Does anyone know when they post the actual success rate information?
I did NOT get a tag in 64A, yet last year they had 100% rate in 64A. I am curious to see what happened this year.
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Does anyone know when they post the actual success rate information?
I did NOT get a tag in 64A, yet last year they had 100% rate in 64A. I am curious to see what happened this year.
Nothing for 76.. bucks beware.lol
This year, the quota for 64A was 1400 antlerless tags. Last year 1936 people applied for 64A for their first choice while 1387 people applied for their second choice. Last year the quota was 2100 though, so the success rate on first choice was 100%. Assuming the same number of people applied this year, with the reduced quota, the success rate on first choice would be about 72%. This year's success rate will be posted in next year's hunting regs. I applied to 64A as well, but I haven't called in to hear the results.
Edit - just called and I got shafted too in 64A. It's going to be a tough season I guess.
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Originally Posted by scarkner
yyooo in 57....
Bucks only this fall.
Looks like a wall hanger for me in 58. 3rd year in a row.
doe tag in 65 lets get it !!
I suspect that the number of applicants in 64A will actually be up quite a bit from last year, since it showed "100% success" that likely attracted a lot of people (like myself) who hunt multiple WMU's and always have trouble deciding. My other WMU only had about a 40% success rate - so of course I changed to 64A as my number one.Quote:
Originally Posted by rf2
first time applying and success in 60!
We are 2 for 3 in 65.Quote:
Originally Posted by big jon
I was successful in 61!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's 4 in my camp that I know of!!!!
It's always more or less the same number of applicants, year after year. If you do have the option of hunting more than one WMU, then keep an eye on the MNR website as the deadline for applying approaches. A couple of weeks before the deadline they post the tag quotas, which you can use with the previous year's summary to determine where your best chance of getting a validation tag is. I've been doing that for a few years now, so I knew the chance in 64A was going to be about 70%. This was still better than my other option, so I applied in 64A. Sometimes you are just unlucky though...Quote:
Originally Posted by scarkner
Sorry guys, I gotta vent...
For the first eight years or so that I have been hunting with my current partner, we have been getting an antler less tag every second year. Four years running one without. I figure the next year we gets tag, it will be both of us getting one and we will see a whole pile of bucks instead of the many does we see and won't need the tags.
End of vent. Thanks for understanding...
So far - 4 (tags) for 10 (gang members) in 63A.
I know for a fact one guy didn't apply, when he went to apply for his tags he forgot the zone we were in so he applied for his home WMU instead. I have a feeling another, at least, two guys didn't apply either (or missed the deadline) even though we were adamant they had to apply.
Is there any way, in the future, to get proof from gang members to make sure everyone is applying? I mean seriously, this affects all our hunts.
We are 0 for 10 in WMU 49. Really shocking. We haven't been without a doe tag in over a decade... Im curious if the other 49ers here had better luck. Rather the herds were hit really badly (which is totally expected with our last winter... but i would of assumed the reduced quotas would come next year) or we just have terrible luck. :(
jweese, Out of 15 guys in our camp. No one got a tag in 50. We all applied. We send out reminders for both moose and deer. Helps that most of us hunt moose together as well.
We know of 1 person outside of our camp that has got a antlerless tag this year. We are very close with 2 other camps in the area. So lets say they have 10 people/camp. That is 1 tag for 35 people.
Last year all but 1 got a tag in our camp. Here is where it hurts the most. In the last 4 years we have seen 3 bucks. 2 of them were last year. We average seeing around 15-20 doe per year. MNR cut WMU 50 by 60% this year.
Sorry I am still scratching my head at the numbers.
Good luck to everyone this year.. I know I will be dogging my hardest this upcoming season.
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Originally Posted by jweese
If the application is done online you get a page displayed which they tell you to print/save for your records. I saved both of mine (regular application and additional tag purchase). Just checked, the "regular" purchase receipt... clearly shows when the license was purchased, which WMU's I chose for choice 1/2. You save an HTML file, and it's easy enough for guys to PDF that and send it to the group.Quote:
Originally Posted by jweese
And if you sign in online to check draw results it will show which WMU's you entered, and success/unsuccessful result. If someone failed to enter the draw, they wouldn't even get a result.
Our gang created a private Facebook group to discuss the hunt and things related to it. Only seen by those members who are invited to the group. It's an easy way to "remind" others of the approaching deadlines. ;) Of course you have to be on Facebook, and lots of people aren't (what are you... some sort of terrorist?). With the ability to buy licenses online now, it's easy to remind people on Facebook and then get your license at the same time. Of course you need a credit card... everyone has an excuse why options won't work for them (no computer, no internet, no credit card, no balance available...). The big advantage to the online system, you can triple check you're picking the correct WMU an instant before you buy, you can buy when out-of-province (some of our gang work out of province for portions of the year).
