Deadline for Moose Lottery is April 1

   AUGUSTA, Maine – Paper applications for the 2010 Moose Permit Lottery are due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in Augusta.
Paper applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered to MDIF&W in Augusta by 5 p.m. The April 1 deadline for paper applications provides adequate time for department employees to process the paperwork before the lottery.
The April 1 deadline is for paper applications only. For the last few years, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has encouraged hunters to apply online for the lottery through its Web site, www.mefishwildlife.com. It’s an easy and convenient way to submit an application.
The deadline for online applications is 11:59 p.m. on May 14. MDIF&W no longer prints or mails paper applications for the moose lottery.
If an interested hunter is unable to apply using the online licensing system, print out a paper application from IF&W’s Web site at www.mefishwildlife.com, fill it out, and mail it with your payment or come to IF&W’s main office to fill out a paper application.
This year, 3,140 permits will be allocated in the state’s 28 Wildlife Management Districts (WMDs). Season dates are: Sept. 27-Oct. 2: WMDs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 19; Oct. 11-16: WMDs 1-14, 17, 18, 19, 27, 28; Nov. 1-6: WMDs 2, 3, 6, 11 and Nov. 1-27: WMDs 15, 16, 23, 26.