Column: Moose permits on the rise for 2020

SUN JOURNAL • May 2, 2020

Wildlife biologists have proposed an 11% increase over last year in moose hunting permits. The hunt quota figure is 3,135 permits. That’s the most since 2014. The obvious question is: “How come?” If moose population surveys indicate that our state moose numbers are not what they used to be, why increase the fall hunting permits? The simple explanation: winter ticks. ~ V. Paul Reynolds