| There are many times a hunter likes to go to hunt the | | | | remainde of the hunting season. These laws are |
| deer alone. But going to hunt the deer in a group can | | | | evaded by members of many of these deer-driving |
| give a different experience. This article you will read | | | | groups. |
| how fun it is to go in a group. | | | | The use of noisemaking devices in deer driving is |
| The method of locating deer with a car and then | | | | forbidden, but no judge has yet ruled that the human |
| leaving the car to shoot the deer is still legal in this | | | | vocal cords are in this category and some of these |
| State (Maine), but it is little more sporting than shooting | | | | drives have been quite noisy affairs. This shouting, |
| them from a moving vehicle. In time this method will be | | | | together with more or less indiscriminate shooting, has |
| banned here as it is in some of the other deer hunting | | | | resulted in opposition to this practice among some land |
| areas, because it will become a serious threat to the | | | | owners where these hunts have occurred. Hunting |
| deer population and to the safety of the traveling | | | | territory has been posted and lost to hunters because |
| public. Wardens know that many people do not bother | | | | of these gang drives. As a result, the Maine Legislature |
| to leave their cars before shooting, but, unless these | | | | has placed a limit on the number of men taking part in |
| people are caught in the act, there is little chance of | | | | these drives. There are other restrictions that regulate |
| convicting them. Little can be done to stop this practice | | | | the deer hunter's actions. Most of them are on the |
| except to ban shooting from a highway. If a workable | | | | books for the protection of the deer herd or for the |
| law can be devised, this will probably be one of the | | | | hunter's own safety. Some of them may not please |
| next prohibitions that the hunter will find in the Maine | | | | the hunter, but they should be observed in the interest |
| game laws. | | | | of continued hunting. There are many legal methods of |
| The driving of deer is another way to hunt the animals. | | | | hunting to which the true sportsman should stick. |
| This method is successful in areas where there are | | | | In order to enjoy the sport fully, a deer hunter needs a |
| small patches of woods. Organized groups can cover | | | | thorough understanding of the animal and, to a lesser |
| quite a bit of territory and can bag a sizeable number | | | | extent, of the country to be hunted. This knowledge |
| of deer during a season, if their aim is good. While | | | | cannot be obtained in one short hunt, but must be |
| these groups kill a large number of deer, there is | | | | acquired by years of hunting, by reading or by listening |
| usually more or less dissatisfaction among the | | | | to other hunters who have this knowledge. There are |
| members about the division of the spoils and about | | | | some laws of the state on how you hunt deer. They |
| who should assume the credit (or blame) for each kill. | | | | are like registering of the deer which you had not killed |
| The Maine law prohibits a man from registering a deer | | | | personally, prohibitions of noisemaking devices, etc. |
| that he has not personally killed. It also prohibits a man | | | | Unfortunately, sometimes these laws not really get well |
| who has killed one deer from hunting during the | | | | with the hunters. |