216 FISH AND WILDLIFE BRANCH NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT www.gnb.ca/erd/naturalresources
MOOSE HARVEST REPORT 216 Summary Each year, moose licence quotas are established for each Wildlife Management Zone open to moose hunting. The moose licence quota does not indicate the desired moose harvest level; rather, it indicates the number of licences needed to reach the desired moose harvest level. Licence quotas are affected by several factors, most importantly the estimate of moose population size, the amount of unregulated moose harvest, and the success rate of hunters in the regulated hunt. Changes in those factors often cause moose licence quotas to fluctuate up and down from year-toyear, even when moose populations and harvest targets are stable or increasing, as has been the case in the past few years. The resident moose licence quota in 216 was 4,643 licences, which is a slight increase from 215. A total of 61,487 NB residents, 3,177 non-residents, and 118 outfitters and guides submitted applications to the moose licence draw in 216; 4,643 resident, 5 non-resident, and 5 outfitter and guide applicants were successful. A total of 73% of resident moose licence holders chose to designate another resident hunter to accompany them on their licence. The total registered moose harvest in 216 was 3,435 moose. Resident hunters harvested 3,357 moose, while non-residents took 78 moose. The overall hunter success rate was 74%. Moose hunting season is set in regulation to be the last Tuesday-Saturday of September, so the season timing varies each year according to the calendar. In 216, this resulted in a season of September 2-24 th. 217 Synopsis New Brunswick s moose population appears to be stable in most areas of the province, particularly in the north-western part of the province. Moose population declines are evident in parts of southern NB. The resident moose licence quota for 217 is XXXX licences. Although the moose herd appears to be relatively healthy, it is difficult to accurately assess due to the unknown quantity and distribution of animals being removed by unregulated harvest. The regulated licence allocation must be conservative to ensure sustainability of the moose population until a moose harvest and reporting system can be established that accommodates existing aboriginal and treaty rights.
NUMBER OF MOOSE APPLICATIONS, LICENCES ISSUED AND HARVEST 196-216 NEW BRUNSWICK Estimated # # Licences Registered % Hunter Estimated # # Licences Registered % Hunter Year Population f Applications Drawn Issued Kill Success Year Population f Applications Drawn Issued Kill Success [Moose season closed 1936 and reopened in 196] [Bulls only hunting from 196 to 1965] 21 res. d 5,54 4,518 4,415 2,518 57 196 35 8,321 4 383 174 45 non-res. 1,322 1 96 55 57 1961 17,221 8 771 262 34 21 total 217 51,826 4,618 4,511 2,573 57 1962 16,354 1, 963 297 31 22 res. d 53,916 4,293 4,191 2,2 48 1963 16,359 1, 1, 296 3 non-res. 1,586 1 95 51 54 1964 17,38 1, 1, 37 31 22 total 222 55,52 4,393 4,286 2,71 48 1965 42 18,46 1, 1, 314 31 23 res. d 47,29 2,779 2,714 1,518 56 1966 26,5 1, 1, 66 61 non-res. 1,559 1 94 5 53 1967 16,5 1, 1, 469 47 23 total 22 48,588 2,879 2,88 1,568 56 1968 12,724 1,5 1,5 724 48 24 res. d 5,585 2,769 2,694 1,727 64 1969 16,9 1,6 1,566 77 45 non-res. 1,539 1 96 67 7 197 6 14,16 2, 1,959 858 44 24 total 238 52,124 2,869 2,79 1,794 64 1971 18,334 2, 1,959 931 48 25 res. d 54,26 3,266 3,27 2,26 63 1972 21,639 2,5 2,441 1,43 43 non-res. 1,824 1 97 58 6 1973 31,558 2,5 2,46 1,127 46 25 total 226 55,85 3,366 3,34 2,84 63 1974 a 39,157 6, 5,58 1,85 19 26 res. d 55,972 3,2 2,913 2,29 79 1975 82 17,587 6, 4,528 969 21 non-res. 1,744 1 98 72 73 1976 17,347 6, 4,753 1,131 24 26 total 238 57,716 3,12 3,11 2,362 78 1977 15,815 6, 4,746 1,246 26 27 res. d 57,442 3,11 3,61 2,52 67 1978 18,547 6, 4,64 1,547 34 non-res. 1,875 1 99 68 69 1979 25,7 6, 4,786 1,36 28 27 total 25 59,317 3,21 3,16 2,12 67 198 1 24,53 6, 4,935 1,23 25 28 res. d 58,23 3,34 3,286 2,161 66 1981 33,5 6, 4,892 1,436 29 non-res. 1,948 1 96 7 73 1982 35, 6, 5,32 1,344 27 28 total 257 59,971 3,44 3,382 2,231 66 1983 38,32 6, 5,65 1,287 25 29 res. d 6,716 3,42 3,347 2,341 7 1984 36,727 6, 5,175 1,618 31 non-res. 2,29 1 98 68 69 1985 15 41,14 6, 5,63 1,346 27 29 total 262 62,925 3,52 3,445 2,49 7 1986 39,127 6, 5,228 1,625 31 21 res. d 