BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is recommending that 180 moose hunting permits be issued for the Northeastern corner of the state. No permits are recommended anywhere else in Vermont.
They say the goal of the moose harvest is to improve moose health in that chunk of the state by reducing the population and therefore reducing the abundance of winter ticks.
The impact of the ticks means low birth rates with many calves not surviving their first winter.
The proposal for the hunt was approved on Wednesday and is now up for public comment.