What's wrong with our Moose herd?

[johny]

Sorry but I don't agree with you on this..... I can see a market for this. No proof but there are lots of different types of people in this world and suspect more than a few of them would be happy to take them up on this offer.

I agree that there is a market for losers who buy antlers.
Including fenced in game farms.
But meat?
Really?
Moose and deer are great but beef is better.
Does anyone really pay outfitters/FN/travel just for meat that someone else shot?

Buying antlers by testosterone deficient losers---yes, it happens.
But meat only- hard to believe.

[SK33T3R]

Sorry but I don't agree with you on this..... I can see a market for this. No proof but there are lots of different types of people in this world and suspect more than a few of them would be happy to take them up on this offer.

I have to disagree also. I don't know how prevalent it is BUT I can see a market for illegal moose. There are many out there willing to pay for wild game.

I'm very successful here in my area with deer and I know firsthand about a market out there. Every year someone asks me to shoot a deer for them. They all offer to pay! These are not fellow hunters but just acquaintances at the arena, the local Timmies, etc. I politely tell them I can't and I won't.

[jaycee]

I have to disagree also. I don't know how prevalent it is BUT I can see a market for illegal moose. There are many out there willing to pay for wild game.

I'm very successful here in my area with deer and I know firsthand about a market out there. Every year someone asks me to shoot a deer for them. They all offer to pay! These are not fellow hunters but just acquaintances at the arena, the local Timmies, etc. I politely tell them I can't and I won't.

There definitely is a market for illegal game meat, not only moose but deer also.
Quite a few years ago at a stockyards not far away that used to have sales on Wed. nights , [no longer in business ] you could buy from a certain person out of the back of his van, illegally killed deer price was dependent on whether it was a buck, doe or fawn.

A certain person in the Guelph area , was killing deer on his farm mainly at night and the meat was sold to an abattoir around Arnprior that was owned by a relative, he / they were caught and charged by the MNR. pleaded guilty and settled out of court as he was well known around Guelph due to his line of work.

[redd foxx]

http://www.muskokaregion.com/news-st...ing-operation/

Check this one out.

[Nontypical]

What a joke, 5000$ fine and 30 days in jail, give me a break. They gotta nail these guys to the freaking wall.

[bushman]

Apparently Johnny, you seem to have a different perspective on this than most of us!!

This old fella loved moose and it was less than half the price of beef. He wasn't a tourist, looking for antlers!!!! He was 3 hours from home and was getting the hunting trip. His main priority was meat for the winter. He even told me to shoot a bull , given the chance , he would tag it and split it with me. I could have filled his tag but didn't. I did however admire his mojo! Mid to upper 70,s, huntin alone in the middle of nowhere. Alternating between 4 wheeler and canoe. His hunting partner had passed on 3 months before the hunt.

So to sum it up,, it has, does and still is happening!!! Contrary to what "some" would like to believe!!