Neon moose. Stuffed, plush moose. Even a moose with wings: a handsome, hand-painted sculpture by the side of Route 15. It's easy to tell I am getting close to Moosehead Lake in Maine, about 50 ...

Near Moosehead Lake you have Big Moose, Borestone, Little Spencer – the options seems endless – and maybe you will see a classic fire tower when you reach the top.

September marks the beginning of the rut for Maine's moose. By Sept. 7 or 8, the big bulls have rubbed off their velvet. The smaller bulls may still have velvet for another week or so.

DAVID ALDRICH finds the state's many moose to be surprisingly elusive. ... Moose-watching in Maine. DAVID ALDRICH. Special to The Globe and Mail. Published July 19, 2003.

A booming tick population in Maine's North Woods has killed off large numbers of moose calves and is worrying scientists.

Up in Maine on a Wild Moose Chase The animals can stand 7 feet tall and weigh more than 1,700 pounds. But they still can be hard to spot. Johnny Simon/WSJ; iStock. By . Ken Wells. Share.

Moose spotting in Maine isn't easy despite the beast's size and number, but there are ways to increase your chances as prime viewing season begins.

By the late 1990s, about 7,500 moose were living in New Hampshire. But in 2013, the population there had dropped to 4,500. In vastly bigger Maine, which has about 60,000 moose—the densest ...