[John Porter]

Up here in the northern region of the state--the ratio for bucks is 1 per 10 miles. Down in central Maine in alot of areas its 15-20 per square mile. East Corinth has alot of deer this time of year due to 2 huge deer yards. Everyone sees these deer out in the feilds and think it would be a great place to hunt come November, wrong!!! These deer will migrate back to their home range and then the deer population will balance out for that general area. We see the same thing here in the north, I hunt one area for 2 weeks and have deer galore. The 3rd and 4th week of the season I must pack up and head 20 miles north to get back into the bulk of the herd. Why? Because there isn't any deer yards in their summer range.
Enough out of me--I rambled on enough in this topic--sorry folks.
John

 

[John Porter]

Yes, the last time I talked with a deer biologist, they stated 1 buck every 10 miles.
The yards in E. Corinth are about 20 acres of cedar and soft woods. No idea how many deer stay in the yards, but we did a count in one field in early spring of last year and there was 175 that we could count. If your ever in Maine in april, take RT 15 to Corinth and stop in to the Countryside Restaraunt. Have lunch and stare out the window at all the deer across the road.
John

 

[John Porter]

I know for a fact that up in the Munsungan Lake area, some of those deer come from 35 miles away. If one has a chance, they should go up in an aircraft and just watch a migration.

 

[John Porter]

Having researched the contents in the site that your posted, Moose. All I can say is--Thanks. I am going to match this with what I hear from the state--just to see how accurate it is. I think they are real close.