Moose draw opens April 1

[greatwhite]

So if my son started entering the draw, how many years would it take to get enough points to get a license for WMU 48?

[BPR 30-06]

So if my son started entering the draw, how many years would it take to get enough points to get a license for WMU 48?

15 yrs for a bull tag
22 yrs for Cow/Calf tag

[greatwhite]

Wow he would be 35 - 42 years old and I would probably be well... pretty much dead like between 70 - 77 years old.

15 yrs for a bull tag
22 yrs for Cow/Calf tag

[Matt86]

Bull tag for 48 last year was 25 points not 15.
Him being young is a perfect time to start going north on spring and fall fishing, bear and grouse trips learning areas, find a area with moose that requires 5 or 6 points and you have fun finding a place to hunt while hunting and fishing and your set.

[werner.reiche]

Wow he would be 35 - 42 years old and I would probably be well... pretty much dead like between 70 - 77 years old.

Bull Bow 15
Bull Gun 25
Calf All Season 6
Cow/calf Bow 9
Cow/calf Gun 22

The column after "Primary 1" is the number of points needed for that tag.
2024 48 Bull Bow Primary 1 15 21 2 2 2
2024 48 Bull Gun Primary 1 25 12 10 10 7
2024 48 Calf All Seasons Primary 1 6 13 4 4 4
2024 48 Cow/calf Bow Primary 1 9 17 16 16 11
2024 48 Cow/calf Gun Primary 1 22 6 3 3 1

[finsfurfeathers]

Wow he would be 35 - 42 years old and I would probably be well... pretty much dead like between 70 - 77 years old.

Not to complicate the system further but seems a "family tag" might be something to consider. All the members of a family throw their points in together for one tag and reset everyone back to zero.

[TroutSlayer]

Not to complicate the system further but seems a "family tag" might be something to consider. All the members of a family throw their points in together for one tag and reset everyone back to zero.

What would determine family? Address or DNA tests? My brother lives in SSM and Dad in Cape Breton.

[Matt86]

How would a family tag make it any easier to draw other the handicapping the odd individual or group of 2 that doesn't have family.
the tags in areas south are always going to be hard to draw, changing the way you apply wont make it any easier people will just get more family to get their license and apply.
Individual is the most fair plain and simple. One day every one is going to get there chance unless you die before then, so if your worried about that you almost have to decide is holding out for 20 years worth it or should I go north farther where I can go every 5 years, get a group of 6 and you can go every year to a unit that takes 5 points.
People willing to work for it will always find a way to get a tag and go hunting nothing comes easy in life.

[werner.reiche]

How would a family tag make it any easier to draw other the handicapping the odd individual or group of 2 that doesn't have family.
the tags in areas south are always going to be hard to draw, changing the way you apply wont make it any easier people will just get more family to get their license and apply.
Individual is the most fair plain and simple. One day every one is going to get there chance unless you die before then, so if your worried about that you almost have to decide is holding out for 20 years worth it or should I go north farther where I can go every 5 years, get a group of 6 and you can go every year to a unit that takes 5 points.
People willing to work for it will always find a way to get a tag and go hunting nothing comes easy in life.

I think the major underlying issue with the moose is the bear/wolf predators and the native hunting. Trying to manage the moose through white hunter tag allocation is a very difficult task. That said, Ontario continuing to hang on to party moose hunting makes that task much more difficult. I am not aware of anywhere else in the world where there is a party hunting system in place for a high demand big game tag. I think the Ontario moose tag system will be a mess until we let go of the party hunt.

[greatwhite]

Either way for a gun hunt I will likely be to old or dead.

But bow is possible at least for me to see my son hunt. He's a dead shot with the crossbow.

I will show him the stats.