Hi It is interesting that…

Hi

It is interesting that the way I found out about these changes is through someone who is on Facebook.
Even then I had to perform a major search on the Ontario government website to find these proposed changes.

There is no link online on the MNRF website nor the hunting regulations summary.

Why is this located on the environmental registry website? Hunting would normally not look at this site for moose info.

If the MNRF are sincere about public input, they should have links on the MNRF website or the regulations.

Social media should not be the primary source public notification.

I was on the MNRF website several times in May 2019 and there was no information about public input to moose management.

I did find 'moose harvest management guidelines' updated July 2019. It had no reference to the environmental registry. The link is below

Having said this, the proposed changes should be delayed until proper public notification is given.

I believe that the government will spend a lot of money changing the tag allocation system with little result.
Moose quotas should be based on 100% fill rate. Lowering quotas based on this will impact moose populations. We can then make tag transfers within a group more flexible up to season opening. It will encourage more group applicants. Group leader could be the one getting the tag and everyone else in the group is dropped from the draw.

As far as 'ghost hunters', people apply but do not hunt for several reasons: 1) Aug 1 is too late to submit holidays at their place of employment if they receive a tag 2) they keep applying because some year they may hunt with that group.

This proposed new tag allocation system creates more uncertainty for the traditional groups.

Restricting the calf harvest in some way will ensure more calves become adults.

There is no mention of outfitter tags and the impact on the moose harvest.
How are tags allocated to outfitters? How does the outfitter 'share system' work?
This outfitter system gives an unfair advantage to hunters will to pay the high price for a tag. It also gives an advantage to non-residents with money.
If these outfitter tags are eliminated and/or given to residents only, the revenue brought to the economy will be neutral.

Thank you