Survey Says . . . . ??

[JMG]

Can anyone guess one major reason the Moose population(s) have declined recently?

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/wildlife/article_116cb090-6683-11e2-ad2f-0019bb2963f4.html

 

[CabinFever]

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/crime/article_797dc6ae-1ecd-11e2-903f-0019bb2963f4.html

Aholes are the culprit

 

[Devil Diver Down]

Why is it that the a-hole population never seems to decline?

 

[spook12]

D.D.D. its been my observation that a-holes give birth to litters.

 

[Elkmagnet]

d.d.d. Its been my observation that a-holes give birth to litters.

fact!!!

 

[wyoming556]

According to the Colorado DOW.

The greatest threat to Colorado’s moose are people. In fact, 15 percent of the state's moose mortality each year comes from illegal kills. Because of their docile demeanor, moose have become common victims of poaching and accidental kills.

 

[Carrion Carrier]

Sad, and kind of fits in to some of the discussions happening on this board.

What happens when you remove fair chase ethics from the hunting equation? What about respect for animals?

You get crap like this!

 

[Toadslayer]

The poaching in Yellowstone is rampant. Bastards wiped them all out.

 

[BuzzH]

Theres a couple issues in Wyoming that are really impacting moose numbers. A big one is the late succession of a lot of moose habitat. Not the best browse, declining browse species, older plant communities, etc.

Theres also a brain worm, that supposedly has increased a lot with the shorter winters and over-all warmer temperatures that we've been experiencing in Wyoming for the last 10-15 years.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/08/us-moose-wyoming-idUSTRE79706B20111008

Of course predation has become a bigger factor as well with increases in lions, bears, and wolves...

Wyoming is also studying several of those issues pretty extensively with funding from the sale of the Wyoming Governors Moose permits...

 

[Toadslayer]

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/research-shows-grand-teton-wolves-have-taste-for-moose/article_f8247025-2859-5bdb-98c9-ddf1f14b8283.html