Author Rick Theriault and his crew took three mature bull moose in Maine over the course of just two days, thanks to preparation and scouting. The state is one of less than 10 in the Lower 48 to offer permits to harvest North America’s largest deer family member. Last year 2,770 tags were available. Deadline to apply is mid-May; 2020’s drawing is June 13.
STORY AND PHOTO BY RICK THERIAULT
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aine is one of the few places in the continental United States to allow moose hunting. However, to hunt moose in Maine you must draw a tag in the annual moose lottery. I have been a licensed Maine Master Guide for 20 years now, and in that time, I have helped many moose hunters who were fortunate enough to draw a tag. I would like to share the story of a 2014 moose hunt. THE ANNUAL MOOSE draw happens in June, and on the day of the draw in 2014, I scanned the list of recipients to see if I recognized anyone I knew. As luck would have it, I did. I saw the name Brant Hall from New Jersey, who had hunted black bear with me a year or two previous. Even more fortuitous was the fact that we both drew tags in the same
HUNTING MOOSE IN MAINE A Master Guide shares north country secrets for successfully bagging a bull.
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