Legislative Reports
The Wildlife Division is routinely called upon to write reports for the Legislature on topics related to its statutory duties. These range from opportunities and issues associated with recreation, wildlife management issues, and development of policies to govern actions by the Division. This section provides links to reports specifically required by legislative resolve.
| Reports to the Joint Standing Committee on IF&W |
| January 2020 |
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A Report on the Applications and Impacts of White-tailed Deer Feeding with Recommendations for Maine (PDF) |
| February 2013 |
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Annual report on the Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund (PDF) |
| January 2012 |
L.D.271 |
Resolve, to Direct the Department of IF&W to Prepare a Deer Winter Feeding Strategy. (PDF) |
| January 2012 |
L.D.445 |
Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Study Scents Used in Hunting Deer and Renderings Used in Deer Feed (PDF) |
| January 2012 |
L.D.1569 |
An Act To Restore the White-tailed Deer Population and Improve Maine's Wildlife Economy and Heritage - An Act To Restore the White-tailed Deer Population and Improve Maine's Wildlife Economy and Heritage;
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| February 2010 |
L.D. 225 |
Resolve, to Provide for the Long-Term Funding of Programs of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (PDF) |
| January 2010 |
L.D. 256 |
Resolve, to Direct the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Explore Opportunities and Issues Surrounding Wild Turkey Hunting (PDF) |
| January 2009 |
L.D. 2288 |
Resolve, to Create a Deer Predation Working Group (PDF) |
| December 2007 |
L.D. 823 |
Resolve, to Create an Effective Deer Habitat Enhancement and Coyote Control Program (PDF) |
| Reports to the Joint Standing Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, and IF&W |
| January 2010 |
L.D. 561 |
Resolve, to Direct State Agencies to Develop Policies to Guide Employees When Accessing Private Woodland, Farmland, or Coastal Lands
(PDF) |