The total fall harvest was 103 bulls. The remainder of the quota was filled by illegal kills of cow caribou. Overall, Fortymile caribou hunters are above average at distinguishing between bulls and cows which is not always easy. Most mistakes are made by hunters with the least caribou hunting experience. Many hunters mistakenly assume that indicators like size of rack, presence of a white mane or the size of an animal will accurately predict the sex of the caribou.
Illegal harvest takes away hunting opportunity from everyone.
If you are not confident in identifying caribou, watch this video prior to next hunting season.