Any-deer permits drawn in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine — This year, over 64,000 deer hunters applied for the 37,185 permits that were available in 12 wildlife management districts. There are 29 regional wildlife management districts throughout the state, and the permits were issued in districts that are primarily in southern and central Maine. Annually, over 175,000 deer hunters take part in the deer season.
The firearms deer hunting season begins with Youth Deer Hunting Day on Oct. 25. Youth hunters may take a buck statewide or an antlerless deer only in the wildlife management districts where any-deer permits are issued this fall. Maine Resident Only Day is on Nov. 1 and the general firearm deer hunting season runs from Nov. 3-29.
Those selected for an any-deer permit are listed on the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife website at www.mefishwildlife.
The department uses the any-deer permit system to manage the white-tailed deer population in the state. By controlling the harvest of female deer in the 29 regional wildlife management districts throughout the state, biologists can manage population trends.
Hunters who do not receive an any-deer permit are only allowed to shoot an antlered deer.
