moose
‘You won’t believe I just got my butt kicked by a calf moose’
One baby moose apparently didn’t appreciate being netted and lashed out at a member of the crew after it was released. Wes Livingston, a contract worker for Aero Tech, the New Mexico-based company that conducted the helicopter work, ended up on the wrong end of the moose’s hooves. “You won’t believe I just got my […]
Maine’s 2013 moose hunt sets another record
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s moose hunters have set a record for the second consecutive year. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said Wednesday that 2,971 moose were taken during the 2013 season. That broke the old record of 2,895 moose set just the year before. Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Chandler Woodcock said Maine […]
Keeping a close eye on Maine’s moose population
With the word spreading about declining moose populations in Montana and Minnesota – and closer to home in New Hampshire — Mainers have begun expressing their concerns about the health of our statewide moose population. In Minnesota the state moose population reportedly has been dropping at an alarming rate — 25 percent per year! Moose […]
Police officer charged
FARMINGTON — The Maine Warden Service has charged a local police sergeant in the unintentional killing of a cow moose, for which he did not have a permit. Edward Hastings IV, 30, of Chesterville was issued a summons for a rule violation, a low-level crime punishable by up to six months in jail and a […]
Franklin County youth bags moose after long hunt
WEST FREEMAN — After days and miles of struggling through thick brush and woods, trying to stay dry and warm during a drizzling rain, one young moose hunter has, no doubt, a reward worth the effort. David Kidd IV, 12, comes from a long line of avid hunters in Western Maine. He entered his name […]
Battling moose displays at the Fryeburg Fair
FRYEBURG — The only two existing displays of antler-locked moose in North America will be on display at the Fryeburg Fair next week. In a statement from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Director of Public Information and Education Doug Rafferty said Maine has partnered with New Hampshire Fish and Game to bring […]