What does he mean with #2? I'll assume a typo and means moose.So, why the decline of deer in northern ME: 1) hard winters, 2) historic overabundant deer, 3) new winter predator, 4) forest practice changes, 5) budworm salvage logging/loss of DWAs, 6) moose competition, 7) more forest practice changes, like very few hand crews, etc.. Winters 2008 and 2009 was the last big killer of deer in our western woods and towns. Based on our recent radio-collar study, the few deer that try to make it through winter in the big woods don’t do well due to predation and then starvation. Hope that helps. Shawn
Shawn P. Haskell
Regional Wildlife Biologist
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Ashland Regional Headquarters
P.O. Box 447
Ashland, Maine 04732-0447
207-435-3231 ext. 86872