62,844 3,545 3,483 2,393 69 1987 37,625 6, 5,21 1,838 35 non-res. 2,319 1 1 81 81 1988 35,89 6, 5,185 1,473 28 21 total 259 65,163 3,645 3,583 2,474 69 1989 b 28,895 6, 5,243 2,22 39 211 res. d 62,696 4,364 4,271 2,419 57 199 2 33,894 6, 5,25 1,657 32 non-res. 2,648 1 97 59 61 1991 2 39,314 6, 5,234 1,753 33 211 total 286 65,344 4,464 4,368 2,478 57 1992 21 39,212 6, 5,321 1,899 36 212 res. d 63,649 4,624 4,524 3,466 77 1993 22 42,332 6, 5,32 2,61 39 non-res. 2,68 1 1 81 81 1994 c 241 54,3 5,655 5,1 2,94 42 212 total 286 66,257 4,724 4,624 3,547 77 1995 241 53,791 5,649 4,989 2,326 47 213 res. d 66,319 4,612 4,531 3,266 72 1996 res. d 57,514 4,244 3,848 1,678 44 non-res. 3,14 1 98 8 82 non-res. e 671 1 1 37 37 213 total 294 69,459 4,712 4,629 3,346 72 1996 total 194 58,185 4,344 3,948 1,715 43 214 res. d 66,658 4,612 4,529 3,65 8 1997 res. d 59,428 4,754 4,31 2,75 48 non-res. 3,2 5 47 39 83 non-res. 68 1 11 46 46 outfitter non-res 81 5 5 39 78 1997 total 199 6,18 4,854 4,42 2,121 48 214 total 298 69,741 4,712 4,626 3,683 8 1998 res. d 55,59 4,84 4,573 2,377 52 215 res. d 63,135 4,592 4,498 3,651 81 non-res. 1,15 1 96 5 52 non-res. 2,938 5 5 42 84 1998 total 24 56,695 4,94 4,669 2,427 52 outfitter non-res 78 5 5 36 72 1999 res. d 57,271 4,683 4,519 1,974 44 215 total 318 66,151 4,692 4,598 3,729 81 non-res. 1,18 1 98 48 49 216 res. d 61,487 4,643 4,541 3,357 74 1999 total 28 58,379 4,783 4,617 2,22 44 non-res. 3,177 5 49 37 76 2 res. d 48,469 4,283 4,174 2,485 6 outfitter non-res 118 5 5 41 82 non-res. 986 1 97 52 54 216 total 312 64,782 4,743 4,64 3,435 74 2 total 213 49,455 4,383 4,271 2,537 59 a 3 day season begins; b Moose licence fee increased from $25 to $5; c Allocation of hunters by Wildlife Management Zone begins; d Resident licences issued are party chiefs. Resident success is for party regardless of number of hunters.; e 1 non-resident hunters included in the moose hunt in 1996 for first time. f Estimated pre-hunt adult moose population (1.5 year-old+)
MOOSE HUNTING APPLICATIONS 1976-216 New Brunswick 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 76 77 78 79 8 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 9 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 14 15 16-76-93: 5 year waiting period -1994: no waiting period or test; $6 application fee Resident applications Year Non-resident applications MOOSE HUNTING LICENCES SOLD 1976-216 New Brunswick 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 76 77 78 79 8 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 9 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 Year - 76-93: test req'd; 6 applications drawn - 1994: no test; fewer applications drawn - 1996: 2-person parties allowed; non-residents allowed; fewer resident applications drawn - 23: permits reduced to mitigate impact of unregulated aboriginal harvest Principal hunter Non-residents Designated hunters
WMZ MOOSE DRAW DATA, LICENCE PURCHASE AND KILL SUCCESS OF RESIDENT MOOSE HUNTING PARTIES New Brunswick 216 Licence Quota 216 # Applicants Applicants Drawn Resident Principal Hunter Licences¹ Purchased Designated Hunter Licences 2 Purchased 216 Reg'd Kill 3 % Successful in Harvesting a Moose 1 128 1,89 128 127 87 14 82 2 415 2,26 415 45 243 314 78 3 389 4,84 389 384 253 35 91 4 369 3,74 369 354 254 271 77 5 222 3,457 222 217 14 182 84 6 318 2,35 318 31 181 222 72 7 331 7,228 331 323 243 291 9 8 245 3,48 245 239 173 18 75 9 56 1,262 56 55 37 44 8 1 7 1,531 7 7 54 55 79 11 252 2,142 252 249 159 175 7 12 245 3,95 245 238 174 183 77 13 17 1,996 17 15 82 78 74 14 117 2,34 117 116 96 7 6 15 132 1,85 132 128 13 91 71 16 194 2,857 194 191 143 134 7 17 147 1,568 147 146 116 11 69 18 174 2,343 174 171 158 93 54 19 78 1,48 78 78 74 55 71 2 159 4,642 159 154 122 1 65 21 146 1,371 146 142 11 78 55 22 86 717 86 8 7 27 34 23 152 3,174 152 15 136 87 58 24 47 1,25 47 45 41 29 64 25 64 1,595 64 64 59 43 67 Province 4,643 61,488 4,643 4,541 3,38 3,357 74 Licence Quota 217 N o t a v a i l a b l e y e t 1 Licences purchased are those of the resident principal hunters who were successful in the draw. 2 Designated hunter licences allow principal hunters to be accompanied by one other resident hunter who can assist in filling their tag. 73% of residents who were successful in the draw and purchased a moose hunting licence chose to hunt with a designated hunter. 3 Resident kill only.
