Maine Deer Population and Management News Archive
Annual Reported Deer Hunt 1920 5,829 1950 39,216 1959* 42,735 *peak 1993: 27,402 1997: 31,152 1999: 31,473 2000: 36,886 2001: 27,769 2002: 38,153 2003: 30,313 2004: 30,926 Moose 2016: 1,609 2017: 1,518 Historic Registered Deer Kill 1919 5,784 1920 5,829 1921 8,861 1922 7,628 1923 * 1924 * 1925 8,379 1926 * 1927 8,112 1928 9,051 1929 11,708 1930 13,098 1931 14,694 1932 15,465 1933 18,935 1934 13,284 1935 19,726 1936 19,134 1937 19,197 1938 19,363 1939 19,187 1940 22,201 1941 19,881 1942 22,591 1943 24,408 1944 21,708 1945 24,904 1946 31,728 1947 30,349 1948 35,364 1949 35,051 1950 39,216 1951 41,730 1952 35,171 1953 38,609 1954 37,379 1955 35,591 1956 40,290 1957 41,142 1958 39,393 1959 41,735 1960 37,758** * No records ** Preliminary Source: Deer in Maine, Game Division Bulletin No. 6, 1961 | More Deer Management and Population News by State |