2019 Maine Deer Harvest · 2019 Maine Deer Harvest . Deer hunters in Maine harvested 28,323 deer in 2019, a decrease of 12.7% from 2018 when 32,451 deer were taken. This year’s

2019 Maine Deer Harvest

Deer hunters in Maine harvested 28,323 deer in 2019, a decrease of 12.7% from 2018 when 32,451 deer were taken. This year’s buck harvest of 20,093 was an increase of 9.6% from 2018. Most deer were harvested during the general firearms season, which totaled 25 hunting days including Opening Saturday (Residents’ Day), November 2nd. Overall, Maine offered 79 days on which deer could be hunted spread out over 5 seasons: expanded archery, October archery, general firearms, and two muzzleloader seasons.

In contrast to 2018’s rollercoaster of precipitation during the firearms season, conditions were favorable throughout the 2019 firearms season. November temperatures were noticeably cooler than long-term averages. Of note were accumulating snows towards the end of the regular firearms season and early muzzleloader season with snow depths exceeding 10 inches throughout much of northern and western Maine beginning the last week of November.

A survey of Maine hunters examining the amount of time spent in the field during the 2019 firearms season for deer showed that patterns in hunter effort and harvest were typical in 2019 with effort in the field resulting in greater likelihood of harvest. Peaks in hunter effort as well as buck harvest occurred on Saturdays throughout the season. Roughly 13% of all hunting effort during the firearms season occurred on Residents’ Day, November 2nd, and 16% of the total buck harvest during the firearms seasons occurred on this day. Buck harvest slowed down on weekdays with 2-4% of the total hunting effort and buck harvest occurring on each weekday.

New for the 2019 deer seasons, two deer management subunits were created in wildlife management districts (WMDs) 25 and 26. These units were created to focus additional antlerless harvest pressure on localized areas within the state experiencing high levels of deer-human conflict.

A total of 24,184 deer were harvested during the general firearms season. Additionally, 2,180 deer were harvested during the combined archery seasons, 800 on Youth Day, and 1,159 during the combined muzzleloader seasons. Approximately 93% of harvested deer were taken by resident hunters. A total of 68,145 any-deer permits (ADP) were issued in 20 WMDs and 2 deer management subunits with the aim of achieving an adult doe harvest of 7,966. The actual total doe harvest was 6,200, which was 24.9% lower than our objective for 2019. In addition, 1,019 buck fawns and 1,011 doe fawns were harvested.

Since 1999, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has collected tissue samples from hunter-killed deer in order to monitor the Maine deer population for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Surveillance efforts are focused on higher risk towns, such as those with captive deer farms and areas where deer are highly concentrated around wintering habitat or feeding. In 2019, 499 samples from white-tailed deer were collected. Additionally, 21 moose samples and 4 samples from escaped captive cervids were collected. Samples were sent to the Colorado State Veterinary Diagnostics Lab for analysis. All samples tested negative for CWD.

All hunters carrying a current Maine hunting license that allowed deer hunting could harvest a buck with an antler at least 3 inches in length. Antlerless deer could only be harvested by hunters who possessed an ADP, apart from Youth Day and archery hunters in WMDs where ADP were issued and expanded archery hunters. As in previous years, Sundays were closed to hunting, and the opening Saturday of the Regular Firearms season was reserved for Maine residents only.

