As of Tuesday evening, 14 moose have been taken in the Haines area’s Tier II subsistence moose hunt, said Department of Fish and Game area wildlife biologist Stephanie Sell.
One of the 14 moose was sublegal. Six met the spiked fork antler configuration, six had three or more brow tines, and one had a rack more than 50 inches wide.
Sell said wildlife troopers were notified of the sublegal take, but she would not disclose where it took place.
Meat from sublegal moose is donated to charity.
Sell said one or two sublegal moose usually come out of the Haines hunt, which is much better than Gustavus, where the ratio of legal to sublegal moose is 50-50.
“Haines is really good about keeping sublegals low. They take the time to make sure their moose is legal,” she said.
Sell said she still doesn’t think the department will reach its target of 20 to 25 moose by the end of the season on Oct. 7.
“When we get to 20, then we will see what we are going to do next, but realistically we let 20 to 25 come out of the population. But 20 is going to be the marker,” Sell said.
For updates on the moose hunt, contact Fish and Game at 766-2830.