All occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) places workers at risk for infection from bloodborne pathogens. OSHA defines blood to mean human blood, human blood components, and products made from human blood.
Orrin Valente of Cumberland (left) and Harold Larrabee admire Valenteâs 277-pound buck, the largest deer certified in Maine in 2004, taken near Caribou Lake. Photo by Robert Verrill How many big bucks were taken during Maineâs 2004 season?
Supplemental feeding may not reduce deer losses during winter. Predation, not starvation, is the major cause of winter mortality among deer in Maine. Although predators, such as coyotes and bobcats, will selectively kill winter-weakened deer, they are also able to prey upon healthy, vigorous deer.