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Fish & Wildlife Office Presentation

Posted on August 9 2023

Summary of the presentation made by Joel Nicholson with the Fish and Wildlife Office.

WMU732 – Suffield Elk Hunt 

*Successful endeavour 

*Hunting will persist for 2023/24 season

*Dbl. cow tags will continue

*Capped at 140 hunters per day

*Success rate last season was 100%

CWD … MARCHES ON

*Tested 110,000 head since 2006

*5,455 tested positive 

*6 times more in Mule deer then WT

*Now showing in Moose & Elk

*No known risk to humans 

*WMU’s 148,150,151 mandatory submission 

*Freezer program will be in effect

SAGE GROUSE 

*Only 3 sites active – down from 38

*Pop. estimate in AB is 54 birds

*Predators are huge problem 

*Planting of Silver Sagebrush now 

*Calgary Zoo has approx. 50 birds there

CYPRESS HILLS ELK

*Will do Fly over this year

*700 head is the goal for the park

GENERAL

*Mule buck & doe tags down slightly for the upcoming season

*City of MH deer feeding bylaw coming

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