Maine Guide Service

07/27/2024

Game Warden Career Information Nights in Bangor, Sidney, and Gray Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife sent this bulletin at 07/22/2024 12:53 PM EDT mefishwildlife.com Join us for a Maine Game Warden Career Information Session Have you considered becoming a Maine Game Warden and want to...

11/08/2023

Conservation group Coloradans For Responsible Wildlife Management is building a defense against a ballot initiative banning "trophy hunting."

10/21/2023

tracking maine bucks, maine buck tracked down, snow tracking, still-hunting big woods

10/19/2023

10/19/2023

10/16/2023

Biologists consistently say there are no breeding wolf populations in the state.

10/08/2023

Eight years after the referendum, we want you to know that the MWCC is still here and still working to ensure our hunting, fishing and trapping traditions remain. We have seen hunting numbers explode and more people are going outside and buying licenses than ever before. We want to continue to encourage these folks and ensure that the activities that they are enjoying remain for years to come.
Like other nonprofits, we have to be creative in the ways in which we raise funds and this year is no different. From now until December 31st, 2022 you can enter into a drawing to win one of three exciting prizes:

A Benelli R1 Big Game Walnut 30-06 and 3 bags of Bear Beans Coffee
A $500 gift card from Orvis and 3 bags of coffee from Bear Beans Coffee
3 bags of coffee from Bear Beans Coffee

DONATE HERE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EZV52BQ5SNY9Y

10/08/2023

The Ethics of Fair Chase – I always wanted an Olympic gold medal. As a young person, I learned that this achievement requires an astounding amount of time, effort, and phenomenal natural talent. This is why an Olympic gold medal is so highly coveted. National pride aside, owning the effort and exp...

10/03/2023

Ready for adventure? Our new issue features an exciting buffalo hunt in Tanzania, a once-in-a-lifetime Idaho moose hunt, Wyoming pronghorns, grouse hunting, whitetails, classic sporting literature and more! Cover image "Moose Ahead" (2018) by Brett James Smith.

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09/26/2023

In this video, learn the early symptoms of Lyme disease, a tick-borne infection.

09/22/2023

09/20/2023

Maine’s moose population is stable in its core habitat range. However, the proliferation of winter tick is impacting the health and reproduction of the moose population by decreasing calf survival through the first winter and decreasing cow productivity.

Many common suggestions for reducing the winter tick population and improving moose health may seem feasible in theory but are not practicable and/or effective in practice. These include various direct and indirect methods of administering anti-parasitic medications, fitting moose with tick collars, and burning vegetation in areas with high winter tick populations.

Research in other areas of North America shows that moose that live at lower population densities have fewer ticks, so moose density reduction may be the answer to breaking the winter tick cycle in Maine. MDIFW’s Adaptive Management Study, which began in 2019, is testing this theory in practice.

Phase one of the study assessed Maine’s current moose population size, and composition through aerial surveys and survival monitoring using GPS collars.

The second phase of the study began in 2021 with the implementation of an annual Adaptive Unit (4A) Hunt. The number of antlerless moose hunting permits was increased only in the western half of a single Wildlife Management District. With the help of 4A hunters, data will be collected throughout five consecutive years of increased permits to see if lower moose densities lead to less winter ticks, and healthier moose in Maine.

To get answers to more FAQs about Maine’s moose and winter ticks, visit mefishwildlife.com/wintertick