4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 MOOSE HARVESTED & HUNTER SUCCESS RATES (%) # Moose killed 1976-216 New Brunswick % Success 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 76777879881828384858687888999192939495969798991234567891111213141516 Year Moose Killed Hunter Success -1994: Implementation of quotas by zone 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Tuesday 947 MOOSE KILL BY DAY 216 New Brunswick Wednesday 69 Thursday 747 2 21 22 23 24 September 216 Friday 51 Saturday 541 AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF NEW BRUNSWICK MOOSE* (pounds ** field dressed) Age Male Female.5 234 225 1.5 466 415 2.5 612 515 3.5 71 553 4.5 752 532 5.5 791 569 6.5 788 574 7.5 748 535 8.5 866 573 9.5+ 785 584 * Weights were obtained from 117 moose registered at Fredericton and Edmundston, 1986-1989 & at Fredericton 1995-2. ** To convert "pounds" to "kilograms", multiply by.45.
REGISTERED MOOSE HARVEST BY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ZONE NEW BRUNSWICK 216 TOTAL HARVEST (#) and HARVEST PER KM 2 [ ] (14) [.126] 1 2 3 1 (59) [.21] 6 (223) 7 15 11 [.49] (18) [.72] 16 (136) [.32] 4 (37) [.129] (271) (95) 21 2 (11) [.19] (314) 12 13 17 5 (183) [.56] (314) (18) [.115] [.86] [.34] [.74] (11) [.31] (79) [.31] [.9] 8 [.43] (187) (81) [.55] [.31] 22 (27) 18 (93) [.35] 23 (89) [.32] 14 9 (44) (72) [.28] [.39] 19 (57) [.26] 24 (31) [.16] 25 (43) [.21] 26 (No Season) 27 (No Season) A total of 3,435 moose registered in 216. Harvest per km 2 for all open zones =.46
SEX AND AGE OF MOOSE HARVESTED 196-216 New Brunswick [moose season was closed in 1936 and reopened in 196] Adult & Yearling Year Bull Cow Male Female Unknown Total 196 a 174 174 1961 262 262 1962 297 297 1963 296 296 1964 37 37 1965 314 314 1966 b n/a n/a n/a n/a 66 66 1967 n/a n/a n/a n/a 469 469 1968 472 192 33 27 724 1969 455 191 29 32 77 197 547 236 24 51 858 1971 574 273 38 46 931 1972 72 261 35 45 1,43 1973 745 296 4 46 1,127 1974 68 284 57 64 1,85 1975 67 284 25 53 969 1976 716 298 53 64 1,131 1977 773 37 46 57 1,246 1978 936 48 58 71 1,547 1979 8 444 5 66 1,36 198 77 357 49 54 1,23 1981 874 388 63 111 1,436 1982 844 37 6 7 1,344 1983 826 36 45 56 1,287 1984 1,8 475 56 79 1,618 1985 88 328 85 53 1,346 1986 1,55 418 71 81 1,625 1987 1,181 497 72 88 1,838 1988 843 413 77 75 65 1,473 1989 1,199 575 81 15 62 2,22 199 1,48 464 63 73 9 1,657 1991 1,116 492 58 73 14 1,753 1992 1,2 564 64 7 1 1,899 1993 1,238 636 86 84 17 2,61 1994 c 1,298 629 72 83 12 2,94 1995 1,387 755 78 84 22 2,326 1996 d 1,87 522 6 46 1,715 1997 1,349 64 6 69 3 2,121 1998 1,524 745 7 73 15 2,427 1999 1,321 566 64 71 2,22 2 1,679 714 77 67 2,537 21 1,725 78 64 76 2,573 22 1,372 585 5 64 2,71 23 1,96 412 24 36 1,568 24 1,212 57 37 35 3 1,794 25 1,446 564 35 35 4 2,84 26 1,678 63 35 46 2,362 27 1,55 489 35 44 2 2,12 28 1,58 568 4 4 3 2,231 29 1,72 611 29 49 2,49 21 1,735 666 32 31 1 2,474 211 1,713 697 29 39 2,478 212 2,571 862 61 53 3,547 213 2,46 849 39 5 2 3,346 214 2,63 928 28 56 68 3,683 215 2,593 142 29 49 16 3,729 216 2,378 968 27 48 14 3,435 a Bulls only season from 196 to 1965 b Either sex hunting began in 1966 to present c Allocation of hunters by zone d Designated hunters could accompany principal licence holder for first time. Calf
