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2009 Controlled Moose Hunt in Aroostook County

Using this online service you will be able to enter into the 2009 Controlled Moose Hunt Lottery.

The purpose of the controlled moose hunt is to:

  1. Reduce the incidence of crop depredation in selected towns in Aroostook County; and
  2. Reduce the incidence of moose/vehicle collisions along the Route 1 and Route 161 corridor.

    This is not a recreational hunt.     Rather, it is a targeted and focused effort to respond to farmers’ concerns about crop depredation and to address concerns about the increasing incidence of moose/vehicle collisions along Routes 1 and 161. For several years, the Department has increased the number of moose permits in this area during the recreational hunt to respond to crop depredation and road safety concerns. The controlled hunt provides greater flexibility for the Department to effectively manage moose and reduce negative impacts from moose in areas that may have limited access or in “non-traditional” habitat that may not attract hunters (i.e., agricultural-woodland mix).

Moose Application Deadline

Applications must be completed by 11:59 pm (ET) on June 14, 2009.

Who May Apply

Persons eligible to participate in the hunt include:

  1. Landowners who own a piece of land in Limestone, Caribou, Woodland, Presque Isle, Fort Fairfield, Washburn, Westfield, Easton and Connor Twp. that is: 80 or more contiguous acres in size; is agricultural, forested, or undeveloped land; and is open to hunting, including hunting by permission. Any dependent living in a landowner’s household is also eligible.

    Any shareholder in a corporation that qualifies under the Internal Revenue Service Code as a Chapter S corporation is eligible for the landowner permit drawing if that land is: 80 or more contiguous acres in size; is agricultural, forested, or undeveloped land; and is open to hunting, including hunting by permission. Dependents of shareholders are not eligible. 
  2. All registered Maine hunting guides that currently have all Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife license privileges in good standing and are not convicted felons.

How to Apply

  • Eligible persons wishing to participate in the hunt must file an online application on a form furnished by the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
  • There is no application fee.
  • A person may file no more than one application; each application is a “one-chance” application; there are no “multiple-chance” applications.
  • The online application deadline is 11:59 pm (ET) on June 14, 2009.

Number of Permits

A total of 100 permits will be available.

Permit Allocations

Eligible Registered Maine Guides

  • Up to forty-five percent (45%) of the moose hunting permits will be issued to eligible registered Maine guides. Each selected guide will receive three moose permits, one permit for each of three permittee's, who will be chosen at the discretion of the guide.
  • Registered Maine guides who receive permits are required to guide their permittee's in agricultural areas designated by the Department within the 9 towns open to hunting.
  • Of the three moose hunting permits issued to guides, 1 permit will be an any-moose permit, and 2 permits will be antlerless-only permits. Selected guides will not be eligible to personally possess or use any moose hunting permit issued for the hunt.
  • Each registered Maine guide selected by lottery must attend a training session conducted by the Department on June 24, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in Room 201 of the Christie Building at Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle before being issued his/her moose hunting permits. A selected guide who fails to attend the required training session will forfeit his/her permits; forfeited permits will be issued in turn to registered Maine guides who were runner-ups in the lottery.

Eligible Landowners

  • The remaining fifty-five percent (55%) of the moose hunting permits will be issued to eligible landowners.
  • Landowners who receive a permit are required to hunt on their own, eligible land. The Commissioner may authorize a landowner to use his/her moose hunting permit to hunt on other designated lands identified in the area open to hunting. Such authorization will become a written condition of the landowner’s moose hunting permit.

Permit Drawing and Notification

  • Permittee's will be selected by a computerized random drawing on June 15, 2009.
  • Each successful applicant in the permit drawing will be notified by mail shortly after the drawing. It is very important that you provide a mailing address where you can be reached at this time.
  • Landowners will receive a letter indicating a deadline for responding with the appropriate permit fee and hunting license number. Permit fees are $52 for residents and $484 for nonresidents.
  • Registered Maine guides will receive a letter indicating a requirement to attend a 3-hour training session offered by the Department. Upon completion of the training session, guides will be given a deadline for responding with the appropriate permit fees, and names, contact information, and hunting license numbers of each of their three permittee's. Permit fees are $52 for residents and $484 for nonresidents.
  • Applicants not selected in the drawing will NOT be notified.
  • The winners’ names will be posted on our web site www.mefishwildlife.com.  
  • All selections are final; permits may not be transferred or “swapped.”

Controlled Moose Hunt Dates

  • The controlled hunt will occur from August 17 through September 19, 2009.
  • Selected landowners and guides may hunt during the entire five-week period (excluding Sundays).

Moose Registration

All persons who kill a moose during the controlled hunt must take the animal to Ben’s Trading Post on Main Street in Presque Isle where an agent will register it and attach a seal. In addition, the registration agent will collect a weight, pull a tooth, and collect other biological information as necessary.

Moose Hunter Questionnaire

All permit holders will be required to complete and return a questionnaire to the Department within 10 days of the end of the controlled hunt. The questionnaire will be mailed to permittee's prior to the hunt and can be turned in to Ben’s Trading Post when a moose is registered or mailed to the Department.

Miscellaneous

  • Moose taken under these permits are in addition to the statewide bag limit.
  • Permits issued under this controlled hunt are exempt from the provisions of the moose permit point system of the recreational moose hunts.
  • A person who receives a controlled moose hunting permit is exempt from the two-year eligibility requirement outlined in 12 MRSA §11154, 5.
  • All other fees, laws, and rules relating to moose hunting will apply.

Attention: Following successful completion of your application, you will receive a confirmation email. This confirmation email will be your proof that your application was successfully completed.

  • If you are an eligible landowner and wish to apply for a permit, get started now. Deadline to apply was June 14, 2009.
  • If you are an eligible guide and wish to apply for a permit, get started now. Deadline to apply was June 14, 2009.