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Round one: deer yard protection - The Ellsworth American

Reversing the precipitous decline in Maine’s traditional deer-wintering areas will help restore our North Woods deer numbers. Deer yards used to comprise

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Governor Mills Announces Five New Land for Maine's Future Conservation Projects | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills

The projects – which protect working lands, wildlife habitats, outdoor recreation opportunities, and public access to scenic views – are the first to be funded under an LMF program replenished by Governor Mills and Legislature

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Good news for Maine's deer herd! - Piscataquis Observer

Good news for Maine's deer herd! - Piscataquis Observer
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Outdoors in Maine: Landmark legislation for dwindling deer yards


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Outdoors in Maine: Landmark legislation for dwindling deer yards
State regulations, along with cooperative management agreements with some big landowners, were supposed to have protected these critical deer-wintering areas.
By V. Paul ReynoldsOutdoors Columnist
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In a deep-winter state like Maine, deer-wintering areas, or yards, are a critical component of deer survival. In fact, according to recent legislative testimony from the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM), our deer yards have declined from 12% of the forest to just 3%. We have not done a very good job of identifying major deer-wintering areas and protecting them from the logger’s axe.

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