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Madr id EmbdenT32 MD

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BelmontLiberty

CastinePalermo

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Waltham

Bradley

WindhamBaldwin

Raymond

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OaklandRumford

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AndoverClintonRoxbury

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Sherman

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Yarmouth

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RockportPittstonGardiner

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StonehamWinthrop Appleton

Isleboro

Hartford

Glenburn

Carthage

Standish

Bridgton

Harrison

Brooklin

Sedgwick

Sorrento

Sul livan

Belgrade

Dixfie ld Prospect

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Columbia

Newburgh

PlymouthIndustry

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EastportOld Town Pem broke

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Crawford

Lang Twp Bradford

AtkinsonEdinburg

Lagrange

GuilfordCaratunk

Maxfield

Talmadge

Dyer Twp

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Danforth

Reed Plt Bancroft

Cary Plt

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Moro Plt

Masardis

Mapleton

Washburn

Woodland

Allagash

Shaple igh

Waterboro

Limington

SouthportHarpswell

West BathBrunswick

Wiscasset

Owls Head

Newcastle

ThomastonNobleboro Waldoboro

JeffersonWaterford

HallowellBuckfie ld

NorthportMason Twp

Greenwood

ReadfieldSearsmont

Woodstock LivermoreBlue Hill

Kennebunk

Biddeford

Fort Kent

Madawaska

Otisfield

MontvillePenobscotSearsport

Riley TwpSwanville

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Unity TwpEllsworth

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JonesboroEastbrook

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Skowhegan

Cornville

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Kingfield

Cambridge Char lotte

Davis Twp GreenbushAlexander

Wyman Twp No 21 Tw p

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T6 ND BPPOxbow Twp

LakevilleBowerbank

Kibby Twp

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T5 R9 NWP TopsfieldT4 R9 NWP T3 R9 NWP

T2 R9 NWPWoodville

VanceboroHoleb Twp

Big W Tw p

Littleton

Oxbow Plt

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Limestone

Stockholm

Van Buren

Phippsburg

Brownfield

Bowdoinham

Vinalhaven

FrenchboroLitchfield

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Washington

West ParisAlbany Twp

Manchester

VassalboroMilton Tw p

Mariaville

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T2 R9 WELS

T3 R8 WELS

T4 R9 WELS

T5 R8 WELS

T6 R7 WELS

TA R7 WELS

Stonington

Gouldsboro

Harrington

Smithfie ld WinterportNew Sharon

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T30 MD BPPT31 MD BPP

Great Pond T19 ED BPP

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Forest TwpAttean Twp

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T1 R5 WELST1 R6 WELS

T2 R4 WELSBlake Gore

T3 R7 WELST3 R4 WELS T3 R3 WELS

TA R2 WELST4 R5 NBKP T4 R7 WELST4 R3 WELS

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T7 R7 WELS T7 R5 WELS Dudley TwpT7 R9 WELS

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TD R2 W ELST9 R7 WELS T9 R5 WELST9 R4 WELST9 R9 WELS

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Eagle Lake

WallagrassNew Canada

Grand Isle

Scarborough

Perkins Twp

North Haven

Farmingdale

Brooksville

Skinner Twp

Gorham Gore

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Frenchville

Millinocket

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T4 R11 W ELS

T5 R11 W ELS

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Machiasport

Centerville

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Lincoln Plt

Concord Twp

Sangerville

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Bowtown Twp Willim antic

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Kossuth Twp

Webster P lt

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Sapling Twp Kingman Twp

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Brassua Twp

T2 R12 WELS Haynesvi lle

Lobster Twp Staceyvil leHammond Tw p

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T5 R14 WELS Mount ChaseT5 R17 WELST5 R19 WELS

T6 R14 WELS T6 R12 WELST6 R17 WELS T6 R10 WELSBig Six Twp

T7 R12 WELST7 R18 WELS T7 R14 WELST7 R16 WELS

T8 R19 WELS T8 R17 WELS T8 R15 WELS T8 R11 W ELS

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T9 R15 WELS

T10 R7 WELSSquapan TwpT10 R9 WELSBig Ten Twp

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T12 R7 WELS Castle HillT12 R9 WELS

