AUGUSTA -- The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has repealed the Shelter In Place hunting prohibition that was set to begin at midnight tonight in the towns of Bowdoin, Lewiston, Lisbon and Monmouth. Seasons will begin and continue as originally established in these towns.

For more information regarding hunting in Maine, please visit the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at www.mefishwildlife.com .

In order to ensure the safety of the public, and assist law enforcement in their search, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is prohibiting all hunting, only in the towns of Bowdoin, Lewiston, Lisbon, and Monmouth.

Beginning at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, October 28, hunting will be prohibited in the towns of Bowdoin, Lewiston, Lisbon, and Monmouth until further notice.

For more information regarding this closure, please visit the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at www.mefishwildlife.com .