by Paul Lefebvre
Winter weather is likely the spoiler for the 16-day rifle deer season that ended Sunday.
Deep snow and bone-chilling temperatures caused the opening days to get off to a slow start, as neither hunters nor deer began stirring until the weather began to clear.
“Opening weekend was really bad,” said biologist Nick Fortin.
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