Wildlife Branch Survey's

[Cyrus]

what is your take on them? It asks how many days I hunted, area, and what I killed. For this year it is Whitetail and Bear. I got skunked this year but saw bears I passed on but no whitetail bucks. Do they use these to perhaps cut down on harvesting in certain areas if harvesting rates are low?

["No Choke"Lord Walsingham]

No one outside of the MFLNROD decision makers can answer this question for you.

That said, my opinion is that they will shorten seasons/decrease bag limits when Hunter effort is low and kill rates are high and allow longer seasons when the inverse is the case.

I was selected for Wolf and Upland Game Birds/Waterfowl for 2016.

[Fisher-Dude]

what is your take on them? It asks how many days I hunted, area, and what I killed. For this year it is Whitetail and Bear. I got skunked this year but saw bears I passed on but no whitetail bucks. Do they use these to perhaps cut down on harvesting in certain areas if harvesting rates are low?

No, they use these to manage wildlife populations sustainably.

If you're in favour of sustainable wildlife management, fill out the survey.

[TARCHER]

No, they use these to manage wildlife populations sustainably.

If you're in favour of sustainable wildlife management, fill out the survey.

I agree. Fill them out honestly

["No Choke"Lord Walsingham]

I agree. Fill them out honestly

+1!

For one, I would never remotely consider lying on a form to manipulate management.

[Wild one]

I fill them out but this is one of the few years I got species outside of small game I actually hunted

[Gateholio]

I always laugh at the conspiracy theory hunters who dream up all reasons why the surveys are evil.

[rocksteady]

I always laugh at the conspiracy theory hunters who dream up all reasons why the surveys are evil.

Best one I heard is if you don't fill them out, you will not get LEH successful draws

[Cordillera]

The survey is the only way to track data like hunter effort (days actually spent hunting) and to compare that over long periods of time. For species like mule deer on GOS it's the only estimate of actual harvest. If there is not survey the biologists would need to bring in compulsory inspection for those species.

Fill in the survey as accurately as you can.

[Islandeer]

They are important,do your bit,and don't Trump the truth.