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Maine is concerned hunters aren’t taking enough deer

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is reviewing its deer permitting system because of concerns that hunters aren’t harvesting enough to adequately manage the population.

Maine deer lottery signals start to fall hunts

Maine’s annual deer permit drawing is scheduled for later this week, signaling the start of some of the state’s fall hunting seasons.

Deadline for Maine’s deer hunters to apply for permits nears

Maine plans to issue a little more than 68,000 "any deer" permits this year.

Maine to drop deer permits by 20% after exceeding doe harvest goal

The lottery for the 68,145 any-deer permits is open until Aug. 15, and the drawing for the fall hunt will be held on Sept. 6.