Data show the top communities to bag a white-tailed deer over the past decade are clustered in central and southern Maine – and the No. 1 town outpaces all the others by a country mile.
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Skowhegan girls come out for Youth Hunting Day
Two teenage girls — one a first-timer and the other a ‘deer machine’ — talk about scoring big on Youth Hunting Day in Skowhegan.
Lawsuit contends Maine’s right-to-food amendment allows for Sunday hunting
The suit seeks to overturn the state’s ban on Sunday hunting because of ‘the unalienable constitutional right to harvest food.’
With most-ever permits issued, Maine deer harvest is highest since 1968
An abundant deer population in many areas and plenty of hunters were factors in this year’s numbers.
2021 hunting season has been safe and fruitful across western, central Maine
There had been no hunting related mishaps by the end of the day Friday.
Hunters take to central Maine woods with guns, family and … phones
Saturday was opening day of deer hunting season for Mainers hunting with firearms.
Maine is concerned hunters aren’t taking enough deer
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is reviewing its deer permitting system because of concerns that hunters aren’t harvesting enough to adequately manage the population.
Maine Voices: It’s long past time to regulate the killing of our state’s coyotes
L.D. 1265, a proposal to ban hunting coyotes at night and with bait and dogs, would treat the species with restraint and respect.
Maine hunters harvest most deer in almost 2 decades
Unofficial numbers show hunters killed 33,157 deer in the season that ended Dec. 12.
Fewer meat cutters cause long line of deer to be processed
Local meat processors are trying to keep up with the demand as seasonal help dwindles during the pandemic.