Moose
Harvest Levels
Currently
in the NWT, moose are managed mostly by controlling the hunting season
for
resident and
non-resident hunters. As well, they are limited to one moose per
hunter. For resident hunters, the moose hunting season is September 1st
to January 31st. Non-resident hunters, Canadian and alien, are only
allowed to hunt moose September 1st to October 31st. General Hunting Licence
holders (including all natives, most Metis
and a few long-time non-native residents) may hunt during any season.
The
numbers in the following chart have been taken from the annual NWT
Resident Hunter Survey performed by ENR. Non-resident harvest
numbers have been collected from Regional ENR offices.
|
Year
|
Resident
Harvest
|
Non-resident
Harvest
|
Total |
|
1991/1992
|
306
|
40
|
346 |
|
1992/1993
|
276
|
32
|
308 |
|
1993/1994
|
274
|
56
|
330 |
|
1994/1995
|
270
|
46
|
316 |
1995/1996
|
188
|
49
|
237 |
| 1996/1997 |
202 |
46 |
248 |
| 1997/1998 |
208 |
44 |
252 |
| 1998/1999 |
162 |
52 |
214 |
| 1999/2000 |
139 |
36 |
175 |
| 2000/2001 |
141 |
44 |
185 |
| 2001/2002 |
164 |
47 |
211 |
| 2002/2003 |
not available |
42 |
42 |
| 2003/2004 |
not available |
48 |
48 |
Residents of communities within
and near the treeline harvest moose. The
estimated total NWT moose harvest is 1000-2000 animals per year. Both
resident and non-resident hunting levels have remained relatively constant
throughout the years. About 45 moose are taken annually by non-resident trophy
hunters in the Mackenzie Mountains, and resident hunters take from 100 to 200
each year throughout the NWT. Thus, 80 to 90 % of the total moose harvest is
taken by General Hunting Licence holders.
Based on these estimated
numbers of harvested moose, the estimated meat replacement value for resident
hunters is roughly $900,000 per year in the NWT. The non-resident hunt in the
Mackenzie Mountains is valued at approximately $203,000 per year.
Populations
The estimated number of moose in the NWT is
approximately 20,000. Moose are on the edge of their range in the NWT.
Therefore, their density is quite low (3 to 17 moose per 100 square kilometer) when compared to other areas
in North America and Europe.
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