It sounds as though the MNR has made up its mind to reduce the length of the moose seasons, along with other changes. Don't know whether this will apply to all WMU's or just selected ones. Have any of the posters here given any thought to what affect this will have on their hunts this fall? Will anyone cancel their trips or be able to adjust.
Personally our group may be affected. For years we have taken the second week of the season in the unit where we hunt. In our case the dates have been stipulated. If the MNR cuts off the first week we don't know if the outfitter will try to move our dates or whether we will retain what we have spoken for. Regardless it seems some groups are going to get screwed. Also may impact guys who have to speak early for their vacations and may not learn of the final changes until after the deadline passes for them to change their vacation dates.
As usual the MNR doesn't seem to have considered the implications of their proposals. In my opinion they should have postponed the implementation of changes until next year. We have a real problem in figuring out how they make their decisions.
For example last fall the WMU where we deer hunt had the number of antlerless tags cut substantially (we think but don't know since the ministry doesn't release the data for last year until the new regulations come out this spring.) Where we have always been able to draw antlerless tags no one got any in 2014. And yet two of us hunting on one small property saw a combined total of between 50 and 60 deer, all does and fawns. Trail cam photos only showed bucks moving nocturnally. I don't know if we were hunting a particularly hot property or if the ministry staff were all wet in their predictions of the number of deer present. Would love to hear every ones thoughts.
Jim
Personally our group may be affected. For years we have taken the second week of the season in the unit where we hunt. In our case the dates have been stipulated. If the MNR cuts off the first week we don't know if the outfitter will try to move our dates or whether we will retain what we have spoken for. Regardless it seems some groups are going to get screwed. Also may impact guys who have to speak early for their vacations and may not learn of the final changes until after the deadline passes for them to change their vacation dates.
As usual the MNR doesn't seem to have considered the implications of their proposals. In my opinion they should have postponed the implementation of changes until next year. We have a real problem in figuring out how they make their decisions.
For example last fall the WMU where we deer hunt had the number of antlerless tags cut substantially (we think but don't know since the ministry doesn't release the data for last year until the new regulations come out this spring.) Where we have always been able to draw antlerless tags no one got any in 2014. And yet two of us hunting on one small property saw a combined total of between 50 and 60 deer, all does and fawns. Trail cam photos only showed bucks moving nocturnally. I don't know if we were hunting a particularly hot property or if the ministry staff were all wet in their predictions of the number of deer present. Would love to hear every ones thoughts.
Jim
