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 the Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife’s (IF&W) Augusta office by 5 p.m. on April 1.
This year, in an effort to reduce spending, the IF&W 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 one’s 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; and,
• 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 one’s payment to IF&W. The address is: Moose Permit Application Request, Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 41 SHS, 284 State St., Augusta, 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; and,
• 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.