Maine publishes deer harvest in a form FDR could rank for 29 hunt units. Wildlife Management District 29 is highest at 6.9 deer harvested per square mile in 2024. Wildlife Management District 22 has 5.3 in 2024 and Wildlife Management District 21 has 5.1 in 2024. Harvest in a hunt unit includes private land, so the public share is shown next to each unit. The rankings describe reported harvest and do not measure access or hunting pressure.
KEY FINDINGS
- Wildlife Management District 29 has the highest harvest per square mile at 6.9. The agency reported 1,018 deer on 94,141 acres in 2024.
- 29 hunt units are ranked. Ranks compare areas measured in 2024 and each row shows its own newest year.
Maine public land rankings
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Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2024. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
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Hunt units
Top 15 of 29 ranked hunt units by deer harvest per square mile. Hunt units include private land, so the public share column shows how much of each unit is public land open to hunting.
15 of 29 hunt units shown
| 1 | Wildlife Management District 29 | 94,141 | 2024 | 1,018 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 2.1% |
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| 2 | Wildlife Management District 22 | 368,626 | 2024 | 3,063 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 2.1% |
| 3 | Wildlife Management District 21 | 402,193 | 2024 | 3,215 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 1.5% |
| 4 | Wildlife Management District 23 | 578,134 | 2024 | 4,067 | 4.5 | 25.3 | 2.8% |
| 5 | Wildlife Management District 24 | 238,111 | 2024 | 1,594 | 4.3 | 29.4 | 7.9% |
| 6 | Wildlife Management District 20 | 413,377 | 2024 | 2,630 | 4.1 | 23.0 | 3.6% |
| 7 | Wildlife Management District 17 | 903,521 | 2024 | 5,429 | 3.8 | 15.7 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Wildlife Management District 16 | 528,374 | 2024 | 3,174 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Wildlife Management District 25 | 538,326 | 2024 | 3,150 | 3.7 | 18.7 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Wildlife Management District 26 | 665,646 | 2024 | 2,965 | 2.9 | 26.5 | 2.5% |
| 11 | Wildlife Management District 15 | 664,399 | 2024 | 2,828 | 2.7 | 8.5 | 0.8% |
| 12 | Wildlife Management District 13 | 366,710 | 2024 | 903 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Wildlife Management District 27 | 477,076 | 2024 | 1,123 | 1.5 | 46.5 | 6.2% |
| 14 | Wildlife Management District 12 | 637,247 | 2024 | 849 | 0.9 | 81.7 | 8.2% |
| 15 | Wildlife Management District 14 | 510,012 | 2024 | 478 | 0.6 | 18.5 | 2.3% |
01Hunt units
29 hunt units ranked on harvest per square mile
Wildlife Management District 29 has the most deer harvested per square mile at 6.9 in 2024. Wildlife Management District 22 has 5.3 in 2024 and Wildlife Management District 21 has 5.1 in 2024.
The public share is the part of each unit that is public land open to hunting.
02Basis of this report
Sources and method
FDR divided the agency's deer harvest by the area's size to get harvest per square mile. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Ranks compare areas measured in 2024 and each row shows its own newest year.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Tied values share a rank and the order uses the unrounded values.
A ranking does not evaluate an individual property and does not confirm that it is open to hunting for you.
Sources
NOTES AND SOURCES
- Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2024. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Fully Drawn Research is an independent data analysis desk, not affiliated with any state wildlife agency, transportation agency, mapping provider or outfitter. FDR rankings are independent analysis of state agency numbers. A ranking does not evaluate an individual property.
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