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Drew Plt

Danforth

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Cary Plt

Oakfield

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Washburn

Woodland

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Shapleigh

Waterboro

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Cambridge Charlo tte

Davis Tw p GreenbushAlexander

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Kibby Tw p

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Oxbow Plt

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Van Buren

Phippsburg

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Manchester

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T2 R9 W ELS

T3 R8 W ELS

T4 R9 W ELS

T5 R8 W ELS

T6 R7 W ELS

TA R7 WELS

Stonington

Gouldsboro

Harr ington

Smithfield WinterportNew Sharon

Farm ington

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T30 M D BPPT31 M D BPP

Great Pond T19 ED BPP

Dallas Pl t T36 M D BPP T26 ED BPPMeddybem ps

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Summit TwpT43 M D BPP

BurlingtonIndian TwpT3 R1 NBPP

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T2 R4 W ELSBlake Gore

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TA R2 WELST4 R5 NBKPT4 R7 W ELS T4 R3 W ELS

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TD R 2 WELST9 R7 W ELS T9 R5 W ELST9 R4 W ELST9 R9 W ELS

New SwedenConnor Twp

Eagle Lake

WallagrassNew Canada

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Scarborough

Perkins Twp

North Haven

Farm ingdale

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Skinner Twp

Gorham Gore

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Frenchvi lle

Millinocket

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T4 R11 WELS

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T7 R12 WELST7 R18 WELS T7 R14 WELST7 R16 WELS

T8 R19 WELS T8 R17 WELS T8 R15 WELS T8 R11 WELS

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T9 R15 WELS

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T15 R 8 WELS T15 R 6 WELS

T16 R 9 WELS T16 R 5 WELS

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Saint George

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Lincolnville

Mount Desert

Roque Bluffs

Saint Agatha

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Norr idgewock

Trescott Twp

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Tim Pond Twp

Jim Pond Twp

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T17 R 14 W ELS T17 R 12 W ELS

T18 R 12 W ELS

T18 R 10 W ELS

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Hopkins Academy Grant Twp

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T7 R10 WELST7 R11 WELST7 R17 WELS T7 R13 WELST7 R19 WELS T7 R15 WELS

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T11 R8 WELS

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T16 R 4 WELS

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Lexington Twp

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Forkstown Tw p

Nashville Plt

Cape Elizabeth

Gr indstone Twp

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Herseytown Twp

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2014 Deer Harvest by Town in Maine

Total Harvest = 22,490

©Map prepared by:

Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeMay 13, 2015

2014 Maine Deer Harvest

Overall, 22,490 deer were registered during 2014, representing a decrease of 9% from the 2013

deer harvest. IFW biologists predicted a harvest of around 21,500 deer, which was slightly lower

(~ 4%) than the actual harvest. Breaking down the 2014 harvest, 18,510 deer were tagged during

the General Firearms season. This was an 11% decrease in deer harvest by firearm hunters in

2013. A total of 1,588 deer were harvested during the Expanded Archery season. This equates

to a 7% decrease in the Expanded Archery harvest from 2013. In contrast, during the Regular

Archery season 22% more deer were harvested than in 2013. Maine’s youth harvested 810 deer,

which was 3% above 2013 harvest on Youth Day. Last, but not least, during Maine’s

Muzzleloader seasons hunters tagged almost the same number of deer as they did in 2013.

This year’s buck harvest of 15,986 animals represents a decrease of 4% from last year, but is

slightly higher than the projected harvest of 15,000 bucks. Southern Maine is well known for

being a highly productive region for the state, in terms of its deer population. As such, it goes in

hand that the top 5 buck producing Wildlife Management Districts (WMDs) are also located in

the Southern tier of the state. The WMDs with the highest buck harvest were, in order from

greatest buck harvest to least, 29, 24, 22, 21, and 20. Despite this, northern Maine’s adult bucks

are, on the average, slightly larger expressing an average weight of 175 lb and sporting 8 pt

racks. In comparison, their more densely populated cousins in the south average approximately

150 lb and have 7 pt racks.

One of the driving forces of Maine’s deer population is winter weather. The 2013-14 proved to

be severe in nature which often results in a decline in the deer population. To offset potential

losses, MDIFW reduced Any-deer permit (ADP) allocations by 20% (37,185), from 2013’s total

allocation of 46,710 permits. The overall goal of the 2013 ADP allocation was to limit the doe

harvest to 4,350 adult does. Overall, Maine hunters harvested 6,484 antlerless deer (i.e., adult

does and fawns) of which 4,401 were adult does, placing the harvest within 1% of the state’s

objective.

Maine offers five different structured hunting seasons providing the state’s hunters over 80 days

in which to pursue white-tailed deer. In 2014, Maine’s regular seasons occurred as follows: 1)

The Regular Archery season from Oct 2nd

to Oct 31st, 2) General Firearms season from Nov 1

st to

Nov 29th

, 3) Muzzleloader Season 1 from Dec 1st to Dec 6

th, and 4) Muzzleloader Season 2 from

Dec 8th

to Dec 13th

. While increasing opportunity, the Expanded Archery season is primarily

used to control deer populations in areas where deer are chronically overabundant and negatively

impact themselves and people. The Expanded Archery season generally runs from early

September to mid-December.

All hunters carrying a legal Maine hunting license, that allows deer hunting, could harvest a buck

provided that it met the 3” minimum required antler length. Antlerless deer (i.e., does, fawns,

and bucks with antlers less than 3” in length) could only be harvested by hunters who possessed

an Any-deer permit, with the exception of youth hunters on Youth Day. Maine’s youth are

provided the opportunity, on Youth Day, to harvest antlerless deer in any WMD that receives an

allocation of ADPs. Not changing from past years, Sunday remained closed to hunting, and the

opening Saturday of the Regular Firearms season was reserved for Maine residents only.