Officials are looking at whether to restrict hunting within 300 feet of city parks and trails.
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They can bag more deer elsewhere, but hunters set their sights on Maine
Hundreds of hunters from out of state are drawn by the solitude and the size of Maine’s bucks, despite being limited to one a season.
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Maine turkeys thankful early as fall hunt comes to close
The rest of the state’s major fall hunting seasons, deer, moose and bear, are still going on.
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Game wardens: Turkey hunter in Wayne accidentally shoots another person in chest
Fayette man, who was walking dogs along Richmond Mills Road, was not badly injured.
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Homegrown: Blaze orange vests can help keep your horse safe during hunting season
Sue Laffely’s equine vests reduce the chance that hunters will mistake the animals for deer.
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Vermont officials warn waterfowl hunters of algae blooms toxic to their dogs
Authorities say the blue-green plants in freshwater lakes and ponds can emit neurotoxins.
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Maine’s expanded deer hunt lotteries scheduled for this week
The state plans to give out 84,745 ‘any deer’ permits this year, 28 percent more than last year.
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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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Interior Department wants to expand hunting and fishing on 3 wildlife refuges in Maine
The proposed rule covers the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge and the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge.