Moose Management changes 2020/2021

[dilly]

https://www.ontario.ca/page/tentativ...unting-seasons

Thanks biflora. That’s the list I was looking at. Near as I can tell, the moose season is back to back with deer in many areas.

[sawbill]

The lack of logging has resulted in habitat loss. I don’t see that changing any time soon.

Rick, I think there's two sides of that argument. While I agree habitat created through logging is good thing, it also means more road access for hunters thereby lessening places moose have to hide.

[benner]

Judging by what I am reading only cow or bull tags will reset your points not calf tags??? Points will be awarded based on the total number of years a hunter has applied and been unsuccessful in the draw. Continuous applications aren’t required. Being issued a bull or cow tag through the draw or receiving a tag transfer will reset a hunter’s points to zero in that year.

[JUDGE]

I wonder how far back they go , I have purchased moose tags about 10 times over the last 20 years.
Never been sucessful yet.

[FishHog]

I wonder how far back they go , I have purchased moose tags about 10 times over the last 20 years.
Never been sucessful yet.

I can't find where I read it but I'm sure I read "the last 5 years". But don't quote me on that until I find it again.

[pand]

Does anyone know the answer to this? or the best place to send emails for questions?

This is straight forward, if you applied the last 5 years you have 5 pts. Now, if you applied the last 2 years, skipped a year (didn't apply)then appiled the two previous years to the skipped year. Would you have 2 points or 4 points?

[impact]

Does anyone know the answer to this? or the best place to send emails for questions?

This is straight forward, if you applied the last 5 years you have 5 pts. Now, if you applied the last 2 years, skipped a year (didn't apply)then appiled the two previous years to the skipped year. Would you have 2 points or 4 points?

I have the same questions and this is their answer for now....

"Detailed information on the new points-based process will be published in the coming months."

[Quack_Kills]

Does anyone know the answer to this? or the best place to send emails for questions?

This is straight forward, if you applied the last 5 years you have 5 pts. Now, if you applied the last 2 years, skipped a year (didn't apply)then appiled the two previous years to the skipped year. Would you have 2 points or 4 points?

In your scenario you would have 4 points. This is the info posted in the ERO decision.

"Points will be awarded based on the total number of years a hunter has applied and been unsuccessful in the draw. Continuous applications aren’t required. Being issued a bull or cow tag through the draw or receiving a tag transfer will reset a hunter’s points to zero in that year." https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-0405

[pand]

Thanks for that - i didn't see that on the other page.

[McKenzie]

A nonresident can still hunt with a family member, but he/she can’t enter the draw. They can party hunt with the resident hunter that has a tag. A bit better, but not much.
It sounds to me that the cost of a moose hunt has gone up....15 to apply, 35 for a licence, then more for a tag if successful ???

If you are getting an adult moose tag every year it is definitely going up. If you hunt a WMU where moose numbers and tag numbers are lower you are probably not paying much more and maybe even less. I have paid $50 per year for the last 5 years in WMU 39. I have not got an adult moose tag and I have left the calves alone because I want the moose population to grow in the area. $250 donation over those years. This year if I don't get a tag then I will only be paying $15 for the draw. If it takes me 10 years to accrue enough points for a tag in the future that means I have paid $150 for draw entries over that time plus $35 for a license in the 10th year and $200 at most for the tag in the 10th year. A total of $385 over 10 years as opposed to the $500 I would pay with the system that we currently have. I hope that the new system will help the moose population grow so that I can start to get more frequent tags and the 10 year scenario become obsolete. But honestly I think if we want the populations to grow this is one of the improvements we need to see in the system.