To error is human but to really fowl things up you need a computer

June 20, 2006

Sixty people who thought they missed out on Maine’s Moose Lottery are going to get a pleasant surprise when they are told they have been now selected for a Bull Tag.

This year, however, the first 60 alternates will get a permit due to a mistake by the department in entering selection data for moose-hunting categories in the computer lottery program.

Without the proper selection information entered in the program, the computer did not select any Resident Antlered Moose Permits for the September season in Wildlife Management District 19, which includes much of northern Washington County.

“We recognize that a mistake was made, and want to make sure that we rectify the mistake properly. That is why we are assigning the missing permits to the next 60 people who would have been selected,” said Roland D. Martin, commissioner, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

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