Trooper Dennis Quint was headed north on U.S. Route 1 in Cyr Plantation at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday in response to a crash involving a moose farther up the highway when the animal crossed the road in front of him and he was unable to avoid it. Quint was treated at a hospital for cuts […]
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Winter ticks making life rough for Maine moose
ANDOVER — Leo Camire of Andover saw firsthand last month how something as small as a winter tick can kill a moose, even a large bull moose. On May 3, he photographed a dead bull moose around the corner from his house on South Arm Road that was covered with engorged ticks. “He was a […]
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3,095 hunting permits handed out in Presque Isle
Search our online database to see who got a moose-hunting permit for the 2014 season. PRESQUE ISLE — Ina H. Cyr showed up plenty early for the Maine moose-permit lottery on Saturday afternoon and took a seat right in the front row, even though nothing in her history with the event told her she should […]
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Deadline for Maine moose hunt lottery Wednesday night
AUGUSTA (AP) — Mainers hoping to enter the lottery for moose hunting permit had better do it soon. The state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is accepting online applications until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday. Winners will be announced June 14. The state recently announced that it would reduce the number of permits to 3,095, […]
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Maine to reduce moose hunt permits by 25 percent because winter ticks have taken toll on herd
AUGUSTA — With winter ticks impacting the moose population this winter, the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife announced Friday it is reducing the number of moose permits available to hunters this fall. The department will issue 3,095 permits statewide for the 2014 hunting season. That is down 25 percent from the 4,110 that were […]
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Couple charged by moose under investigation
ACKMAN (AP) — A New Hampshire husband and wife charged by a moose while snowmobiling in Maine are under investigation for possibly following the animal. The Maine Warden Service says it is examining video of the encounter last week in Jackman that was posted on YouTube by Janis and Bob Powell of Belmont, N.H. Cpl. […]
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Warden Service says snowmobilers charged by moose could be charged
FORT KENT — An incident involving a New Hampshire couple’s moose encounter while snowmobiling in Jackman last week is under investigation by the Maine Warden Service and charges could be pending. “We have a game warden investigating,” Cpl. John MacDonald said Wednesday morning. “Once we determine the facts and what those facts are, then it will […]
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Snowmobilers face off with moose
JACKMAN — This is the story of two longtime snowmobilers and one angry moose. Janis and Bob Powell have been coming to their camp in Jackman from New Hampshire for 11 years to snowmobile in Maine’s backcountry. Averaging between 3,000 and 5,000 miles a year, Janis Powell said she and her husband are experienced riders […]
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Deadline approaching for Maine moose lottery
AUGUSTA (AP) — The deadline to enter the lottery for a Maine moose hunting permit is rapidly approaching. The state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife reminds hunters that the deadline for paper applications is Monday. Online applicants have until midnight on May 14. The department intends to issue 4,085 moose permits this year for […]