TY - JOUR AU - Stewart, Robert R. PY - 1978/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - INTRODUCTION OF SEX AND AGE SPECIFIC HUNTING LICENSES FOR THE MOOSE HARVEST IN SASKATCHEWAN JF - Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose JA - Alces VL - 14 IS - SE - Articles DO - UR - https://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1757 SP - 194-208 AB - <p>Two types of licenses were available to Saskatchewan resident moose hunters in 1977, one allowing the harvest of one animal of any sex or age in a single management area (SPECIAL) and the other restricted to either a bull or a calf (REGULAR). The regular moose license was available from any vendor and had no management zone restrictions. In the northern provincial forest, resident license sales were 66.8% above 1976 levels and man-days recreation increased by 93.6%. From 1973 to 1976, all moose licenses were allocated through a controlled lottery type draw with successful applicants being restricted to specific management zones. The 1977 harvest was 59.3% higher than in 1976 and was comprised of 52.2% adults and 47.8% calves and yearlings. Bulls accounted for 67.2%, cows 12.4%, and calves 20.4% of the kill.</p> ER -