Lottery deadline looms
AUGUSTA — It’s time to enter the 2011 Maine Moose Permit Lottery.
Applications for this year’s lottery now are available online through the Maine Department of Inland and Fisheries website, www.mefishwildlife.com. Completing the application online is a convenience that thousands of hunters are using because the form’s easy to fill out and they receive instant confirmation that they’ve been entered into the lottery.
The deadline for online applications is 11:59 p.m. on May 13, 2011.
This year, 3,205 permits will be allocated in the state’s 28 Wildlife Management Districts (WMDs). This is an increase of 65 permits from 2010, primarily in WMDs 22 and 25. Season dates are:
• Sept. 26-Oct. 1: WMDs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 19.
• Oct. 10-15: WMDs 1-14, 17, 18, 19, 27, 28.
• Nov. 7-12: WMDs 2, 3, 6, 11
• Oct. 31-Nov. 26: WMDs 15, 16, 22, 23, 25, 26.
A “Maine Residents Only Day” is set for Oct. 29, in WMDs 15, 16, 22, 23, 25, 26. Maine hunters need a lottery-drawn permit to hunt these districts on that day.
The 2011 Maine Moose Permit Lottery will be held in mid-June at Cabela’s in Scarborough. The date and time will be announced closer to the event.
For complete 2011 Moose Permit Lottery rules, please visit www.mefishwildlife.com.Call (207) 287-8000 if you have any questions.
