Today was day one of Maine's moose season and the day stretched into the night for IFW's moose biologist Lee Kantar who was staffing the moose registration station at Quigley Outdoors in Fort Kent.
Despite temperatures that reached the 70's, it was a busy day for Lee as he examined 34 moose that were brought to Quigley's, including this one that came in around 7:30 tonight.
This big bull tipped the scales at 1,057 pounds, the largest of the day. While this bull weighed the most, the largest antler spread belonged to another bull whose rack was over 5 feet from tip to tip.
Despite temperatures that reached the 70's, it was a busy day for Lee as he examined 34 moose that were brought to Quigley's, including this one that came in around 7:30 tonight.This big bull tipped the scales at 1,057 pounds, the largest of the day. While this bull weighed the most, the largest antler spread belonged to another bull whose rack was over 5 feet from tip to tip.
Lee, and other IFW biologists at registration stations will measure antler beam width and diameter, a tooth is removed to determine age, and ticks are counted on four different areas of the moose to compare it to years past. In later weeks, hunters who take a cow moose are required to bring the ovaries, which are examined to determine reproductive success.
This data is combined with data from the ongoing moose GPS collar study, as well as with the aerial moose population and composition surveys to give biologists a clearer picture of the health of Maine's moose population.
This data is combined with data from the ongoing moose GPS collar study, as well as with the aerial moose population and composition surveys to give biologists a clearer picture of the health of Maine's moose population.
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