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Cervid Program
For concerns about deer hunting violations and concerns contact the Maine Warden Service.
Applications
Commercial Large Game Shooting Area Cervid Farm
News
Rules
- Chapter 202-A: Commercial Large Game Shooting Areas (PDF)
- Chapter 203: Rules For Participation in Maine CWD Surveillance Program (PDF)
- Chapter 223: Rules for the Operation of Commerical Large Game Shooting Areas (PDF)
- Chapter 204: Licensing Requirements for Farmed Cervids (PDF)
- Chapter 206: Prevention and Control of Certain Diseases of Domestic Animals and Poultry (DOC)
- Chapter 211: Rules for the Disposal of Animal Carcasses (DOC)
For Cervid Producers
- Best Management Practices for Livestock (PDF)
- Notification of Deceased Captive Cervid Form
- CWD Sample Submission for Licensed Farms (PDF)
- Escaped Cervids - What to do Cheat Sheet (PDF)
- Cervid Producrs Letter RE: CWD in Quebec (PDF)
- Sample Cervid Farm Record Sheet- UMaineCoopExt (PDF)
- What is Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)? - USGS (PDF)
Licenses
Updated October 22, 2025.
| License # | Facility Type | Name | Species | Town | Contact |
| 4 | CLGSA | Bayley Hill Deer Farm | Captive Cervids (Elk only) | Scarborough, Maine | 207-883-5607 |
| 15 | CLGSA | ClearView Game Preserve | Captive Cervids | Livermore, Maine | 207-897-5945 |
| 12 | CLGSA | Grand Lake Hunt Preserve | Captive Cervids & Bison | Danforth, Maine | Grand Lake Hunt Website |
| 7 | CLGSA | Grove Hill Outfitters | Captive Cervids | Brownville, Maine | Grove Hill Outfitter Website |
| 1 | CLGSA | Hillside Game Ranch | Captive Cervids, Bison & Domesticated Boar | Aurora, Maine | Hillside Game Ranch Website |
| 2 | CLGSA | Lemon Stream Gamelands | Captive Cervids, Bison & Domesticated Boar | Anson, Maine | Lemon Stream Gamelands Website |
| 14 | CLGSA | Mountain View Hunt Park | Captive Cervids | Carroll Plantation, Maine | 207-738-2321 |
| 13 | CLGSA | Seventh Ridge Preserve | Captive Cervids | Guilford, Maine | Seventh Ridge Wilderness Preserve Website |
| 5 | CLGSA | Mountain Shadows | Captive Cervids | New Limerick, Maine | Mountain Shadows Website |
| 53 | FARM | Applegate Deer Farm | No deer present | Newfield, Maine | 207-793-8677 |
| 60 | FARM | Ash Hill View Farms | Red Deer | Carmel, Maine | 207-848-3866 |
| 32 | FARM | Bayley Hill Deer Farm | Elk | Scarborough, Maine | 207-883-5607 |
| 102 | FARM | Castonguay Farm | Private Use | Livermore Falls, Maine | Private |
| 99 | FARM | ClearView Farm | Red Deer, Sika | Livermore, Maine | 207-897-5945 |
| 52 | FARM | Grove Hill Outfitters | Red Deer | Brownville, Maine | Grove Hill Outfitters Website |
| 62 | FARM | Hindsite Red Deer Farm | Private use: Red Deer | Livermore, Maine | 207-356-3582 |
| 46 | FARM | Joan's Deer Farm | Private use: Red Deer | Hollis, Maine | Private |
| 44 | FARM | Mason Farm | Red Deer | Levant, Maine | 207-249-5805 |
| 116 | FARM | Owen Farm | Red Deer, Fallow, Sika | Carroll Plantation, Maine | 207-738-2321 |
| 71 | FARM | Peace of Mind Farm, LLC | Private use: Fallow, Sika, Red Deer | Dover-Foxcroft, Maine | Private |
| 121 | FARM | Rack Springs Farm | Fallow, Hybrids | Baldwin, Maine | Rack Springs Farm Website |
| 26 | FARM | Shady Maple Deer Farm | Red Deer | Starks, Maine | 207- 624-1365 |
| 19 | FARM | Shakaree Deer Farm | Red Deer - HCP Certified* | New Limerick, Maine | 207-694-1090 |
| 61 | FARM | Silverleaf Farms | Red Deer - HCP Certified* | Linneus, Maine | 207-694-2823 |
| 120 | FARM | Smiling Hill Farm | Private use: Fallow | Westbrook, Maine | Smiling Hill Farm Website |
| 23 | FARM | Strong Hold Farm | Red Deer | Harmony, Maine | 207-683-2044 |