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Also being proposed in the Legislature for archery hunters. A proposal that would allow for the taking of a deer with firearm too.
This too is not law but has been referred to committee. No work session scheduled as of yet.
Bill Sponsors:Representative CLEARY of Houlton Cosponsored By: Representative FISCHER of Presque Isle
Representative JACKSON of Allagash
Representative JOY of Crystal
Senator MARTIN of Aroostook
Representative PRATT of Eddington
Senator SHERMAN of Aroostook
Representative SOCTOMAH of the Passamaquoddy Tribe
Representative SUTHERLAND of Chapman
This too is not law but has been referred to committee. No work session scheduled as of yet.
Bill Sponsors:Representative CLEARY of Houlton Cosponsored By: Representative FISCHER of Presque Isle
Representative JACKSON of Allagash
Representative JOY of Crystal
Senator MARTIN of Aroostook
Representative PRATT of Eddington
Senator SHERMAN of Aroostook
Representative SOCTOMAH of the Passamaquoddy Tribe
Representative SUTHERLAND of Chapman
An Act To Permit Archery Hunters the Opportunity To Take an Additional DeerBe it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. [FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Georgia,serif]12 MRSA §11403, sub-§2, ¶C, [/FONT] as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and as affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read:
C. If Notwithstanding section 11501, subsection 2, a person who takes a deer with bow and arrow during the special archery season on deer , that person is not precluded from further hunting for deer and may take an additional deer that year with a firearm during that year the regular firearm season on deer.
summaryThis bill allows a person who takes a deer with a bow and arrow during the special archery season to take one additional deer with a firearm during the regular firearm deer hunting season.