I have had some interesting conversations from the arm chair in the last 2 weeks since I cannot get to the highlands and talk to the birds
or beavers
etc with some first nations hunters that are also good customers or really their mrs are
and all are saying the same last year they didnot even get close to what they required or wanted to take and say their harvest is down over 75% In fact some first time ever got NONE
Deer are coming back and have taken over where moose were and they are seeing brain worm and moose are very very scarce this year even worse than last and only a few pockets remain
Also said in their reserve none have been taken so far and the ones they say hunt properly ( not sure what that means ) don't start until 10-14 days prior to the start of the regular season
Added since covid and the crazy prices many are now being taken illegally when they enter the villages ( way more than ever) by locals to a degree never seen before which makes perfect sense
It all just confirms why my pal cut less than 25 last year when 75/100 was the norm for many years
Bottom line the season should be closed with tags for just what they needed to eat them selves thier words not mine and any one that gets a moose will be very very lucky