Moose Management Update

Moose Stats 2006

Moose Stats 2005

Moose Stats 2004

Moose Stats 2003

Moose Harvest 1986-2002

Moose Age Distribution

Moose Draw

Zones and Seasons

Moose Management Update 2007

2007 Season 1 (Sept 24 - Sept 29)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	Effort/Moose (Person Hours)¹	Moose Obervations (Hours)²
1	55	1,979	31	17	48	87	48.8	15.6
2	50	2,212	25	9	34	68	86.5	23.2
3	25	599	12	5	17	68	94.4	40.1
4	25	410	11	4	15	60	96.3	31.4
Total	155	5,200	79	35	114	74	x = 81.5	x=27.6

2007 Season 2 (Oct 1 - Oct 6)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	Effort/Moose (Person Hours)¹	Moose Obervations (Hours)²
1	55	1,414	42	9	51	93	67.9	17.2
2	50	2,394	27	9	36	72	83.1	17.6
3	25	618	13	2	15	60	99.8	37.4
4	25	347	12	4	16	64	119.6	49.1
Total	155	4,773	94	24	118	76	x = 92.6	x=30.3

2007 Season 3 (Dec 11- Dec 13)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	Effort/Moose (Person Hours)¹	Moose Obervations (Hours)²
1	35	393	13	19	32	91	x=22	x=4.9

¹ Effort/Moose =Hunting Effort reported by moose hunters (Hrs)/ Reported Harvest

² Moose Observations = Effort reported by moose hunters (Hrs) / # moose observed while hunting

The following table demonstrates the representation of bulls and cows in the 2007 harvest in comparison with the previous eight years.

MOOSE HARVEST BREAKDOWN BY SEX 1999 - 2007
	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Males	109	128	147	150	220	221	216	227	186
Females	74	62	39	39	42	60	63	78	78
M:F Ratio	1.5	2.1	3.8	3.9	5.2	3.7	3.4	2.9	2.4
TOTAL	183	190	186	189	262	281	279	305	264

2006 Cape Breton Moose Harvest

Season 1 (Sept 25 - Sept 30)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	Effort/Moose (Person Hours)¹
1	55	2105	42	12	54	98	37
2	50	2243	36	5	41	82	77
3	25	617	19	4	23	92	71
4	25	341	14	5	19	76	113
Total	155	5306	111	26	137	88	x = 75

Season 2 (Oct 2 - Oct 7)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	Effort/Moose (Person Hours)¹
1	55	1519	36	18	54	98	55
2	50	2422	35	5	40	80	88
3	25	578	18	5	23	92	94
4	25	364	17	0	17	68	117
Total	155	4883	106	28	134	86	x = 89

Season 3 (Dec 12 - Dec 14)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	Effort/Moose (Person Hours)¹
1	35	218	10	24	34	97	x=24

¹ Effort/Moose = Effort reported by moose hunters (Hrs)/Reported Harvest

2005 Cape Breton Moose Harvest

Season 1 (Sept 26 - Oct 1, 2005)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	*Effort/Moose (Person Hours)**
1	55	2,296	44	10	54	98	57
2	50	2,502	39	8	47	94	86
3	25	554	16	5	21	84	115
4	25	380	13	5	18	72	139
Total	155	5,732	112	28	140	x=90	x=99

Season 2 (Oct 3 - Oct 8, 2005)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	*Effort/Moose (Person Hours)**
1	55	1,687	38	13	51	96	62
2	50	2,407	32	6	38	76	110
3	25	530	17	6	23	92	79
4	25	358	13	2	16	64	139
Total	155	4,982	100	27	128	x=83	x=98

Season 3 (Dec 13 - Dec 15, 2005)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	*Effort/Moose (Person Hours)**
1	35	337	4	8	12	43	72

* Person hours per moose = Hunting Effort /Moose Harvested

2004 Cape Breton Moose Harvest

Season 1 (Sept 27 - Oct 2, 2004)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	*Effort/Moose (Person Hours)**
1	55	2,493	48	6	54	98	54
2	50	2,430	36	6	42	83	112
3	25	567	15	2	17	71	225
4	25	330	13	2	15	62	128
Total	155	5,820	112	16	128	x=93	x=104

Season 2 (Oct 4 - Oct 9, 2004)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	*Effort/Moose (Person Hours)**
1	55	1,696	40	13	53	96	59
2	50	2,635	34	6	40	81	115
3	25	548	16	1	17	70	137
4	25	337	14	2	16	67	118
Total	155	5,216	104	22	126	x=84	x=94

Season 3 (Dec 14 - Dec 16, 2004)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	*Effort/Moose (Person Hours)**
1	25	318	7	18	25	100	26

* Person hours per moose = Hunting Effort /Moose Harvested

2003 Cape Breton Moose Harvest

Season 1 (Sept 29 - Oct 4, 2003)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	*Effort/Moose (Person Hours)**
1	55	2,876	48	7	55	100	53
2	50	3,072	34	8	42	83	70
3	25	519	15	3	18	71	48
4	25	300	11	6	15	67	69
Total	155	6,767	108	24	132	x=80	x=60

Season 2 (Oct 6 - Oct 11, 2003)
Moose Zone	Permits Issued	Applications Received	Bull Harvest	Cow Harvest	Total Harvest	Success Rate (%)	*Effort/Moose (Person Hours)**
1	55	2,433	39	8	47	85	25
2	50	2,838	36	8	44	88	77
3	25	623	15	4	19	77	64
4	25	250	11	1	12	48	87
Total	155	6,144	101	21	122	x=74	x=63

*Person hours per moose = Hunting Effort /Moose Harvested

Moose Harvest Summary 1986-2002

Year	Harvest by Sex		Total	Success	Hunter Effort
	Male	Female	Harvest*	Rate	Total Hours	Hours/Kill	Mean Party Size
1986	137	48	185	92.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
1987	132	32	164	82.0%	14160	86.3	3.9
1988	138	45	183	91.5%	9813	53.6	3.7
1989	137	31	168	84.0%	12281	84.0	3.8
1990	109	21	130	65.0%	9769	75.1	3.9
1991	75	38	113	56.5%	8267	73.2	3.8
1992	81	50	131	65.5%	10294	78.6	3.9
1993**	104	57	161	80.5%	23230	144.3	3.8
1994	126	50	177	88.5%	21257	120.1	3.8
1995	125	50	175	87.5%	19713	112.6	3.7
1996	124	51	175	87.5%	14198	81.6	3.7
1997	116	65	181	90.5%	15354	N/A	3.5
1998	121	66	188	94.0%	14976	79.7	3.6
1999	109	73	182	91.0%	14089	77.4	3.1
2000	128	62	190	95.0%	13680	72.0	3.3
2001	147	39	186	93.0%	13909	75.9	3.2
2002	150	39	189	94.5%	10447	55.3	3.2

There were 200 permits issued each year between 1986 - 2002
* Total harvest includes animals of unknown sex
** Season extended from 1 to 2 weeks starting in 1993

Note: Moose incisors for 2004 were aged with those from 2005 and therefore not separated

Contacts:

Tony Nette, Wildlife Manager, Large Mammals
Jennifer Madden, Wildlife Technician, Large Mammals

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