Moose in south eastern Manitoba?
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The core areas within Manitoba that support healthy and stable elk populations where natural age distribution and ### ratio can be attained within the herd/populations exists primarily in the following areas: Riding Mountain National Park, Duck Mountain Park, Spruce Woods Provincial Park, Little Birch Wildlife Management area (50,000 acres broken into 2 parts) and only a few other large tracts of inaccessible land (tens of thousands of acres with no road access).
No one really knows how many elk and moose exist within these areas, however the province focuses aerial surveys on these areas when they fly them...which is not done yearly. Their survey budget is about $430,000 for big game species. Population numbers can double from year to year or decrease by 75% from year to year.
Outside of these areas you will generally not see elk or moose as poaching in Manitoba is absolutely out of control. Many landowners who border these areas will regularly shoot elk and moose without license. Also the large aboriginal and metis population within the province which accounts for 14% of Manitoban's takes a large and unknown quantity of these species at any time of year and with no bag limit.
Perhaps a Manitoba Conservation wildlife biologist with expertise in this area could better support and elaborate on the points I have raised thus far.
No one really knows how many elk and moose exist within these areas, however the province focuses aerial surveys on these areas when they fly them...which is not done yearly. Their survey budget is about $430,000 for big game species. Population numbers can double from year to year or decrease by 75% from year to year.
Outside of these areas you will generally not see elk or moose as poaching in Manitoba is absolutely out of control. Many landowners who border these areas will regularly shoot elk and moose without license. Also the large aboriginal and metis population within the province which accounts for 14% of Manitoban's takes a large and unknown quantity of these species at any time of year and with no bag limit.
Perhaps a Manitoba Conservation wildlife biologist with expertise in this area could better support and elaborate on the points I have raised thus far.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I believe there is a no hunting moratorium on moose in eastern mb right now. The deer population has moved into moose areas along the mb/on border and there is some sort of brain mite that doesn't affect the deer, but absolutely hammers the moose numbers.
The moose numbers are down from what they've been in the past, but there was an increase in tags issued for certain areas for deer only, so the numbers could be brought down. With the bad winters a few years back, the deer numbers were brought down, but I don't know by how much.
If you want to hunt moose in eastern mb, I think you are SOL for the next several years. I think even the bands agreed to not hunt the moose to get the levels up again.
The moose numbers are down from what they've been in the past, but there was an increase in tags issued for certain areas for deer only, so the numbers could be brought down. With the bad winters a few years back, the deer numbers were brought down, but I don't know by how much.
If you want to hunt moose in eastern mb, I think you are SOL for the next several years. I think even the bands agreed to not hunt the moose to get the levels up again.
There`s wolves in my area about 30 miles east of Winnipeg. Appearantly there`s one that comes to visit my neighbours chocolate lab. It would explain the tracks that are even bigger than hers wandering through my yard.
A wolf pack moved into the area a few years ago when the deer numbers were on their way down. A buddy claimed to have been stalked by a pack when he was searching for deer sheds in Aggasiz forest. Either way they aren`t helping the deer recover.
A wolf pack moved into the area a few years ago when the deer numbers were on their way down. A buddy claimed to have been stalked by a pack when he was searching for deer sheds in Aggasiz forest. Either way they aren`t helping the deer recover.
Farmers poaching no way is it not called a high fence game reserve jk
