Changes were needed as moose…

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.