Rulemaking Proposals Open to Public Comment

ADVERTISE: March 19, 2025

AGENCY: 09-137 Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Chapter 16.08 – Moose Hunting (permit allocations)

TYPE OF RULE (check one): X Routine Technical Major Substantive

PROPOSED RULE NUMBER (leave blank; to be assigned by Secretary of State):

BRIEF SUMMARY: The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is proposing allocation numbers for moose hunting permits to be issued for the 2025 moose hunting season. Permits will be issued for antlered and antlerless moose. As in previous years, some combined units are included wherein a permittee can hunt in more than one WMD. Recommendations are for no changes to permit numbers from 2024 including continuing the three one-week seasons for the adaptive hunt. Proposed permit allocations according to Wildlife Management District are as follows:

WMD 1 – 450 antlered / 175 antlerless	WMD 14 & 17 (combined) – 40 antlered
WMD 2 – 350 antlered /175 antlerless	WMD 16 – 0 permits
WMD 3 – 200 antlered / 125 antlerless	WMD 18 – 40 antlered
WMD 4 – 400 antlered / 100 antlerless	WMD 19 – 60 antlered
WMD 4A (adaptive hunt) – 550 antlerless	WMD 27 & 28 (combined) – 40 antlered
WMD 5 – 250 antlered / 125 antlerless
WMD 6 – 200 antlered / 60 antlerless	Totals: 4,105 – 2,645 (antlered); 1,460 (antlerless)
WMD 7 & 13 (combined) – 140 antlered
WMD 8 – 200 antlered / 150 antlerless
WMD 9 - 125 antlered
WMD 10 – 60 antlered
WMD 11 – 50 antlered
WMD 12 & 15 (combined) – 40 antlered

Please contact the agency contact person for a complete copy of the rule proposal.

Date, time and location of PUBLIC HEARING (if any): April 8, 2025 @ 4:00pm – Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, 353 Water St., 3rd floor conference room, Augusta, ME

COMMENT DEADLINE: April 18, 2025

CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING (include name, mailing address, telephone, fax, TTY, email):

Becky Orff, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 353 Water Street 41 SHS, Augusta, ME 04333; phone: 207-287-5202; fax: 207-287-6395; e-mail: Becky.Orff@maine.gov