PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 9, 2021
State biologists are proposing an increase in the number of cow moose permits issued in part of a northern Maine hunting district to determine whether lowering moose population densities could reduce winter tick infestation. In what’s called an “Adaptive Unit Hunt,” an additional 550 cow moose permits would be issued in half of hunting Zone 4 – just northwest of Baxter State Park – if the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Advisory Council approves. The IFW will present the proposal in March for next fall’s hunt.