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Jan. 19—To help protect moose, state officials sometimes must take extreme measures. Among them is the annual capture and collaring of calves. During the first week of January, a helicopter crew ...
Maine Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are state owned lands managed by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.The WMAs comprise approximately 100,000 acres and contain a diverse array of habitats, from wetland flowages critical to waterfowl production to the spruce-fir forests of northern Maine on which Canada Lynx, moose and wintering deer are dependent.
Maine began enforcement of hunting seasons in 1830 with game wardens appointed by the Governor of Maine responsible for enforcing seasonal restrictions. [2] The Maine Warden Service was established fifty years later, in 1880, with an initial mandate to enforce newly enacted regulations related to the state's moose population. [3]
Nov. 13—The Maine Warden Service is investigating the illegal killings of two moose in Washington and Aroostook counties. The deaths occurred last week but are unrelated, according to the Maine ...
In addition to hiking and camping, approximately 25% of the park is open to hunting and trapping (with the exception of moose hunting). Park ponds and streams are open to either fly fishing or general law fishing as determined by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Baxter State Park Authority.
Video of a moose getting a little too close for comfort with a man walking in the woods in Maine recently has gone viral for this exact reason. And the man had every reason to be spooked.
Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area is a 5241-acre (2120.96 ha) Maine Wildlife Management Area (WMA) operated and managed by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) located in the towns of Montville, Knox and part of Morrill in Waldo County, ME about 12 miles west of Belfast. [1]
A moose gave snowmobilers quite the scare in Jackman, Maine. The moose eventually ran off, but it left a permanent impression on the couple. According to the Bangor Daily News, Janis and Bob ...