Moose Harvest Statistics

• Moose Stats 2011

• Moose Stats 2010

• Moose Stats 2009

• Moose Stats 2008

• Moose Stats 2007

• Moose Stats 2006

• Moose Harvest Breakdown by Sex 2000-2011

• Moose Age Distribution

 

 

The following tables provide a summary of the four hunts offered in 2011 by zone, number of licences available, number of applications received for each of the nine possible options, as well as the harvest and hunter effort by moose management zone.

2011 Season 1 (Sept. 26-Oct 1)
Moose
Zone		 Permits
Issued		 Applications
Received		 Bull
Harvest		 Cow
Harvest		 Total
Harvest		 Success
Rate (%)
1 40 1,334 31 7 38 95
2 50 2,534 28 8 36 80
3 25 770 14 4 17 81
4 25 496 10 1 11 88
Total 140 5,144 83 20 102 86

 

2011 Season 2 (Oct. 3-8)
Moose
Zone		 Permits
Issued		 Applications
Received		 Bull
Harvest		 Cow
Harvest		 Total
Harvest		 Success
Rate (%)
1 40 830 24 12 36 90
2 50 2,627 30 5 35 81
3 25 620 11 5 13 77
4 25 576 14 5 19 79
Total 140 4,653 79 24 103 82

 

2011 Season 3 (Dec. 13-15)
Moose
Zone		 Permits
Issued		 Applications
Received		 Bull
Harvest		 Cow
Harvest		 Total
Harvest		 Success
Rate (%)
1 25 210 6 6 12 57

 

2011 Season 4 (Sept. 19-24, Oct. 10-15)
Moose
Zone		 Permits
Issued		 Applications
Received		 Bull
Harvest		 Cow
Harvest		 Total
Harvest		 Success
Rate (%)
5 40 947 19 13 32 82

Success Rate based on total harvest reported divided by the number of reports, less those that did not hunt.

The following tables provide a summary of the four hunts offered in 2010 by zone, number of licences available, number of applications received for each of the nine possible options, as well as the harvest and hunter effort by moose management zone.

2010 Season 1
Moose
Zone		 Permits
Issued		 Applications
Received		 Bull
Harvest		 Cow
Harvest		 Total
Harvest		 Success
Rate (%)
1 45 1556 30 10 40 100
2 50 2556 20 10 30 75
3 25 609 12 3 15 80
4 25 576 12 1 13 67
Total 145 5297 74 24 98 80.5

 

2010 Season 2
Moose
Zone		 Permits
Issued		 Applications
Received		 Bull
Harvest		 Cow
Harvest		 Total
Harvest		 Success
Rate (%)
1 45 947 29 5 34 92
2 50 2313 29 5 34 83
3 25 550 14 5 19 75
4 25 423 14 5 19 83
Total 145 4233 86 20 106 83.3

 

2010 Season 3
Moose
Zone		 Permits
Issued		 Applications
Received		 Bull
Harvest		 Cow
Harvest		 Total
Harvest		 Success
Rate (%)
1 35 330 14 13 27 96

 

2010 Season 4
Moose
Zone		 Permits
Issued		 Applications
Received		 Bull
Harvest		 Cow
Harvest		 Total
Harvest		 Success
Rate (%)
5 20 1338 7 5 12 86

Success Rate based on total harvest reported divided by (number reports less did not hunt).

 

 

The following tables provide a summary of the three hunts offered in 2009 by zone, number of licences available, number of applications received for each of the nine possible options, as well as the harvest and hunter effort by moose management zone.

2009 Season 1
Moose
Zone		 Permits
Issued		 Applications
Received		 Bull
Harvest		 Cow
Harvest		 Total
Harvest		 Success
Rate (%)		 Effort/Moose
(Person Hours)		 Moose Observations (Hours)
1 55 1,785 46 5 51 93 51.9 15
2 51 2,794 36 6 42 89.4 98.9 23.7
3 25 670 19 1 20 83.3 122.4 55.6
4 25 543 15 1 16 69.6 136.8 54.7
Total 156 5,792 116 13 129 89 x=85.5 x=26.4

 

 

2009 Season 2
Moose
Zone		 Permits
Issued		 Applications
Received		 Bull
Harvest		 Cow
Harvest		 Total
Harvest		 Success
Rate (%)		 Effort/Moose
(Person Hours)		 Moose Observations (Hours)
1 55 993 34 15 49 92.5 60.2 22
2 50 2,358 23 13 36 75 109.5 26.6
3 25 612 16 4 20 83.3 86.7 23.4
4 25 504 12 5 16 66.7 157 53.4
Total 155 4,467 85 36 121 81.2 x=92.0 x=27.6

