Contrary to a recent press release issued by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheres and Wildlife, Maine’s 2014 firearms season for deer kicks off with a Maine residents only on Nov. 1, not Nov. 2. Starting the following Monday, Nov. 3, the deer season is open to all licensed big game hunters. ( If you […]
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Posted inOxford Hills
Hunters on opening day bring in the deer and the dollars
BETHEL — Despite rain and snow on the opening day of deer hunting for residents Saturday, several hunters got their deer in Western Maine. It was also a busy day for sales of sporting goods. Tagging stations from Rumford to Bethel, West Paris and Sabattus were busy during the morning before heavier rain began to […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Jay teacher shaken up when car, deer collide in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A teacher was on her way to work at a Jay school Thursday morning when her car struck with a deer south of Chretien & Sons Greenhouses on Route 133 on Hinkley Hill, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. A truck driver traveling north had to swerve to avoid hitting two more […]
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Deer dies when it jumps guardrail, lands on car in Strong
STRONG — A large doe died Thursday morning when it jumped a guardrail on Route 4, south of Ladd’s Mud Run, and struck the front-left corner of a vehicle heading south, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Neither the driver, Robert Thorndike II, 28, of Avon nor his passenger and father, Robert “Bob” Thorndike, […]
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Maine’s archery deer hunt begins this week
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s season for hunting deer with bows and arrows is set to begin this week. The archery season begins on Thursday and runs until Halloween. Hunters are allowed to harvest bucks throughout the state during the season. Hunters may only take antlerless deer in parts of the state that recognize “any deer” […]
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Maine deer permit lottery applications due this week
AUGUSTA (AP) — The state of Maine is nearing the close of the period when it accepts applications for its “any deer” permit lottery. Applications are due to the state by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 15. A random drawing is scheduled for Sept. 9. The state is set to issue 37,185 of the “any deer” […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Start thinking about those any-deer permits
It always pays to plan ahead even in deer hunting. It seems a long way off, and whether you are a bow hunter or a gun hunter, the frosty mornings will be here before you know it. Step one is to remind yourself that the deadline for submitting your application for the drawing of […]
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Moving to the beat when it comes to hunting deer
Serious deer hunters are always “in school.” In an effort to better understand our quarry and get into a deer’s head, we never stop seeking information about deer behavior. In this regard two of my favorite reference books on whitetail facts are, in this order, “Whitetail Savvy” by Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III and Hunting […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Encouraging numbers from the deer harvest
This month, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIF&W) released its numbers on deer and moose. There is some good news. Last fall’s deer harvest was up 15 percent over the previous fall. This marks the third consecutive year that Maine’s deer harvest has increased. We must keep the numbers in perspective, however. […]
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Maine hunters increase deer kills in 2013
AUGUSTA — A government agency says hunters in Maine bagged 15 percent more deer in 2013 over the previous year. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said Friday that 24,795 deer killed by hunters in 2013 was an increase over 21,552 in 2012. It’s the third consecutive year there’s been an increase. The […]