George Smith, Maine outdoor writer, shares with his readers about the distribution of “Any-Deer Permits” (doe permits) across the State of Maine and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s (MDIFW) explanation as to why.
MDIFW intends to issue “bonus permits” in some sections of Maine to further reduce deer populations due to “…elevated levels of Lyme disease, deer-vehicle collisions and public complaints about deer.” (emboldening added)
It seems that whenever the “public” complains about too many deer, they get what they want. When hunters complain that there are too few deer to hunt, they get nothing. Perhaps hunters aren’t considered part of the “public.”