SEX AND AGE OF MOOSE HARVESTED BY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ZONE 216 New Brunswick MALE FEMALE Age Age Sex WMZ Adult Yearling Calf Unknown Adult Yearling Calf Unknown Unknown Total 1 42 13 2 1 31 7 3 3 2 14 2 12 41 3 13 82 31 5 1 9 314 3 222 26 1 4 84 27 1 4 1 37 4 149 4 2 3 5 22 5 271 5 97 26 4 4 12 3 1 183 6 118 28 1 6 45 18 4 3 223 7 219 35 1 7 39 1 1 2 314 8 1 27 32 18 1 2 18 9 2 7 9 8 44 1 33 8 1 11 5 1 59 11 12 22 3 35 14 4 18 12 12 23 25 14 3 2 187 13 55 8 1 12 3 2 81 14 52 7 2 8 3 72 15 45 11 2 25 9 3 95 16 79 16 2 1 28 8 2 136 17 54 18 2 19 6 1 1 11 18 55 13 1 17 6 1 93 19 31 7 3 9 7 57 2 55 11 2 2 17 12 2 11 21 39 11 1 17 8 2 1 79 22 15 2 6 3 1 27 23 35 17 3 3 17 12 2 89 24 14 6 6 5 31 25 26 6 1 4 4 2 43 unknown 1 1 Province 1898 429 27 51 668 272 48 28 14 3435
WMZ MOOSE SIGHTINGS PER HOUR HUNTED FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ZONES 199-216 New Brunswick Sightings per Hour Hunted 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 211 212 213 214 215 216 1.3.6.6.4.5.8.7.4.13.12.9.3.3.12.7.13.24.13.17.21.3.17.27.4.25.22.9 2.4.5.4.7.4.7.6.6.7.8.6.11.9.11.13.19.28.19.23.34.24.15.23.21.18.17.11 3.6.5.7.7.5.7.7.8.9.14.12.11.13.14.14.22.43.24.37.8.68.43.62.49.37.36.21 4.5.4.5.4.3.5.5.4.6.5.5.6.7.5.6.5.14.9.11.14.14.1.15.15.17.2.1 5.6.5.5.4.4.8.9.4.8.5.8.6.6.7.1.7.14.8.12.11.11.11.16.12.24.11.12 6.4.4.4.4.6.5.7.5.5.5.6.11.9.1.11.15.2.15.23.21.22.19.21.25.29.15.9 7.5.4.5.4.7.8.8.6.7.7.9.8.8.8.11.1.24.19.21.23.21.17.3.26.18.19.16 8.3.4.5.5.5.5.4.4.4.3.5.5.4.5.7.7.1.8.8.8.7.6.13.1.7.14.6 9.4.4.2.7.1.5.1.8.1.5.5.1.9.7.8.4.17.7.4.1.8.9.9.1.1.17.12 1.5.6.8.6.7.7.8.5.8.7.1.7.1.19.11.1.47.21.37.14.13.11.19.2.18.2.1 11.4.6.7.6.6.8.7.5.6.7.9.1.6.19.13.19.22.22.29.26.25.21.3.28.19.16.9 12.5.4.6.5.6.6.4.6.8.4.7.15.7.7.13.9.16.15.16.14.28.11.3.2.18.23.9 13.3.3.4.5.6.7.4.4.4.4.5.8.3.9.18.9.23.24.17.13.12.1.21.16.7.11.13 14.4.4.5.5.5.5.3.5.3.3.6.5.3.6.8.6.18.8.18.9.8.6.16.8.12.9.5 15.5.7.7.7.5.8.6.6.8.6.8.8.7.13.12.1.16.9.26.14.9.13.11.16.22.12.7 16.3.5.5.5.4.6.3.5.6.5.6.6.7.1.16.13.17.12.11.21.18.7.25.18.14.1.9 17.5.5.5.5.3.4.4.5.5.5.3.11.6.19.37.11.1.9.17.13.16.12.24.9.15.11.8 18 closed closed closed closed.5.5.3.3.3.5.6.4.4.6.7.5.9.7.7.8.7.6.9.8.6.9.3 19.3.3.2.4.3.3.4.4.4.3.2.5.4.6.7.4.13.13.1.7.7.8.13.9.7.7.6 2.4.5.6.6.4.6.7.5.5.4.7.7.7.7.8.6.12.7.8.4.5.5.9.6.6.12.6 21.4.6.6.6.5.6.6.7.8.5.1.5.6.8.5.12.9.8.9.7.6.5.1.8.6.3.5 22.2.3.2.2.1.3.2.7.1.2.1.2.3.4.4.2.9.2.17.4.2.4.4.3.2.5.2 23.4.5.5.5.5.7.6.7.6.5.7.6.7.4.8.1.18.9.15.11.9.9.8.8.5.4.3 24 closed closed closed closed.5.11.6.14.8.7.1.1.9.6.5.9.18.14.1.13.7.6.13.11.9.5.1 25.4.3.4.4.4.3.5.5.4.2.4.3.2.4.8.4.1.9.19.13.5.4.14.9.4.5.4 26 closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed 27 closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed closed Province.4.4.5.5.5.6.6.5.6.5.7.7.6.8.9.9.17.12.16.15.14.12.19.16.14.15.9 Note: Report forms from both successful and unsuccessful principal hunters were used to determine the number of moose sightings per hour of hunting, see 214 Moose Hunter Survey.
