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RIP MN Moose hunting
09 February 2013, 08:47
MN HunterRIP MN Moose hunting
It's official Moose hunting in MN is over for any foreseeable future.
http://www.startribune.com/local/190017351.html I am sad to say that I never drew a tag in my lifetime but feel blessed to say that I had the opportunity to see Moose in the wilds of MN many times. I hope too again before they are completely gone.
Looks like now it's AK or Canada for me to get my moose meat.
09 February 2013, 08:53
SkylineIs this due to brainwork?
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09 February 2013, 08:55
MN HunterThey don't know for sure but the "brainworkers" are studying the "brainworms" now.
09 February 2013, 09:30
ravenrWhat role did predation play in the collapse ?
09 February 2013, 09:37
SkylineMN... yes I know they are looking at the brainworm stuff in SE Manitoba.
In any event, sorry to hear about the loss of opportunity my friend.
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09 February 2013, 14:44
p dog shooterWouldn't have any thing to do with the 3000 plus wolves the state has now would it.
09 February 2013, 18:52
thecanadianquote:
Originally posted by p dog shooter:
Wouldn't have any thing to do with the 3000 plus wolves the state has now would it.
probably a combination of a number of different factors; disease (brainworm), predation, and climate change.
http://www.nrri.umn.edu/moose/...on/temperatures.html
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09 February 2013, 20:11
NortonSorry to hear that. If things don't change, the same may happen here in NH. The ticks have devastated the population and none of last year's calves are expected to survive this winter.
10 February 2013, 00:53
MN HunterHopefully with the big money study they are doing researchers will be able to come up with a definite cause for the decline.
If I had to guess I wouldn't pin this one on the wolves. While I am well aquatinted with how wolves have had a huge impact on the deer population this seems different to me. If you read the article in 2006 NE MN had a all time high survey count of over 8800 moose. P dog you and I both know there have been 3000 wolves here since at least the late 90's. I don't know enough about the brain worm to make a judgement on that but I do know for a fact that they are finding dead adult moose in MN with "giant masses" of ticks the size of basketballs on them. That has to be millions of ticks and that can't be good. Let's hope they can learn something here to save the fate of moose in NH and Maine. Just my 2 cents.
17 February 2013, 18:43
jbim thinking that wolves are getting most of the calves,so the population drops.
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21 February 2013, 07:04
MN Hunterquote:
Originally posted by jb:
im thinking that wolves are getting most of the calves,so the population drops.
Maybe...
But the wolves have always been there and they certainly were there in the late 90's. Also a huge problem is that adult moose are dying.