In the paper today they had a listing of the winners of the Moose Kill Lottery. As if they don't have enough automobiles that kill Moose each year on the roads, they have to go out and hunt them as well. On the other hand, the stories of Moose/Car interaction usually leaves the Moose unscathed and the car a total write off. In Maine they have a lottery system which draws names of people who have paid the $15 license fee and it is a big thing for Hunters to go out and try to bag a Moose. As I read the listing of winners , 3 1/2 pages of listing, I noticed that there are hunters from as far away as Oregon and as close as Moosehead lake area. some one should warn the Moose that their number may be up when these people are turned loose.
Just think, 375,000 less Moose in Maine? Either they have an over population of Moose that they have to thin the herds or there are 375,000 fireplaces that are waiting for a stuffed Moose Head.
There are some licenses for Bull Moose and some for Cow Moose. That alone should keep the population down by thinning the breeding herd and give the remaining Moose Carte Blanche at boosting their numbers ready for next year's license lottery. After all, the Moose are following their eternal mandate - that of multiplying and replenishing the earth. I guess there is no natural predator for this size of an animal.
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