I heard this years draw is "bull only". I'm assuming all zones ??? There will soon be just cows running around and getting bred back to their offspring. Best bet ... shut it down completely to EVERYONE for 3-5 years, and let the numbers build back up again. The culls did nothing but hurt the numbers. As long as their precious plants were saved ... that's all that matters I guess.
Moose survey results
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Yup Bull only. Confirmed in this press release.
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Some pretty poor stats from the 2022 hunt too. Only 194 taken out of the 345 tags given to the settlers/occupiers.
Applications for Cape Breton Moose Hunt
News releases from the Government of Nova Scotia
Some pretty poor stats from the 2022 hunt too. Only 194 taken out of the 345 tags given to the settlers/occupiers.
Despite all the items discussed and are all indeed factors BUT all have been going on since day ONE yet the moose despite all of this have continued to grow the herd numbers but got to a point there was not enough food to keep that size herd going That they could not overcome
Anyone up there in the last 5/10 years can clearly see the damage they have done in some areas trying to stay alive in the harsh winters The cull was a very poor decision since nature was taking care of itself but at it's own pace not accelerated like now Remember the culls have been going on since 2015 also Parks canada saying there is no lack of food is pure BS food sources also impacts calving rates BIG time If there was lots of food why the cull ???
The amount of forest needed to keep this size herd was just NOT there so now we are where we are at
My 2 cents on it right or wrong Maybe David will chime in since no one here has the experience he has on this subject or spent more time in the highlands
Cheers
Anyone up there in the last 5/10 years can clearly see the damage they have done in some areas trying to stay alive in the harsh winters The cull was a very poor decision since nature was taking care of itself but at it's own pace not accelerated like now Remember the culls have been going on since 2015 also Parks canada saying there is no lack of food is pure BS food sources also impacts calving rates BIG time If there was lots of food why the cull ???
The amount of forest needed to keep this size herd was just NOT there so now we are where we are at
My 2 cents on it right or wrong Maybe David will chime in since no one here has the experience he has on this subject or spent more time in the highlands
Cheers
Early when the numbers were good many old farms (orchards, shrubs were eaten to what they could reach). Many believed at that time that it played a role in the drop in the deer numbers as there was nothing they could reach. As some areas appeared to be having deer come back lately it was a signal that the moose were decreasing in numbers.Despite all the items discussed and are all indeed factors BUT all have been going on since day ONE yet the moose despite all of this have continued to grow the herd numbers but got to a point there was not enough food to keep that size herd going That they could not overcome
Anyone up there in the last 5/10 years can clearly see the damage they have done in some areas trying to stay alive in the harsh winters The cull was a very poor decision since nature was taking care of itself but at it's own pace not accelerated like now Remember the culls have been going on since 2015 also Parks canada saying there is no lack of food is pure BS food sources also impacts calving rates BIG time If there was lots of food why the cull ???
The amount of forest needed to keep this size herd was just NOT there so now we are where we are at
My 2 cents on it right or wrong Maybe David will chime in since no one here has the experience he has on this subject or spent more time in the highlands
Cheers
Joe, The findings of the survey does not match what we are witnessing in our section of Zone 3 with one exception: the number of calves. I would be very interested in knowing the calf count in this recent aerial survey and how this compares to the norm.
In the Summer of 2012, we came across this freshly killed calf at the Raspberry Bog. It was still warm. I'm wondering if the coyotes are playing more of a role than we think.
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For the past several years we’ve had game cams at a number of our sites for several months in the Summer up to the hunting season. We’ve had hundreds of hits at our spots. And it’s not always the same ones. We know that there are at least 25 to 30 different moose coming to our sites. But one thing that we have noticed is the very low number of calves...??? Why aren’t they showing up on our game cams...??? And I’m not talking about just one year...consistently over the past 4 or 5 years...very very few calves..?? Lots of cows young and old..but very few calves..???
I don’t think the area that we hunt is typical of Zone 3. Some of our spots are in “Wilderness Areas” and these areas are surrounded by small sections that have been logged for the past decade or so. So there’s a wide variety of secondary growth around the untouched Wilderness Areas. That along with lots of small bogs and ponds in fairly remote woods is likely creating a ‘pocket’ where moose can thrive. Just guessing..??
I can confirm what some are saying about the deer coming back. In 1994 we actually encountered deer. And then they disappeared for over 20 years. For the past 2 or 3 years we see droppings and tracks right alongside the moose tracks. We’re pretty much centrally located in Hunters’ Mountain so for them to be there likely means that they are spread out in most of Hunters’ Mountain.
In the Summer of 2012, we came across this freshly killed calf at the Raspberry Bog. It was still warm. I'm wondering if the coyotes are playing more of a role than we think.
For the past several years we’ve had game cams at a number of our sites for several months in the Summer up to the hunting season. We’ve had hundreds of hits at our spots. And it’s not always the same ones. We know that there are at least 25 to 30 different moose coming to our sites. But one thing that we have noticed is the very low number of calves...??? Why aren’t they showing up on our game cams...??? And I’m not talking about just one year...consistently over the past 4 or 5 years...very very few calves..?? Lots of cows young and old..but very few calves..???
I don’t think the area that we hunt is typical of Zone 3. Some of our spots are in “Wilderness Areas” and these areas are surrounded by small sections that have been logged for the past decade or so. So there’s a wide variety of secondary growth around the untouched Wilderness Areas. That along with lots of small bogs and ponds in fairly remote woods is likely creating a ‘pocket’ where moose can thrive. Just guessing..??
I can confirm what some are saying about the deer coming back. In 1994 we actually encountered deer. And then they disappeared for over 20 years. For the past 2 or 3 years we see droppings and tracks right alongside the moose tracks. We’re pretty much centrally located in Hunters’ Mountain so for them to be there likely means that they are spread out in most of Hunters’ Mountain.
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