Bill that would open MDI to deer hunting draws mixed response April 17, 2025 Maine, Bangor Daily News
... changing deer hunting rules currently in place on Mount Desert Island since the 1930s ... the bans on deer hunting in Mount Desert Island towns can’t be lifted without each town indicating that it was in favor...
Maine poaching case leads to major crackdown on wildlife violations April 3, 2025 WGME
... The investigation led to charges against five people, with the primary offender facing 60 criminal and civil violations. The case began when a community member reported a suspected illegal deer kill to local wardens...
You can take part in these Maine wildlife science projects March 30, 2025 Piscataquis Observer
... Deer Spy is simply to allow biologists a snapshot of the state’s deer population and makeup of the herd. It runs from Aug. 1 through Sept. 30... Northern Maine Wintering Deer Survey monitors deer wintertime behavior in Aroostook County, including where the animals winter...
This coyote bill flies in the face of good management practices March 18, 2025 Maine, Bangor Daily News
... This coyote management program was a response to Maine’s declining North Woods deer numbers and the fact that coyotes prey on wintering deer in deer yards... failed to be passed ..,
Share your white-tailed deer observations with the Northern Maine Wintering Deer Survey January 25, 2025 Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
... We're seeking your help in identifying where deer are naturally spending their winters. Your observations could help inform land acquisition, conservation, and management efforts for Maine's white-tailed deer...
Hunters make a difference for wildlife populations in Maine January 24, 2025 Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW)
... Since 2022, $12 from each antlerless deer hunting permit is deposited into the Maine Deer Management Fund, with the $2 agent fee covering administrative costs. These funds have helped acquire and manage over 10,000 acres of critical deer wintering habitat in Maine! ...
Northern Maine Wintering Deer Survey January 2, 2025 Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW)
... Deer in northern Maine exist near the northern extent of their range and are often subjected to severe winter conditions, which limit population growth... This project will collect observations from winter recreationists and workers in the field during the winter to try and identify areas where deer are naturally wintering. Identification of such areas may inform conservation efforts... we are interested in receiving observations of deer in natural wintering habitat ...
Brownville's Food Pantry for Deer captivates viewers with livestream December 23, 2024 Maine, News Center Maine
... With snow on the ground and food sources harder to come by for some wildlife, members of Brownville's Food Pantry for Deer [live video on Youtube] are making it their mission to feed all the deer that come onto their property...
Early numbers from deer and bear seasons show near-record kills December 22, 2024 Maine, Piscataquis Observer
... Preliminary numbers show that the deer kill was the second highest ever at 42,258, according to deer biologist Nathan Bieber... The highest deer kill in recent years was in 2023, at 43,787. Before that, the 1950s and 1960s were the last era in which the kill was in the 40,000s ..,
Let Them Keep You Company: Live Stream Deer Eating Lunch In Brownville December 12, 2024 Maine, Q106.5
... Richard McMahon has been feeding deer for almost 30 years... "I used to be a hunter. But now I'd rather feed 'em than eat 'em," ... oats ... his live Youtube feed
Maine game wardens offer $2K each for information on 2 illegally killed moose December 2, 2024 Bangor Daily News
... The first moose, a calf, was found off the Walker Cover Road in Vanceboro, and had been dragged off the road and left to rot after being shot in the rear, according to the Maine Warden Service. The cow moose was reported by a hunter who found it in a wood yard...
The formula for growing bigger bucks in Maine is simple November 19, 2024 Maine, Bangor Daily News
... For most Maine deer hunters, a fantasy buck is in their mind’s eye. This is the trophy buck ... some hunters have lobbied hard for the state to impose antler restrictions in an effort to bring about a more plentiful age class of older, larger bucks...
Hunters, take note: 'Do Not Eat' advisory issued in parts of Maine October 24, 2024, News Center Maine
...Known as “forever chemicals” since they are very slow to break down, PFAS persist in the environment ... two different regions that impact portions of Unity, Unity Township, Albion, and Freedom... New Hampshire, Michigan, and Wisconsin have also issued consumption advisories ...
