SUN JOURNAL • January 23, 2021
Today, in certain areas of Maine’s wilderness, there are too many moose sharing the same space. And the winter tick is taking its toll, particularly on moose calf survival and reproduction. Controlling the winter tick is the challenge. Applying pesticides to the forest or the moose itself is “not effective, realistic or economical.” This leaves culling the herd with recreational hunting as the only practical alternative. Of course, there is another alternative, which is to do nothing and let nature take its course. The problem here is that we risk losing more moose by parasites. ~ V. Paul Reynolds