AUGUSTA — Hunters hoping to get a chance to bag a moose this fall can now enter the 2010 Maine Moose Permit Lottery.
There are 3,140 permits allocated in the state’s 28 Wildlife Management Districts. Season dates are:
• Sept. 27-Oct. 2: WMDs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 19
• Oct. 11-16: WMDs 1-14, 17, 18, 19, 27, 28
• Nov. 1-6: WMDs 2, 3, 6, 11
• Nov. 1-27: WMDs 15, 16, 23, 26
A “Maine Residents Only Day” is set for Oct. 30 in WMDs 15, 16, 23, 26. Maine hunters need a lottery-drawn permit to hunt these districts on that day.
To learn where these districts are, visit www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife/management/wmd/index.htm.
For the past few years, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has encouraged hunters to apply online for the lottery through its Web site at www.mefishwildlife.com, spokeswoman Deborah Turcotte said in a Wednesday afternoon report.
“It’s an easy and convenient way to submit an application,” Turcotte said.
The deadline for online applications is 11:59 p.m. on May 14.
The department no longer prints or mails paper applications for the moose lottery. Turcotte said that if an interested hunter is unable to apply using the online licensing system, the Department suggests:
• Printing a paper application from IF&W’s Web site; fill it out and mail it with payment to the department.
• Visiting the department’s main office at 284 State St. in Augusta to fill out a paper application.
• Sending a self-addressed-stamped envelope to IF&W at the address below. Department personnel will mail a paper application that can be filled out and mailed with your payment to IF&W, Turcotte said.
The address is:
Moose Permit Application Request
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
41 SHS, 284 State St.
Augusta, ME 04333-0041
Paper applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered to the department in Augusta by 5 p.m. on April 1. The April 1 deadline for paper applications provides adequate time for department employees to process the paperwork before the lottery, Turcotte said.
For complete 2010 Moose Lottery rules, visit www.mefishwildlife.com. For more information, call 287-8000 or e-mail info.online@maine.gov.
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