
In Vermont, one last shot at a moose hunting permit
Vermont’s auction for five moose hunting permits is open until 4:30 p.m. Aug. 10. Bids will be opened and winners notified on Aug. 11.

Vermont’s auction for five moose hunting permits is open until 4:30 p.m. Aug. 10. Bids will be opened and winners notified on Aug. 11.

Incident involving cow and her two calves is state’s 15th moose-human conflict report since 2013.

But Maine is still looking to cut down the number of moose hunting permits it offers this year. The state, which has the largest population of moose in the lower 48 states, is reducing the

But statewide, Wyoming plans to offer more licenses for antelope, mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk and bighorn sheep. Fewer moose and bison licenses will be offered.

With decline of wolves, moose population explodes on Isle Royale National Park. But the fear is many of those moose could starve to death.

The worry is that, without a predator like wolves, moose numbers will continue to skyrocket and the animals will decimate the forest on the island — and with fast-growing numbers, that a good many of

Moose are more likely to be crossing roadways at this time of year, especially after dark or early in the morning as they move from wintering areas to spring feeding locations.

Preliminary numbers from a project that puts tracking collars on moose show that only one of the calves — the most vulnerable group — died from winter ticks this year. A year ago, nearly 75

One of the rescuers figures the young female moose was chased out on the remote northeastern Minnesota lake by a local wolf pack.
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