One member of our group has been entering the same WMU since they started the draw process. (Forgive me... I'm a 3rd year hunter... I don't know how the system used to work decades ago). Apparently, since the inception of the antlerless draw, he has NEVER gotten an antlerless tag for his WMU. This year, 4/6 in camp (wmu61) got antlerless... he still didn't get one. His son got one... I have to assume he's doing it properly if he mentored his son and now the son enters and gets tags.
I'd be scratching my head as well. We're hearing about plenty of guys in 63a not getting tags, but for the third year in a row I've got my tag, and so has my brother-in-law. It doesn't seem to make much sense, although I'm not complaining.Quote:
Originally Posted by krismerry
I'm seeing what you're seeing however - out of the two bucks we've seen in the last two years (and they're BIG bucks) we're seeing 20 different does, and various fawns. High doe numbers, low buck numbers. It makes you wonder where they're getting their tag numbers from, in reality.
The problem I see, at least for 63a, is the zone size is so large - the deer population could be completely different depending on which end of the zone you're in.
53a. No doe tag for me.
This is crazy - I have cameras up again this year and the doe population looks even more healthy than before. Never failed to receive an antlerless tag in the past.
WTH is going on over at the MNR? What is the science behind this?
No tag for me in 49 also......was up last week and seen lots of deer......don't know where they are getting there numbers from.....doesn't seem right to me to cut the quota in half....
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Originally Posted by Naiscoot
I got one for 65.
I got mine for 78 and we have lots of does that need to be culled
both my buddy and I have an extra tag along with my dad so we may trim the population a bit come Oct 1
Dan
I've got one for 91, bows only. I'm a first time deer hunter, Let me know if your looking for a tag along...
Our camp in #49 drew one doe tag this year. Last year everybody drew one and we could all have purchased additional surplus tags so in theory we could have legally killed 10 doe for 5 hunters. We only chose to shoot bucks though as we are seeing a decrease in our herd. We will not fill the doe tag unless an accident/mistake happens and someone shoots a doe by mistake. Obviously our local Deer Biologist is being very cautious and cut way back and we are thankful for that. If he hadn't adjusted and we were to get nailed with another harsh winter this year it could take a decade for the herds to bounce back. Based on the summer we are having I wouldn't be surprised to see snow starting to accumulate in October this year.....LoL.
I got mine for 73 and we got 3 for the camp in 56
1 for 3 in 53A. Very happy to have gotten one.
1 for 1 in 78...
3 guys in 42. No tags. My neighbor and his son both got tags in 42. They are my new best friends! lol
2 of 5 got tags for our group in 49.
Could you tell me where I could look for it? I had searched through MNR website thoroughly but couldn't find it.Quote:
Originally Posted by rf2
Thanks
It used to be on a page that was titled " information updates for hunters" but they have recently revamped the MNR site, and since then, I can not longer find it either. I downloaded the 2014 tag quotas, so I have that if you want to see it, but it won't do much good now. Hopefully they will post it on this page next year, but if not, I will send them a message requesting the information because it is useful.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkD
Thanks for the reply and explanation. I actually need it for Control Deer Hunt now.
What do you think can I request this info for Control Deer?
Thanks
I have no idea about the controlled deer hunt. I've never participated, so I don't even know if they have ever posted the quotas beforehand. It wouldn't hurt to ask them though. While you are at it, you might as well ask about what their plans are for next year for the quotas for the regular antlerless draw. Please post the answers.
Do you know any specific number I should call for this?
You could try this page:
https://www.ontario.ca/contact-us, which has an online form and also lists the toll free number.
Or maybe someone from this directory:
http://www.infogo.gov.on.ca/infogo/o...9108&locale=en
74b me and the wife got 2 ea
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by rf2
First link doesn't work, the second contains a number of directions. I called several numbers... One is not in service (???), all other consistently respond with answering machine. One saying 'I will return your call in three (???!!!) business day'... So I'm supposed to sit over my phone and wait for three business days?
I'm ended up by sending e-mail.
Re: the first link, tryQuote:
Originally Posted by MarkD
http://www.ontario.ca/environment-an...lation-updates, then go to the very top, on the right - you will find the "contact us" link
No joy for me in either 65 or 63B. Buck tag just arrived in the mail.
First time deer hunter. Applied in 42 where my parents have property and got it. Unfortunately don't have much time off in the fall, hoping to make it up for a couple weekends.
Not adverse to taking on an apprentice role.
We don't save the does for the wolves. We shot a good buck last year, and we got him opening day, in front of the hounds . However my concern is the lack of fawns, and the number of dry does. We have hunted in 63A for over 100 years, not many fawns. Lots of wolf kills in the winter, I snowmobile the area around Barrett Chute frequently. 63A is a big area, has a huge mix of land. MNR rely on our hunt camp reports extensively. Have a good hunt and buy a bear tag.Quote:
Originally Posted by jweese
I got a doe tag for 60 after goingwithout for 3 years, not really bothered either way, there seems tobe no shortage of deer in the area.
I sure hope I can still deer hunt when I'm over 100 years old. !!!!! LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuart22