Cus brings down moose last month

I meant to post these photos earlier, but I was still trying to figure out how to add images. Now I have that down pat (yeah, sure), so I thought I would add these photos. Click on the gallery to get a larger version of the photos. I did not want to offend anyone who is not inclined to look at photos of dead animals.

My cousin Cindy Jandreau bagged a moose about a month ago. In e-mailing photos out to friends and family on Oct. 14, she wrote: “Here are a few pictures of my moose. Got it at 7 a.m. Monday morning. (Monday was Oct. 12 and the photos seem to be imprinted with Oct. 10, but I’m guessing Monday is correct. — KM) It only weighed 650 lbs., big enough for me. I did not want to be picky, because I did not want to hunt all week.”

Well, Cindy may not be impressed by a 650-pound moose, but I am guessing most people would be. Besides, what is better than bagging game near the start of the day at the start of the week?

Cindy’s e-mail did not mention where she brought down the moose, but I’m guessing it was in northern Aroostook County.

Moose hunting was banned when I was a child and you could get into some pretty big trouble for poaching them. Now there is a lottery to get the permits and a season that rotates throughout the state. The Maine state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s website has information on how to register for the lottery to get a license. There is also a link there for hunters interested in swapping permits.