November 2009 Almanac
This month: November Is Deer Month … But
November in Maine begins with colorful foliage, but soon, leaves fall and woods turn bare and brown before snow flies. In such a drab backdrop, outsiders to the state might think folks would hate the month, but one crowd that numbers around 170,000 lives for November – deer hunters.
It’s a way of life in Maine, and it intrigues non-residents and transplants to hear a salutation in business spots such as restaurants, gas stations and the like when folks run into one another and pop the question, “Didja’ git ya’ deer yet?”
To a Maine native, such a question seems as normal as saying “hi” in summer or “Merry Christmas” in December.
As big as deer hunting may be in Maine this month, lots of folks in the bottom of the state – about 10,000 – live for the second half of the split waterfowl season. Novice duck hunters from the first season don’t get out much in November’s cold, so solitude and shooters who don’t sky-bust become more of the norm.
November means deer hunting in Maine! This month’s issue of The Maine Sportsman has three watchwords — deer, deer and deer! Check out the tips, techniques and of course, the “how-to, where-to” information thousands of sportsmen across the globe rely upon, month after month, year after year!