Mount Desert to consider deer hunt

From: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME | Date: October 6, 2006| Author: BILL TROTTER; OF THE NEWS STAFF | Copyright information

MOUNT DESERT - The deer who live on Mount Desert Island don't seem to be going away, and for some local officials the issue of whether there are too many of them doesn't seem to be either.

Mount Desert has been looking into the possibility of allowing hunting within its borders for more than a year. Deer hunting on Mount Desert Island, where Acadia National Park is located, has been banned for at least several decades, according to some local officials.

As a result, the island de...

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