Best odds for a tag

[Blackwolf]

Ontario has always been hard to comprehend the draw system for moose. I once thought it would be cheaper to buy a tag off an outfitter when I lived and hunted there. I was under the impression archery was not a draw, and rifle was. Everyone got a calf tag.

Here you pick your 3 WMU's, pay 3.99 and if you draw you pay for your tag. No group hunts etc. You can buy unclaimed tags in August.
Simple, easy, not complicated.

[x_xeon_x]

The best way to get a bull tag is to organize a trip to NW Ontario with your group. Assuming you are all in pool 1, 5 guys should get you into the guaranteed group size for WMU 5 or 8.

This. Otherwise you're giving away $55 every year to the government to basically hold a Pool 1 status.

Since you guys are in Ottawa, maybe see what the deal is with Quebec moose hunting?

[hunter391]

I got a cow tag for wmu 49 last year by applying individually, thought I won the 649. Bad news the tag ended up in the soup.

[blasted_saber]

Ontario has always been hard to comprehend the draw system for moose. I once thought it would be cheaper to buy a tag off an outfitter when I lived and hunted there. I was under the impression archery was not a draw, and rifle was. Everyone got a calf tag.

Here you pick your 3 WMU's, pay 3.99 and if you draw you pay for your tag. No group hunts etc. You can buy unclaimed tags in August.
Simple, easy, not complicated.

Alberta, and every other province with a moose hunt, also has a lot better moose/hunter ratio than Ontario. Im not saying our method is the best, but no other provinces system that im aware of (Quebec included) is plausible because of the hunter/moose ratio.

[jtomas]

Definitely apply as a group. You have two chances to get the tag you desire. If your group doesn't recieve a tag, then each individual is entered in the draw for an individual tag. Two chances to win.