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June 15, 2018
CONCORD, NH — The adventure of a lifetime is in store for 51 people who have been offered permits to hunt moose in New Hampshire this October. They are the lucky winners in the state’s 31st annual moose hunt lottery drawing, held this morning at New Hampshire Fish and Game Department headquarters in Concord.
An enthusiastic audience was at Fish and Game to hear the drawing results in person. They enjoyed doughnuts and swapped backwoods stories, all hopeful they might hear their name called this year. Haley English got things rolling by pushing the button to start the computerized random drawing.
“I grew up in New Hampshire and love the four seasons and being outside,” said Kevin Lefebvre of New Boston, who was at the lottery. “My name wasn’t drawn today but I won twice before and have been lucky enough to have gone on three hunts, one with a friend. It’s all about the fun of hunting and what you see while you are out there. And if you get a moose, then that’s just a bonus.”
A full list of the names of the 2018 winners is available on the NH Fish and Game website at www.huntnh.com/hunting/moose-winners.html. The list is also below in case there are connectivity issues with the main website.
Winners were selected from a pool of 6,142 applicants. In addition, over 1,240 people submitted an application for a bonus point only, but are not included in the lottery. The bonus point system improves the chance of winning for each consecutive year entered and not selected. The overall odds of being drawn this year were 1 in 76 for state residents and 1 in 359 for nonresidents.
Winners are offered permits to hunt moose in a specific Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) during the 2018 N.H. moose season, which runs October 20-28. Each permit winner is assigned to one of 19 WMUs in which he or she can legally hunt. Winners are allowed to enlist a guide and one friend or relative to help on the hunt as a “subpermittee.”
In addition to many New Hampshire residents, permit winners hailed from Vermont, New York, Michigan, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. A description of the lottery process and table of applicants and odds can be found at www.huntnh.com/hunting/documents/moose-lottery-stats.pdf.
Hunters whose names were selected in today’s drawing will be notified by mail. Lists of successful applicants and alternates are available at www.huntnh.com/hunting/moose-winners.html; at Fish and Game headquarters in Concord; and at the Department’s regional offices in Durham, Keene, Lancaster and New Hampton.
Last year (2017), New Hampshire hunters took 37 moose, for a statewide success rate of 69%. New Hampshire has had an annual moose hunt since 1988, when 75 permits were issued for a three-day hunt in the North Country.
For more information on hunting moose in New Hampshire, visit www.huntnh.com/hunting/moose.html.
2018 Moose Hunt Lottery Winners:
| Name | Hometown | WMU |
|---|---|---|
| RYAN R BEAULIEU | NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE | M(ES) |
| ROCKY W BUNNELL | MONROE, NEW HAMPSHIRE | D1(ES) |
| MARGARET L CLARKE | GOSHEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | A2(ES) |
| BRIAN D COLE | MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE | B(ES) |
| TIMOTHY J DAY | DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE | B(ES) |
| MARK T DEKOEYER | LITTLETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | A2(ES) |
| MARC L DEMANCHE | CANDIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE | E2(ES) |
| CHARLES W DEVAUX | LYME, NEW HAMPSHIRE | D2(ES) |
| RONALD G DOHERTY | HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE | F(ES) |
| KENNETH N DUFFY | SPRINGFIELD, VERMONT | A2(ES) |
| PENNIE A DYKEMA | MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS | E1(ES) |
| BRYON J FORBES | STRAFFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | L(ES) |
| ROBERT C GARGANO | PELHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE | E3(ES) |
| WILLIAM J GROVE | NAPLES, NEW YORK | D2(ES) |
| DALE S HOLLINS | SALISBURY, NEW HAMPSHIRE | C1(ES) |
| SCOTT W KENISON | CANTERBURY, NEW HAMPSHIRE | D1(ES) |
| CAMERON KIRKPATRICK | ALTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | C1(ES) |
| STUART K LANDAU | NORTHFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | H1(ES) |
| JEANNINE L LARIN | BERLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | C1(ES) |
| JON J LAUER | ITHACA, MICHIGAN | I1(ES) |
| ALEXANDER G LAWN | HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | C2(ES) |
| THOMAS H LOVEREN SR | GOFFSTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | A1(ES) |
| JOYCE E LOWE | ANTRIM, NEW HAMPSHIRE | M(ES) |
| GERALD R LUND | NEW IPSWICH, NEW HAMPSHIRE | C1(ES) |
| SEAN D MADISON | BROOKLINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE | D1(ES) |
| PAUL L MARCEAU JR | LONDONDERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE | D1(ES) |
| BRADFORD K MARSHALL | BOSCAWEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | A2(ES) |
| NEVILLE M MCMILLAN | GILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | J2(ES) |
