Saturday was the first day Maine residents could bag a deer during firearms hunting season ... two new advisories were the first issued since 2021 when state officials issued a similar warning ...

2—Saturday was the first day Maine residents could bag a deer during firearms hunting season ... new advisories were the first issued since 2021, when state officials issued a similar warning ...

Maine’s traditional fall hunting seasons are in full swing, but hunters are being asked to avoid eating their game in parts of the state because of the possibility of harmful chemicals in animal meat.