AUGUSTA — Maine officials say that nearly two-thirds of moose hunters were successful last year. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said that out of 3,095 permits that were issued in 2014, 2,022 hunters succeeded in harvesting a moose. That’s down from a success rate of 73 percent in 2013. Hunters in parts […]
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Woodstock elementary student completes hunting grand slam
WOODSTOCK — It was improbable from the get-go. In the grand scheme of things, it was never likely that anyone, let alone an 11-year-old girl, would complete Maine’s hunting grand slam. But that’s Lexi Mack — lucky — be it landing a moose permit in just her second year entering the lottery, mastering a muzzleloader […]
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Researchers assess Adirondack moose after die-offs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Moose die-offs in Minnesota and New Hampshire have led wildlife biologists in New York to launch a three-year study of moose in the Adirondack Mountains. “The aim is to figure out how many moose we have, where they are, what kind of habitat they’re using and whether the population is stable, declining […]
Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
11-year-old Woodstock girl on the verge of hunting grand-slam
WOODSTOCK — At age 11 Lexi Mack is on the cusp of personal hunting glory some spend a lifetime pursuing. In just her second year of hunting she’s one away — a deer — from the so-called hunting grand slam, which, while many permutations abound, at its core consists of hauling in a deer, moose and bear […]
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Moose populations down as winter ticks cull herd
PORTLAND — Sportsmen hoping to bag a big moose are seeing increased competition from a tiny parasite that’s cutting down moose populations in New England and across parts of the northern United States, prompting some states to offer hunters fewer permits or halt hunting altogether. Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are all issuing fewer moose […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Moose rams side of car in Dallas Plantation
DALLAS PLANTATION — A New York woman tried to drive slowly around a moose standing in Loon Lake Road early Thursday morning, but the moose wanted no part of it and rammed her car. The moose walked off into the woods. The driver of the 2012 Toyota Highlander, Rita Tempel, 59, of Bellport, N.Y., was […]
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Gardiner driver misses moose; car destroyed
RANGELEY PLANTATION — A West Gardiner man received minor injuries Sunday when he swerved to avoid a moose on Bemis Road and his car landed on its roof, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a release on Monday. Nickolas Clements, 20, received minor scrapes and was checked by NorthStar EMS ambulance personnel, Nichols […]
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Moose crashes down in Maine despite July accidents
PORTLAND — Officials say the number of collisions between automobiles and moose has dropped over the past several years. Moose crashes have been in the news in the state after three such collisions on Tuesday, one of which killed a 60-year-old Brewer man. The state averages about 443 moose collisions from 2008 to 2013. State […]
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Believe it or not: State says moose crashes down in 2014
PORTLAND — Maine officials say the number of collisions between automobiles and moose has dropped over the past several years. Moose crashes have been in the news in the state after three such collisions on Tuesday, one of which killed a 60-year-old Brewer man. The Portland Press Herald reports the state averages about 443 moose […]