| ALAN E MINERY | OTIS, MASSACHUSETTS | L(ES) |
| JOHN E MOREAU JR | EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE | B(ES) |
| RONALD D MORRIS | BARNSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | C2(ES) |
| CHRISTOPHER C NORTON | MILAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | C2(ES) |
| ROBERT L PAQUIN | RINDGE, NEW HAMPSHIRE | C2(ES) |
| CATHERINE A PATCH | LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | D1(ES) |
| BRIAN M PEARL | GILMANTON IRON WORKS, NEW HAMPSHIRE | J1(ES) |
| CHRISTOPHER M PERKINS | ALEXANDRIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE | G(ES) |
| GIORGIO PETRUZZIELLO | DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS | C1(ES) |
| DANIEL R POIRIER | NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE | A2(ES) |
| ANTHONY L RANDALL | ASHLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE | F(ES) |
| BRANDON S RESSLER | ROBESONIA, PENNSYLVANIA | B(ES) |
| MARTIN K ROBINSON | RAYMOND, NEW HAMPSHIRE | A2(ES) |
| VALERIE J SANBORN | NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE | L(ES) |
| STUART SCHNEIDERMAN | HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | E3(ES) |
| DAVID W SEYMOUR | HILLSBORO, NEW HAMPSHIRE | C2(ES) |
| NICK J ST.GERMAIN | STRAFFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | A2(ES) |
| MONICA M ST.ONGE | WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE | A1(ES) |
| BRIAN W THOMPSON | DEERFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | A2(ES) |
| TAMEY L VASCO | BRIDGEWATER, NEW HAMPSHIRE | B(ES) |
| JUSTIN L WILLETT | BRADFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | I2(ES) |
| PETER M WINFIELD | FORT ANN, NEW YORK | E1(ES) |
| WILLIAM S WROBLESKI | RICHMOND, NEW HAMPSHIRE | E2(ES) |
2018 Moose Hunt Lottery Alternates:
| Current Order | Name | Hometown | Residency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | JAMES C ANEMONE | GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA | NR |
| 2 | CHAD M BEEDE | FITZWILLIAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 22 | CHARLES A BICKFORD | PITTSBURG, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 54 | ROSCOE T BLAISDELL | RAYMOND, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 10 | DONALD C BOISVERT | WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 29 | JASON A BOUTIN | NORTH HAVERHILL, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 70 | ROBERT P BOUTIN SR | HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 31 | WILLIAM L BOWERY | CHOWCHILLA, CALIFORNIA | NR |
| 8 | OLIVER S BREEDLOVE | GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA | NR |
| 24 | JOSEPH E BUMPERS | STRAFFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 12 | CHARLES CATANIA | SHERMAN, CONNECTICUT | NR |
| 4 | JON K CHAMBERS | TILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 14 | MARK D CHANDLER | MILFORD, PENNSYLVANIA | NR |
| 34 | JAMES M CHEEVER | LEMPSTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 12 | EDWARD T CODY SR | SEABROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 38 | HEIDI A COREY | HARTFORD, MAINE | NR |
| 66 | ALEX M COTE | PITTSBURG, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 17 | NANCY A CROSBY | DALTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 47 | KEITH K CROTEAU | BERLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 53 | JEFFREY A DESROSIERS | ALTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 60 | MARK R DICKSON | ERROL, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 32 | CANDICE DIONNE | AMHERST, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 16 | MATTHEW T DIVITO | GILMANTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 34 | LAWRENCE J DOANE | MILFORD, MASSACHUSETTS | NR |
| 15 | PATRICK DOHERTY | SOUTH YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS | NR |
| 58 | NICHOLAS T DOUCETTE | NEWTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 46 | ROBERT S DOUILLETTE | WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 4 | NICHOLAS J DRAGHI | ELMIRA, NEW YORK | NR |
| 30 | ROBERT W DUPREY JR | STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT | NR |
| 27 | SCOTT M ELLIS | KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 1 | CRAIG A EMERY | LONDONDERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 7 | CHRISTOPHER M ENTZEL | MILFORD, PENNSYLVANIA | NR |
| 5 | JOHN E FORD JR | LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 18 | PAUL A GAGNON | BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 11 | MILTON A GARDNER JR | POWNAL, VERMONT | NR |
| 33 | MILTON A GARDNER SR | BENNINGTON, VERMONT | NR |
| 44 | CANDICE L GROSS | JEFFERSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 33 | TIMOTHY J GUARALDI | NEWPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 3 | JON A GUILMAIN | SANBORNTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 48 | TINA M HALE | SWANZEY, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 37 | RICHARD F HARENS | MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT | NR |
| 20 | WILLIAM D HART | NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA | NR |
