Q: There was dialogue round our campfire concerning misidentified moose — particularly, calves and yearlings. If there is no such thing as a apparent negligence when the wrong one is shot, what’s the most certainly final result so far as penalties? How ought to this case be dealt with?
Jason Paquette, North Bay
A: Each scenario goes to rely upon the particular circumstances related to it. In any case the place a person or get together shoots an animal that they didn’t have the correct licences or tags for, they need to report the matter to a conservation officer. This may be executed by calling the MNRF TIPS line at 1-877-847-7667. A conservation officer will examine decide based mostly on the circumstances.
How one can inform the variations between moose
A moose beneath the age of 1 is a calf. Calves have a small, fine-featured nostril, quick ears, almost no bell — a beard-like flap of hair-covered pores and skin beneath the throat — a brief, triangular-shaped face, and a shorter, stouter head than that of an grownup. They stand about 1.2 metres (4 toes) excessive on the shoulder and usually weigh 160 to 180 kilograms (350 to 400 kilos).
A moose in its second 12 months is a yearling and is taken into account an grownup moose in Ontario. Yearlings and adults (cows and bulls) have a protracted, over-hanging bulbous nostril, longer, extra rectangular-shaped face with outstanding ears and bell. Their our bodies are additionally extra rectangular than calves.
Within the fall when calves are five- or six-months-old, they have a tendency to have a squarish physique form. They’re almost so long as they’re tall and have a pointy hump.
Calves’ tracks are typically lower than 7.5 centimetres (3 inches) large and their scat solely about 2.5 centimetres (1 inch) throughout.
For more information go to: https://www.ontario.ca/web page/how-properly-identify-moose-before-hunting
ANSWER BY: David Critchlow, Provincial Enforcement Specialist, NDMNRF
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