Deer hunting
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Hunting: Healthy deer from little acorns grow
The quantity and distribution of acorns each fall – a favorite food of deer – will have an impact on how and where you hunt.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2019
Hunting: New bill would allow crossbows during archery season
Here are some things to think about.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2019
Hunting: Can bear resource bear more hunting?
With ever more bears, and ever more human-bear encounters, the answer is yes.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2018
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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PublishedOctober 15, 2018
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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PublishedOctober 11, 2018
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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PublishedJune 14, 2018
Maine deer hunters had big year in 2017 as the herd grows
The harvest was a 15% increase over 2016.
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PublishedMay 22, 2018
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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PublishedMay 6, 2018
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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PublishedJanuary 28, 2018
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.