loren coleman lcolema1mainerrcom httpwwwpressheraldcomnewsstate021201mooseshtml maine sunday telegram portland maine sunday december 1 2002 driver hit moose fights county meat giselle goodman portland press herald writer via httpwwwlorencolemancom acton freezer home lisa pierce ground beef roasts frozen vegetables french fries even couple popsicles doesnt meat moose hit killed car nov 5 moose rightfully instead went neighbor lack embroiled fight york county sheriffs department get back says owed think deputy thought favor said pierce im woman neglected think would want moose gone know want compensated meat whether happens uncertain experience though highlights law mainers may aware get know peak time deerversuscar accidents animals mating season come woods law simple biggame carcass caught car moose deer bear goes person hits long law enforcement officer called scene vehicle damaged accident comes quite often maine say officials last year 4055 cases vehicles deer colliding maine roads 600 accidents involving moose according mark latti spokesman maine warden service state 14 million 215000 licensed hunters dont know many motor vehicle drivers would know dress moose said latti option keeping people valuable compensation damaged car farmgrown deer meat retail 8 20 per pound stores butchered dressed moose cant bought sold anywhere maine produce hundreds pounds food latti said comes moose law abused since inception 1991 every officer issue summons driver intentionally killing moose car kind hunting makes sense latti hitting moose even slow speed laughing matter large adult moose weigh 1500 pounds 9 feet tall since bulk weight hood level cars bodies often come crashing windshields collisions often crashes like damage vehicle people inside animal sometimes fatal 1998 latti said six mooserelated fatalities number moosehunting permits went 2000 3000 less maine three mooserelated fatalities 2000 one 2001 two year far said stephen mccausland spokesman maine public safety department pierce considers lucky three children car become part statistic early election day also feels cheated whole situation car totaled morning accident pierce taking two children neighbors son school 1991 dodge dynasty said going along 35 mph welltraveled road moose came nowhere time brain could see moose part windshield said pierce well aware law sat ambulance children treated cuts bruises thought moose four transferred hospital could deal said wasnt able follow animal later day inquired told deputy scene gave fullyracked bull moose neighbor showed tractor neighbor said subsequently offered moose 100 took carry away money didnt think spend time contacted attorney generals office nov 12 complain deputy giving moose away neighbors price gone another 300 cost butchering 450 pounds meat called york county chief deputy maurice ouellette complain compensated moose officers fault didnt ouellette told could give cash best could give next moose struck york county point time became issue wanting moose anymore wanting money ouellette said conversation similar one york county sheriff phil cote left pierce enraged feels issue gone beyond moose circumstances brought point surprising officials officers discretion said latti officer feels person cant immediately remove animal hes got think public safety people roadway someone worried children car last thing law enforcement officer wants ask wants moose maine state police trooper jeremy forbes said arrives accidents involve serious injury person issue gets animal deer moose becomes secondary priorities injuries getting people hospital said really hurt going hospital animal cant wait well probably give next person stops comforting pierce said deputy could come ambulance asked wanted moose boyfriend hunter nearby could easily taken care animal knows situation probably lost cause hopes people especially women experience people dont know law said standing rights big headache staff writer giselle goodman contacted 3244888 ggoodmanpressheraldcom unsubscribe group send email forteanaunsubscribeegroupscom use yahoo groups subject httpdocsyahoocominfoterms sun 01 dec 2002 182225 0500 zzzzteana hit bigfoot maine