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Originally Posted by Nuck99
Can't figure for the life of me why here in Alberta we do not have age structured hunts for bull elk.
They want to reduce the population so they create a season on bull elk to kill every bull except for spike bulls because thats all that is left after the season on bulls. Shoot 3 point and bigger. How dumb can our wildlife biologists be?
Why don't we issue a LIMITED NUMBER of tags for 3-4 point bulls, 5 point bulls and 6 point bulls. Shouldn't some of the more mature and smarter bulls have a chance to survive, grow and reproduce another day?
If they really want to reduce the population on elk issue more antler less tags and commence the season earlier. Not at the beginning of December and again in January.
I'm only a hunter and a landowner that cares about wildlife management.
If you get a chance tell a Wildlife Biologist that cares?
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I would agree that it would probably result in a more structured herd. However it would probably also result in a fair number of shot and left Bulls,
because of miss identification of points.
Elk on private land are offered some measure of protection by limited access form most landowners. Elk on public land without a draw very little as they are heavily hunted.
The draw system on public land for 6 point only,at least where I hunt has given rise to a fair number of large mature 5 pointers that will never get harvested by licensed hunters.
As for wildlife management, especially of Elk in the mountains and high foothills lets just say the predators take far more than the hunters. Until the wolf issue is addressed the numbers will continue to drop.