Moose tag allocation process results — detailed
A detailed dataset of moose tag allocation process results from previous years (starting 2021). View how many applicants (grouped by their number of points), applied for, were awarded, and claimed each moose tag type at each choice of the primary and second chance allocation stages.
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Data dictionary
Column | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Year | Numeric |
Calendar year |
WMU | Text |
The administrative coverage areas that serve as a land base for wildlife monitoring and management. |
Moose_type | Text |
The age and sex of the moose that a moose tag is valid for hunting. |
Season | Text |
Represents a period of time when the tag is valid and the type of firearm(s) that may be used when hunting moose during that time. |
Allocation_stage | Text |
A component of the points-based process for distributing moose tags among Ontario resident hunters. |
Choice | Integer |
Moose tag type (WMU, Season and Moose type combination) selections made by hunters during both allocation stages. |
Points_of_applicants | Text |
The number of points of each applicant for a particular moose tag type (WMU, Season and Moose type combination), selected with a particular choice in a particular allocation stage. An individual Ontario resident moose hunter accumulated a single point, or had their points reset to zero, in each year they applied to the moose tag draw (1993-2020) or the moose tag allocation process (beginning in 2021). N/A= Not Applicable. Points are not applicable in awarding the tags available among second and third choice applicants in the second chance allocation stage by random draw. |
Number_of_applicants | Integer |
The number of hunters with a given number of points that selected the same tag type (WMU, Moose type and Season combination) with the same choice, in a particular allocation stage. |
Tags_available | Integer |
The number of tags that are available to be awarded (allocated) to applicants. |
Tags_awarded | Integer |
The number of tags awarded (allocated) to applicants. |
Tags_claimed | Integer |
The number of tags claimed by applicants that were awarded tags. Tags are claimed by paying for the tag and purchasing a moose licence before the tag claim deadline. |
Additional information
- Last updated
- January 17, 2025
- Created
- March 25, 2022
- Format
- text/csv
- File size
- 2.6 MiB
- Licence
- Open Government Licence – Ontario
- Name
- Moose tag allocation process results — detailed
- Type
- Data
- Language
- English
- Data made public date
- March 31, 2022
- Data range start
- December 15, 2021
- Data range end
- December 15, 2024
- Validation status
- success
- Validation timestamp
- 2025-01-17T16:40:45.967996
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