Maine Looks to Bolster Deer Herd Through Coyote Hunting

Looks like Maine is taking its dwindling deer herd problem to heart, starting with coyotes.

From Reuters:

Maine hunting organizations have been asking
for a stronger herd-management plan for some time. Of the state’s 1.2
million residents, some 146,000 are hunters, and another 30,000 hunters
come from out of state each year.

Deer hunting provides an estimated 4,500 jobs, said Chandler Woodcock, commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

The new program, which would allow hunters to lure coyotes with bait and hunt with dogs, is not a bounty, Woodcock said.

“We’re not talking about a wide-scale effort,” he said.

Hunters will be sent into areas with a known problem and paid a per-diem rate as well as some mileage costs, he said.

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