8-10/8-22 Moose LEH

The public is invited to comment on the proposed hunting regulation described below.

Status: Proposed

Region: 8

Management unit (MU): 8-10, 8-22

Regulation type: Limited Entry Hunting

Species: Moose

Closing date: 16:30, March 22, 2024

Decision statement: Pending

Current regulation

Code	Area	M.U.	Season Dates	Class of Animal
4453	Okanagan	8-10***	Oct 1-Oct 31	Bull
4454	Okanagan	8-10***	Nov 1-Nov 30	Bull

*** Includes M.U. 8-22

Proposed regulation

Split the 8-10/8-22 combined LEH hunt area into two areas, 8-10 and 8-22.

Code	Area	M.U.	Season Dates	Class of Animal
4453	Okanagan	8-10	Oct 1-Oct 31	Bull
4454	Okanagan	8-10	Nov 1-Nov 30	Bull
XXXX	Okanagan	8-22	Oct 1-Oct 31	Bull
XXXX	Okanagan	8-22	Nov 1-Nov 30	Bull

Rationale

Historically the allocation of licenced harvest in 8-22 was lumped with 8-10 so that any hunter receiving a draw could hunt either Management Unit (MU). This proposed regulation change is to establish a limited entry hunt (LEH) for bull moose in MU 8-22 that is independent of 8-10. MU 8-22 was inventoried for the first time in 2019 and adjacent MUs (e.g., MU 8-10) indicate stable to increasing numbers of both moose and the number of bulls in the population. This proposed separation in the allocation of harvest would not increase the overall annual allowable harvest for licenced hunters in the MUs but rather spread the harvest more equitably between the two MUs, based on the actual estimated number of moose inventoried.

Additional information

Proposed LEH boundary amendment