| 3 | THOMAS A HENDERSON | EDEN, VERMONT | NR |
| 65 | ALLEN L HOWE | GOSHEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 19 | THOMAS E HUNTER | ALBION, PENNSYLVANIA | NR |
| 68 | MICHAEL D HUNTOON | ANDOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 39 | MATTHEW S ITALIA | HOOKSETT, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 25 | STERLING P JOSSELYN | MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 59 | JAMES C JOYCE | GRAFTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 36 | PATRICK B KELLEY | MIDDLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS | NR |
| 40 | ROBERT V KENDALL | MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS | NR |
| 50 | DONALD W KINNETT SR | LONDONDERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 39 | ALAN KLINEFELTER | SWANTON, VERMONT | NR |
| 20 | ALEXANDER L KLUCHNICK | GORHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 36 | BRIAN F KULLGREN | TEMPLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 52 | EDWARD V KUTNIEWSKI | LITCHFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 67 | MARK A LANCASTER | ETNA, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 21 | NICHOLAS J LAVORGNA JR | PERU, MAINE | NR |
| 35 | JOHN A LOVETERE | JUPITER, FLORIDA | NR |
| 15 | ROBERT M MAKOWIECKI | NEW BOSTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 13 | MICHAEL A MALASKY | JEFFERSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 63 | JARI P MANNISTO | NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 27 | GERARD S MAZUR | CRANBERRY TWP, PENNSYLVANIA | NR |
| 28 | DENNIS P MCCLURE | ANTRIM, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 51 | TODD S MCDONALD | SANDOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 30 | BRITTANY R MCFARLAND-BATEMAN | TWIN MOUNTAIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 45 | DANA G MCGRANAGHAN | LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 64 | MICHAEL G MCNEIL | EPPING, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 2 | RICHARD L MERRILL | HOUSTON, TEXAS | NR |
| 16 | ROBERT E MOASE | SWEET VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA | NR |
| 25 | TIMOTHY B MORRISON | PEMBROKE, MASSACHUSETTS | NR |
| 9 | MATTHEW W MORSE | WILMOT, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 8 | BRIAN T MUMLEY | CTR BARNSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 31 | JEFFERY S MURPHY | EFFINGHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 35 | JANICE L NEWTON | LITTLETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 69 | RICHARD A NOLET | PITTSBURG, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 42 | DAVID F ONEAL | DEERFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 57 | RUDOLPH G PAQUETTE | LITCHFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 9 | MARK A PAVILONIS | HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, OHIO | NR |
| 41 | GARY L PIEHN | THORNTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 40 | MEGAN M PREHEMO | PITTSBURG, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 62 | DAVID M RANSON | PLAISTOW, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 55 | JAMES F RINES | OSSIPEE, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 29 | DAVID D SCHILLING | ELLWOOD CITY, PENNSYLVANIA | NR |
| 28 | BRADLEY W SHANGRAW | WILLIAMSTOWN, VERMONT | NR |
| 26 | JOHN P SHIELDS II | PILESGROVE, NEW JERSEY | NR |
| 6 | BARBARA S SHORT | ANDES, NEW YORK | NR |
| 56 | JOHN J SILVIA III | ORFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 23 | CATHERINE M SIMONEAU | CHARLESTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 22 | RICHARD A SKRUCH | HOLTON, KANSAS | NR |
| 23 | DALE J SMITH | MIDDLEBURG, PENNSYLVANIA | NR |
| 32 | KURT J SONDERMANN | DITTMER, MISSOURI | NR |
| 6 | PAUL F SPINNEY | NEWINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 17 | MATTHEW T STEDINA | STOCKBRIDGE, VERMONT | NR |
| 14 | RALPH L STEVENS | KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 49 | COREY R STROGNEY | PLAISTOW, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 13 | MICHAEL B SWARTZ | MILESBURG, PENNSYLVANIA | NR |
| 11 | PATRICK M TATE | HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 18 | RYAN Z TREMBLAY | NEW YORK, NEW YORK | NR |
| 21 | DAVID R VANDOOREN | SALEM, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 26 | WAYNE E VETTER | NEWMARKET, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 43 | GREGORY D WELCH | GOFFSTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 7 | KENNETH M WELCH | SEABROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 61 | RODNEY E WHITCOMB | SWANZEY, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 1 | RICHARD G WILLIAMS JR | BELLEVILLE, MICHIGAN | NR |
| 38 | DONALD N WIREIN | BOSCAWEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 19 | MICHAEL J WOODS | LYMAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 37 | CLARENCE L YOUNG | SANBORNTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE | R |
| 10 | ADAM P ZICCARDI III | ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK | NR |
| 24 | H MATTHEW ZULLO | VALATIE, NEW YORK | NR |