 

 

2009 Season 3
Moose
Zone		 Permits
Issued		 Applications
Received		 Bull
Harvest		 Cow
Harvest		 Total
Harvest		 Success
Rate (%)		 Effort/Moose
(Person Hours)		 Moose Observations (Hours)
1 35 283 19 10 29 96.7 x=36.6 x=12.8

Success Rate based on total harvest reported divided by (number reports less did not hunt).
Effort per moose calculated as total hours hunted (effort) divided by total harvest.
Moose Observations calculated as total hours hunted (effort) divided by total moose seen.


The following tables provide a summary of the three hunts offered in 2008 by zone, number of licences available, number of applications received for each of the nine possible options, as well as the harvest and hunter effort by moose management zone.

2008 Season 1 (Sept 29 - Oct 4)
Moose Zone Permits Issued Applications Received Bull Harvest Cow Harvest Total Harvest Success Rate (%) Effort/Moose (Person Hours)¹ Moose Observation (Hours)²
1 55 1,849 37 11 48 91 54.9 17.2
2 50 2,333 38 8 46 92 58.9 21.1
3 25 522 16 5 21 84 81.6 56.3
4 25 462 9 7 16 64 156.1 84.0
Total 155 5,166 100 31 131 83 x=87.9 x=44.7

 

2008 Season 2 (Sept 6 - 11)
Moose Zone Permits Issued Applications Received Bull Harvest Cow Harvest Total Harvest Success Rate (%) Effort/Moose (Person Hours)¹ Moose Observation (Hours)²
1 55 1,133 29 15 44 81 76.4 29.2
2 50 2,318 26 10 36 72 90.7 35.7
3 25 602 14 2 16 70 88.5 40.0
4 25 458 15 4 16 76 79.3 29.0
Total 155 4,511 84 31 115 75 x=83.7 x=33.5

 

2008 Season 3 (Dec 9 - Dec 11)
Moose Zone Permits Issued Applications Received Bull Harvest Cow Harvest Total Harvest Success Rate (%) Effort/Moose (Person Hours)¹ Moose Observation (Hours)²
1 35 394 10 18 28 80 x=37.2 x=12.6

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

Note: In 2008, five moose hunter report forms indicated “no hunt.” The success rate for each affected season/zone accounts for this reduction in permits.

The following table demonstrates the representation of bulls and cows in the 2008 harvest in comparison with the previous eight years.

Moose Harvest Breakdown by sex 1999-2011
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
# Licences Issued - 200 200 200 310 335 345 345 345 345 346 346 347
Males 109 128 147 150 220 221 216 227 186 194 220 178 188
Females 74 62 39 39 42 69 63 78 78 80 80 53 63
M:F Ratio 1.5 2.1 3.8 3.9 5.2 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.4 3.7 3.5 2.9
Total 183 190 186 189 262 281 279 305 274 274 279 231 251

 

Moose Management Update 2007

2007 Season 1 (Sept 24 - Sep 29)
Moose Zone Permits Issued Applications Received Bull Harvest Cow Harvest Total Harvest Success Rate (%) Effort/Moose (Person Hours)¹ Moose Observation (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 Observation (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 Observation (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



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 1519 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
2 50 1519 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

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

2005 Cape Breton Moose Harvest

Season 1 (Sept 26 - Oct 1)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 moose1 = Hunting Effort /Moose Harvested

 

2003 Cape Breton Moose Harvest

Season 1 (Sept 29 - Oct 4)
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)
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 Breakdown by Sex 2000-2011
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
# Licences Issued 200 200 310 335 345 345 345 345 346 346 347
Males 147 150 220 221 216 227 186 194 220 183 188
Females 39 39 42 60 63 78 78 80 59 62 63
M:F Ratio 3.8 3.9 5.2 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.4 3.7 3.0 2.9
Total Moose Harvested 186 189 262 281 279 305 264 274 279 245 251

Though values of success rate, the mean number of hours (effort) to take a moose and the mean number of hours to see a moose, fluctuate from year to year in any specific hunt in a particular zone, the data continue to show a stable situation with a high rate of hunter success.


 


moose age graph

 

Moose Age 2004-2005

Note: Moose incisor bars for 2004 and 2005 were combined at time of aging and, therefore, did not have unique idenfitication numbers. Moose ages for 2004 and 2005, therefore, have been provided in a separate graph to reduce confusion/misrepresentation.