Good stuff Dave......We could really use you on our Sept. zone 3 bull hunt!
My dad is thinkng it would be cool to shoot his moose with his Scorpyd crossbow, although he took a nice 10 point North Dakota white tail with it last year I think I will insist he use my 7mm Mag! 😀 Good luck with your hunt.
Can any one provide me with an interpretation of the Maine Hunting Laws which state that no hunting is allowed in the restricted areas of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway until October 1, and that these areas are prominently marked. Does that mean a 500 or so yard range within the high water mark of the waterway or do they close off entire townships within the waterway?
It's just within whatever the distance is posted for the law, not entire township. It's marked on the main roads that cross the waterway. You won't be able to cross the Allagash waterway via the Reality rd on the September hunt this year as the Umsaskis bridge will be closed for repairs (might be closed for October as well). As far as I understand it though you just can't paddle the Allagash waterway on the September hunt, or hunt within whatever the distance is they have marked (I can't remember the number).
Each and every moose has a different personality though and I've found that some do indeed like to stick around water, but the majority will move off it some distance, maybe not far, but they will surely move to different "growth." Not all bodies of water hold moose and there are some, for whatever reason, the moose absolutely love. Spend some time up there this summer seeking out which water bodies they are in now and then try and find an area close to there where you think they might move into in September. The cows will spread out some, but they aren't going to travel too far if they don't have to. If it is unusually hot during the September hunt, like it was a couple seasons back, don't be afraid to really concentrate back on the water. We were checking some ponds 3-4 times a day that year, never stopped just kept bouncing from pond to pond all day. Make sure you have a good set of binos. If it's fairly normal weather wise I like grass roads and green growth. I don't spend too much time in big choppings in September.