The northern New England states are home to thousands of moose, but the herd has dwindled in the last decade, in part because of the winter ticks. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) More hunters could be out in ...

Winter ticks are killing moose across New England in alarming numbers, latching onto their hosts by the thousands and draining so much blood that the animals have been described as “zombies” before ...

Warmer New England winters mean moose face a bigger threat from winter ticks. Some states are trying a strategy of hunting more moose to try to save them. (Story first aired on ATC on March 17, 2022.) ...

I got the heads-up call the second week of February from Doug in Bethel. The next week was forecast for colder weather and snow. The plan was to go hunting for moose or muskox on sno-gos (the local ...

In Northern New England, shorter winters with less snow are a problem for moose. It means they face a bigger threat from native winter ticks. And some states are trying to help by hunting more moose.

Moose season in the Fairbanks area opened earlier this week, on Sept. 1. Moose hunts are slated to close on Sept. 25. Since it is a general season hunt, there is no set quota or number of permits ...

Most moose seasons in the Fairbanks area open around Sept. 1 and close Sept. 25. Since it is a general season hunt, there is no set number of permits or quota. Instead, “the season length and bag ...

MONTPELIER —The winners of Vermont’s 2023 moose hunting permits were determined Wednesday, July 19, at a lottery drawing at the Fish and Wildlife office in Montpelier. The drawings were part of a ...

According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, there are about 40,000 to 60,000 moose in the state. That number is down from 25 years ago, when the population was at its peak, ...

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board voted on April 9 to have 80 either-sex moose hunting permits and 100 antlerless moose hunting permits available this year for a hunt limited to Vermont ...

In Northern New England, shorter winters with less snow are creating a problem for moose. Native winter ticks are thriving on moose. Some states have been trying to help the moose by hunting them.