liquidO - Didn' t realize there was a lack of moose in Quebec.......maybe those people should move there, either that or move to the city and see how the higher crime rates and increased auto collisions compare to the possibility of a moose encounter.

vtbuck - Yup these are undoubtedly the same people who would be against moose hunting unless it seems to benefit them. Some people just need to complain I guess......

Funny you mention the thing about wolves. I am interested in wolves, they are truly amazing animals. It makes me mad that wildlife officials continue to deny the existence of wolves in the state, even while they are killing them themselves. Until a couple of weeks ago, a wolf had been a resident of the area behind my grandparent' s house. I had seen it and heard it' s unmistakable howl on occasion while coyote hunting. It was a very large animal, pure black and absolutely beautiful. A couple weeks ago, game wardens responded to a " coyote" caught in a snare. They killed the animal (which was all black btw), and disposed of it without doing any tests to confirm if the animal was a wolf or not. My girlfriend is friends with a family that makes a business of guiding and bear baiting. The animal that they insisted was a coyote was given to them by the officials for use as bear bait!! The situation was kept quiet and I wouldn' t have known about it if not for my " insider info" . Why would they do this instead of giving the animal to biologists for testing?

It seems to me that the state knows wolves exist in Maine, but instead of trying to protect them they are trying to eradicate them before anyone finds out what is going on. Something smells really fishy........