One man's harvest is another man's murder. Let the killing begin!!!!

Can anyone tell me why there is still a moose hunting season? (sorry for the slightly off-topic question)

1. http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/116419594.html

2. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteer/julaug08/moose.html

Deer may be an invasive species but they pale into comparison next to humans. Those bastards get everywhere.

@digit3 -- They're called cougars.

What's wrong with hunting? It is the ultimate free-range, organic meat you can get. Furthermore, for a lot of families, a deer or two puts meat in the freezer that if they had to buy, would be a whole lot less, if any at all. Now that food shelves take venison, hunting benefits a much larger group of individuals than ever before. I can't understand individuals who are so anti-hunting, especially if they eat meat of any kind. 

As for moose and bear hunting, some people like chicken, others beef. Some people like moose or bear meat. As long as the hunted animal is not being left to rot, what is the issue? At least with hunting, most of the population will live, unlike farm-raised animals who are raised for 100% slaughter. 

Humans have hunted since their existence, and will do so for long after all of us our gone. It can be a deep spiritual experience. 

If you don't feel like doing it great, but don't knock those who do for any variety of reasons listed above or even ones that may not be.

Jadiaz - If you read the linked articles, you'll learn that the moose population is MN has been in decline for a couple of decades. Thus, the question: why is there a moose hunting season when their numbers are getting so low? I wasn't querying about people's preferences for "taste." Moose meat is probably delicious.

Moose meat tastes waaaay better than venison. I think the reason we still have a moose season is that it is a right granted to Native Americans through the Treaty of 1854 AND if you let a minority do something, lots of white people will complain loudly if they can't do it, too. Now, that being said, the state isn't handing out moose permits like candy. It's a lottery system and not that many people actually are hunting moose (unlike deer hunters, of which there are thousands). Also realize that wildlife biologists gather a lot of data through hunters and hunting.

Harvesting does kind of make it sound like you're picking them up and putting them in your basket.  I miss the days when you would simply strap a deer to your front bumper.  Speaking of things we miss, they don't even make bumpers like that anymore.  Bumpers now are meant to sustain at least 1k in damage. Does anyone still hunt with a '72 Buick Riviera?  That would be pimp.  A big belt buckle, a buck knife that folds out 12 inches, a big foam baseball cap advertising an excavating company.  I would hit up so many country bars on the way home, that deer would be foul before I got back.

Metalist- yes, thousands, 500 thousand.

Sanitary Harry's closed about 9 years ago.  I never got to have a beer there, though I did stop for a coke one time when I was 20 and headed from the Range to Duluth.  Wish it was still open.

oh and I haven't killed anything yet.

Wind was a big factor this opening weekend I did not get any deer but sure was cold trying.
But I, like Rae, had some fun getting blown around in my tree stand for a few days.

The MN DNR is saying the opening weekend Harvest (Murdering - whatever you want to call it) was down 19%.

-- From MN DNR Website --


High winds. Low harvest.


That's that story at the start of this year's firearms deer hunting season, which opened Saturday, Nov. 5.

Lou Cornicelli, wildlife research manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), said hunters registered approximately 73,000 deer after three full days of hunting. That compares with about 91,000 last year, or a 19 percent decline.

"When the wind is up deer activity greatly declines," said Cornicelli, who noted deer move less and are less predictable when their hearing and scenting ability is adversely affected by strong winds. "The lower than expected harvest is linked to tough hunting conditions due to the high winds across much of the state on opening weekend."

Read More : http://news.dnr.state.mn.us/2011/11/10/opening-weekend-deer-harvest-off-slightly-from-last-year/

Big Spike. Thankful.