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Originally Posted by cahunt
Hi All,
I am new to Alberta. Have been going through the hunting draws booklets for the last couple of weeks trying to figure out what WMUs to put in for within a 2-3 hr distance from Calgary. 406/408 looked OK from just looking at the harvest reports.
Would very much appreciate any and all guidance and recommendations from folks familiar with the area on what WMUs to apply for that have good access and wildlife. Would like to put in for both antlerless and antlered for whitetail and mule. Antlerless elk and cow or calf moose.
Eventually I would be very happy to just get out a few times, and harvest one animal this season. I will get a bear tag as well. Not sure if there are good bear grounds nearby though.
Thanks again!
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Well the draw book applies to draws only. THere are many many general tags you can pick up from any hunting license retailer (canadian tire is good) So draws are good to apply but most will take a few years to be able to get. apply for all or most of the draws and buy your general tags! spend some time looking at google earth, pick up the central and south alberta backroads map books and some county landowners maps. Now the fun part, buy a bunch of gas and go out and check out the areas you find on google earth to make sure they will hold animals. Contact landowners if need be or stick to crown land, but county land maps will help differenciate if you are close to farming lands. Hope this helps, I would type more but I am offline for supper