Any-deer permits issued for 2011 season
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife released the names of the 2011 Any-Deer Permit Lottery winners via the Department website.
A total of 26,390 Any-Deer Permits have been issued across 12 Wildlife Management Districts (WMDs). A complete list of permit winners, including a breakdown of winners by WMD, is available at www.mefishwildlife.com. In any of the remaining WMDs where Any-Deer Permits were not issued, the hunting season is Bucks-Only.
The permit allocation is: 18,378 for residents; 6,599 for landowners; 1,181 for non-residents; and 232 for Superpack holders.
In keeping with Maine’s game plan for deer and population management goals, MDIF&W decreased the number of Any-Deer Permits issued for the coming season by more than 22,500 from 2010 levels.
Deer hunting season (firearms) begins with Youth Deer Hunting Day on Oct. 22. Youth may take a buck statewide or an antlerless deer only in the wildlife management districts where Any-Deer Permits will be issued this fall.
This year, Maine residents only day is on Saturday, Oct. 29, and deer season runs Oct. 31 through November 26.
For more information, visit www.mefishwildlife.com.