DEER HARVEST REPORT - 216 Summary The 216 deer hunting season had a harvest of 5,386 deer, a 23% increase over 215. The Antlerless Deer Permits had been reduced by 2% to 1,8 permits for 216. The winter of 215 was one of the worst winters the past 25 years, so the antlerless deer permits had been reduced to help grow the deer herd. The winter of 216 was milder than average and allowed for good fawn winter survival, thus resulting in a healthy pulse of yearlings into the 216 deer season. This was evident in the fact that 44% of the overall harvest was comprised of yearling bucks. Resident hunters had a harvest success rate of 11%, while non-residents had slightly better harvest success rates of 17%. Hunters with Antlerless Deer Permits had better success rates of 37% because of their ability to harvest a deer of either sex. During the gun season, the harvest was spread with 28% of the harvest occurring in the first week, and between 2 to 25% in the remaining 3 weeks. There were 5 deer (1% of the harvest) taken on the three Sundays that were open for hunting during the season. A total of 89% of the harvest were bucks, 9% adult females, and 2% fawns. In 216 there were 1,8 Antlerless Deer Permits made available; 45 fewer than in 215. A total of 7,743 resident hunters applied for the computerized tag draw, of which 1,85 were successful. Hunters with antlerless deer tags harvested 672 deer in the 216 season. Of the successful antlerless permit holders, 61% harvested antlerless deer and 3% harvested adult bucks. A total of 46,381 residents and 333 non-residents purchased licences to hunt white-tailed deer. Total licence sales were 46,714, which was 2,125 fewer than 215 sales; 8% below the long-term average. New Brunswick residents harvested 99% of the total deer kill, while non-residents harvested 1%. 217 Synopsis The NB deer herd had a healthy growth spurt in 216, due to the good winter survival. The bump in the number of yearlings in 216 will shift into a bump of 2 year olds in 217, and hopefully hunters will see more larger racked bucks this season. The winter of 217 was about equal to the 1 year average, with about 15% mortality. This was a harsher winter than 216 (11%) and the additional mortality may curb some population growth. Current analysis generally predicts a prehunt population similar to that of last year. This year's report includes provincial deer population estimates since 197. These estimates are based on hunter effort and hunter success rates with limited statistical strength. These estimates should be used as trend indicators than as total population size. These figures may change in future years as models improve.
LICENCES SOLD DEER LICENCE SALES AND HARVESTS New Brunswick 1968-216 HARVESTS RESIDENT NON-RES. TOTAL RESIDENT NON-RES. TOTAL TOTAL YEAR TOTAL UNK TOTAL GUN GUN BOW GUN SEASON GUN SEASON BOW CROSSBOW Hunter Success Rate Estimated Prehunt Population * 1968 51,615 2,553-54,168 2,516 2,126 - - 22,642 42% na 1969 54,346 2,93-57,276 15,192 1,745 - - 16,937 3% na 197 a 56,35 2,495-58,845 5,749 568 - - 6,335 11% 7,15 1971 59,6 2,171-61,231 n/a n/a - - 4,379 7% 49,148 1972 55,151 2,55-57,26 4,455 5 - - 4,955 9% 57,249 1973 69,913 2,162-72,75 3,856 417 - - 4,273 6% 41,831 1974 66,226 2,382-68,68 5,959 577 - - 6,536 1% 66,536 1975 65,763 1,622-67,385 5,164 39 - - 5,554 8% 57,389 1976 78,331 1,581-79,912 6,927 457 - - 7,384 9% 68,526 1977 87,812 1,938-89,75 8,431 56 - - 8,937 1% 78,434 1978 96,671 1,68-97,739 1,39 335 - - 1,725 11% 91,767 1979 98,87 1,271-1,78 12,958 386 - - 13,344 13% 116,696 198 96,674 1,761-98,435 17,71 634 - - 18,344 19% 167,811 1981 14,896 2,297-17,193 2,95 867 - - 21,772 2% 197,156 1982 114,33 2,749 852 117,931 21,83 827 42-22,699 19% 2,264 1983 111,148 3,134 1,12 115,42 25,833 1,286 46-27,165 24% 246,532 1984 19,873 4,118 1,143 115,134 24,593 1,423 67-26,83 23% 235,831 1985 19,78 4,81 1,195 115,74 29,329 1,799 