November 2006 Almanac
This Month: Better Be Sighted In: It’s Time to Hunt Whitetails
In most years, the regular firearms season for deer kicks off in late October, but it’s November that has the bulk of the whitetail season for most hunters, and that’s the month we associate with deer, hardwood ridges and dense bottomlands.
For regular firearms hunters, the Maine-residents-only day for deer is slated for Oct. 28 and the regular, 4-week deer season for residents and non-residents starts Oct. 30 and ends Nov. 25.
The deer season dates change from year to year, but most people do not realize Thanksgiving holiday dictates the time schedule. The season always ends the Saturday after Thanksgiving, although political insiders say this may change. Starting with the last Saturday, you count back five Saturdays and that gives you the resident-only day. The following Monday, the four-week season for everyone begins.
The expanded archery deer season began Sept. 9 and continues until Dec. 9.