The 2nd week of bull moose hunting starts Monday October 13, 2024 Bangor Daily News
... Maine’s 2024 hunt offered 4,105 permits in the regular drawing. There were more than 72,000 applicants, which included in-state and out-of-state hunters...
Scientists monitor insect-borne infections through moose and deer September 30, 2024 Maine, observer-me
... “Deer and moose are considered proxies for where diseases are and what is conveying them,” said Charles Lubelczyk, vector ecologist at MaineHealth Institute for Research’s disease laboratory... sends scientists to key big game registration stations in the state to take blood and tick samples from the moose and deer brought in by hunters...
Healthy herd gives promise to thousands with antlerless deer permits August 15, 2024 Maine, observer-me
... Although the state does not track the number of deer specifically, state biologist Nathan Bieber said the estimate is 360,000. The size of the herd is much more in line with the 1990s, when it was estimated at 331,000 ... A mild winter and a drier spring than last year means a higher survival rate ...
Maine Deer Spy
Do you enjoy watching deer? Do you want to help Maine’s biologists better understand the white-tailed deer population? Become a community scientist for the Deer Spy project! Volunteers are needed across the state and everyone can participate...
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Coordinate Public Survey and Online Forum on Moose Management July 23, 2024 Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
... Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) has partnered with Responsive Management and is inviting residents to weigh in with their opinions on moose management in the state... Mainers are encouraged to contribute input to the online forum and to participate in the survey, if contacted to do so by Responsive Management...
Here are the particulars on antlerless deer permits July 16, 2024 Maine, Bangor Daily News
... This year about 128,000 permits will be issued, which is an increase of almost 20,000 over last year... No permits will be issued in the WMDs in northwestern Maine...,
Scientists: reintroducing pure wolves to Maine would likely fail May 29, 2024 Maine, Bangor Daily News
... “if an eastern wolf from Ontario or Quebec finds its way to northern New York, Maine or New Brunswick, it will find itself in a sea of eastern coyotes. Any dispersing eastern wolf would readily hybridize with eastern coyotes, and the offspring would be assimilated into an eastern coyote population that already has a genetic legacy of wolf genes.” ...
Maine's wolf history is still a hot topic May 19, 2024 Piscataquis Observer
... Wolves were commonplace when settlers first came to Maine. Naturalists assert that there were two species of wolves, the smaller “deer wolf” that preyed on deer in coastal Maine and a larger species of gray wolf that preyed on moose and caribou in northern Maine... When these wolves were killed off around the turn of the century a “predator void” was left. In time, our present day coyote migrated eastward and filled the niche ..,
Old Town resident questions integrity of town's hunting regulations April 19, 2024 Maine, The Maine Campus
... there is a 100-yard limit on hunting in residential areas ... In Lech’s opinion, 100 yards is too close in proximity to a building... Not all shot deer are going to stay in the little one-third of an acre backyard where they are shot, ... No one wants to watch animals die outside of their windows.” ...
Court's right to food decision protects legal hunting April 16, 2024 Maine, Bangor Daily News
... a Readfield couple to use the Right to Food amendment to overturn Maine’s ban on Sunday hunting, the state of Maine argued that, in fact, the new amendment did not grant constitutional protection to hunt in our state... the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled against the Readfield couple ...
3-Legged Deer in Maine Woods Caught on Video After Months of Not Being Seen April 12, 2024 Maine, Q97.9
... the three-legged deer usually passes by her trail cams three to four times a year. When she hadn't seen the deer, she was worried. But then there she was, looking healthy in clips from January...
Read More: 3-Legged Deer in Maine Woods Caught on Video After Months Unseen | https://wjbq.com/3-legged-deer-maine-video/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral
Maine’s highest court upholds Sunday hunting ban March 28, 2024 Bangor Daily News
... Sunday hunting is still illegal in Maine after the state’s top court ruled Thursday that the 140-year-ban does not conflict with Maine’s constitution...
