PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 15, 2025
Snow is piling up and the air stays cold, even during the height of day. Herbaceous vegetation has long died off and acorns are far scarcer than just a few weeks ago. Survival becomes more challenging for deer, and though the two-legged hunters have yielded the field, four-legged ones are keeping the deer on their cloven-hoofed toes. With the end of expanded archery and muzzleloader seasons, most deer hunters will hang up their gear and call it a year. A few, however, will simply shift gear(s) and set their sights on another species. Coyote season is open year-round, but night hunting season begins as soon as the two-legged deer hunters are done. ~ Bob Humphrey