From the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department

-- Nearly a third of New Hampshire's moose hunters were successful during the first two days of the season, achieving a 32 percent success rate on the opening weekend of the hunt.

On Oct. 16 and 17, a total of 127 moose were taken by moose hunters statewide - 89 bulls and 38 cows.

The biggest moose was a 970-pound bull, dressed weight, with an antler spread of 58 inches, taken Oct. 17 in WMU-E2 by Leslie Fox of Peterborough, N.H.

New Hampshire's nine-day moose hunt continues through Oct. 24.  

This year, more than 14,000 people entered the moose hunt lottery for a chance to win one of the 395 permits drawn for the New Hampshire moose hunt.  

For more about moose hunting in New Hampshire, including a list of check stations, visit http://www.huntnh.com/Hunting/Hunt_species/hunt_moose.htm.