Daniel Krebs - Come on down

Because the Beaverton, Mich., man's name was the first one called in the 2008 moose lottery drawing. He was one of 295 hunters from out of state who got a nonresident permit.

A small army showed up at the Kittery Trading Post on Thursday night to hear various officials and volunteers read 3,015 names. (For those of you checking my math that means 2,720 hunters from Maine got permits)

No one here is sure why they come. Any minute now, I will have the names online. So will the state. And other various media will publish the names.

But it's a fun atmosphere. Various groups have booths. There are raffles. And there was even free samples of moose meat in case you needed a preview of what could fill up your freezer this year.

Before I go I have to thank some people. Mark Osterman of the DIFW was responsible for getting the names sent to us. Deborah Turcotte, of DIFW, and Julie-lynn Belon, of Kittery Trading Post, were very helpful getting me the info I needed. And Bob Adams, a KTP technician, set me up with this Internet connection in no time flat.