview

Timothy E. Peabody and Thomas A. Santaguida

Multi facet changes in many aspects of the State of Maine has not necessarily been followed by proportional changes in the structure of the Maine Warden Service. The following areas will be reviewed in this report
- Increased Population -A review of population trends in the state from 1970 to 1997. Reference will be made to population movements in the state creating more of an interaction between people and wildlife.
- Increased Access - Road access to remote sections of the state has increased dramatically over the past 20 years; creating increased opportunity for recreational use. Development of water access sites allows for more opportunity to enjoy water related sports.
- Expanded Constituency and User Trends - Hunting, fishing , and trapping are still popular but increased interest and industry developments in other outdoor related activities has created a new workload.
- Increased Responsibilities - Increased responsibilities through user trends and mandates
- Reduced Warden Service Personnel - Structure of the Maine \Varden Service peaked in 197 5. Restructuring since that time has left less working officers for our current operation.
- Reduced Available Work Hours and Labor Issues - Today Wardens are faced with time constraints that were unheard of 20 years ago. A look at work schedules and labor mandates show the changes in service provided.
1999 Effects of Competition Removal and Restrictive Regulations on Wild Brook Trout in Little Moxie Pond

Timothy C. Obrey

Little Moxie Pond is a 73-acre wild brook trout pond. Competing species present include white sucker (Catostomus commersoni), creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus), and golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas). In 1994, Little Moxie Pond was included in a study designed to gather baseline information from various Maine trout ponds. The pond was trapnetted each fall to determine total biomass of trout and other competitors. The brook trout population responded dramatically to the removal of competitors during the netting process. New regulations were imposed to protect the improving trout fishery. However, as the trout fishery recovered, angler use and harvest increased, resulting in a decline in the fishery. Although much of the data reported herein has been included in reports summarizing the trout pond study (Bonney 1998), this report will focus on the results from only Little Moxie Pond.
Maine Animal Tracks Identification Sheet

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

1994, Sheet to help with the identification of animal tracks found in the wild.
Sport Fisheries of the Belgrade Lakes

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Sport Fisheries of the Belgrade Lake

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Augusta, Maine 1994.

Contents: Belgrade Lakes Chain, Some Vital Statistics / Some Features of the Seven Major Waters of the Belgrade Chain of Lakes / A Partial List of Fish Species That Occur in the Major Waters of the Belgrade Chain of Lakes / East Pond Oakland and Smithfield / Great Pond Oakland, Belgrade, and Rome / Long Pond Mt. Vernon, Rome, and Belgrade / Messalonskee Lake Oakland and Belgrade / North Pond Smithfield, Rome, and Mercer / Salmon Lake and McGrath Pond Belgrade and Oakland
History of North American Trapping: How Fur-Trading Developed Our Continent

Daniel E. McAllister Jr. and Shirley A. Merrill

History of North American Trapping: How Fur-Trading Developed Our Continent

by Daniel E. McAllister, Jr. & Shirley A. Merrill

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Augusta, Maine, 1990.