Moose Watching Trips!

Listed below are some of Maine Wilderness Tours excellent destinations for moose watching. We customize all our moosewatching trips, so rates are adjusted to meet your needs. Trips offer a variety of activities in addition to searching for moose, including hiking, canoeing and fishing. All of these trips are sure to create lasting memories, so don’t forget your camera, extra film and sense of adventure!

Millinocket Lake~ Don’t confuse this lake with the town of Millinocket! This lake is in northern Maine, west of Presque Isle & close to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. These are beautiful log cabins located in Township 8 Range 9. This is a remote area with numerous moose watching and fishing opportunities. There is a main lodge on the grounds where meals are served.

Baxter State Park Private log cabins on Millinocket Lake (located just outside of the town of Millinocket) offer wonderful views of Mt. Kathadin. Baxter has the highest moose-per-square-acre ratio in Maine. This is a hiker and photographers dream come true! High quality lakeside cottages average $50 per person/night. There is also an indoor heated pool here and a hot tub too.

Remote Cabins in Northern Maine Nine remote cabins, scattered throughout the north woods (approximately 1.5 hours west of Ashland) bring you to true Maine wilderness. Each cabin is equipped with propane lights, cook stove, and refrigerator, comfortable beds, cooking and eating utensils, and wood stove. Canoes and 14-foot, deep V fishing boats are also at the cabin. Outboard motors are available for rent at $30 a day. This is the perfect destination for the do-it-yourself moose watcher and photographer!

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• The moose is Maine's state animal.
• The moose is the largest antlered animal in North America and the largest member of the deer family in the world.
• A large male moose can grow 10 feet long and 7 feet tall at the shoulders and weigh ¾ of a ton!
• Moose are found throughout the State of Maine but are more prevalent in western, northern and eastern counties.
• Favorite foods consist of willow, aspen, maple, birch, pine, cherry, mountain ash and aquatic vegetation.
• Mating season or "the rut" is in late September or early October. Many older cow moose give birth to twins.
• Moose populations dwindled in the early 1900's and in 1935 moose hunting became illegal. In 1980 hunting was reinstated in Maine. Today there is a one week legal moose hunting season, evidence that the moose population is sound in the State.
• It was believed that moose seek watery areas to get relief from bugs and the heat, but recent studies show that the moose is actually searching for sodium lost during the winter months. Many aquatic plants are rich in sodium. This craving of sodium is also why many moose are seen on roadsides during the spring. They enjoy licking the accumulated salt that was spread during the winter season.

• USE CAUTION!
  • Cow moose are very protective of their calves -- hell hath no furry like a mad mother moose!
  • It's best to use caution when getting close to a Maine moose! Although they are not considered dangerous, don't startle them! And you never know what a bull moose will do during mating season.
  • When you're out driving logging roads, remember that many of these roads are owned by paper companies. Watch out for the logging trucks and don't park in an area that blocks the road! These big and heavy trucks do not stop very well!
    

    

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