Well, the Maine moose draw results are out and this year, my wife and father got a cow tag so we're heading for the broccoli fields once again.

Congrats! Be sure and take plenty of pictures -- and remember to post them on AR...

Here's hoping your wife and father have a very successful hunt.

Congrats on getting a tag. I tried looking to see if I had any luck on the non resident tag but the site is down. Here's hoping 13 is lucky.

While this may be a can of worms I'll ask anyway:

gotta find the missus a rifle for this adventure. was thinking of looking for a used something or other, but I can probably get into a CZ 550 American in a caliber of your choice for the same price. she is a very strong girl and has some rifle shooting experience but not a lot. on top of it all, she's never drawn down on a game animal much less a larger one like a moose. and lest I forget, she'll be about 2 months post pregnancy as we are expecting a daughter in early August. jeez, a rifle in one hand and a baby in the other...

any recommendations as to caliber etc? I was thinking 308 winchester as some sort of a jumping off point or perhaps a 7 x 57.

whaddya think?

I've never killed a moose but don't see why one couldn't be taken cleanly with a 308 or a 7-08 shooting a heavy for calibre bullet. I don't imagine with either of those calibres, you'd need any of the magic bullets to get the job done. Just practice, practice, practice.
Oh, be sure and get a good pack board for the kid.

Either 6.5x55 or a 7x57 would be my first choice,preferably in full stock.

It might be a bit on the expensive side but a Browning BLR in .30-06 would work fine. That would take out quite a bit of recoil. Don't know exactly what Browing has out but....
I'd use 180 grainers as well. A guy who used to hunt moose with us had one and he was quite successful with it. He had a bad shoulder so could not take a lot of recoil. Just my thoughts. Bear in Fairbanks

i've taken all my moose with a 270 win, but a 308 would do just fine.

Sounds like you should have a lot of moose meat, let me know if you want me to take some off your hands.
How many applied for cow tags and how many were given?

Best of luck!