Maine Deer Hunting

Northern Maine has some of the most extraordinary trophy whitetail deer hunting in the United States. There are very few areas in the world that contain more 200 pound-plus bucks per square mile than the North Woods of Maine.

Deer are among the most familiar animals of Maine, and in many places they are the largest wildlife that people encounter. Their aesthetic beauty is appreciated and admired, although their fondness for crops, garden and landscape plants tries some peoples’ patience.

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus borealis, Fig. 1) occur throughout Maine in mixed woodlands, forest edges, swamps, open brushy meadows, farmland, in low-elevation stream and river corridors, and near populated areas.
They derive their name from their broad, 10 to 11 inch long tail. When alarmed, white-tailed deer raise their flag like tail, displaying the white underside. White-tailed deer are usually reddish tan in summer and brownish gray in winter.
Bucks may attain live weights of up to 300 pounds and adult does tip the scales at up to 150 pounds. White-tails have incredibly keen ears, allowing them to hear humans from a distance. They are also strong swimmers; they have been clocked at 13 miles per hour for a distance of three miles.

Maine Deer Hunting Guides

5 Maine Guides/Outfitters Found

Maine Guide Outfitter

South China, ME - MGO offers hunting & fishing in central Maine. Run coyote & rabbit hunt with hounds. Deer & turkey hunt in enclosed blinds over meadows, food plots & fields. Fish open water & ice fish. Rent ice shanty. Pontoon Boat tours on China Lake

Hunt East Adventures

Machias, Me - We are a guide service located in Downeast, Maine. We specialize in Moose and Deer hunts, as well as excel in fishing trips for both cold and warm water species.

Boggy Brook Outfitters LLC

Ellsworth, ME - Full service master guide. Specializing in Bear over bait ,whitetail and moose hunts. Lake trout, brook trout and salmon fishing.

Canoe the Wild

Weston, ME - 2025 SCHEDULED TRIPS: Canoe the Wild offers fully outfitted and guided turn key canoe trips from 3-7 days on the Allagash, St. Croix. St. john and Penobscot Rivers. Guided Moose hunts for lottery winners from wall tent camps in Maine.