I hunt in WMU 42. Hunted…

I hunt in WMU 42. Hunted there before any roads and still walk the bush. I hunt for a week and still see about 10 moose per year. Hardly anyone walks the bush any more. The problem in my area is the clear cuts. The moose get slaughtered there. I see mostly natives hunting in the area now where in the past hardly any. I told my son as soon as the bush grows up they will be gone. The natives take mostly adults, I don't recall ever seeing them with a calf.
Deer population is way down from where it was a few years ago. Not sure why but I just don't see the tracks I used to.
Every single balsam is dead and gone in the last 5 years. Some areas are completely void of trees for a 100 feet or so. Not sure to what extent moose browse on them so can't say if that has anything to do with it. New ones 2-3 feet high are coming up.
New way of cutting the trees doesn't leave the food source it used to. They snip the tree off at the bottom and put it in a pile. Then a skidder picks up the pile and drags it to the road where a machine rips off all the branches and creates a pile which they burn. Little trees start to grow and they spray them. Beaver dams are broken to build the roads, np water. No water, no food...no moose.
Area 42 is already 2-3 adult moose tags. Basically closed to non natives. I still enjoy spending the time with my extended family and being outdoors but I expect you will be taking that away soon too.