with the amount of tags they hand out in that area, they could have a month long season and it would not matter.
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with the amount of tags they hand out in that area, they could have a month long season and it would not matter.
Here is the proposed change
This year, that means it starts right on the 22, and would run until the 28th.Quote:
https://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-Ex...tusId=MTkxNjc4
The proposed changes would require an amendment to Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons – Wildlife) made under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, specifically to change the firearm moose hunting season length and timing for Wildlife Management Units 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55A, 55B, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63. The proposed new firearm season dates would be from the Saturday closest to October 22 to the following Friday, in any year.
I don't!!!! My crew and myself will have to book off extra days now. We have a good area and we need to hunt it first and hard to fill the freezer. I feel that the MNR should of given at least a years notice so people can arrange their lives. This is again another fast and rude decision by people who do not hunt. Why move up the opening 2 days. Does this help the management plan, I think not.
IMO it sure seems idiotic to open the season on a Saturday???? Most cottages/camps are rented from noon Saturday to noon Saturday. Most vacations from employers also run Monday to Friday. And usually the MNR have their openings (especially big hunts) on days that do not conflict will the general public. Weekends - almost every one is off. Non hunting locals will be out cutting wood, raking leaves, winterizing. Kids could be out 4 wheeling/fishing etc. Toronto cottagers might just try to get one more weekend in before the snow arrives.
So whyTF would the MNR figure out that Saturday is the best day???
Why does the bear season open in most the southern units OPEN on the day AFTER Labour Day when most of Ontario is Aug 15? It's this way to avoid conflicts with cottagers/hikers/anti-hunters.
Anyway I have been posting for a long time about the MNR's mismanagement. This is just another example!
The proposal explains the reasoning, for anyone who wants to actually read the details:
"[COLOR=#2D514A]Under this proposal, the moose hunting season in southern Ontario would be extended by one day (i.e., from the current six days to seven days), to begin at the same time as the calf hunting season in northern Ontario, resulting in increased consistency. This proposed change is intended to improve hunter distribution across the landscape by reducing the possibility hunters will hunt adult moose in one area and calves in another."
I like the change. Hunters have been calling for a change to calf hunting without completing eliminating it, so this MIGHT reduce the number of calves that are harvested opportunistically. The hunting opportunity continues to exist, but its impact is potentially reduced.
It seems that most are upset about how it's going to affect booking their time off work, rather than how it might be beneficial to those who actually live in the area. I'm pretty sure that's why blasted-saber welcomes the changes.
Not the same species, but I'd be more than happy if the MNR decided to start the firearms deer season in my areas on Saturday rather than Monday. No more waiting around all weekend for the opener. Head to camp Friday afternoon, get unpacked, hit the bush Saturday morning. I sure wouldn't be too impressed if they catered to the Northern residents who head south to hunt deer.
Moose hunting isn't done only buy those who pack up and drive north.
After a quick e-mail and conference call meeting with our entire Moose crew,it appears that we are all in rock solid agreement with this schedule change for exactly the reason stated. Evidently,it was a huge concern of our crew that, until now,I wasn't aware was so extensive. This will eliminate hunter migration to the southern areas from the north putting a crap-load of extra pressure on the southern herd. It makes perfect sense. :thumbup::moose:
Not that I hunt moose in 55B anymore, but if I did, I would favor the changes.
One major irritant there was the influx of hunters on ATVs on Saturday and Sunday as people were 'scouting'. By Monday the moose are holed up in inaccessible areas or moved north into the park.
I has one of these guys come up to me on a Tuesday evening, baffled that the moose had disappeared. "I don't know where they went" he said. "We were seeing lots of them on Saturday and Sunday."