A licensed hunter with an antlerless deer permit can harvest an antlerless deer in the designated district and an antlered deer statewide. Antlerless deer permits may be acquired through the lottery, and any remaining permits will be available for purchase on the MDIFW website.
Lottery applications must be completed online by 11:59 pm (ET) on August 1, 2024. There is no fee to apply to the antlerless deer permit lottery. If you receive a permit, you must pay the $12 permit fee and $2 agent fee to claim the permit.
This year, applicants will have the ability to pay for their permit at time of application, if their first choice WMD is in a group of WMDs (based on the number of permits available) where applicant is almost certain to receive a permit in that WMD in the lottery. If for some reason you do not receive a permit in the lottery, we will refund your payment in full.
WMDs/subunit eligible for pre-payment option include:
After the lottery drawing on August 15, successful applicants who did not pre-pay for their permit must claim and purchase the permit for $12 (plus $2 agent fee) by September 12, 2024 at 11:59 PM.
Extra antlerless deer permits not issued through the lottery will be available for purchase at mefishwildlife.com on a first come, first served basis starting September 17, 2024.
Proceeds from the antlerless deer permit fee will help fund the purchase and management of deer wintering areas (DWAs), primarily in northern Maine. Deer wintering areas are a critical habitat for white-tailed deer living at the northern end of their range.
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