Crop-munching moose a menace for 'just about all farmers' in N.L.

Crop loss from munching moose been a long-standing issue in Newfoundland, where the massive herbivores were introduced in the 1900s. But it's become a heated political debate this fall, as farmers decry the end of a longstanding permit that allowed them to shoot the animals on their properties at night.

"It's not as if farmers are going willy-nilly killing these animals, not knowing what they're doing, discharging firearms in the middle of the night," Wiseman said. He said the change was a preventative safety measure meant to align policy with the law, but after weeks of public discussion he said he's open to taking feedback on the issue.

Chatman, who operates Three Mile Ridge farm in Lethbridge, N.L., said damage from pests is expected in the farming business, but moose are particularly destructive because of their size, strength and appetite. Chatman's family has tried installing tall electric fences around their property, but those haven't been effective.

"They walk on so many, take a bite out of one. Walk on so many more, take a bite out of another one. They really destroy a field very quickly," she said. "Overnight you can lose thousands of dollars of worth of product." Philip Thornley, who operates Campbellton Berry Farm in central Newfoundland, said he's struggled with moose feasting on his crops for 40 years, and he anticipates increased production will attract more.

Open moose season early

Wait, there are farmers in NFLD?!

Try for a more relevant like a picture of a moose with the right crop!!!!

Tastes better when grain fed . You should be happy and fill your freezer

Send some to ontario I am starving

Deport a couple thousand to NS. Or, you know, open up more tags...

Shoot...shovel and shut up

Shoot it and eat it - what else is there to say? It's an animal and you're fighting to keep its land for our useage.

So what crop is the pictured moose crunching? Clearly another case of the first stock moose picture in the CTV files.

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