BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 17, 2024
Some people in Southwest Harbor are concerned about the implications of a large deer population and the possibility that some residents and visitors might be feeding the deer. Worries about the deer herds on Mount Desert Island aren’t new. Deer haven’t been hunted on the island since the 1930s except when a “nuisance” deer situation has been declared. Now, though, the Southwest Harbor select board is considering what it can do — if anything — to help decrease the number of vehicle crashes involving deer. It’s also considering how to potentially decrease the amount of property damage deer might cause as well as Lyme disease cases on MDI.