Moose in NY

[cdmckane]

Came across this on Syracuse.com today.

 

http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2013/09/dec_official_state_moose_count.html#incart_river

 

Moose is definitely on my bucket list.  It'd be great to be able to hunt them in NY, if the population can support it.  In the mean time, I'll keep playing the Maine moose lottery

[Pygmy]

Good luck drawing a tag in Maine...Odds get worse every year to draw. I applied for 20 years and finally gave up. I know LOTS of people who have applied for Maine moose tags but don't know a single person who has ever drawn one. However, you can't win if you don't play..Kinda like the lottery.. Good thing is if you DO get lucky and draw a tag, success rates are real good.

If you really want to hunt moose, save your $$$$ and hunt in Newfoundland. Lots of moose and very high success rates. Not a lot of big trophy bulls, though...Mostly meat moose, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Western Canada and Alaska also have lots of BIG moose, but he expense is going to be much higher, especially if you want to bring your meat home.

A moose season in NY ?? Possibly in ten years or so..However, the odds of drawing a tag will be ASTRONOMICAL !

[cdmckane]

Hey, a guy can dream can't he?  Alaska shouldn't be that bad, as I have friends there that work for outfitters and can get me a deal on shipping the meat home.  Drawing a tag, getting time off from work, and getting my @$$ up there are the big drawbacks to that.  I'm also playing the NH and VT lotteries, and have thought about some of the western states as well like MN, WI, MT.  I really don't want to hunt in Canada..

[Doc]

Moose hunts are a very interesting and rewarding style of hunt to do. Been there.....done that. I will likely never hunt moose in what's left of my lifetime, and if you want a good moose hunt, it is helpful to do it in an area where moose are plentiful. I never was all that enthused about trying for moose tags, but I have had some very good hunts in Ontario Canada where tags through an outfitter were guaranteed.

[ATbuckhunter]

I would love to get a chance at a moose in NY.

[Terry]

Killing a bull moose is number one on my bucket list. I apply every year in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Maybe someday I will get lucky

[growalot]

LOL...They'll run you down and Stomp you like a pizza...sorry that's funny!

[WELLSY]

I had a opportunity to see a couple moose in the Adirondacks around Slush pond. No more than 200 yards from me and a buddy. Very beautiful animals, and intimidating if I may say.

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[Pygmy]

 

Hey, a guy can dream can't he?  Alaska shouldn't be that bad, as I have friends there that work for outfitters and can get me a deal on shipping the meat home.  Drawing a tag, getting time off from work, and getting my @$$ up there are the big drawbacks to that.  I'm also playing the NH and VT lotteries, and have thought about some of the western states as well like MN, WI, MT.  I really don't want to hunt in Canada..

  In much of Alaska moose tags are over the counter.

I have done 3 DIY moose hunts there. There is a lot of planning, preparation and WORK involved, but it is an awesome experience.

When I first hunted there years ago you could do a DIY Alaska hunt for $3K door to door from NY, but with current prices you'd be lucky to do one for twice that amount. Also, there is not a legal bull moose behind every tree in Alaska..DIY success rates run less than 20%... Success rates are higher for guided hunts, but prices are much higher also..

I'd love to do another DIY moose hunt up there, but at my age it would scare hell out of me, and I can't afford a guided hunt..

As Harry Callahan said " A man's got to know his limitations."

Good luck...Hope you draw a tag soon here in the lower 48.

[Doc]

Actually our moose hunt up at Shining Tree, Ontario, Canada was self conducted. We had to hire an outfitter because the law said so, but we didn't really use him for anything other than a place to get tags. Also on our return, we used his walk-in cooler to store the moose meat before the trip home. 4 of us split the costs and it came out to be $500 each for gas, food, tags, everything. Of course that was back in the late 80's and costs were a lot different then than they are now. I have no idea what that same hunt would cost today. But the point is that there was no waiting around for year after year hoping to get a tag. And if you think the Maine waiting-game is ugly, just imagine what it will be like here in NY if and when they ever open up a moose season. My guess is that for the rest of my lifetime and probably for the lifetime of most members here, moose hunting in NYS probably will never be a practical possibility. 

[phade]

Moose are starting to have a numbers issue. Numbers are up here in NY regionally, but the overall threat to moose numbers is growing.

 

Minnesota has had a huge moose numbers drop, and personally, I think the wolves are the cause. But even beyond that, there's some research on a larger scale showing moose numbers are in decline, which is a reversal of the rising trend over the past 10-20 years. People are throwing out global warming as a cause, but who knows.

 

If moose numbers regionally in the NE are impacted by whatever is starting to drive numbers down on a grand scale, we'll never see a lottery.

[Huntscreek]

In the northern end of Drum they have some

[NFA-ADK]

I have seen them in Moose River Plains, awesome sight to see but they did not present much of a challenge.  Funny how people always ask me about black bears when hunting, I tell them moose are a much bigger threat especially cows with a baby.  Love to have a season for them in NY but I would not apply...  My bucket list includes one more mature ADK buck then I think I am going to try Maine.

[pawle76]

Moose are starting to have a numbers issue. Numbers are up here in NY regionally, but the overall threat to moose numbers is growing.

 

Minnesota has had a huge moose numbers drop, and personally, I think the wolves are the cause. But even beyond that, there's some research on a larger scale showing moose numbers are in decline, which is a reversal of the rising trend over the past 10-20 years. People are throwing out global warming as a cause, but who knows.

 

If moose numbers regionally in the NE are impacted by whatever is starting to drive numbers down on a grand scale, we'll never see a lottery.

It's wolves. The same thing is happening to the elk numbers in Montana. The wolves are out of control from what I hear. That's what happens when a predator species is protected for so long. They are starting to open up wolf hunts. In many places.