Maine’s annual moose permit lottery drawing is going live Friday, June 20, 2026 — and hunters who applied this year can listen in as the state works through its list of winners.
The Bangor Daily News reported the drawing would be available to stream live, giving applicants a chance to follow along in real time rather than wait for posted results.
The drawing
Maine runs its moose lottery each year to allocate a limited number of hunting permits across the state’s wildlife management zones. Demand has long outpaced the available permits — some zones see thousands of applicants competing for a handful of tags. A live broadcast lets hunters track the draw as it happens rather than refreshing a results page.
Details on where to find the live stream — which outlet, platform, or agency would carry it — weren’t immediately available from the source.
The state’s moose herd has been under pressure for years, with wildlife managers adjusting permit numbers in response to population surveys and concerns about winter tick infestations that have hit calves especially hard. How many permits the state issued for the 2026 season wasn’t specified in the available reporting.
The Bangor Daily News did not immediately publish the full results or the permit totals connected to Friday’s drawing.
Reporting by the Bangor Daily News. Read the original report.
