BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 24, 2024
The 2024 Maine moose permit lottery has a new opening date that shortens the application period but allows hunters to know how many permits will be issued in each hunting zone before they apply. In 2023, the the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife received 72,446 applications and issued 4,106 permits, reflecting an increase of 26 from 2022. There were 1,460 antlerless permits issued. Resident applicants totaled 46,242 and were issued 3,712 permits. Non-resident applicants totaled 26,204 and were issued 394 permits.