Comment
Changes were needed as moose hunters were unhappy with the present system.
There were no open house sessions held in WMU 28, one of the most popular WMUs, a session should have been held in Kirkland Lake or Temiskaming Shores.
The proposed system does little to encourage new hunters.
Applicants should not loose points because they received a surplus tag. These hunters were unsuccessful in the regular draw and just wanted to be able to hunt adult moose. They were forced to go to a distant and unfamiliar WMU where there were not too many moose ie WMU 21A.
For the Cow/Calf tag to be effective, the cow season must align with calf season.
The new system will need to be reviewed in 3 or 4 years.
Licenced hunters are only one aspect of the declining moose numbers.
Submitted September 26, 2019 10:22 PM
Comment on
Improvements to moose management as part of the Moose Management Review
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019-0405
Comment ID
35005
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