77-31,25 27% 286,894 1986 18,722 6,563 1,39 116,675 25,982 2,8 77-28,139 24% 255,571 1987 17,256 6,737 1,569 115,564 24,5 1,974 98-26,572 23% 24,489 1988 94,26 6,366 1,424 12,5 18,21 1,531 64-19,85 19% 18,386 1989 95,486 5,67 1,121 12,277 18,294 1,234 12 89 19,719 19% 179,392 199 b 82,2 3,85 984 86,836 1,83 52 32 98 11,48 13% 15,63 1991 82,391 2,856 9 86,147 11,623 41 64 9 12,178 14% 112,69 1992 8,592 2,557 917 84,66 1,929 29 71 63 11,353 14% 15,953 1993 7,185 2,113 1,72 73,37 9,726 289 76 43 1,134 14% 99,891 1994 86,162 2,152 1,48 89,362 9,811 277 86 42 1,216 11% 91,491 1995 76,3 1,911 91 78,842 1,473 267 94 2 1,944 14% 14,862 1996 71,82 1,619 855 74,294 11,62 331 15 87 12,143 16% 119,475 1997 65,55 1,776 922 68,23 12,84 354 92 2 12,55 18% 127,112 1998 64,165 1,653 92 66,72 9,792 292 8 35 1,199 15% 14,378 1999 63,94 1,78 922 66,642 9,41 218 57-9,316 14% 95,564 2 59,78 1,514 94 62,126 8,1 16 52 8,312 13% 88,94 21 54,791 1,188 n/a 55,979 4,16 11 44-4,314 8% 51,525 22 5,729 1,5 n/a 51,779 6,225 175 43 6,443 12% 75,39 23 49,634 1,3 n/a 5,664 5,499 147 87 5,733 11% 68,828 24 5,9 1,43 n/a 51,133 6,633 165 8 6,878 13% 8,46 25 48,84 989 n/a 49,793 6,635 152 94 6,881 14% 8,849 26 51,652 947 n/a 52,599 9,251 187 131 1 9,57 18% 16,211 27 52,735 988 n/a 53,723 1,233 179 158 1,57 2% 115,596 28 52,152 829 n/a 52,981 7,48 138 162 7,78 15% 88,3 29 49,629 626 n/a 5,255 4,836 73 151 5,6 1% 62,361 21 47,449 529 n/a 47,978 4,938 55 18 5,11 11% 64,36 211 46,38 395 n/a 46,433 4,6 47 135 11 4,793 1% 61,726 212 47,11 424 n/a 47,534 5,82 57 27 27 6,93 13% 74,245 213 49,24 374 n/a 49,614 7,781 71 263 29 17 8,161 16% 93,795 214 49,12 374 n/a 49,476 6,447 69 328 64 28 6,935 14% 81,574 215 48,521 318 n/a 48,839 3,99 37 274 61 16 4,378 9% 56,285 216 46,381 333 n/a 46,714 4,936 56 283 19 2 5,386 12% 67,796 a Mandatory registration begins; limit reduced from 2 to 1 deer b WMZs / Antlerless Deer Permit System begins. * Population estimates have high variance and are best used as trend indicators. Estimates may vary in future depending on model inputs.
DEER HARVEST (Gun & Bow) 1979-216 New Brunswick Estimated Prehunt Population * 35, 3, 25, Regular Season Harvest Bow Season Harvest 35 328 3 274276 263 25 2, 15, 1, 5, 77 6777 42 46 98 64 12 32 15 94 86 92 76 64 71 57 8 52 44 87 43 158 131 94 8 162 27 151 135 18 2 15 1 5 79 8 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 9 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 Year Resident Gun Non-resident gun Bow season - Bow season began in 1982 DEER LICENCES ISSUED 1979-216 New Brunswick Resident Non- resident 14, 8, 12, 7, 1, 8, 6, 5, 4, 6, 4, 3, 2, 2, 1, 79 8 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 9 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 Year Resident Non-resident
REGISTERED DEER KILL BY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ZONE 216 NEW BRUNSWICK WMZ ADULT ADULT FAWN FAWN TOTAL MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES HARVEST 1 3 3 2 156 1 157 3 38 1 1 4 4 Closed Season 5 6 266 3 1 1 271 7 92 92 8 56 1 57 9 Closed Season 1 346 2 348 11 158 158 12 82 2 2 86 13 36 36 14 55 1 56 15 14 1 141 16 511 36 5 12 564 17 156 3 159 18 111 1 112 19 14 3 1 144 2 553 29 2 584 21 166 1 2 169 22 662 138 18 12 83 23 567 183 2 13 783 24 155 1 156 25 151 1 152 26 27 18 1 3 49 27 115 81 4 4 24 UNKNOWN 8 TOTAL 4,769 494 66 49 5,386
1975 1978 1982 1984 1987 1988 199 b
7 % successful DEER HUNTER SUCCESS RATES 1979-216 New Brunswick 6 5 4 3 2 1 79 8 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 9 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 Year Resident gun Non-resident gun Antlerless permit holders Antlerless permit system began in 199 Age and Sex Structure of 216 Deer Harvest Buck Adult 33.5% Doe Fawn 3.% Doe Yearling 3.2% Doe Adult 13.7% Buck Yearling 43.7% Buck Fawn 2.9%
