This is a reminder from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife that the deadline for Moose Lottery applications is this Friday. I would also like to take this time to remind you that I will be attending the Moose Lottery in Ft. Kent and will be working with Skinny Moose Media to live stream video and audio of the event. Live interviews will precede the 6 p.m. drawing of names. More information will be forthcoming.

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AUGUSTA – Applications for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s 2009 Moose Permit Lottery are due by 11:59 p.m. this Friday, May 15. The only applications still being accepted are those filed online at www.mefishwildlife.com.

“We’re encouraging applicants to apply online during the day or at their earliest convenience before the close of business on Friday,” said Bill Swan, IF&W Director of Licensing. “That way, if any questions arise, applicants can contact us so we can assist them.”

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife can be reached at (207) 287-8000.

This year, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife moved its Moose Lottery application online, and thousands of applicants have found that using the Internet to apply is easy and convenient.

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is issuing 3,015 permits for the fall harvest.

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 2009 Moose Permit Lottery Drawing will be held Thursday, June 18 at the University of Maine at Fort Kent’s Sports Center, located on 23 University Drive, Fort Kent. Doors open at 3 p.m., and the drawing of names will begin at 6 p.m.

This is the first time that the permit drawing will be held in the St. John Valley. The University of Maine at Fort Kent, the Greater Fort Kent Area Chamber of Commerce, and a planning committee of St. John Valley area officials and citizens are promoting the event.

Tom Remington