Those in favor of expanding the season say that adjusting the timing of the October season will ensure that it will always occur during a time period when moose are more responsive to calling.

GREENVILLE, Maine — We were feeling lucky. “Yesterday, some guests saw four moose,” said Alyssa Dippel, general manager of The Lodge at Moosehead Lake as we checked in. Our plan was to wake up at dawn ...

Maine chose the moose as its state animal because it already symbolized the state’s wilderness, history, and identity. The moose reflects Maine’s conservation story, from population decline and ...