With ever more bears, and ever more human-bear encounters, the answer is yes.
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Maine deer harvest is highest since 2004
An electronic tagging system gives biologists data just days after the end of the firearm season.
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Warning about chronic wasting disease stokes fears of hunting decline
Meanwhile, Maine’s any-deer permits are at historic levels because not enough does have been harvested.
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Maine takes emergency steps to keep out a disease fatal to deer, moose
Chronic wasting disease has been found in Quebec herds, and Maine wildlife officials say the disease, which is always fatal, could devastate the state’s deer and moose populations if left unchecked.
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Maine deer hunters had big year in 2017 as the herd grows
The harvest was a 15% increase over 2016.
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Maine wildlife biologists recommend record number of any-deer permits in 2018
The 28% increase from last year – to a total of 84,745 permits – is sought in part because of concerns about tick-borne diseases in southern and central Maine.
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Turkeys are the guinea pigs as Maine embarks on digital recording of hunters’ harvests
An online beta system, meant to replace archaic pen-and-paper, will be tested at select tagging stations during this month’s turkey hunt.
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Watch the Maine deer dinner that’s causing an online feeding frenzy
Richard McMahon makes quite a commitment to the deer who visit his property daily, and they’ve come to expect it.
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Victim identified in hunting-related shooting in Oxford
James Footman, 32, of Paris was seriously wounded in both arms while hunting near Number Six Road, police say.