Moose can be hunted by individual hunters, in small teams of two or three, or in big groups. The Kootenay and Tlingit hunt on expeditions with family units or the entire community (men, women and children). The Algonquian and Iroquoian were reported to hunt moose on hunting territories owned by each family or band. The Mi’kmaq, who hunt moose in winter, are reported to move seasonally from the coast when winter arrives to specific hunting districts, migrating primarily inland to the lakes and forests to hunt moose, often with family hunting groups of ten to fifteen people. Women may accompany men during the hunt in order to skin and slice the meat. The Dogrib typically harvest moose while participating in other activities such as trapping however, specific moose hunting expeditions can be organized. Travel by boat and camping in hunting areas is common. Many cultures are reported to travel, sometimes long distances, to hunt moose. Moose are usually hunted in late summer and early fall (rutting time), and/or late winter and early spring. In the Alaska Plateau area, moose are mainly hunted by Tanana and other Athapaskan peoples at lower elevations and in valley lowlands where young vegetation is plentiful. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, moose were located in the foothills and prairies east of the Rockies, where they were hunted by Sekani. Moose are found in the forests near the Western Abenaki, Montagnais-Naskapi (Innu) and south and west of the Saguenay River and in the Lake St. Moose were reported to be abundant in the Saskatchewan River delta of the Red Earth Cree of Saskatchewan and other northern areas. In the Shuswap region of British Columbia, “moose were found only in the extreme northeast hunting grounds”. In the Nuiqsut region, during June - September moose travel north along the upper Colville and Itqiliq rivers. In the Tsimshian region, moose occur near the Skeena River area in autumn. In Gwich’in regions, moose occur in specific regions along the upper Porcupine River, especially at its junction with Johnson Creek, along the swamps and lakes north of the Porcupine River, below Old Crow Village and east of the lower Bluefish River. Moose are plentiful in the thick woods of northern areas of the Anishnabeg (Anishinabek) Ojibway, the Plains Ojibwa (Bungi) Turtle Mountain Band (Chippewa), Assiniboine, Rapid Indians, Blackfeet, and the Cree. In the Beaver First Nation region, moose are found in the timber regions near streams, and for the Tahltan region in the willow region of the Teslin River, along the Tuya River headwaters, and the Taku River tributaries for the Chipewyan in wooded areas of the Mackenzie River district. Moose were found in boreal forests inhabited by the Woodland Cree and Chipewyan, and also in the mountainous zone of the Yukon First Nations and the interior regions of Alaska. Slavey, Sahtu or Hare harvested moose in lowland or riverine regions. Moose are widespread throughout the majority of the boreal regions of North America and were a very important food species for many cultures.
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