Stories Related to Maine Deer Harvest Tops 32,000, Highest Since 2002

Maine’s deer hunters packed a lot of venison in their freezers this year, as the deer harvest reached its highest level since 2002. Nathan Bieber, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s deer biologist, said 32,438 deer were killed by hunters this year, according to the state’s new online big game registration system, which was used statewide for the first time during the recently completed deer season. The deer harvest in 2002 was 38,153. “It’s been a very productive year for Maine deer hunters,” Bieber wrote in an email.