Thank you for taking my…

Thank you for taking my comments.

I am a member of a registered hunt camp with the MNRF. We have more than 12 members. Does this mean if we are successful in the tag allocation system we have to tell 2 members that they cannot hunt moose. Further to this we have members that have (sons, daughters, grand children) that are up and coming hunters and normally come up for a day or 2 during the hunt. If we have a maximum of 10 hunters in a party, the inclusion of our next generation hunters could be in jeopardy.

Will there be economic gains to the southern regions that will be having an early bow season? With the tags allotted to the bow season coming out of the gun season quota for that WMU will this potential economic gain be just a wash as you will most likely have fewer hunters in the gun season due to the lack of tags allocated. Additionally this could hurt the economic gains currently enjoyed in the north as bowhunters will be moving their hunts to the southern WMU’s if successful in the tag allocation system.

As a member of a registered hunt camp, if all members are unsuccessful in the tag allocation system then the hunt is canceled. We have no interest in applying for or hunting in a region different from the WMU our camp is in. At least today we would have the option to hunt for a calf. Again an impact to the economic growth for the region

If a group only has a cow/calf tag in the new tag allocation system and a cow and calf come out to hunter and the cow is shot the calf has to be left alone. I question the survival rate of calves in their first year without a cow. Under the new rules we are shooting one moose but are we leaving the other to the wolves or other without the cow.
Under today’s system we would have the opportunity to harvest both if we have a cow tag and have other hunters in the group with calf tag.

Lastly, I have always struggled that a single person would require a moose tag. Especially in the central and southern regions. I can’t imagine there is a lot of sustenance hunters in those regions. I know other regions and I think Ontario did this at one point where 2-3 hunters had to be attached to one moose tag. If we took this system, in addition to your points system, I think that would allow you folks to keep your tag quotas where you want, have the tags spread out to more hunters and not impact the economy in hunting regions.

Thank you for taking the time to read my comments