bull moose no antlers

[sabmgb]

Ok, I'm not a moose hunter. I just read in OOD that a guy shot a bull moose with no antlers. He put a cow, tag on it by mistake that a hunting buddy had. they called the MNR to confuse to the mistake. They weren't charged but forced to give up moose and lose there points. I understand that license says COW, BULL or CALF, unlike deer that says antlerless. Wouldn't making moose tags the same as deer make more sense?

[trimmer21]

Ok, I'm not a moose hunter. I just read in OOD that a guy shot a bull moose with no antlers. He put a cow, tag on it by mistake that a hunting buddy had. they called the MNR to confuse to the mistake. They weren't charged but forced to give up moose and lose there points. I understand that license says COW, BULL or CALF, unlike deer that says antlerless. Wouldn't making moose tags the same as deer make more sense?

Short answer? Absolutely!

[chesapeake]

I have thought the same thing.

Having an antlerless tag would eliminate the cow calf misidentified situation.

How many times has that happened in the past??

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[trimmer21]

I have thought the same thing.

Having an antlerless tag would eliminate the cow calf misidentified situation.

How many times has that happened in the past??

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I'm told it's the most frequent call for service by CO's during the entire season.

[Matt86]

They did do that with the cow/calf tags,

[chesapeake]

Yes,

But there are still cow tags, the cow/calf and calf.

I'm not sure how you would determine the # of tags per WMU, but it was my understanding that misidentification is still an issue.

An antlered/antlerless tag system would help eliminate that.

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[Muskyhunter]

I believe several years ago there was a case near Timmins where somebody shot what they though was a Bull moose that was still in velvet. When they went to gut it they realized it was a Cow moose. MNR got involved but not sure what the final outcome was?

[Matt86]

Yes,

But there are still cow tags, the cow/calf and calf.

I'm not sure how you would determine the # of tags per WMU, but it was my understanding that misidentification is still an issue.

An antlered/antlerless tag system would help eliminate that.

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nope every cow tag is a cow/calf so you may shoot one or the other,
there are just calf tags,
And if you shoot a cow thinking it is a calf you shouldn't be in the bush moose hunting, if your not 100 percent sure its not a calf you don't shoot pretty simple.

[chesapeake]

I did not realize that when you had a cow tag, you could also use it on a calf. Really, I hadn't given a lot or any thought to that. That makes sense. Thank you for your clarification.

Agree 1000% that you need to identify your target before pulling a trigger or releasing an arrow. The problem is, I think it happens a lot in moose hunting where cows and calfs are misidentified.

I still think the antlerless tag would eliminate (at least help) that from happening.

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[Sam Menard]

I read that story the other day. He says that he put his friends tag on it… that’s a no-no. The tag holder has to attend the kill site and notch/affix the tag there - before the moose is moved.