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November 01, 2004
Maine | Deer Hunting Season Begins In Maine

Thousands of hunters took to the woods today on the first day of Maine’s month long deer hunting season.

The season, which ends Nov. 27, is expected to draw 170,000 to 180,000 hunters, including 35,000 to 40,000 from out-of-state, said Mark Latti, spokesman for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Biologists are predicting a harvest of about 36,600 deer if normal weather conditions and hunter effort prevail. Hunters last year shot 30,313 deer.

There are conflicting thoughts on how this might effect tomorrow’s vote on the Bear Baiting Ban. Some feel that the fresh enthusiasm for hunting may hurt the referendum’s chances of passing, others think that all of the hunters may be too busy hunting to vote against the referendum. We’ll have to wait and see.

Source: Portland Press Herald.



Posted by Christopher Johnson at November 1, 2004 10:07 PM | TrackBack
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