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Dave,

I agree with your idea of closing the caribou season during the rut.  This has long been a problem.  While I don't have an issue with folks interested only in the meat, or those interested only in the trophy, we currently operate under legal / ethical guidelines to salvage the entire animal.  As you know, it's not always easy to determine if a bull is in rut, and not all of them are in rut at the same time.  It therefore becomes a judgement call during which the size of the antlers is often the deciding factor in a shoot-no shoot situation.

Changing the season takes out most of the guesswork.

-Mike

Message Thread:

• wanton waste...but legal! homerdave Oct 19 2005
  • no closure AkHunter45 Oct 20 2005
    • Covering the Taste? Hutchinator Oct 20 2005
      • no can do Hutch... fullkurl Oct 20 2005
  • rut dates TradBow Oct 20 2005
    • Biologist input? Michael Strahan Oct 20 2005
  • rutted TradBow Oct 20 2005
  • That's a Pretty Slippery Slope We're Treading..... mdhunter Oct 20 2005
    • Judgement calls... Michael Strahan Oct 20 2005
  • waste of meat/seasons northway Oct 20 2005
    • 25-15 martentrapper Oct 20 2005
  • Edible (Definition????) Akres Oct 19 2005
    • It's defined in the Hunting Regulations... Michael Strahan Oct 20 2005
  • Salvage bradb1169 Oct 19 2005
    • wasteful? fullkurl Oct 20 2005
    • Rutted caribou AkHunter45 Oct 19 2005
  • Strongly agree! Michael Strahan Oct 19 2005
  • Horny Caribou PatrickH Oct 19 2005
    • close the rut................?on unit 17 martentrapper Oct 19 2005
      • correction/ season closed dates Byron_Lamb Oct 24 2005
    • already done over here! Byron_Lamb Oct 19 2005
      • education is key bushrat Oct 19 2005