1985 Middle NOAT Spring Moose Survey

he use of the moose demography aerial survey technique (Gasaway, et.[sic] al., Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fairbanks) in several Game Management Units in Alaska has generally resulted in information of quality superior to that which has resulted from previously used techniques. Game Management Unit 23 is one of the areas where the moose demography aerial survey technique (MDAST) has not previously been attempted. The impetus to initiate the MDAST in Unit 23 resulted from the need of both sponsoring agencies (ADF&G and NPS) to better understand the status and trend of moose populations impacted by increased human activity including subsistence and recreational hunting, non consumptive uses, and other activities.