AGE AND SEX STRUCTURE OF HARVESTED MOOSE RELATED TO SEASON MANIPULATION AND ACCESS
Abstract
Harvests of moose in relation to opening dates of hunting seasons and access development were compared and analysed for data obtained in North Central Ontario from 1971 to 1981. Harvest structure changes occurring in road accessible and non-road accessible areas within one Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) over an eleven year period were examined. Early season harvests in two newly opened self-contained, static road networks over a nine year period following termination of logging are discussed. Significant changes occurred in the early season sex and total season age structure when season opening dates were progressively shifted from 22 September, 1973 to 18 October, 1980. With the exception of the early 22 September season opener, no significant total season sex ratio changes occurred as a result of shifting season opening dates. A general pattern of declining harvests occurs in areas where logging activities have terminated, road access remains static and unrestricted hunting is permitted.
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