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Lakes Region Sportsman: Signs point to a productive deer season

by Tom Roth November 2, 2023October 29, 2023

What phrase is repeated more than any other this time of year at coffee shops, gas stations and convenience stores? “Did you get your deer yet?” There is no greater badge of honor than to proudly exclaim, “Yes, I did.” What follows next is typically a detailed description of the conditions, the deer and the […]

Outdoors, Sports

Hunting: How to best use that bonus antlerless deer permit

by BOB HUMPHREY September 3, 2023September 2, 2023

The antlerless deer permit allows hunters to take a second deer in addition to the one antlered deer allowed under a general hunting license.

Local & State

Search the Maine 2023 deer hunt lottery winners

by Source: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife August 15, 2023August 15, 2023

The Maine antlerless-deer permit winners announced Tuesday are listed below. The permit costs $12 (plus a $2 agent fee). Hunters need to claim and pay for their permit by at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 12 on the state website or they forfeit their permit and it will be sold to another person. You can claim your […]

Local & State, News, Outdoors, Sports

Deer harvest data show promising results for Maine’s new antlerless permit

by Deirdre Fleming May 9, 2023May 9, 2023

The doe harvest from the 2022 fall hunt exceeded biologists’ goals for only the second time in six years.

Outdoors, Sports

Hunters set a record for deer taken during Maine’s fall season

by Deirdre Fleming November 28, 2022November 28, 2022

This fall’s record harvest comes as the state introduces a new antlerless permit system that allows hunters to kill both a buck and a doe.

Local & State, News, Outdoors, Sports

Maine’s deer-harvest hot spot may surprise you

by Deirdre Fleming October 27, 2022October 26, 2022

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.

American Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly

Mainewhile: Sunday should remain a day free of hunting

by Heather D. Martin May 17, 2022May 16, 2022

This past weekend, the youngest came home from his first year of college. I’ve been making my peace with the empty nest as best I can, but it’s no secret that I am overjoyed to have him back in the house, even if it is just for this one summer. I’ve been planning our time […]