Well said.
You're referring to Ted's old video?
The regs are not confusing at all. I have taught them successfully to 11-13 year olds for the last 3 years.
There is a video from the 90s that does a great job explaining the spike/fork and 50” configuration of a legal moose. The video even shows a rack almost identical to Maynard’s, or whatever its “name” was, and declares it to be legal.
The problem with the regs is that people have to interpret them. This involves a multistep logical process of critical thinking while in the act of staring at an animal a hunter may wish to shoot. For some, this type of critical thinking based on correct education is much too burdensome to undertake while in the act of hunting. (longer than it is wide = a point - should be a rather easy one)
Thus, there is another thread on AOD whining about the regs and suggesting all manners of ridiculousness in an attempt to repair a slob hunter problem. We need to enforce the rules we have and penalize poachers accordingly. A dead moose is still dead whether salvaged for human consumption or not. To sustain a healthy population and preserve the opportunity to harvest it we have to enforce and abide the current regulations.
Maynard was a legal moose. Maynard is now groceries.
