PRUDENT AND IMPRUDENT USE OF ANTLERLESS MOOSE HARVESTS IN INTERIOR ALASKA
Liberal antlerless moose (Alces alces) hunts which allow the take of substantial numbers of largely female moose have been controversial and divisive since the Alaska Department of Fish and Game instituted ill-timed, liberal antlerless hunts in the early 1970s that contributed to a precipitous popul...
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ftjalces:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/74 2024-06-16T07:33:09+00:00 PRUDENT AND IMPRUDENT USE OF ANTLERLESS MOOSE HARVESTS IN INTERIOR ALASKA Young Jr, Donald Dean Boertje, Rodney D 2011-06-16 application/pdf http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/74 eng eng Lakehead University http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/74/109 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/74 Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose; Vol. 47 (2011); 91-100 2293-6629 0835-5851 Alaska Alces alces antlerless harvest rates management moose overharvest population trajectory productivity winter severity info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2011 ftjalces 2024-05-22T03:01:08Z Liberal antlerless moose (Alces alces) hunts which allow the take of substantial numbers of largely female moose have been controversial and divisive since the Alaska Department of Fish and Game instituted ill-timed, liberal antlerless hunts in the early 1970s that contributed to a precipitous population decline. Thus, we initially found the governing, citizen (non-agency) advisory committees largely skeptical of implementing liberal antlerless harvests in the early 2000s in Game Management Unit 20A (Unit 20A). To help justify the hunts, we focused on presenting information about the notably low nutritional status of the current moose population relative to moose populations worldwide. However, to gain broader credibility and trust, we needed to directly address public perceptions regarding former “mismanagement” of antlerless hunts, including admitting past mistakes that contributed to long-term poor hunting opportunities. We subsequently presented major differences between recent antlerless hunts and those in the 1970s. Specifically, we contrasted relevant circumstances between the 2 time periods, including moose population trajectories, harvest rates of males and females, survey techniques and related technology, winter severity and frequency, and reproductive rates. Illustrating the major, time-period differences in these parameters was key to assuring the public that harvest of female moose could be prudent. By directly addressing public anxieties, we were successful in gaining and maintaining public support for liberal antlerless hunts in Unit 20A. Subsequently, our success in Unit 20A has helped ease recent expansion of antlerless hunts into adjacent areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Alaska Alces (A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose) |
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Liberal antlerless moose (Alces alces) hunts which allow the take of substantial numbers of largely female moose have been controversial and divisive since the Alaska Department of Fish and Game instituted ill-timed, liberal antlerless hunts in the early 1970s that contributed to a precipitous population decline. Thus, we initially found the governing, citizen (non-agency) advisory committees largely skeptical of implementing liberal antlerless harvests in the early 2000s in Game Management Unit 20A (Unit 20A). To help justify the hunts, we focused on presenting information about the notably low nutritional status of the current moose population relative to moose populations worldwide. However, to gain broader credibility and trust, we needed to directly address public perceptions regarding former “mismanagement” of antlerless hunts, including admitting past mistakes that contributed to long-term poor hunting opportunities. We subsequently presented major differences between recent antlerless hunts and those in the 1970s. Specifically, we contrasted relevant circumstances between the 2 time periods, including moose population trajectories, harvest rates of males and females, survey techniques and related technology, winter severity and frequency, and reproductive rates. Illustrating the major, time-period differences in these parameters was key to assuring the public that harvest of female moose could be prudent. By directly addressing public anxieties, we were successful in gaining and maintaining public support for liberal antlerless hunts in Unit 20A. Subsequently, our success in Unit 20A has helped ease recent expansion of antlerless hunts into adjacent areas. |
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Young Jr, Donald Dean Boertje, Rodney D |
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Young Jr, Donald Dean Boertje, Rodney D |
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Young Jr, Donald Dean |
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PRUDENT AND IMPRUDENT USE OF ANTLERLESS MOOSE HARVESTS IN INTERIOR ALASKA |
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PRUDENT AND IMPRUDENT USE OF ANTLERLESS MOOSE HARVESTS IN INTERIOR ALASKA |
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PRUDENT AND IMPRUDENT USE OF ANTLERLESS MOOSE HARVESTS IN INTERIOR ALASKA |
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PRUDENT AND IMPRUDENT USE OF ANTLERLESS MOOSE HARVESTS IN INTERIOR ALASKA |
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PRUDENT AND IMPRUDENT USE OF ANTLERLESS MOOSE HARVESTS IN INTERIOR ALASKA |
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prudent and imprudent use of antlerless moose harvests in interior alaska |
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Lakehead University |
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2011 |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/74 |
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Alces alces Alaska |
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Alces alces Alaska |
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Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose; Vol. 47 (2011); 91-100 2293-6629 0835-5851 |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/74/109 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/74 |
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