Autumn Clark, a hunter from Swanville, was drawn for a zone 6 moose permit last year, but at 36 weeks pregnant, she was granted a medical deferment to hunt in 2025. When the season rolled around, she set out for the hunt with a unique challenge: carrying her 11-month-old daughter, Ophelia, on her back.

While bringing her baby along to scout, call and pack the moose out made the hunt more challenging, Clark felt it was important to include Ophelia in the experience.

Clark, who had scouted the area back in 2015 for a successful bull moose hunt, knew the region fairly well, but she still spent a month scouting for the hunt.

With many road hunters in the area, Clark, along with her subpermittee and another friend, decided to move to a more secluded area for their evening sit, which was a bo

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