R9 Regional Meeting April 8, 2011 Norberto Lerendegui R9 SC2011 Coordinator
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Jay
Lee
York
Saco
Bath
Alna
Stow
Hope
Weld
Gray
Peru
Knox
Rome
Troy
Otis
EtnaAvon
Milo
Winn
Wade
Acton
Eliot
Wells
Lyman
Hiram
WalesMinot
Union
Paris
Leeds
Wayne
China
Casco
WaldoBealsSurry
T7 SDNewry
T8 SDUnity
T9 SD
Upton Byron
Anson
Orono
Lubec
Solon
Perry
Alton
T3 NDAbbot T4 ND
Sebec
Waite
Amity
E Twp
Alfred
Dayton
Hollis Buxton
Porter
Pownal
Durham
BremenLisbon
Poland
WarrenSweden AuburnOxford
CamdenHebronGreeneLovell
Norway
Turner
GileadSumner
Bethel
Holden
Wilton
Temple
Gorham
Sebago
Naples
Sidney
Canton
VeronaBrooksAlbion
Vienna
MexicoBenton
Orland
MonroeT10 SD
MercerDedham CutlerT16 MD
Starks
Brewer OsbornCarmelStrong T22 MDCanaan
VeazieHermon
Bangor
AuroraLevant T28 MD
Madrid EmbdenT32 MD
WesleyAthens Exeter
T34 MDT35 MDHudson CooperRipley
Dexter T39 MDT40 MD
T41 MDBaring
MoscowCalais
EustisLowell
Monson
Medway
Weston
Orient
Patten
Hersey
LudlowSmyrna
Blaine
Easton
Perham
Hamlin
Kittery
Berwick
Cornish
BristolTopsham
CushingDenmark
BowdoinDresden
ChelseaTremont
WindsorAugusta
BelmontLiberty
CastinePalermo
Morrill Belfast
Fayette
Arundel
Waltham
Bradley
WindhamBaldwin
Raymond
LebanonSanford
Trenton
LamoineHanover FreedomWinslow
HancockSteuben
OaklandRumford
AddisonJackson
AndoverClintonRoxbury
MachiasDixmontBurnham
DebloisHampdenDetroit
WhitingClifton
PalmyraMadisonAmherstNewport
Stetson
CorinnaHarmony Corinth Milford
BinghamGarland
Parkman
HowlandEnfieldMedford
Shirley Lincoln
Chester
Jackman
Sherman
Crystal
Linneus Hodgdon
HoultonMerrill
Hammond
ChapmanAshland
Caribou
Caswell
Cyr Plt
Newfield
Ogunquit
PortlandLimerick
Falmouth
Yarmouth
ArrowsicFreeportBoothbay
Westport
EdgecombWoolwich
SabattusFryeburg
Richmond Rockland
Lewiston
RockportPittstonGardiner
Monmouth
Stoneham
Winthrop AppletonIsleboro
Hartford
Glenburn
Carthage
Standish
Bridgton
Harrison
Brooklin
Sedgwick
Sorrento
Sullivan
Belgrade
Dixfield Prospect
Franklin
Columbia
Newburgh
PlymouthIndustry
Phillips
Hartland
EastportOld Town Pembroke
Rangeley
Crawford
Lang Twp Bradford
Atkinson EdinburgLagrange
GuilfordCaratunk
Maxfield
Talmadge
Dyer Twp
Drew Plt
Danforth
Reed Plt Bancroft
Cary Plt
Oakfield
Moro Plt
Masardis
Mapleton
Washburn
Woodland
Allagash
Shapleigh
Waterboro
Limington
SouthportHarpswell
West BathBrunswick
Wiscasset
Owls HeadNewcastle
ThomastonNobleboro Waldoboro
