National Parks, No Hunting areas, Frustration.....

[Mainehunter]

I had to pass this along. I don't know how many of you see really big deer regularly but I can't say that I do. I work on MDI which is primarily owned by the Federal Government as part of Acadia National Park. As there is no hunting at all on the island the deer roam free of any worries aside from vehicles which regularly thin the herd.

Well this morning coming into work at approximately 0500 hrs (or 5:00 AM for those not familiar with 24 hr time) just outside my workplace there was a HUGE buck just standing alongside the road. He had as they all do here no worries whatsoever. Me on the other hand, I had worries as to whether or not I could keep the car in the road. It has been many years since I have seen a deer that big in the woods. The rack on this thing was huge being easily a 10 pointer but I expect it was 12 or more!

As I recovered and eventually parked I walked towards my building where I found another 4 deer, all doe, standing next to our company flag pole. They just walked away peacefully into the dark while I strolled towards the building.

We see deer here almost daily but that buck was the largest I've seen on this island in the 8 years I've been working here. I love seeing them but they certainly make me wish that hunting season wasn't over!



"The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea."
John Adams

[RonM]

Mainehunter I had dinner with your boss last fall, seems like a reasonable lady, Fran Manella, I enjoyed the discussion and the dinner, she wouldnt talk about ANWAR, I am sure she must follow her bosses direction on that issue, GWB appointed her to that post...

[Bionicrooster]

Mainehunter I have a place in Franklin (Georges Pond) and have spent alot of time on MDI but beleive it or not have never seen a deer there! My grandfather did see a buck on the island years ago that he swore was the biggest buck he had ever seen, bar none, and he had seen and shot some good deer. Maybe next year I'll get up there for the gun season.

"We do not inherit our wildlife from our fathers, we only borrow it from our children."