1873: First bag limit (three deer per year)

1886: Hunting deer with dogs outlawed

1893-1902: Deer season closed in Maine’s 10 southernmost counties because of scarcity of deer

1895: Bag limit reduced to two deer per year

1913: Southern Maine restricted to one deer per year

1925: Bag limit set at one deer of either sex, statewide

1967: Deer hunters required to wear fluorescent orange clothing during regular firearms seasons

1986: Department implements the any-deer permit system

1997: First expanded archery season implemented, allowing bow hunters to take an extra deer during September in designated areas

SOURCE: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife