conditions, the high percentage of bulls reported by both resident and 

 non-resident hunters in northern Ontario indicates that many of these hunters 

 prefer to shoot bulls rather than cows. The preference" was more pronounced 

 among non-residents, some of whome travel long distances for trophy heads. 

 Non-residents also showed a reluctance to shoot calves. Only about 12^ 

 of the moose reported by non-residents were calves, while V?% of the moose 

 shot by residents were calves. In southern Ontario, the calf ratio was 

 about the same as reported by residents in the north, but the sex ratio of 

 the moose shot was quite different. Although more cows were shot than 

 bulls, the difference was not great enough to rule out the possibility of 

 a 50:50 sex ratio. There may have been a shortage of bulls in the south, 

 but it is more likely that the figures merely indicate that hunters in 

 southern Ontario shot the first moose they saw, instead of waiting for 

 bulls like some of the hunters in the north. 



The hunter questionnaire system of gathering information about the 

 hunt was continued in I960. The data for resident hunters presented 

 in this report were calculated from samples of resident hunter returns, the 

 size of the samples varying with the numbers of hunters in the Districts. 

 The figures for non-resident hunters and for resident hunters using the 

 moose-deer licences were estimated from the total returns received. Questions 

 regarding expenditures by hunters were omitted this year to make room for 

 a calendar on which dates of hunting were to be marked. It was hoped by 

 this means to get more accurate information on hunter activity and success. 

 Jaws were collected as usual for age determination, but due to changes in the 

 aging method all returns are not yet complete. 



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