2016 Maine Moose Lottery Winners Announced: See Aroostook Winners Here
Hundreds of hunters — including some who drove hours — huddled under the big top at Maine's Kittery Trading Post for the annual drawing of the coveted moose hunting permits.
This year, 2,140 permits were in the offing, including 205 that went to out-of-state residents at Saturday's drawing.
David Geschke drove six hours from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and was rewarded by being present to hear his name drawn for the first time in the 11 years he's entered the lottery.
Geschke said the experience was "surreal."
Nearly 49,000 hunters entered the lottery, including 13,800 non-residents.
Maine allotted 675 fewer permits than in 2015 — a 24 percent decrease — as state biologists try to meet demands for more moose in the woods.
A complete list of statewide winners can be found at the IFW winners page.
Next year, the Maine Moose Permit Lottery will be held in Caribou.
AROOSTOOK COUNTY WINNERS:
ADDINGTON, ALYSSA - MAPLETON
ALEXANDER, JAMES - BLAINE
AUDIBERT, DEIRDRE - EAGLE LAKE
BAKER, JASON - MAPLETON
BARNARD, CHARLES - WASHBURN
BEAULIEU, ARLENE - VAN BUREN
BENNETT, TENLEY - EAGLE LAKE
BOIS, DYLAN - FRENCHVILLE
BONVILLE, DYLAN - CARIBOU
BOSSE, BRUCE - MADAWASKA
BOSSE, STEVE - ST. AGATHA
BOUCHARD, DEAN - MADAWASKA
BOUCHER, BRIEN - FORT KENT
BOUCHER, KYLE - MADAWASKA
BOULEY, JOHN - FORT KENT
BOULEY, RODNEY - FORT KENT
BOURGOINE, DANIEL - FORT FAIRFIELD
BRANNEN, WHITNEY - HOULTON
BRAUNEIS, DAVE - NEW SWEDEN
BRUNO, ELIZABETH - VAN BUREN
BURPEE, KALEB - OAKFIELD
CALDWELL, PAMELA - LIMESTONE
CAMPBELL, DEBBIE - LITTLETON
CARON, MIKE - CARIBOU
CASEY, MARY - ASHLAND
CHASE, ZACHARY - HOULTON
CHASSE, DONALD - SAINT AGATHA
CHASSE, SCOTT - MADAWASKA
CHRISTIANSON, BRANDI - PATTEN
CHURCHILL, BARRY - FORT FAIRFIELD
CLARK, DOUGLAS - WESTON
COBARRUVIAS, JOHANNA - PRESQUE ISLE
COBB, RONALD - WASHBURN
CONDON, JEFFREY - NEW LIMERICK
CONDON, MICHAEL - ASHLAND
CONLEY, TYLER - CARIBOU
CONROY, DYLAN - WOODLAND
COOK, JEREMY - MONTICELLO
COOK, SHANNON - ASHLAND
CORRIVEAU, MARIAH - SAINT DAVID
COTE, SHAWN - SAINT DAVID
COTY, GERALD - CARIBOU
CYR, DONAT - EAGLE LAKE
CYR, ESTHER - EAGLE LAKE
CYR, SANDRA - MADAWASKA
DAHLGREN, MICHELINE - ST DAVID
DAIGLE, RENA - SINCLAIR
DAIGLE, TOM - FORT KENT
DAMBOISE, FRANCIS - CARIBOU
DAVIS, ROBERT - EAGLE LAKE
DEANE, KIM - PORTAGE
