For the first time since 1924, hundreds of Maine hunters will be able to kill two deer this fall, if they hunt in parts of central Maine or on some coastal islands.

Scott Hall of Orono will be one of them, and the veteran hunter is looking forward to being able to stay out hunting with his family longer.

“For me, the bonus deer permit means I have the opportunity to take a doe with one clean shot, and then I still have the opportunity to continue to hunt with my father,” said the 37-year-old biologist.

The annual any-deer lottery took place Wednesday with 54,406 hunters selected in a random drawing out of 88,811 applicants. Their permits will allow them to kill either a doe or a buck.

Then 809 of the any-deer permit winners were awarded the bonus permits in a separate drawing that will allow them to take two does or a buck and a doe in certain parts of the state.

A sportsman with a regular hunting license, which any adult can purchase after passing a hunter safety course, may kill only a buck.

The any-deer system was implemented in 1986 after state biologists became concerned about the declining deer population. Before that time, hunters with a general license could take one deer of either sex. Since then, hunters have had the option of shooting a doe only if they are drawn in the any-deer lottery.

Since the any-deer system was established, the deer population in Maine has grown from 150,000 to 300,000 animals, concentrated mainly in the southern and central parts of the state.

The bonus permits were created to help the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife reduce the number of does in two wildlife management districts where they had become overpopulated. The districts include coastal islands from Lubec to Kittery, and an area of central Maine bounded by Augusta, Newport, Newburgh, Belfast and Union.

On the islands, just 17 bonus permits were given out, while in the mainland district there were 792 awarded.

Hall, a wildlife biologist for Penobscot Hydro LLC, hunts at his family’s camp in Unity, right in the middle of the permit area. A hunter for 27 years, he said he doesn’t spend the entire season hunting in Unity, but he will hunt there four or five times with his father this season. He said it’s clear from the little time he spends there that the area has more deer than in the past.

“You see more signs. You do see more does,” he said.

Since 1925, Maine hunters have been restricted to one deer a season. Last year, however, there were 75,525 any-deer permits available and 69,715 issued, leaving 5,810 that went unused. To avoid having unused permits against a backdrop of a rapidly increasing deer herd, state deer biologist Gerry Lavigne recommended the bonus permit system and DIFW Commissioner Lee Perry and his advisory council approved it.

Bonus permits may be transferred to junior hunters or hunters age 65 or older. Hall said he might take advantage of that opportunity.

“My uncle is over 65. I don’t know if he’s gotten an any-deer permit. If he did not remember to apply for one, I can transfer my [bonus permit] to him. I always hunt with him and my father,” Hall said. “Last year, we hunted in Zone 23 and we all had [any-deer] permits. In terms of opportunity, this is a fabulous program.”

The firearm season for deer starts Oct. 29 and ends Nov. 24.

Deirdre Fleming covers outdoor sports and recreation for the NEWS. She can be reached at 990-8250 or at dfleming@bangordailynews.net.

Any deer permit list

AUGUSTA ? Results of the any-deer permit drawing as conducted by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Wednesday. Permits are issued on the last two digits of your license number.

RESIDENTS

District 9: 01, 08, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25, 42, 47, 51, 56, 74, 75, 83, 88, 99

District 10: 09,13, 36, 38, 41, 45, 63, 68, 72, 93, 97

District 12: 10, 19, 20, 26, 32, 34, 35, 54, 56, 61, 64, 77, 78, 81

District 13: 04, 07, 12, 20, 22, 23, 25, 29, 32, 34, 45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 82, 88, 89, 96, 99

District 14: 11, 14, 19, 30, 32, 33, 47, 61, 64, 68, 71, 72, 84

District 15: 09, 10, 11, 13, 17, 20, 21, 22, 26, 32, 33, 37, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 56, 59, 60, 64, 71, 72, 76, 83, 85, 86, 89, 95

District 16: 00, 01, 03, 04, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 84, 86, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 97, 98, 99

District 17: 00, 01, 03, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 87, 88, 89, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98

District 18: 06, 29, 66, 89

District 20: 13, 16, 21, 28, 32, 34, 35, 38, 39, 42, 47, 50, 52, 57, 60, 61, 64, 70, 73, 75, 81, 85, 87, 88, 90, 98, 99

District 21: 00, 02, 03, 04, 08, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, 61, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 84, 85, 90, 91, 92, 95, 96, 98

District 22: 00, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99

District 23: 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99

District 24: 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99

District 25: 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98

District 26: , 00, 03, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 40, 42, 43, 46, 47, 49, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 65, 68, 70, 72, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 33, 40

District 27: 46, 50, 69, 92

District 30: 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99

NONRESIDENTS

District 9: 15, 28, 58, 59, 62, 77

District 10: 14, 21, 22, 40, 87

District 12: 14, 31, 47, 50, 54, 58, 60, 62, 74, 78, 81, 89, 99

District 13: 01, 12, 13, 23, 25, 31, 33, 42, 48, 54, 55, 59, 60, 64, 68, 72, 95

District 14: 28, 30, 65, 67, 73, 90

District 15: 00, 01, 09, 16, 17, 31, 34, 39, 46, 48, 49, 51, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 65, 73, 77, 79, 81, 82, 87, 91, 93

District 16: 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 97, 98, 99

District 17: 00, 03, 04, 07, 09, 10, 12, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 66, 67, 69, 71, 79, 80, 82, 84, 86, 94, 96, 98

District 18: 04, 06, 16, 29

District 20: 01, 07, 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 26, 30, 31, 33, 39, 44, 45, 47, 48, 54, 55, 56, 59, 62, 66, 67, 74, 75, 78, 80, 82, 84, 87, 88, 91, 92, 98, 99

District 21: 00, 01, 03, 05, 07, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99

District 22: 00, 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 95, 97, 99

District 23: 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99

District 24: 00, 02, 03, 04, 06, 08, 09, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 46, 47, 50, 51, 53, 56, 57, 58, 61, 63, 64, 65, 67, 71, 72, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 89, 93, 97

District 25: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 63, 64, 67, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98

District 26: 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99

District 27: 17, 36, 42, 58, 59, 61

District 30: 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 31, 32, 39, 44, 53, 58, 60, 62, 66, 67, 71, 72, 78, 83, 84, 91, 93, 95, 96, 98; Bonus: 79, 67, 57, 31, 92, 82, 49, 93, 30, 16, 7 45, 77, 71, 42, 80, 27