REPORTED NON-HUNTING DEER MORTALITY 1981-216 New Brunswick 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 9 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 Year Total Non-hunt Kill Road/Rail Poaching Coyotes/Dogs - reported and handled by DNR staff DAILY DEER KILL - FIREARMS SEASON 216 New Brunswick 4 35 Wk.1 1452 Wk.2 156 Wk.3 1273 Wk.4 1377 3 25 2 15 1 5 Day Total Kill Adult Bucks Adult Does Fawns - total of 5,158 deer registered in firearm season - Saturday & Sunday (dark columns)
ANTLERLESS DEER TAG DRAW 216 SUMMARY New Brunswick ANTLERLESS DEER TAG DRAW 2-216 SUMMARY New Brunswick WMZ Quota Applications Drawn % Successful Applicant 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 211 212 213 214 215 216 1 n/a 2 n/a 3 n/a 4 n/a SEASON CLOSED 5 n/a 6 n/a 1 1 15 3 7 n/a 125 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 8 n/a SEASON CLOSED 9 n/a 1 n/a 5 5 5 5 3 25 4 6 11 n/a 1 1 1 2 12 n/a 375 5 5 5 5 5 5 13 n/a 1 14 n/a 15 n/a 265 1 1 1 1 1 15 15 15 1 1 5 16 5 1,176 55 4.7% 13 3 3 2 24 3 4 7 4 2 1 5 1 1 5 5 5 17 n/a 5 2 1 75 1 1 1 15 15 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 18 n/a 12 2 2 2 23 23 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 19 n/a 35 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 1 73 15 14.9% 141 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 21 n/a 785 2 2 2 25 25 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 5 22 6 3,177 64 19.% 3 5 5 5 58 6 1 16 2 22 2 1 15 15 1 8 6 23 6 1,923 65 31.5% 1 1 1 1 13 15 4 7 1 1 15 1 1 1 8 6 6 24 n/a 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 25 n/a 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 1 26 5 67 51 76.1% 45 45 45 45 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 27 4 388 388 1.% 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 45 45 45 45 4 TOTALS 1,8 7,434 1,88 24.3% 1235 2675 2475 23 33 318 41 6 5 475 485 29 345 345 27 225 18
12 Buck Harvest vs. Deer Winter Survival 95 1 9 Winter Survival % Green > 88% Red < 84% 8 85 Buck Harvest 6 8 4 75 2 7 19881989199199119921993199419951996199719981999221222324252627282921211212213214215216 65 25 MALE DEER WEIGHTS lbs 2 Adult Bucks POUNDS 15 1 Yearlings Fawns 5 ABD 198 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 211 212 213 214 215 216 Buck Weights indicate habitat carrying capacity ABD = Antler Beam Diameter; another carrying capacity indicator.
Year Estimated Population 1 BLACK BEAR HARVEST STATISTICS 1971-216 New Brunswick Resident LICENCES SOLD Non- Resident Total Non- Resident Licences Used a Resident BLACK BEAR HARVEST Non- Resident Unknown/ Other b 1971 2,357 1,172 3,529 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1972 4,827 1,16 5,843 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1973 6,156 1,152 7,38 449 161 61 1974 7,783 956 8,739 Unknown 118 Unknown 1975 9,729 871 1,6 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1976 11,78 775 12,555 444 19 634 1977 5,459 73 6,189 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1978 3,535 47 4,5 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1979 5,32 547 5,579 587 19 777 198 1,326 685 2,11 365 316 681 1981 1,233 79 2,23 18 172 352 1982 1,314 1,282 2,596 33 325 655 1983 1,438 1,42 2,858 352 449 81 1984 c 1,649 1,935 3,584 125 455 293 873 1985 1,519 2,124 3,643 133 498 87 718 1986 2,69 2,817 4,886 173 598 38 89 1987 2,13 3,235 5,365 154 77 52 976 1988 2,77 3,342 5,419 2 793 69 1,62 1989 1,119 2,599 3,718 182 798 71 1,51 199 984 2,413 3,397 212 842 34 1,88 1991 887 1,827 2,714 168 612 36 816 1992 854 1,85 2,74 212 795 46 1,53 1993 847 1,22 1,98 3,2 288 865 51 1,27 1994 8522 1,193 2,321 3,514 331 98 49 1,36 1995 7544 1,131 2,659 3,79 281 1,13 18 1,491 1996 9195 1,83 2,623 3,76 292 1,77 41 1,41 1997 12718 1,68 2,685 3,695 2,34 254 1,46 3 1,33 1998 137 1,91 2,584 3,675 2,414 243 1,87 64 1,394 1999 1559 1,263 2,589 3,852 2,357 236 1,198 86 1,52 2 16558 1,33 3,275 4,65 3,47 352 1,577 8 2,9 21 1753 1,599 3,199 4,798 2,998 264 1,517 113 1,894 22 14623 1,88 