It has always been the…

It has always been the Ontario Goverment's belief that moose hunting is a group activity, and that applicants were always encouraged to apply as a group. I'm dismayed at the fact that this new policy states "Eliminate the group application component of the allocation process. Each hunter would apply to the moose tag allocation process by themselves and be treated as an individual based on their own draw history"

I think if a group of 5 applicants always hunts together (as my group does, for the past 20 years), they should have the opportunity to combine their "points" so as to increase their chances of getting a tag. This would encourage hunters to apply as part of a group. Once their group is issued a tag, everyone from that group is removed from that draw.

There are groups of 5 that currently don't meet the guaranteed group size and do not draw a tag, and then there are groups of 5 that all apply individually and may end up with two or more tags (this currently happens).
I think if a group is honest and says all 5 will be hunting together they should get preference in the application process over a group of 5 who are dishonest and all apply as individual hunters. Who out there is going off into the bush for a week and hunting a moose by themselves?

I would hope that you would reconsider and allow group hunting applications.