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Contact: Edie Smith, Spokesperson
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
284 State Street
41 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333


Telephone: work (207) 592-4348

Fax: (207) 287-6395

March 16, 2009

Paper Moose Lottery Permit Applications Due April 1

Augusta – The deadline for persons who choose to use a paper application for the 2009 Moose Permit Lottery is fast approaching. Completed paper moose lottery applications must be postmarked by April 1 or delivered to IF&W’s Augusta office by 5 p.m. on April 1.

This year, in an effort to reduce spending, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife did not print or mail paper applications for the Moose Lottery. IF&W is promoting its simple-to-use online application process, available at www.mefishwildlife.com.

If an interested hunter is unable to apply for the Moose Lottery online, the Department suggests:
Printing out a paper application from IF&W’s website at www.mefishwildlife.com, fill it out, and mail it with your payment to the Department;
Coming to IF&W’s main office to fill out a paper application. The address is 284 State Street in Augusta;
Sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to IF&W at the address below. Department personnel will mail a paper application that can be filled out and mailed with your payment to IF&W. The address is:

Moose Permit Application Request
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
41 SHS, 284 State St.
Augusta, ME 04333-0041

Realizing that some interested hunters do not have a computer, IF&W offers the following suggestions:
Use a computer at work during lunch or a break;
Use a computer at a local library or an Internet café;
Ask a friend or relative with a computer for help.

The April 1 deadline for paper applications allows licensing clerks adequate time to process the paperwork before the lottery.

For people applying online, IF&W is extending the deadline for applications by six weeks. This year’s online moose lottery application deadline is 11:59 p.m. on May 15.