MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • December 13, 2020
The end of the muzzleloader and expanded archery seasons marks the conclusion to Maine’s 2020 deer hunt. There will be a lot of folks looking for alternatives. Hunters have until the day after Christmas to get in some late-season duck hunting within the south zone while duck hunting in the coastal zone remains open until Jan. 2. Offshore, sea duck season runs through mid-January. Hounters have until the end of the year to pick a partridge out of a pear tree, or an aspen, birch or beech. Alder swales and young fir stands will still hold plenty of snowshoe hare. Winter is also a great time for some predator hunting. Coyote, fox and bobcat seasons are now open. ~ Bob Humphrey