Lived just below Augusta Maine for 17 years - late 70s through '94 and hunted all over the state. Deer numbers were fairly low then and I remember the most deer I saw in any hunting season was 13 deer, but I always managed to shoot one every year. Shot 2 big bucks in 91 & 92 that were 219 & 234 lbs dressed with 150 & 140" racks.
The Northern counties always had low numbers but BIG deer if you were lucky enough to find one. Between the harsh winters and the damn coyotes the deer herd has been drastically reduced. The lower part of the state has much better deer densities than Northern or Western Maine.
I go back to Maine every year in Sept for bear hunting but until the deer herd recovers (if it ever does) I wont deer hunt there.
Last edited by Ghostman; 11/24/13.
