SUN JOURNAL • June 30, 2024
Every year more than 70,000 aspiring Maine moose hunters submit an application to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to have their names placed in an electronic barrel in hopes of being drawn for a fall moose hunting permit. A tad over 4,000 permits are drawn and issued. So, the odds are formidable: about 95% of those entering do not get drawn. Maine’s annual moose hunt continues to be one of the most coveted big game hunts in the country. ~ V. Paul Reynolds