Wildlife Branch Survey's

[Squamch]

I got wolves and game birds.
I didn't cut grouse tags though so I had to tell them I hunted "lots" and killed "several."
I can't point out on a calendar the days I hunted, so the precise "how many days did you hunt" question is hard to answer properly.

[Ryo]

got mine in the mail yesterday and for the first time ever they picked the two species I actually hunted....as I have said, this is important info to the people trying to make evidence based decisions....I just wish we had to submit all our kills and time spent getting them so that these decisions were based on more evidence rather than the minimum required to be statistically relevant

I totally agree. This might be one benefit of a more streamlined online system. Fill in your survey from 2016 before buying your tags for 2017.

[TreeStandMan]

I filled mine out today. They asked about Moose, Mule Deer and Whitetail Deer--the species I purchased tags for--so it looks like they're already using tag sale data.

[wideopenthrottle]

I filled mine out today. They asked about Moose, Mule Deer and Whitetail Deer--the species I purchased tags for--so it looks like they're already using tag sale data.

they did tell me all about the LEH moose hunt I was drawn for in the survey bu the only other species I was asked about was WT...I also had a mule tag, elk and BB tag but those were not asked about

[Surrey Boy]

My wife got a survey but I didn't. It's gender discrimination!

[adriaticum]

My take on them is that they are not sufficient.
We should have an online reporting system that reports every big game kill.
If you want good data, you have to have good input.

[goatdancer]

My wife got a survey but I didn't. It's gender discrimination!

They probably know that you don't do surveys

[adriaticum]

My wife got a survey but I didn't. It's gender discrimination!

Thats because she wears the pants

[Caribou_lou]

My take on them is that they are not sufficient.
We should have an online reporting system that reports every big game kill.
If you want good data, you have to have good input.

I may sound crazy. But I feel the Ministry doesn't want to have great data on harvests. They like to use their formulas and calculate things to make it seem more confusing than it needs to be. It makes too much sense to have every harvest reported.

[GoatGuy]

The reason the province samples is simply due to costs. There's a pile of science around sampling/response rates etc. Basically it doesn't cost too much to get a good idea, it costs a pile of $ to get great precision. Notice harvest for some species that are sensitive or have low participation are generally placed on compulsory inspection. Not an accident. If you wanted mandatory harvest report under the mail-out system using the TDM you would bankrupt the branch.


If you don't want to participate that's your choice - recognize that detracts from the effectiveness and adds to the costs of wildlife management.


With electronic licensing mandatory harvest reporting is a possibility and we can close the loop.