Best odds for a tag

Ontario has always been hard to comprehend the draw system for moose. I once thought it would be cheaper to buy a tag off an outfitter when I lived and hunted there. I was under the impression archery was not a draw, and rifle was. Everyone got a calf tag.

Here you pick your 3 WMU's, pay 3.99 and if you draw you pay for your tag. No group hunts etc. You can buy unclaimed tags in August.
Simple, easy, not complicated.

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Originally Posted by GW11

The best way to get a bull tag is to organize a trip to NW Ontario with your group. Assuming you are all in pool 1, 5 guys should get you into the guaranteed group size for WMU 5 or 8.

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This. Otherwise you're giving away $55 every year to the government to basically hold a Pool 1 status.

Since you guys are in Ottawa, maybe see what the deal is with Quebec moose hunting?

I got a cow tag for wmu 49 last year by applying individually, thought I won the 649. Bad news the tag ended up in the soup.

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Originally Posted by Blackwolf

Ontario has always been hard to comprehend the draw system for moose. I once thought it would be cheaper to buy a tag off an outfitter when I lived and hunted there. I was under the impression archery was not a draw, and rifle was. Everyone got a calf tag.

Here you pick your 3 WMU's, pay 3.99 and if you draw you pay for your tag. No group hunts etc. You can buy unclaimed tags in August.
Simple, easy, not complicated.

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Alberta, and every other province with a moose hunt, also has a lot better moose/hunter ratio than Ontario. Im not saying our method is the best, but no other provinces system that im aware of (Quebec included) is plausible because of the hunter/moose ratio.

Definitely apply as a group. You have two chances to get the tag you desire. If your group doesn't recieve a tag, then each individual is entered in the draw for an individual tag. Two chances to win.