Oh deer! Massachusetts expands deer hunting as populations surge, Sunday hunting could be coming

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It’s the fawn of a new day in the Bay State as officials reveal a calen-deer to expand hunting season where deer densities are ballooning.

The Healey administration could also OK Sunday hunting down the line. Massachusetts is one of two states that bans hunting on Sundays.

The new regulations announced this week will expand the deer hunting seasons on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket — with a six-week winter primitive firearms and bowhunting season from Jan. 1 to Feb. 14.

The Islands have the highest deer densities in Massachusetts, which can lead to increased deer-vehicle collisions, the spread of tick-borne disease, habitat damage, and coastal erosion.

“Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket are facing rapidly increasing deer populations,” Department of Fish and Game Commiss