Posted on 09/22/2022 3:46:11 PM PDT by Candor7
Once again hunters can register their moose online and submit tooth as proof.
Moose season is underway this week and hunters are out in big numbers this year.
The province issued 5,107 licences for the hunt, which runs until Sept. 24.
That's the highest number since 1995.
Dwayne Sabine, a biologist with the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development, said this year's increase was largely due to a drop in hunter success rates.
"So essentially we were able to issue a few more licences to harvest the same number of moose that we expected to harvest over the last couple of years," Sabine said.
Moose hunt applications open with most licences up for grabs since 1995
The moose population is relatively stable in New Brunswick, he said.
"We watch very closely, and we manage very closely, to make sure that we're issuing licences at a level that is sustainable in the long term."
Pulling teeth to register online
For the second year in a row, hunters will be able to register their harvest online instead of going to one of the nine moose registration stations in the province.
The online registration option involves pulling and submitting an incisor from the animal. The tooth must be delivered to an office of the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development within 14 days of online registration, according to the department's website.
Of the 3,017 moose registered last year, about nine per cent were done through the online system, according to the province.
Sabine said the program was successful in its inaugural year and he thinks it will quickly gain traction.
"We expect to see an increase in online registrations this year for sure, as clients become more used to it," he said.
"The word has gotten around now, and we've published a lot of information on our website."
Hunters instructed to extract moose and bear teeth
Both options collect similar information about the animal, according to Sabine.
He said department staff will pull a specific tooth from the harvested moose at the in-person stations, but when registering online hunters have to do it themselves.
A tooth can hold valuable information about population trends, he said, as they age like a tree, with rings on the inside.
"We can determine a very precise age of the animal at the time of harvest from those teeth and that gives us an accurate representation, at least for harvested animals, of how old they are," he said.
Sabine said the online registration was launched in response to some hunters sharing challenges about getting to one of the registration stations.
Hunters who register online, but don't drop off a tooth sample at a department office within 14 days, will be ineligible for the following year's moose draw.
AWESOME!
I have had Moose and Elk. Both very good
Turns out it was a young bull, a 7 point rack, really good eating moose.They’ll be dropping off my steaks this weekend!
Moose is actually in the Elk family . Bth taste almost the same. Imagine your life depending on shooting one for winter meat in the old days!
Nice! I’m jealous. Impatiently waiting for deer season to open here.
That would suck.
That would suck.>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Big Time.
Shooting and hunting skills were not optional.
Nice! I’m jealous. Impatiently waiting for deer season to open here>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
May you see that 14 point stag in the first hours of your hunt and bring him home to bag end!
Thank for the good wishes!
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