Outdoors in Maine: Deciphering the Downeast deer yard February 24, 2024 Maine, Sun Journal
... As Maine works at restoring its declining deer numbers in the north woods, identifying and protecting historic deer wintering areas has taken on a new urgency. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIF&W) now has dedicated funding that is legally earmarked to actually purchase known deer yards ...
Why do Maine deer hunters hate coyotes? February 2, 2024 Bangor Daily News
... Biologists believe there are between 10,000 and 12,000 coyotes in Maine, but admit that’s a rough estimate. And while the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife concedes that coyotes kill deer, it doesn’t consider coyotes a threat to game populations ...
Bear harvest is down compared with last 2 years December 26, 2023 Maine, Piscataquis Observer
... The bear population in general is stable, and although there is no regional estimate of bear numbers, the animals are more uncommon in southern and coastal areas of the state... The preliminary number of bears killed during hunting season was 3,269 ...
More moose calves should make it through the winter December 7, 2023 Maine, Bangor Daily News
... The number of ticks on the moose killed during the annual hunt this fall are down quite a bit for the second year ... Sixty calves of the 70 being monitored died from moose ticks in the 2021-22 season, which was Maine’s deadliest year. But only two of the 70 calves collared in the 2022-23 season died..,
Maine Deer Spy Progress Update November 20, 2023 Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife News
... This year, observations of 771 single does were reported, and 404 of these (52.4%) were does with fawns alongside. This compares with 55.3% last year. Among the 404 single does with fawns were 611 fawns... While this lower recruitment estimate is not good news in that it means there was lower fawn survival this year, it is good news in that it increases confidence in our data quality; the peak birthing period for our does in Maine is early June, which was extremely wet and cold this year. These poor fawning conditions were expected to limit recruitment ..,
State is selling more antlerless deer permits today November 16, 2023 Maine, Bangor Daily News
... A rule that allows some permit holders to shoot both a buck and a doe has helped hunters set a record with more than 43,000 deer harvested in 2022..,
Deer herd is healthy and historically large going into rifle season October 25, 2023 Maine, Bangor Daily News
... Maine’s deer herd numbers approximately 360,000 animals ... according to a state biologist... The deer population has grown in southern coastal and central Maine. Aroostook County’s winter conditions really affect the population there, he said. Mild winters mean a better survival rate, although there are fewer wintering grounds..,
Be on the lookout for buck rubs, scrapes, sparring, chasing, and mounting October 25, 2023 Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
To gather additional information about white-tailed deer rut timing and breeding behaviors from hunters and wildlife watchers, we’ve added the Rut Watch survey to our Maine Deer Spy community science project.
Participating is easy! When you observe any white-tailed deer breeding season behaviors between October 1 and December 31, share your information with us by visiting mefishwildlife.com/rutwatch
Mysterious purple deer in Cape Elizabeth euthanized October 10, Maine, Bangor Daily News
... The lab states the deer’s symptoms align with those of a bacterial infection called “Bullwinkle syndrome,” but more tests are needed before they can be certain... the department determined that its health was on the decline and put it down...
Moose hunters will hit the woods starting Monday for second round October 7, 2023 Maine, Bangor Daily News
... There are 4,106 total permits for the three regular moose season weeks ...
Hunters can buy Maine antlerless deer permits on Tuesday September 18, 2023 Maine, Bangor Daily News
... Maine exceeded its adult doe harvest objective of 13,807 last year when hunters shot 13,883 adult females... hunters killed a record 43,787 deer last year, an increase of 12.4 percent over the 38,947 taken in 2021..,
Video Below: There's a mysterious purple deer roaming around Cape Elizabeth. Most of the deer's face, neck and head are purple. There's also a large mass on its mouth and chest. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: "If it's fibroma, its similar to what a wart would be in a human or virus or some sort of bacteria," Or he says it could be from an injury. Maine, September 14, 2023
