BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 25, 2025
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has issued 31 summonses to five different people and seized four deer as part of a monthslong poaching investigation started in November 2024. Maine wardens recovered treestands and game cameras and multiple firearms and crossbows during the arrest. Officials were later able to determine that some of the gear had allegedly been stolen from the Unity, Palmyra and Corinna areas. One suspect facing 23 summonses failed to appear in court on the civil offenses and has been issued $2,300 in fines. Criminal charges are still pending. Anyone suspecting illegal outdoors activity related to Maine’s wildlife and natural resources can anonymously contact Maine’s Operation Game Thief by calling 1-800-253-7887.