PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 4, 2021
State biologists have proposed increasing any-deer permits by 40 percent this fall in an effort to reduce the population in parts of Maine where there are high levels of Lyme disease and public complaints about too many deer. The 153,910 permits would dwarf last year’s total of 109,990, which was an all-time high. It would also be a 56 percent increase from two years ago. A virtual public hearing on the proposed any-deer permits will be held at 4 p.m. on June 1.