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I do not agree with the point system for all WMU's in the province. That point system maybe good for southern units where there are a lot of hunter applicants for tags, but the current group allocation system works perfectly fine in the northern units where there are sufficient tags and less applicants. I have not heard any complaints in Northwestern WMU that my group hunts from any hunters that apply in groups , maybe only the hunters that want a moose to themselves. In that case go purchase a tag from an outfitter. In my opinion this new point system will be a mess.A hybrid system using both methods could be used on a individual WMU basis, I like the pool 1 and pool 2 hunter with a guaranteed group number. Completely close the calf hunt or allocate a few tags to be drawn in the WMU's, eliminate quotas on wolves and stop the save the woodland caribou at the cost of moose theme. Then do some real surveys on a yearly basis to look at populations. Also the proposed 3km limit instead of 5km is just for the CO's, to try to make criminals of hunters just looking to harvest 1 moose between 10 guys after travelling 2000 km from southern Ont. The current 5km is sufficient and reasonable for a 10 man group. My group hunts hard and has been successful for 25 years and every year I have to listen to CO's question my group like we did something wrong. I hope the MNRF and BGMAC take a deeper look. Just my two cents. Cheers Ladies and Gentlemen