A rifle bullet, on the other hand, is accurate up to 250 yards away and can travel up to a mile before hitting the dirt. The number of deer shot in Maine is comparatively low compared to more southern and western states, though. In Texas, over half a million deer are shot each year. This is precisely why men and women from around the country come to Maine to hunt deer. It's hard to shoot a deer here.
Maine also boasts some of the largest white tail deer in the country.
Some sections of the state are much more productive than others. Vassalboro, a small farming community just north of Waterville, boasts the highest deer kill of any other town in Maine with 256 slain deer. Washington County, a wasteland for deer hunters filled with coyotes and blueberry barrens, has many towns that don't report a single deer shot. This is a high number, compared to the northern end of the state, given Brunswick's limited hunting space. Brunswick, like many other southern coastal towns, has one of the highest deer densities in the state.