3,297 5,15 3,16 38 1,525 74 1,979 23 1453 1,868 3,512 5,38 3,15 293 1,663 87 2,43 24 14149 1,958 3,69 5,567 3,357 352 1,759 116 2,227 25 1476 1,92 3,416 5,336 3,225 297 1,681 17 2,85 26 1539 2,113 3,228 5,341 3,12 359 1,565 113 2,37 27 1543 2,3 2,899 5,199 2,77 347 1,517 148 2,12 28 12999 2,569 2,74 5,39 2,38 47 1,357 121 1,885 29 15365 2,98 2,25 5,185 2,53 459 1,21 162 1,831 21 14815 3,163 2,145 5,38 1,984 517 1,26 167 1,944 211 13666 2,956 1,972 4,928 1,915 515 1,9 13 1,735 212 13755 3,245 1,844 5,89 1,81 473 1,237 161 1,871 213 12574 3,485 1,818 5,33 1,783 518 1,48 173 1,739 214 3,968 2,16 5,984 1,965 495 1,179 123 1,797 215 4,32 2,115 6,147 2,15 549 1,135 18 1,792 216 4,81 2,265 7,66 2,222 689 1,397 115 2,21 1 - This column represents estimated pre-hunt adult bear population - calculated every 3 years. a -This column reflects the number of non-resident hunters who actually hunted bears in New Brunswick. Some nonresident bear hunting licences are allocated to outfitters but not all of the purchased licences may actually used by clients. As well, non-residents will buy licences in advance of their trip and sometimes fail to come to New Brunswick to use them. b - Refers to animals reported as being killed by motor vehicles, other accidental means, as nuisances or poached. c - Mandatory registration began in fall of 1984. Total
22 2 18 16 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 SPRING AND FALL BLACK BEAR REGISTRATIONS 1979-216 New Brunswick 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 Year 79-84 kill estimated from hunter survey Total Harvest Spring Harvest Fall Harvest BEAR HUNTER SUCCESS (%) 1979-216 New Brunswick (Residents and Non-Residents) 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 79-84 kill estimated from hunter survey unknown res./non-res. kill for 1984 Year Resident Success Non-Resident Success Average Success
Registered Black Bear Kill By Wildlife Management Zone Hunting Mortality 216 New Brunswick WMZ Area (km²) #Males #Females Unknown Kill per km² Total Sex Harvest 1 813 16 9.31 25 2 2,666 2 12.12 32 3 2,865 17 9.9 26 4 3,613 22 11 1.9 34 5 3,26 75 42 1.37 118 6 2,58 54 23.3 77 7 6,265 99 75 1.28 175 8 4,116 48 14 1.15 63 9 1,19 7.6 7 1 2,8 83 57.5 14 11 2,536 53 15.27 68 12 3,421 7 54.36 124 13 2,639 58 32.34 9 14 2,357 36 18.23 54 15 2,681 85 7 1.58 156 16 4,274 92 36.3 128 17 3,56 68 5.39 118 18 2,341 39 2 1.26 6 19 2,212 26 27.24 53 2 5,255 138 72.4 21 21 2,561 71 22.36 93 22 2,934 53 25 1.27 79 23 2,538 34 19.21 53 24 2,2 27 29.28 56 25 2,62 35 1.22 45 26 39 NO OPEN SEASON 27 155 Unknown -- 2 2 -- 4 Province 72,92 1,328 753 7.29 2,88
SPRING BLACK BEAR HARVEST BY WEEK OF KILL 216 NEW BRUNSWICK 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 277 26 26 25 183 111 119 47 2 17 April 23 April 3 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 June 4 June 11 June 18 June 25 Week Ending Season: April 18- June 25 Males Females Total Bears 2 FALL BLACK BEAR HARVEST BY WEEK OF KILL 216 NEW BRUNSWICK 15 1 5 15 99 94 13 7 65 52 24 41 36 Sept 3 Sept 1 Sept 17 Sept 24 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15 Oct 22 Oct 29 Nov 5 Week Ending Bow/Crossbow season: September 19-24 Gun Season: September 1-17 & September 26 - November 5 Males Females Total Bears 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 11 86 64 62 68 75 8 65 59 52 15 21 2 27 38 35 36 38 37 9 12 9 94 83 84 83 76 79 56 62 12 12 12 84 85 86 87 88 89 9 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 1984-213: 2 week bow season 214-216: 5 day bow/crossbow season BLACK BEAR SEPTEMBER BOW SEASON HARVEST 1984-216 NEW BRUNSWICK Year Males Females Total Bears
bow use Percent of Bears Harvested With Bow and Number of Bears Harvested With Bow New Brunswick 1991-216 6 number of bears percent of harvest 35% 5 3% 4 3 2 25% 2% 15% 1% 1 5% 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 Year % # bears % harvest Page 1