Bowdoin Refuge announces late Season Upland Game Bird Opener and Youth Hunt

Attention hunters: This year the opening for upland game bird hunting in the eastern portion of the Refuge will be the first weekend in December for youth only in an effort to encourage youth hunting, and to the general public the first Monday (3 December 2018). The eastern portion of the refuge will open to upland gamebird hunting only, from 1 December 2018 to 1 January 2019 when the season closes. The first two days (1-2 December) of opening the eastern portion are designated for youth hunters aged 12-15 only. All youth must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult 18 years or older. The wester...