JeffersonWaterford
HallowellBuckfield
NorthportMason Twp Greenwood
ReadfieldSearsmont
Woodstock LivermoreBlue Hill
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Fort Kent
Madawaska
Otisfield
MontvillePenobscot
SearsportRiley TwpSwanville
Milbridge
FrankfortThorndike Jonesport
Unity Twp
Ellsworth
Fairfield Bucksport
JonesboroEastbrook
OrringtonC Surplus
Skowhegan
Cornville
Salem TwpNo 14 Twp
Kingfield
CambridgeCharlotte
Davis Twp GreenbushAlexander
Wyman TwpNo 21 Twp
PrincetonT5 ND BPP
T6 ND BPPOxbow Twp
LakevilleBowerbank
Kibby Twp
T2 R8 NWPT7 R9 NWP
T5 R9 NWP TopsfieldT4 R9 NWP T3 R9 NWP
T2 R9 NWPWoodville
VanceboroHoleb Twp
Big W Twp
Littleton
Oxbow Plt
Westfield Mars Hill
Limestone
Stockholm
Van Buren
Phippsburg
Brownfield
Bowdoinham
Vinalhaven
FrenchboroLitchfield
Whitefield
Washington
West ParisAlbany TwpManchester
VassalboroMilton Twp
Mariaville
Greenville
T1 R8 WELS
T2 R9 WELS
T3 R8 WELS
T4 R9 WELS
T5 R8 WELS
T6 R7 WELS
TA R7 WELS
Stonington
Gouldsboro
Harrington
SmithfieldWinterportNew Sharon
Farmington
T18 MD BPPT19 MD BPP MarshfieldPittsfield
Township CTownship D Beddington
Township E T24 MD BPP NorthfieldT25 MD BPP Marion Twp
T18 ED BPP
T30 MD BPPT31 MD BPP
Great Pond T19 ED BPP
Dallas PltT36 MD BPP T26 ED BPP
MeddybempsWellington Charleston Robbinston
Coplin Plt T42 MD BPPSummit Twp
T43 MD BPP
BurlingtonIndian TwpT3 R1 NBPP
T5 R1 NBPPFowler Twp
BrownvilleMoxie Gore
T8 R3 NBPPLong A TwpMisery Twp
Forest TwpAttean Twp
T8 R4 NBPP
T1 R5 WELST1 R6 WELS
T2 R4 WELSBlake Gore
T3 R7 WELST3 R4 WELS T3 R3 WELS
TA R2 WELST4 R5 NBKP
T4 R7 WELS T4 R3 WELS
Dyer Brook
T7 R7 WELS T7 R5 WELS Dudley TwpT7 R9 WELS
TC R2 WELS MonticelloT8 R5 WELST8 R7 WELST8 R9 WELS
TD R2 WELST9 R7 WELS
T9 R5 WELST9 R4 WELST9 R9 WELS
New SwedenConnor Twp
Eagle Lake
WallagrassNew Canada
Grand Isle
Scarborough
Perkins Twp
North Haven
Farmingdale
Brooksville
Skinner Twp
Gorham Gore
T9 R18 WELS
Frenchville
Millinocket
T3 R11 WELS
T4 R11 WELS
T5 R11 WELS
Grafton TwpCherryfield
Machiasport
Centerville
Edmunds TwpFreeman Twp
Lincoln Plt
Concord Twp
Sangerville
Bigelow Twp Baileyville
Bowtown Twp Willimantic
Seboeis PltCoburn Gore
SpringfieldCarroll Plt
Kossuth Twp
Webster Plt
TB R10 WELSBeaver CoveBeattie Twp
Sapling Twp Kingman Twp
TA R10 WELS
Forsyth Twp
Moose RiverT1 R11 WELST1 R13 WELS
Brassua Twp
T2 R12 WELSHaynesville
Lobster Twp StaceyvilleHammond Twp
T4 R13 WELS
