I’d say one of the things we have going for us is the multiple First Nation owned territories that are in 7B.
A reduction in moose quota affects them as well, so there will be push back from at least some bands. Was talking to an outfitter and he said they were looking at something ridiculous as far as quota for them this year until they got it figured. Was suggested 2 tags for the outfitters for this year. What I don’t understand is why they just don’t get rid of the any bull season to start if they want to reduce harvest? And does a harvest reduction of mature, ten point, triple eye guard moose even impact the reproduction rates of a moose population? I mean it’s not like they are out there having babies, or gathering food and protecting their offspring….
The ministry objective is a minimum ratio of 30 bulls to every 100 cows, from what I've read, if the ratio drops below that #, then there could be Harvest sustainability issues..the more mature bulls like the 10 pts and tri palms do the majority of the breeding.. but as others have stated, resident hunting is way down the list of sustainability issues...
He's referring to outfitter quotas for the outfits they own. Doubt many foreign clients are going to be happy doing things illegally after paying big bucks so I'm gonna say they'll be following the quotas. Harvest reports etc.