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Lee

York

Saco

Bath

Alna

Stow

Hope

Weld

Gray

Peru

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Milo

Winn

Wade

Acton

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China

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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


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


T12 R7 WELS Castle HillT12 R9 WELS

T13 R7 WELS T13 R5 WELST13 R9 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


Garfield PltT11 R11 WELST11 R13 WELST11 R15 WELS

T11 R17 WELS

T12 R11 WELST12 R13 WELST12 R15 WELST12 R17 WELS

Presque Isle


T14 R13 WELS T14 R11 WELST14 R15 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


T6 R8 WELS

Waterville

Kenduskeag

T37 MD BPP

Argyle Twp

T27 ED BPP

T6 R1 NBPP

T4 R8 WELS

T6 R6 WELS




Perkins Twp

T2 R10 WELS

T3 R10 WELS

T4 R10 WELS

Dennysville

Barnard Twp

TB R11 WELS

T11 R3 NBPP

TA R11 WELS


T2 R13 WELSRainbow Twp




T5 R20 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 R17 WELS


T11 R8 WELS

T12 R8 WELS

T13 R8 WELS



Westmanland


T16 R4 WELS


Damariscotta

Chesterville

Whitneyville

East MachiasNew Vineyard

Passadumkeag

Macwahoc Plt

Glenwood Plt

Comstock Twp



T12 R12 WELS T12 R10 WELST12 R14 WELST12 R16 WELS

Portage LakeT13 R10 WELST13 R12 WELST13 R14 WELST13 R16 WELS




T16 R13 WELS

T17 R13 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).