The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is giving moose hunters the heads up on a potential problem with the 2002 season.
As a result of the current province wide strike, more than 100,000 people may be out of luck when it comes to the annual moose tag allocation draw.
The union says the date of the 2002 draw may be postponed or possibly even cancelled.
While licences may be available in stores, a published statement from the union says, there is no staff available to process the applications or to conduct the lottery.
"As matters stand the Ministry of Natural Resources will not likely meet the publication deadline for the 2002 hunting regulations, a compendium of information on moose seasons, tag quotas and guaranteed group sizes," reads the release.
OPSEU quotes MNR staff person Marilyn Casey as saying that in a worst case scenario there will be no draw but everyone will be entitled to hunt calves.
"According to current regulations if the draw is cancelled everyone applying in 2002 will be considered as having missed an application year and be relegated to Pool 2 for tags in 2003," says Casey.
The union advises concerned hunters to contact the local MNR office for clarification.
OPSEU meanwhile encourages people to visit its website at www.opseu.org