T4 R15 WELST4 R17 WELS
T5 R14 WELS Mount ChaseT5 R17 WELST5 R19 WELS
T6 R14 WELS T6 R12 WELST6 R17 WELS T6 R10 WELSBig Six Twp
T7 R12 WELST7 R18 WELS T7 R14 WELST7 R16 WELS
T8 R19 WELS T8 R17 WELS T8 R15 WELS T8 R11 WELS
BridgewaterT9 R11 WELST9 R13 WELS
T9 R15 WELS
T10 R7 WELSSquapan TwpT10 R9 WELS
Big Ten Twp
T11 R7 WELST11 R9 WELST11 R4 WELS
T12 R7 WELS Castle HillT12 R9 WELS
T13 R7 WELS T13 R5 WELST13 R9 WELS
T14 R7 WELST14 R9 WELS T14 R5 WELS
T15 R8 WELS T15 R6 WELS
T16 R9 WELS T16 R5 WELS
T17 R4 WELS
Parsonsfield
Saint George
Isle Au Haut
Swans Island
Lincolnville
Mount Desert
Roque Bluffs
Saint Agatha
Lily Bay Twp
Mount Vernon
Norridgewock
Trescott Twp
Rangeley Plt New PortlandSaint Albans
Brighton Plt
Highland Plt
Mayfield Twp
Tim Pond Twp
Jim Pond Twp
Appleton TwpPrentiss Twp
Mattawamkeag Brookton Twp
Molunkus TwpShawtown Twp
Prentiss Tw p
Plymouth Twp
Island Falls
New Limerick
T10 R11 WELST10 R13 WELST10 R15 WELS
Garfield PltT11 R11 WELST11 R13 WELST11 R15 WELS
T11 R17 WELS
T12 R11 WELST12 R13 WELST12 R15 WELST12 R17 WELS
Presque Isle
T13 R11 WELST13 R13 WELST13 R15 WELS
T14 R13 WELS T14 R11 WELST14 R15 WELS
T15 R10 WELST15 R12 WELST15 R14 WELS
T16 R12 WELST16 R14 WELS
T17 R14 WELS T17 R12 WELS
T18 R12 WELS
T18 R10 WELS
T19 R12 WELS
South Berwick
North Berwick
West Gardiner
Hibberts Gore
Winter Harbor
Big Squaw Twp
Devereaux Twp
Redington Twp
Lynchtown TwpKingsbury Plt
Orneville Twp
Flagstaff Twp Blanchard Twp
T3 R5 BKP WKR
Lake View Plt
T5 R6 BKP WKR
Codyville Plt
Long Pond Twp
Sandy Bay TwpBenedicta Twp
Seboomook Twp
Saint Francis
South Portland
North Yarmouth
New Gloucester
Mechanic Falls
Columbia Falls
Magalloway Plt
Greenfield TwpParkertown Twp
Dover-Foxcroft
Bowmantown TwpEast Moxie Twp
Squaretown Twp
Bradstreet Twp
Dennistown Plt
Eagle Lake Twp
Fort Fairfield
Saint John Plt
Big Twenty Twp
Boothbay Harbor
South Thomaston
Sandy River Plt
Grand Falls Twp
Seven Ponds TwpPierce Pond Twp
Forest City Twp
Soldiertown TwpAlder Brook Twp
Little Squaw Twp
Chase Stream TwpLambert Lake Twp
Elliottsville Twp
Bar Harbor
Richardsontown Twp
Carrabasset Valley
Mattamiscontis TwpMassachussets Gore
Upper Molunkus Twp
Lower Enchanted Twp
Upper Enchanted Twp
Andover North Surplus
Grand Lake Strm
Carrying Place Town
Katahdin Iron Works
Township 6 North of Weld
Rockwood Strip
Hopkins Academy Grant Twp
East Middlesex Canal Grant Twp
Bowdoin Coll Grant East
Westbrook
Eddington