DELISLE, CALEB - WALLAGRASS
DEMERCHANT, DAVID - PRESQUE ISLE
DESCHAINE, KEVIN - MADAWASKA
DICKINSON, ERIC - CARIBOU
DICKINSON, MARTHA - OAKFIELD
DIONNE, DYLAN - GRAND ISLE
DOAK, SAMANTHA - WASHBURN
DOODY, LANCE - PRESQUE ISLE
DREW, LINDSAY - PATTEN
DRISSEL, JUDY - PORTAGE LAKE
DUBE, DIANE - FRENCHVILLE
DUBE, MAURICE - FRENCHVILLE
DUMAIS, ALAIN - MADAWASKA
DUMOND, BETTY - PORTAGE LAKE
DUVAL, MELINDA - ASHLAND
EASTMAN, JAMES - ASHLAND
EMBLETON, PAUL - PRESQUE ISLE
FARLEY, MEGAN - WASHBURN
FAY, JEFFREY - OAKFIELD
FITZPATRICK PEABODY, ERICA - HOULTON
FORTIN, NORMAN - FRENCHVILLE
FOSTER, STEVEN - HOULTON
FOURNIER, LARRY - MADAWASKA
FREITAS, JOLLEEN - FORT FAIRFIELD
FULTON, ERIC - MARS HILL
GAGNON, BRIAN - VAN BUREN
GALLAGHER, RAYMOND - PATTEN
GARDINER, JAMES - CHAPMAN
GOGUEN, PATRICK - HOULTON
GOWELL, KATIE - PATTEN
GRAHAM, MARY - PRESQUE ISLE
GRANT, LUCAS - HOULTON
GRASS, JOHN - MONTICELLO
GRAVES, JOHN - PRESQUE ISLE
GUERETTE, MACK - CROSS LAKE
GUERRETTE, JAMES - FRENCHVILLE
GUIGGEY, THOMAS - SHERMAN
GUIMOND, SYLVIE - FORT KENT
HAFFORD, CALVIN - MASARDIS
HAFFORD, KATESSA - ALLAGASH
HARTT, CHARLOTTE - FORT KENT
HATCH, BRADY - ISLAND FALLS
HATHAWAY, GALEN - CARIBOU
HEBERT, KATIE - SAINT DAVID
HEBERT, STEVEN - MADAWASKA
HETHERINGTON, LARRY - HODGDON
HILTY, TITUS - SMYRNA
HOLMES, CHRISTOPHER - HOULTON
HOLMES, FREDERICK - SAINT AGATHA
HOWARD, GARY - WASHBURN
HOWE, DAVID - DANFORTH
HUNTER, E - CARIBOU
HUNTER, TERRENCE - ASHLAND
IRISH, LOANNE - WYTOPITLOCK
JACKSON, SUSAN - OAKFIELD
JACOBS, DANIEL - HOULTON
JALBERT, EMILY - CARIBOU
JANDREAU, CALEB - FORT KENT
JANDREAU, JOHN - WASHBURN
JANDREAU, LESTER - MAPLETON
JANOCH, DREW - MASARDIS
JOHNSTON, CHARLES - PRESQUE ISLE
KELLY, JOSEPH - SAINT FRANCIS
KELLY, TYLOR - ALLAGASH
KELSO, DAVID - MADAWASKA
KENDALL, GWEN - SAINT FRANCIS
KILCOLLINS, ROBBIE - CARIBOU
LABBE, DEBRA - EAGLE LAKE
LAGASSE, NATHAN - SAINT DAVID
LANGDO, GILBERT - GRAND ISLE
LANGLEY, MICHAEL - ASHLAND
LAPLANTE, KYLIE-MICHELLE - VAN BUREN
LAVOIE, PHILIP - CHAPMAN
LAVWAY, JEFFERY - MAPLETON
LEBLANC, BENJAMIN - MAPLETON
LIBBY, TYLER - FORT FAIRFIELD
LILLIS, THOMAS - MONTICELLO
LONG, TERRENCE - PRESQUE ISLE
LOVLEY, DAVID - PRESQUE ISLE
LOWELL, EMILY - CHAPMAN
LUGDON, EDGAR - EAGLE LAKE
LUSARDI, LYNN - CARIBOU
LYNG, CHRISTOPHER - WESTMANLAND
MACLAREN, BARRY - CRYSTAL
MADORE, CALIX - WINTERVILLE
MARTIN, JAMES - DANFORTH
