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ABSTRACT: Since the middle 20th century, moose have expanded their range and population in Washington, especially within the northeastern part of the state. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife opened a limited-entry hunting season on moose in 1977. Permit numbers gradually increased from 3 in 1977 to 98 permits offered in the 2005 hunting season. Hunter harvest is believed to be well within the reproductive capacity of Washington's moose population. Moose abundance and range are expected to at least remain at current levels into the future.
ALCES VOL. 42:111-114 (2006)
Key words: Alces alces, antler widths, bull / cow / calf ratio, limited-entry hunting, management goals and guidelines, population status, range, tooth cementum aging, Washington
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Until the early 1970s there were few records for moose (Alces alces) within the State of Washington. The first published account included a photograph of an adult bull taken by hunter Pete Lemery on November 16, 1929 near Twin Lakes in Ferry County, Washington on the Colville Indian Reservation (Scheffer and Dalquest 1944). In 1954, Washington Department of Game (later renamed Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, WDFW) personnel found a shed moose antler in the Selkirk Mountains of Pend Oreille County in the northeastern corner of the... |
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