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05-17-2017, 08:47 AM
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CFB Suffield Elk hunt/cull 2017
Hi.
I am thinking of applying for an ELK tag for the first time in CFB Suffield and if I have to hunt solo, I would like to post some questions for those who have participated in previous Suffield Elk hunts: If a hunter draws a Bull tag, and is successful in harvesting one, does the entire head including the rack have to be handed in for testing of BTB or CWD? If yes, and the tests are negative will the rack at least be returned? If not, what is the advantage, if any, of applying for a Bull tag in Suffield?
Also, in regards to game retrieval, I know it is not permitted to take vehicles off the main roads/MSR's for obvious safety reasons; although, are we allowed to use the vehicles strictly to retrieve the animal in the areas permitted for hunting? I may need vehicle to assist in field dressing.
Also, does the entire animal have to be removed by the hunter or can it be quartered, etc., and the remains left for the coyotes? In case I require a towed flat deck trailer and winch.
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05-17-2017, 08:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CelticKnight
Hi.
If a hunter draws a Bull tag, and is successful in harvesting one, does the entire head including the rack have to be handed in for testing of BTB or CWD?
no
Also, in regards to game retrieval, I know it is not permitted to take vehicles off the main roads/MSR's for obvious safety reasons; although, are we allowed to use the vehicles strictly to retrieve the animal in the areas permitted for hunting?
take your truck to it unless you're in the no trucks area
Also, does the entire animal have to be removed by the hunter or can it be quartered, etc., and the remains left for the coyotes? In case I require a towed flat deck trailer and winch.
i gutted mine there and left the remains
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05-17-2017, 09:46 AM
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Thank you very much for your assistance. Cheers.
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05-17-2017, 10:16 AM
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Hunting solo at CFB Suffield, I used the 'gutless method' of cleaning my elk, and left the entire carcass on site, excepting the meat, head and one quarter with tag & evidence of sex. No problem, no questions asked at check-out station.
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05-17-2017, 10:16 AM
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What is priority on this draw? I am assuming real low.. but curious
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05-17-2017, 11:00 AM
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If you aren't in the NWA you can drive your truck right up to the downed animal. I drove about 500m off road to get one of my cows.
CWD testing is voluntary.
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05-17-2017, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by DiabeticKripple
If you aren't in the NWA you can drive your truck right up to the downed animal. I drove about 500m off road to get one of my cows.
CWD testing is voluntary.
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I would hope that CWD testing at Suffield is no longer voluntary,
Requiring spinal columns and brains to remain at the kill site or to be disposed of at a controlled location might be a proper protocol to regulate.
We have got to take the steps required to control the spread of CWD, regardless of the potential nuisance to hunters.
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05-17-2017, 12:26 PM
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Thanks!
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05-17-2017, 02:27 PM
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Cwd
I could be mistaken, but i think i remember hearing that they actually did have one elk test positive for CWD this pat season. I would assume that if this is the case, CWD testing will become mandatory again... no?
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05-17-2017, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by CF8889
What is priority on this draw? I am assuming real low.. but curious
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One guy I hunted with this year got drawn on a zero priority on the January hunt.
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06-07-2017, 06:51 PM
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Is it still 2 cow tags issued for a license or just one now?
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06-07-2017, 07:29 PM
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I was drawn with 0 priority for the last hunt. It's 2 cow tags.
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06-07-2017, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by DiabeticKripple
I was drawn with 0 priority for the last hunt. It's 2 cow tags.
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Thats awesome, priority zero gets two tags. Did you fill em?
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06-07-2017, 07:51 PM
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Thats awesome, priority zero gets two tags. Did you fill em?
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I filled one, girlfriend got drawn as well and she filled one
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06-07-2017, 08:08 PM
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Can someone show me where in the draws books it says you get 2 tags for the antlered or antlerless CFB Suffield elk draws? Link? I don't believe it does or did I just step into some jocularity. Lol
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06-07-2017, 09:06 PM
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I was one of the few to get one on the last cow hunt. Shot it at about 930 in the nwa and it took two of us most of the day to pack it out. Glad I didn't shoot two and so was my partner.
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06-07-2017, 09:26 PM
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Cow is 2 tags
Bull is one tag
They email all the info after draws are awarded telling of the 2 tags for cows
I believe in August
You get 2 cow tags as it is a cull at to reduce the overall herd size
About a 50/50 chance to get a cow tags on a zero priority (last 2 years anyway)
My friend got his I got skunked should get them this year
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06-07-2017, 10:16 PM
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I cannot find any draw probability statistics or previous draw results on CFB Suffield - WMU 732... anywhere. Does anyone have an idea why they have not been posted for CFB Suffield WMU 732?
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06-07-2017, 10:29 PM
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application points equating to numbered draw summary priority list
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Originally Posted by fish_e_o
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Also the draw summary reports indicate a numbered priority listing so how does application points ( example 0) correspond with numbers on the list? It seems the higher the number on the priority list the greater chance of success; although, from what I understand it is the lower number of application points that determines the greater chance of success.
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06-07-2017, 10:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CelticKnight
I cannot find any draw probability statistics or previous draw results on CFB Suffield - WMU 732... anywhere. Does anyone have an idea why they have not been posted for CFB Suffield WMU 732?
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They're there. For antlers elk check pages 10 and 11
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06-07-2017, 10:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CelticKnight
Also the draw summary reports indicate a numbered priority listing so how does application points ( example 0) correspond with numbers on the list? It seems the higher the number on the priority list the greater chance of success; although, from what I understand it is the lower number of application points that determines the greater chance of success.
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Higher priority points are awarded tags first. You get a point for every year you put in without drawing
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06-11-2017, 04:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DiabeticKripple
I was drawn with 0 priority for the last hunt. It's 2 cow tags.
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I had a priority 2 my friend was a p3 and niether of us were drawn.
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06-12-2017, 12:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pseelk
I had a priority 2 my friend was a p3 and niether of us were drawn.
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Then you didn't put in for the last season of cow elk on the base. Everyone with a priority was drawn and 31% of those with a 0 got the tags in 732.
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06-17-2017, 10:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by heronfish
Then you didn't put in for the last season of cow elk on the base. Everyone with a priority was drawn and 31% of those with a 0 got the tags in 732.
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It appears that the later in the season you apply for the greater chance you will get drawn even for a 0 priority applying for a Cow tag.
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