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what's the reasoning behind a calf moose tag?
In Ontario,you can buy calf tag over the counter and apply for bull or cow.They reason calfs are expendible.I seen a model of this when i lived in Ontario in the moose regs.
For example,if you were to see a cow and calf this year(fall 05),and you take the calf,the cow will breed this year.It will obviously be at least her 2nd breeding,which often produces twins or triplets.(Spring 06).Fall '07,the old cow breeds again and produces 2-3 more calfs in spring of '08.Fall of '08,the 06 calfs can breed,and so on,so,on....
Now if you had taken the cow in the first example,the calf may not survive at all,and if it does it's 2 more years before it breeds,usually a single calf etc,etc...
i forget the exact figures,but it was illustrated in a pyramid type graph that you would have the potential for 20?moose in 6 yrs as opposed to 4-5?
In Ontario they also have "hunting Parties" for moose,which allows up to 8 guys to apply as a group.If the zone you apply in has a 1/4 chance of drawing an adult tag,your group will automatically get 2 adult tags(which any member can fill)and everyone has a calf tag.It gives more people the chance to hunt ,and most any group is happy with 2-3 adults.
It's actually a really great system and I wish New Brunswick would adopt a similair one,as the syatem here absolutely SUCKS.in fact,we have virtually no system,other than if youve applied for 5 consecutive years unsuccessful,you go into pool A,Which has twice the chance of pool B.Big Fn deal!I know people who have gone 20+ years with no tag,and i know some who have gotten it 2 yrs in a row? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gifNo real point system or anything,everybody and there granny applies,50,000 apps for 2000 tags and a 3 day season.
On a brighter note though,I'm going as 2nd gun(we can designate a buddy and share a tag)for the 2nd year in a row! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif