The pace of Maine’s 1994 moose hunt slowed somewhat Wednesday, but hunters continued to keep the tagging stations busy on the third day of the six-day event.

Hunters claimed 177 moose Wednesday, 133 less than Tuesday’s count and six fewer than the same day in 1993. The three-day total reached 894, which easily beat last year’s 704 count.

Of the 1,200 hunters holding moose permits, only 306 (25 percent) have yet to bag a moose with three full days of hunting left.

Mon. Tues. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Total

Greenville (Bulls) 114 99 47 260

(Cows) 11 15 8 34

Ashland (Bulls) 51 35 25 111

(Cows) 8 7 6 21

Houlton (Bulls) 15 11 7 33

(Cows) 5 4 0 9

Eagle Lake (Bulls) 20 16 16 52

(Cows) 2 1 3 6

Medway (Bulls) 64 43 22 129

(Cows) 5 11 9 27

Enfield (Bulls) 8 7 2 17

(Cows) 2 0 2 4

Wesley (Bulls) 9 7 6 22

(Cows) 1 1 0 2

Rangeley (Bulls) 24 14 7 45

(Cows) 3 5 1 9

Solon (Bulls) 27 17 10 54

(Cows) 5 2 0 7

Eustis (Bulls) 24 7 2 33

(Cows) 4 3 0 7

Topsfield (Bulls) 4 3 3 10

(Cows) 1 0 1 2

Total (Bulls) 360 *261 147 *768

(Cows) 47 49 30 126

Overall Total 407 *310 177 *894

*-wardens have registered two bulls