Maine’s moose hunting season could be changing. The Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife is proposing to expand the current moose hunting season to curtail moose population growth in southern Maine, and provide moose hunters with additional hunting opportunity in central Maine. A series of public informational meetings are schedule to gather input on the department’s proposal for the 2006 Moose Hunting Season.
On Oct. 6 starting at 6:30 p.m. an informational meeting open to the public will be held at the Bridgton Memorial School cafeteria on Depot St. in Bridgton.
“If enacted, this proposal will allow us to address the problems associated with a growing moose population in southern Maine, as well as increase moose hunting opportunities in the central part of the state,” said R. Dan Martin, Commissioner, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Earlier this year, the legislature directed the department to study the feasibility of a moose hunt in southern Maine. Both the Legislature and the Big Game Working Group have recommended that the Department consider a moose-hunting season in southern Maine as a means of regulating moose numbers and reducing moose vehicle collisions.
Following the public meetings, the Department will submit a report to the Legislature in early 2006 outlining its proposals, a summary of the public comments received, and its recommendations regarding the proposed modifications to the current moose-hunting season.
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