Moose draw opens April 1

[Sam Menard]

Primary draw runs all month with results released in mid-May.

[cantgetright]

Tags were cut back by over half in my wmu. Figures, I was set to draw a bull tag next year likely. Should have just went after a cow last year.

[Matt86]

Tags were cut back by over half in my wmu. Figures, I was set to draw a bull tag next year likely. Should have just went after a cow last year.

What area was that?
Seen area 50 tags increased by about 50 percent

[hunterforever]

And I don’t see a solution to the unclaimed tags after the second round. It was what 3000 tags left unclaimed last year? Did I miss some update?


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[Matt86]

And I don’t see a solution to the unclaimed tags after the second round. It was what 3000 tags left unclaimed last year? Did I miss some update?


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There will be no change this year, Next year will be the first year of a potential change for the unclaimed tag situation, sucks but is what it is.

[cantgetright]

What area was that?
Seen area 50 tags increased by about 50 percent

wmu 28
bull dropped from 156 to 69, cow/calf 114 to 34 and calf 447 to 249

[DanE]

it's basically a lifetime tag for me where I hunt

[Charleton]

Looks like last year there were 16,309 total tags, and this year there are 15,076. Total decrease of about 8%.
Bull tags (both gun and bow) decreased by 11%, from 4,663 to 4,170

[Matt86]

Moose Harvest numbers were down compared to last 3 years 3134 total, 1839 bulls, 846 cows and 449 calves. I would imagine the native population puts up some pretty big harvest numbers.
Fact calves are still being shot is ridiculous to me.
But the decline maybe a result in tags dropping,
Been told by a very reliable source 15B tags will be dropping after this year for 2026 season. But time will tell

[alfoldivandor]

In Wmu 25 in 12 years only 4 wolf
got harvested I do not wonder why Moose numbers falling , never mind the native live them alone …
The real problem is that the predators not getting harvested as much as Moose getting harvested…

Moose Harvest numbers were down compared to last 3 years 3134 total, 1839 bulls, 846 cows and 449 calves. I would imagine the native population puts up some pretty big harvest numbers.
Fact calves are still being shot is ridiculous to me.
But the decline maybe a result in tags dropping,
Been told by a very reliable source 15B tags will be dropping after this year for 2026 season. But time will tell