BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 22, 2022
Stopping at the nearest tagging station on the way out of the woods to register and weigh a deer is a longstanding tradition among Maine hunters. But a proposal by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife could open the door for hunters to head straight home with their harvest. The DIF&W on Jan. 10 presented a report to the Legislature’s fisheries and wildlife committee outlining suggestions for providing electronic registration of some big-game species. It examined the potential benefits, challenges and costs associated with offering online tagging for deer, bear, moose and turkeys.