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	Podcast:		Maine Things Considered
	Episode:		State May Increase Number Of Deer Permits For Hunters
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:00:58
	Publish Date:		2018-06-14 15:36:24
	Description:		Maine deer hunters scored their highest annual harvest in a decade during last year's hunting season, and state wildlife regulators say those numbers support a proposal to increase the number of any-deer permits. Mark Latti, spokesperson for the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, said Thursday that last year's harvest of about 22,200 deer represented a 15 percent increase over 2016. “So last year we had over 66,000 any-deer permits and with a warmer winter in southern and central Maine we're going to increase permits again in southern and central Maine,” Latti said. Latti said the state has a responsibility to manage the deer herd. “An increasing deer population means more car-deer vehicle accidents, also higher incidences of lyme disease, so we'll issue a lot more doe permits or any deer permits in order to control the population in southern and central Maine,” Latti said. On June 26, the IF&W Advisory Council will hold a 6 p.m. public hearing at the Augusta Armory
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