CumberlandGeorgetown
Friendship
Somerville
T1 R9 WELS
T2 R8 WELS
T5 R7 WELST5 R9 WELS
T6 R8 WELS
Waterville
Kenduskeag
T37 MD BPP
Argyle Twp
T27 ED BPP
T6 R1 NBPP
T4 R8 WELS
T6 R6 WELS
T7 R6 WELST7 R8 WELS
T8 R3 WELST8 R6 WELST8 R8 WELS
T9 R3 WELST9 R8 WELS
Perkins Twp
T2 R10 WELS
T3 R10 WELS
T4 R10 WELS
Dennysville
Barnard Twp
TB R11 WELS
T11 R3 NBPP
TA R11 WELS
T1 R10 WELST1 R12 WELS
T2 R13 WELSRainbow Twp
T3 R12 WELST3 R13 WELS
T4 R12 WELST4 R14 WELS
T5 R12 WELST5 R15 WELST5 R18 WELS
T5 R20 WELS
T6 R13 WELST6 R15 WELS
T6 R11 WELST6 R18 WELS
T7 R10 WELST7 R11 WELST7 R17 WELS T7 R13 WELST7 R19 WELS T7 R15 WELS
T8 R16 WELS T8 R10 WELST8 R14 WELST8 R18 WELS
T9 R10 WELST9 R12 WELST9 R14 WELST9 R16 WELS
T9 R17 WELS
T10 R6 WELST10 R8 WELS T10 R3 WELS
T11 R8 WELS
T12 R8 WELS
T13 R8 WELS
T14 R6 WELST14 R8 WELS
T15 R9 WELST15 R5 WELS
Westmanland
T16 R8 WELS T16 R6 WELS
T16 R4 WELS
T17 R5 WELS T17 R3 WELS
Damariscotta
Chesterville
Whitneyville
East MachiasNew Vineyard
Passadumkeag
Macwahoc Plt
Glenwood Plt
Comstock Twp
T10 R10 WELST10 R12 WELST10 R14 WELST10 R16 WELS
T11 R10 WELST11 R12 WELST11 R14 WELST11 R16 WELS
T12 R12 WELS T12 R10 WELST12 R14 WELST12 R16 WELS
Portage LakeT13 R10 WELST13 R12 WELST13 R14 WELST13 R16 WELS
T14 R10 WELST14 R12 WELS
T14 R14 WELST14 R16 WELS
T15 R11 WELST15 R13 WELST15 R15 WELS
T16 R13 WELS
T17 R13 WELS
T18 R13 WELST18 R11 WELS
T19 R11 WELS
Kennebunkport
South Bristol
Adamstown Twp
Deer Isle
Lexington Twp
T3 R4 BKP WKR
The Forks Plt
Hobbstown Twp
T5 R7 BKP WKR
Thorndike Twp
Forkstown Twp
Nashville Plt
Cape Elizabeth
Grindstone Twp
Dead River
West Forks Plt
Lowelltown Twp
Frenchtown Twp
Herseytown Twp
Dole Brook Twp
Elm Stream Twp
Chesuncook Twp
Saint John Twp
Webbertown Twp
Livermore Falls
Spencer Bay Twp
Trout Brook Twp
Mount Abram Twp
Stetsontown Twp
Parmachenee Twp
Parlin Pond Twp
Saint Croix
Winterville Plt
Southwest Harbor
Stockton Springs
Alder Stream Twp
Williamsburg Twp
Silver Ridge TwpSoldiertown Twp.
Russell Pond Twp
Old Orchard Beach
Merrill Strip Twp
Nesourdnahunk Twp
Indian Stream Twp
Mount Katahdin Twp
Pleasant Ridge Plt
Carrying Place
Chain of Ponds Twp
Soper Mountain Twp
Lower Cupsuptic Twp
Upper Cupsuptic Twp
King & Bartlett Twp
Northeast Carry Twp
Johnson Mountain Twp
Batchelders Grant Twp
Days Academy Grant Twp
T4 Indian Purchase T3 Indian Purchase Twp
Pittston Acad. Grant
Bald Mountain Twp T2 R3
Bald Mountain
Andover W.
