SUN JOURNAL • April 3, 2024
Maine Game Warden Cpl. Cody Lounder spoke with the Town Council on Tuesday about allowing hunting on town properties where it is prohibited, such as Beaver Park and the Pinewoods landfill property. Lounder said he believes deer have been proliferating in certain areas as evidenced by R Belanger and Sons Farm struggling to keep the deer from destroying its crops. The farm takes 25-30 deer each year under a special permit issued by the state to protect its crops. “Now, if we could open up those areas to local hunters that might quell that down,” Lounder said.