Moose permit hearing set for April 24 will be held at Greenville

    GREENVILLE, Maine — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will hold a hearing at Greenville Consolidated School Friday that may play a role in determining the total number of moose hunting permits that will be issued this fall.
    The public session is set to begin at 6 p.m.

Maine IF&W is considering dropping the number of permits statewide to 2,815, the fewest in 12 years.
    However, the proposed allocation of bull and cow permits in Wildlife Management District 9, which encompasses Greenville, has upset some of the local residents.
    Last year, 75 permits for bulls were allotted in the zone. This year’s proposal called for 100 bull permits and 50 cow permits during a six-day session in November.
    Registered Maine Guide Chris Young of Greenville launched an online petition on Change.org that drew 2,000 electronic signatures. When he first presented the figures to IF&W, Young was told that it did “not meet the standard of an actual petition.” But IF&W apparently had a change of heart and scheduled the hearing.
    Last year, 53,577 people applied for Maine moose hunting permits.