tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128355011947736159.post7700945358414513869..comments2024-02-24T13:00:38.931-05:00Comments on Bow Narrows Camp Blog on Red Lake Ontario: What is happening to Ontario's moose population?Dan Baughmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097222443850747193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128355011947736159.post-2589877923253875642018-02-03T00:26:09.541-05:002018-02-03T00:26:09.541-05:00ThanksThanksThomas Venneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806971416198629441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128355011947736159.post-14858673945815692952015-02-25T13:13:50.915-05:002015-02-25T13:13:50.915-05:00I have seen many changes over the years in managin...I have seen many changes over the years in managing the whitetail deer population in Tennessee. We allow more deer to be harvested over a longer season, yet the population remains higher than desired. Our archery season begins in late September and runs through to the first Friday of November. The next day is the start of the muzzleloader season, followed by the gun season which runs into the first week of January. Tennessee is divided into three separate zones, each with its own harvest numbers. Here in West Tennessee, we can take three antlerless deer a day with a special permit. Or, we can take three antlerless deer for archery, muzzleloader, and gun, for a total of nine. We can also take three antlered deer, total. <br /><br />Up to a few years ago, West Tennessee had the higher harvest numbers, but that is no longer the case. In a small area of Middle Tennessee, you can harvest four antlerless deer a day. In fact, the zones have changed significantly in recent years. The old West Tennessee zone takes up over half the state, where in the past it was confined to the Tennessee River, west to the Mississippi River.<br /><br />Part of the problem is found in the fact that fewer and fewer hunters are hitting the woods each fall, with the result being a substantial growth to the deer population. With that there has been a tremendous jump in our coyote population affecting countless other creatures as well. <br /><br />The attempts to slow down the out-of-control deer population explosion, have not seemed to work as planned or hoped for. I am not sure what the answer is, but it seems to be happening everywhere. <br /><br />I especially hate to see the moose population suffer as a result of poor management. Unfortunately, we are dealing with issues and challenges that are far more complex and complicated than we are able to deal with.<br /><br />Uffdah-yahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560555424681903901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128355011947736159.post-2150604990552103932015-02-24T10:24:32.684-05:002015-02-24T10:24:32.684-05:00A surefire way to thin the deer herd is to require...A surefire way to thin the deer herd is to require hunters to take a doe before they can harvest their buck. I think they are doing this in Wisconsin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com