T13 R7 WELS T13 R5 WELST13 R9 WELS


T15 R8 WELS T15 R6 WELS


T17 R4 WELS

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Saint George

Isle Au Haut

Swans Island

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Mount Desert

Roque Bluffs

Saint Agatha

Lily Bay Twp

Mount Vernon

Norridgewock

Trescott Twp

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Brighton Plt

High land Plt

Mayfield Twp

Tim Pond Twp

Jim Pond Twp

Appleton Twp Prentiss Twp

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Prentiss Twp

Plymouth Twp

Island Falls

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T18 R12 WELS

T18 R10 WELS

T19 R12 WELS

South Berwick

North Berwick

West Gardiner

Hibberts Gore

Winter Harbor

Big Squaw Twp

Devereaux Twp

Redington Twp

Lynchtown TwpKingsbury Plt

Orneville Twp

Flagstaff Twp Blanchard Twp

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Codyville Plt

Long Pond Twp

Sandy Bay TwpBenedicta Twp

Seboomook Twp

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North Yarmouth

New Gloucester

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Bradstreet Tw p

Dennistown Plt

Eagle Lake Twp

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Saint John Plt

Big Twenty Twp

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Grand Falls Twp

Seven Ponds TwpPierce Pond Twp

Forest City Twp

Soldiertown TwpAlder Brook Twp

Little Squaw Twp

Chase Stream TwpLamber t Lake Twp

Elliottsville Twp

Bar Harbor

Richardsontown Twp

Carrabasset Valley

Mattamiscontis TwpMassachussets Gore

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Lower Enchanted Twp

Upper Enchanted Twp

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Grand Lake Strm

Carrying Place Town

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Rockwood Strip

Hopkins Academy Grant Twp

East Middlesex Canal Grant Twp

Bowdoin Coll Grant East

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Argyle Twp

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T4 R8 WELS

T6 R6 WELS




Perkins Twp

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T3 R10 WELS

T4 R10 WELS

Dennysvi lle

Barnard Twp

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T11 R3 N BPP

TA R11 W ELS


T2 R13 WELS Rainbow Twp




T5 R20 WELS


T6 R11 W ELS

T6 R18 WELS

T7 R10 WELST7 R11 W ELST7 R17 WELS T7 R13 WELST7 R19 WELS T7 R15 WELS

T8 R16 WELS T8 R10 WELST8 R14 WELST8 R18 WELS

T9 R10 WELST9 R12 WELST9 R14 WELST9 R16 WELST9 R17 WELS


T11 R8 W ELS

T12 R8 WELS

T13 R8 WELS



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T16 R4 WELS


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Chesterville

Whitneyville

East MachiasNew Vineyard

Passadum keag

Macwahoc Pl t

Glenwood Plt

Comstock Twp



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T16 R13 WELS

T17 R13 WELS


T19 R11 WELS

Kennebunkport

South Bristo l

Adamstown Twp

Deer Isle

Lexington Twp

T3 R4 BKP WKR

The Forks Plt

Hobbstown Twp

T5 R7 BKP WKR

Thorndike Twp

Forkstown Tw p

Nashville Plt

Cape Elizabeth

Grindstone Twp

Dead River

West Forks Plt

Lowelltown Twp

Frenchtown Twp

Herseytown Twp

Dole Brook TwpElm Stream Twp

Chesuncook Twp

Saint John Twp

Webbertown Twp

Livermore Falls

Spencer Bay Twp

Trout Brook Twp

Mount Abram Tw p

Stetsontown Twp

Parmachenee Twp

Par lin Pond Twp

Saint Croix

Winterville P lt

Southwest Harbor

Stockton Springs

Alder Stream Twp

Williamsburg Twp

Silver Ridge TwpSoldiertown Twp.

Russell Pond Twp

Old Orchard Beach

Merr ill Strip Twp

Nesourdnahunk Twp

Indian Stream Twp

Mount Katahdin Twp

Pleasant Ridge Plt

Carrying Place

Chain of Ponds Twp

Soper Mounta in Twp

Lower Cupsuptic Twp

Upper Cupsuptic Twp

King & Bartlett Twp

Northeast Carry Twp

Johnson Mounta in Twp

Batchelders Grant Twp

Days Academy Grant Twp

T4 Indian Purchase T3 Indian Purchase Twp

Pittston Acad. Grant

Bald Mountain Twp T2 R3

Bald Mountain

Andover W.

Sandwich Acad. Grant

W. Middlesex Canal Grant

Bowdoin CollGrant West

N. Yarmouth Acad. Grant

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Maine Deer Harvest by Town (2019)

Total Harvest = 28,323

©Map prepared by:

Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeJanuary 16, 2020

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2019 Maine Deer Harvest · 2019 Maine Deer Harvest . Deer hunters in Maine harvested 28,323 deer in 2019, a decrease of 12.7% from 2018 when 32,451 deer were taken. This year’s