1.) In the first population count, the bull : cow ratio was 23 : 100. In the second count, the number had risen slightly to 29 : 100. Is the ratio acceptable to wildlife managers? What are the consequences of this bull : cow ratio? 2.) Wildlife managers use hunting “harvests" as a mechanism of addressing imbalances in population sizes and sex ratios. Every year wildlife managers create a set of hunting regulations that set hunting bag limits for each Wildlife Management Unit and for each species. Bag limits state how many animals a hunter may shoot, what age, and what sex. Given the problems with the moose population in WMU 50, state two recommendations you might make as a wildlife manager in terms of hunting regulations and bag limits for this area. Explain your reasons.

1.) In the first population count, the bull : cow ratio was 23 : 100. In the second count, the number had risen slightly to 29 : 100. Is the ratio acceptable to wildlife managers? What are the consequences of this bull : cow ratio? 2.) Wildlife managers use hunting “harvests" as a mechanism of addressing imbalances in population sizes and sex ratios. Every year wildlife managers create a set of hunting regulations that set hunting bag limits for each Wildlife Management Unit and for each species. Bag limits state how many animals a hunter may shoot, what age, and what sex. Given the problems with the moose population in WMU 50, state two recommendations you might make as a wildlife manager in terms of hunting regulations and bag limits for this area. Explain your reasons.

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