Sandwich Acad. Grant
W. Middlesex Canal Grant
Bowdoin CollGrant West
N. Yarmouth Acad. Grant
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2008 Bear Harvest by TownMap created June 10, 2009
Total = 2,719
County TotalAndroscoggin 0Aroostook 989Cumberland 7Franklin 120Hancock 105Kennebec 2Knox 1Lincoln 0Oxford 201Penobscot 292Piscataquis 313Sagadahoc 0Somerset 429Waldo 2Washington 241York 17State 2719
Male 1583Female 1123Unreported 13
By Hunter ResidenceResident 854Nonresident 1865
Maine’s 2008 Black Bear Season The general hunting season for black bear in 2008 opened August 25 and closed November 29. Hunters were allowed to hunt bears near natural food sources or by still-hunting throughout this 3-month period. Hunting over bait was permitted from August 25 through September 20. The hound season overlapped the bait season, opening September 8 and closing October 31. The bear trapping season opened September 1 and closed October 31. The 2008 harvest of 2,719 bears marks the 4th straight year of a harvest just below 3,000 bears, when previous harvests averaged 3,700 bears. In 2008, 2,038 bears were taken over bait (75%), 329 bears were taken by hound hunters (12%), 75 bears were taken in traps (3%), 122 were taken by unreported methods (4%), and 155 bears (6%) were harvested by deer hunters. Most bears were taken early in the season, with 2,341 bears (86%) harvested before the end of September. When fall foods are abundant, as they were this year, bears enter dens later providing greater hunting opportunity to deer hunters. This year, Maine deer hunters harvested more bears than last year (155 vs. 43). Geographic Distribution of the Harvest Bears were harvested in 27 Wildlife Management Districts (WMDs). No bears were taken in WMDs 22 and 23. The density of harvest expressed as the number of bears killed per 100 square miles of habitat (forested land) was greatest in WMD 3 at 23 bears/100 mi2 followed closely by WMDs 6 an 28 with 22 and 17 bears harvested/100 mi2. In all other WMDs, hunters harvested less than 15 bears/100 mi2 (statewide average of 9.4bears/100 mi2). Bears were harvested in 13 of the state’s 16 counties. Most bears (989) were harvested in Aroostook county accounting for 36% of the harvest. No bears were taken in Lincoln, Waldo, and Sagadahoc counties. Residence of Successful Hunters Maine’s reputation for producing high-quality bear hunting is reflected in the harvest distribution by hunter residency. Visitors to Maine killed 1,865 bears (69%) of the 2,719 bears tagged during 2008. Non-resident hunters shot most of the bears (75%) taken over bait and with the use of hounds (69%), although bait hunting remains popular amongst resident hunters with 59% of successful resident hunters taking their bear over bait. Although few bears are taken during the deer season or in traps, Maine residents accounted for the majority (79% and 84%, respectively) of the bears taken during those seasons. Assistance by Registered Maine Guides In 2008, guides helped take 81% of bears harvested over hounds, 77% of the bears taken over bait, 27% of trapped bears, 26% of the bears for which method of take was unreported, and 3% of the bears taken by deer hunters. Guides assisted 194 residents (23%) and 1,692 nonresidents (92%) with their successful hunts in 2008. Sex and Age Distribution of the Harvest Males made up 58% (1,583 bears) of the 2008 harvest. Adult bears accounted for 94% (2,559 bears) of the harvest and sex and age were not reported for an additional 13 bears (<1%). Prospects for the 2009 season The Department has adopted a generic bear season framework to maintain consistent hunting periods, unless management concerns require changes to the lengths of hunting or trapping periods. In 2009, the season will remain similar to those in recent years. Under our current bear season framework, the season begins on the last Monday in August and closes on the last Saturday in November, generally a 13-week period (August 31-November 28, 2009). Current population models indicated that Maine’s black bear population can sustain a harvest of up to 15% of the population. Our current bear season framework and past hunter participation rates provides the opportunity for hunters to stabilize Maine’s bear population with a harvest between 2,300 and 3,500 bears. Our population estimate of 23,000 bears is a conservative estimate, especially given recent high cub numbers and cub survival rates. Over the last several years, we have been collecting new information to update our population estimates including equipping a sample of bears with GPS collars and collecting teeth from harvested black bears. In the next couple of years, we should have sufficient information to update our population estimate and modify hunting seasons if necessary to meet current management objectives (i.e., stabilize the bear population).