They changed it this year, 7 years for moose or goat tag due to overpopulation. Last two years I've had run ins with moose while hunting, I guess they were "tame" too because they never paid any attention to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by hollohas
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They changed it this year, 7 years for moose or goat tag due to overpopulation. Last two years I've had run ins with moose while hunting, I guess they were "tame" too because they never paid any attention to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by hollohas
I didn't know they changed the preference point requirement. But the lifetime bag limit is 1 bull. I too have run into Moose the last two years while elk hunting. Not one ran away scared.
Been putting in for 20+ years.
They were probably someone's pets. Did you check their collar?Quote:
Originally Posted by JMBD2112
They have probably seen you shoot.[ROFL2]Quote:
Originally Posted by JMBD2112
damn hopefully you get it soonQuote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.man
nope, I should've called animal control since they were in violation of leash lawsQuote:
Originally Posted by Irving
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Originally Posted by SuperiorDG
Love it. Great shot!
moose don't run away from anything. they are not scared our you or a car, truck, you name it.
Well, at least one hunter got his moose. Thanks!
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/web/kmgh/news/mountains/moose-hunting-rules-changed-at-brainard-lake-after-hunter-kills-moose-near-parking-lot-trails
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BRAINARD LAKE RECREATION AREA, Colo. - Hunters are now banned from shooting moose with a quarter mile of the popular Brainard Lake Recreation Area.
In September, a bow hunter shot and killed a moose just feet from a road and several wildlife watchers at Brainard Lake, near the town of Ward, Colorado.
"There's no hunt in that kind of kill," said Kim Lehman, a campground host near Brainard Lake. "These [moose] are basically pets. They're tame. They're not afraid of humans at all."
"People saw that. People were enraged," said Virginia Miller who was also a campground host. "People were stunned. People were traumatized."
Jennifer Churchill, spokeswoman for the northeast region of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, said the kill was clean and legal, and the hunter had a valid archer tag for moose.
"It is unfortunate that there were people in the area who witnessed this and were offended by it," said Churchill. "But it's also important to understand that we have multi-use lands in Colorado."
However, witnesses and others were outraged at Brainard Lake and on social media.
"It's like going into a zoo and saying, 'Wow, I like that lion. I'm going to kill him,'" said Lehman, who is also hunter. That's not hunting. Hunting is when you go out and sit in the woods and wait for them, or track them or be part of their environment and take them down."
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved several regulation changes for big game hunting in Colorado at its January meeting.
One of the changes puts a restriction in place near Brainard. It says, "The restriction is a quarter mile that extends out from the high water mark of Brainard Lake until the U.S. Forest Service gate closes, (at or near Oct. 12). Once the gate closes, the closure is lifted."
That's what happened. I'm glad we're creating sanctuary areas for the critters. Let's see if the tree hugging bunny lovers change their tune when the area is negatively impacted by population density. Bull moose aren't Bullwinkles. Can't wait to hear the news of dog stompings and aggressive behavior towards campers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ah Pook
Elk herd thinning in RMNP anyone?