MARTIN, SANDRA - MADAWASKA
MCBREAIRTY, FRANK - ALLAGASH
MCCABE, CHARLES - STOCKHOLM
MCCARTHY, HARRY - WOODLAND
MCCORMACK, JOSHUA - WOODLAND
MCCRUM, NICHOLAS - MARS HILL
MCDONALD, ETHAN - CARIBOU
MCDONALD, SUE - SHERMAN
MCMANN, PHILIP - FORT FAIRFIELD
MCNALLY, JOHN - PATTEN
MICHAUD, ADDISON - BRIDGEWATER
MICHAUD, NIKA - ST. AGATHA
MILLER, MATTHEW - HOULTON
MILLER, TYLER - EASTON
MOCKLER, CHRISTINE - CARIBOU
MORIN, KRISTIE - SAINT DAVID
MURPHY, PAMELA - MONTICELLO
NISSLEY, ANDREW - SHERMAN
OAKES, WARREN - ASHLAND
ORR, GARY - PRESQUE ISLE
OUELLETTE, DAVID - CARIBOU
OUELLETTE, DAWN - FORT KENT
OUELLETTE, JOHN - MADAWASKA
OUELLETTE, LANDEN - ST. DAVID
OUELLETTE, RONALD - SAINT DAVID
OUELLETTE, RONNIE - STOCKHOLM
PELLETIER, BRENT - SAINT FRANCIS
PELLETIER, DANIEL - ST DAVID
PELLETIER, GARY - MADAWASKA
PELLETIER, HERMAN - FORT KENT
PELLETIER, KEVIN - LIMESTONE
PELLETIER, PAMELA - FORT KENT
PELLETIER, TRISTAN - ASHLAND
PELLETIER, WAYNE - FORT KENT
PENDEXTER, NOLA - EASTON
PETERSON, FREDERIC - CROSS LAKE
PITRE, RANDY - CARIBOU
PLESSNER, ANDREW - MORRILL
PLOURDE, DUANE - WALLAGRASS
POMERLEAU, PRESTON - ASHLAND
POWERS, PATRICK - PRESQUE ISLE
PROVOST, ALOIS - HOULTON
PUTNAM, CODY- CARY
RICCIARDI, SAMANTHA - EAGLE LAKE
RICHARD, EDWARD - BLAINE
RINGUETTE, SARAH - SAINT AGATHA
RIOUX, GUILDO - VAN BUREN
ROBINSON, KEVIN - ASHLAND
ROCHESTER, DAVID - PRESQUE ISLE
ROSSIGNOL, ANGIE - ST.AGATHA
ROSSIGNOL, TYLER-JOHN - MEDWAY
ROY, CLAUDE - ST. DAVID
ROY, J.GILBERT - MADAWASKA
SAUCIER, RUTH - EAGLE LAKE
SAUCIER, STEVEN - WINTERVILLE
SCHMIDT, JOHN - ISLAND FALLS
SHAW, DAVID - CARIBOU
SHAY, KRISTEN - DANFORTH
SHEPARD, LEROY - MAPLETON
SIROIS, AIDAN - FORT KENT
SIROIS, LENA - MADAWASKA
SMITH, JAMES - FORT FAIRFIELD
SOUCY, BRENDA - ALLAGASH
SOUCY, DALE - FORT KENT
SOUCY, JOSEPH - FORT KENT
SOUCY, RONNIE - GRAND ISLE
SPOONER, WENDELL - NEW SWEDEN
STARNER, KENNETH - PATTEN
STEEVES, CARROLL - CARIBOU
STEVENS, HAZEN - ASHLAND
STEWART, SANDRA - PORTAGE
STREETER, THOMAS - LITTLETON
SWAFFORD, RANDY - WOODLAND
TARDIF, KADEN - MAPLETON
TARDIF, ROBBIE - MAPLETON
THIBODEAU, DANNY - CARIBOU
THIBODEAU, JAMES - FORT KENT
TIDD, MATTHEW - LINNEUS
TILLEY, BURTON - WASHBURN
TURNER, RONALD - CHAPMAN
TUTTLE, KEVIN - NEW LIMERICK
URQUHART, CLIFTON - HOULTON
VIOLETTE, JORDAN - HOULTON
WALDEMARSON, CODY - CARIBOU
WARD, PATRICK - HODGDON
WYMAN, WILLIAM - DYER BROOK