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.
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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.
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Maine hunters harvest most deer in almost 2 decades
Unofficial numbers show hunters killed 33,157 deer in the season that ended Dec. 12.
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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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Deer hunting season underway with a bang
Hunters say hunting is largely unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Skowhegan girl gets 125-pound deer on Youth Hunting Day
Kaylee Blodgett, 15, is no novice, having been hunting since she was 10, and she has shot five deer and a moose during her lifetime.
Posted inNews, Outdoors, Sports
Search: Maine 2020 deer hunt lottery winners
The annual lottery awarded an all-time high number of permits this year.
Posted inLocal & State, Outdoors
Maine deer lottery signals start to fall hunts
Maine’s annual deer permit drawing is scheduled for later this week, signaling the start of some of the state’s fall hunting seasons.
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Hunting: Deer Season Never Really Ends
While deer hunting season is done, the “shed” season, when you can find and collect antlers, is just getting underway.
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Hunting: Deer season may be over, but there are other opportunities
Waterfowl season lapses into the new year along the Maine coast, and snowshoe hare season runs through March 31.