Moose lottery application period is open until May 14

AUGUSTA — The 2020 Maine moose permit lottery application process is now open, with the deadline to apply for the lottery 11:59 p.m. May 14.
Applications for the moose permit lottery will be accepted online only at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife webpage, mefishwildlife.com.
Those applying recieve instant confirmation that they have successfully entered the lottery, according to the department.
Applicants are able to indicate several preferences, including which wildlife management districts they are willing to accept a permit in, and if they would accept a permit in another WMD if their name is drawn and all of their top choices are filled. They can also select a preferred hunting season, whether or not they would accept an antlerless permit and their choice of a sub-permittee.
Applicants are awarded bonus points for each consecutive year that they have applied for the lottery since 1998 without being selected and each bonus point gives the applicant an additional chance in the drawing. Bonus points are earned at the rate of one per year for years one to five, two per year for years six to 10, three per year for years 11 to 15 and 10 per year for years 16 and beyond. Since 2011, applicants can skip a year and not lose their bonus points. So if you applied in 2018 but not in 2019, you will still have your points available if you apply in 2020.
The 2020 moose lottery permit drawing will take place at Unity College Sky Lodge in Jackman on June 13.
For more information about moose hunting in Maine and the moose permit lottery, visit mefishwildlife.com.