New Alberta Elk Opportunity

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In February 2015, Environment and Sustainable Resource Development will hold two additional four-day hunting seasons for antlerless elk at CFB Suffield, as per the information below. We would appreciate it if you would share this with your members. Please note that tags for these two seasons will be selected through a lottery-style draw; the application period is from January 5 to January 14, 2015.

If you require additional information, please contact me at one of the numbers listed at the end of this note.

Antlerless Elk Quota Hunt February 2015
In response to concerns regarding the elk population at Canadian Forces Base Suffield (CFB Suffield), ESRD in partnership with the Department of National Defence at Canadian Forces Base Suffield will hold a quota hunt for antlerless elk at CFB Suffield (wildlife management unit 732) in February of 2015.

• There will be two, four-day hunting seasons as follows:
February 02 - 05, 2015
February 09 - 12, 2015

Each season will have an allocation of 125 antlerless elk licenses and each license will have two tags associated with it, allowing hunters to harvest two antlerless elk.

Hunting antlerless elk in February is not new in Alberta. It is a management tool used in areas where ungulate depredation is consistently a problem in late winter. There is currently a season in wildlife management unit 300 that runs between December 25, 2014 and February 21, 2015.

The licenses will be made available through a draw process. Applicants will have a specified time period in which to apply for a license on-line or via a license distributor. Successful applicants will be selected through a lottery style draw, making the process equitable for all Albertans. Hunt details are as follows: The application period will open at 9:00 am on January 05, 2015
The application period will close at 11:59 pm on January 14, 2015
Draw results will be available beginning at 9:00 am, Monday January 20, 2015. At this time, licenses will be available for purchase.
Licences are available to residents of Alberta
Group size for application is limited to two hunters.
No partner licenses will be available.
There is no priority associated with this opportunity. All applicants will have 0 priority and there are no priority points given for unsuccessful applicants.
All applicants must be eligible to hold an Alberta resident hunting license.
Licences can be purchased online at albertarelm.com or a licence issuer
Must be in possession of a green online paper tag in order to purchase the licence online
Application Cost is $3.65 plus GST
Licence cost is $9.00 plus GST
 
No doubt you're right; I just can't see very many guys filling both tags, although if area retailers are on the bit it could be a good time to advertise a deep freeze sale. :)


Edit: we've never taken a cow elk, I googled how much meat boned out, sounds like only from about 100-160lbs of meat, so 2 tags is certainly not unreasonable.
 
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I wouldn't be too quick to assume slim chances; remember they're mon-thurs hunts, which eliminate's a lot of people. Add to that our weather down in the se corner that time of year can be 10 above (chinook), or 40 below, blizzarding with a nasty se wind (manyberries chinook) and anywhere in between. We can have no snow, 2' of snow, or 2" of ice with a skiff of snow on top, or 2" of snow with ice on top. Add to that everybody's credit card bills should be arriving about the time to apply. That may improve your odds. :evil:

I suspect a lot of people will think about it and come time maybe apply..........maybe not.
 
Grizzly Adams said:
Can't be as bad as the Bison Hunt. ;) And a lot more accessible.

Grizz
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Been there on the Zama Bison, and west of Wood Buffalo for that matter. Dress for it, and the temps mean little! :cheers:

Oh and light a fire before the work starts...

Neat stuff, most places hunting is dead in Feb. And most guys in this forum have a couple big deep freezes running, I'm sure you guys will find the room. Always nice to see increased opportunities.
 
J-Man19 said:
6 elk between 3 people...Might have to invest in a few freezers.
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Nothing says you can't donate meat to the food bank or someone else. Everybody loves Elk meat. As for the fire, not much to burn there, besides fence posts every couple of miles or so. :) Could be chinooking though, if you're lucky.


Grizz
 
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