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In parts, Moose hunting is being curtailed or stopped altogether with a significant decline in the moose population cited as a reason.
In the same news, of course climate change was blamed as nowadays you simply blame something on climate change and then wait for proof that isn't the cause.
Regardless, hunting Moose is now being curtailed or prohibited. Like most things, there is a wait for a crisis so that extreme measures can be taken. Absent from any consideration is how many Moose are taken by hunters but that probably has nothing to do with it.
As with most things in nature, the more we try to manage it, the less manageable it becomes.
Hell I've got about 5 of 'em on my property right now...
At least one juvie bull, two cows (one with a calf from last year), and a mature bull (who might be for dinner once rut's over).
They all drive the damn dog insane, which then tends to drive me insane at the dog, sadly although the dog is easier to shoot, dog doesn't taste as good as Moose, which I suppose is lucky for the dog.
First year I've had five, normally there are just one or two.
Minnesota has had a serious decline, unknown why. Some speculate deer ticks but I don't think they really know.
The deer had blue tongue bad last year due to the drought. I wonder if moose and elk population was equally effected. You found them dead usually near water if they had it.
Where I quit hunting this year and hunted for over 20 years is a spot below yellowstone park and east of Dubois, Wyoming. I quit it because seeing a calf moose,elk or deer is a rarity. Most of it's due to the introduction of Wolves in yellowstone park in the 1990's, the area I have took 2 moose in now has in the last few years reduced draw permits and far fewer moose period. The have decimated the herds of all big game there.
The moose herds in Wyoming, are doing pretty well. Having the largest herd in the Lower 48, I don't see the number of tags decreasing.
Moose in Western Canada are also doing really well, to the point of becoming a nuisance in some areas. Tags are cheap and plentiful.
In parts of eastern Canada populations are declining. However, it's worth noting that those areas showing declines are virtually all located at the fringes of native moose range. Ontario, for example, has seen declines in population around the great lakes and near the US border. However, overall populations in the province remain high, as there are vast tracts of more suitable habitat further north.
Despite declines in fringe areas, those populations in northern boreal or alpine environments are doing well.
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Hell I've got about 5 of 'em on my property right now...
At least one juvie bull, two cows (one with a calf from last year), and a mature bull (who might be for dinner once rut's over).
They all drive the damn dog insane, which then tends to drive me insane at the dog, sadly although the dog is easier to shoot, dog doesn't taste as good as Moose, which I suppose is lucky for the dog.
First year I've had five, normally there are just one or two.
ROTFLMAO - and remember - he's only got a 1/4 acre lot.
Where I quit hunting this year and hunted for over 20 years is a spot below yellowstone park and east of Dubois, Wyoming. I quit it because seeing a calf moose,elk or deer is a rarity. Most of it's due to the introduction of Wolves in yellowstone park in the 1990's, the area I have took 2 moose in now has in the last few years reduced draw permits and far fewer moose period. The have decimated the herds of all big game there.
I agree.
My area is north of Yellowstone near Livingston. It is a rarity to see an elk calf anymore, moose? Forget about it. I found 1 moose track in 11 days of hunting this year in an area that used to have many.
I have heard that moose are nearly extinct inside the park, and that the northern yellowstone elk herd went from a high of around 30,000 in the 1980s to less than 4,000 today.
At least in my area the reason for moose decline is easy to see.
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