Hi: I just was made aware of…

Hi:
I just was made aware of the proposed chnages from a firend as I don't usally follow all the political and miss management issues and was speaking with a friends of mine and they also were not awera of this changes. It seem you process only gets the attantion of the ratical groups that would not be happy with what ever is proposed.

There are some proposed changes the seem to be good and others that will not make any differnce. I have been hunting moose since 1972 and as others in Ontario watched the slow deline of the moose population. As I have watched the mismanagement of the fishing across ontairo paticularly in northern parts of the province.

I don't agree with the proposed chnages to bring back calf season in select WMU or remove the 1 to 2 no calf season in others. If the moose population is at an all time low then restrict all calf hunting.

Bow hunters and Gun hunters should have the same oppertunities, as currently and in your poroposed changes bow hunters are allowed the prime moose hunting times. Thsi leads to the lenght of the seasons if the most populated ares of Ontario can be ahppy with a 1 to 2 week season why in your right mind do you have a 2 and half month season in the northern part.

The outfitters only operate fro the 1 to 2 weeks currently as due to frezze up and if that works for them and for resident hunters in the south why does it not work in the northern parts? As all locals in these ares wait till end of season to go hunting when the moose have yarded up, which does not seem to fit with any of your proposed chnages to increase the moose population.

As I mentioned early I have hunted moose for 50 plus years and watched the deline and the fishing
in the lake nipissing area also deline due to missmanagent and polictical influnce and not giving a care what hppens in the short time frame and 30 to 40 years later trying to fix things when it is to late.

Some time drastic chnages are need and peopole have to stand up and implement them. But as I have watch the process fo how wildlife is managed in this Province I dont see things changing any time in the near future.