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So all of unit 21D is now going permit only. The rest will be registration and cut your antlers.

The reasons stated were declining moose populations and increased hunter activity.

This was a proposal put in by the Middle Yukon Advisory Committee and they basically don't want anyone hunting the area unless you live in Galena, Nulato, Kaltag or in the area.

IMO there is plenty of moose as we go over there every year and tag out. We also hunt by ourselves and receive little if any preasure.

The biologist lives in Galena and is right there with the MYAC helping them keep the non locals out of his area by posting trend counts and surveys I don't agree with.

I am no biologist but I have been hunting an area that supposedly has no mature bulls because of over harvest and heavy hunting preassure. Taken straight from the lips of the biologist.

Last year our group killed a 50,55'56'57,58 snd a 62" bull in an area and seen one other boat in our area. So I would not call that heavy hunting preasure. The Year before in an area that was a little ways a way There was 3 of us taking bulls over 50" with 4 brow tines. This year we only seen 2 other passing by boats hunting from the river.  

Not once in my last 4 years have I seen anyone out of a boat hunting by foot and have seen very few boats actually out hunting where we go.

So I can't agree with him that there is no mature bulls and heavy hunting preasure.

I am disgusted with the whole deal the way it turned out. I think it is a shame that this has happend.

If the facts were correct and there were not many moose there I could agree with it. But this simply is not the case.

Message Thread:

• Yukon moose hunters have really lost the battle n 375ultramag Mar 22 2006
  • basing moose densities on personal data bushrat Mar 23 2006
    • Good Post Bushrat 375ultramag Mar 24 2006
      • Respect bushrat Mar 24 2006
        • You have done your homework. 375ultramag Mar 25 2006
          • Well, ummmmm..................yea, but......... martentrapper Mar 25 2006
  • Wildlife management David Johnson Mar 22 2006
    • More management martentrapper Mar 22 2006
  • problem? monster Mar 22 2006
    • all 375ultramag Mar 22 2006
  • Cutting antlers MF Mar 22 2006
    • permits BRWNBR Mar 22 2006
  • Maybe unavoidable martentrapper Mar 22 2006
    • True Hunter 375ultramag Mar 22 2006
    • antlers AkHunter45 Mar 22 2006