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Why would a pro- bow hunting organization like the UBBC support this proposal? Do they feel there are too many hunters in bow only season?

You have in your sigline WSSBC Life Member WSSBC Monarch Member Is this the same WSSBC that is also named as supporting this proposed no...

I bolded a few interesting parts of the proposal Looks like there are several groups involved with the proposal, not just BCWF. One of the groups...

Regulation Number: 2020-0-05 Status: Proposed Region: Province-Wide

No, the PAL system didn't have any real effect on violent crime. People that get PAL's tend to me among the most law abiding in the population.

I bet that most B.C. bear hunters are too lazy to bait bears anyway. I know I don’t want to do all that work.

I wouldn't want to shoot at 50 yards with buckshot unless I had patterned it at that distance and it the pattern was good. I've used buckshot on...

Nothing to do with baiting, but on the topic of bears....After listening to a podcast where Valerius Geist discusses predators, and how wolves knock...

Great buck and awesome story! But honestly, I gotta suggest learning the gutless method and being prepared with packs and game bags next time,...

That's one of the real questions, and while looking at modern crossbow technology, modern compound technology needs to be looked at too. If it's not...

PG 66 says to hold onto your fund for now, or if you know a trapper that targets wolves, to donate to them directly. Not sure what will happen this...

The biggest opposition to crossbows in bow season have always come from bowhunters that don't like crossbows. I don't recall the BCWF ever trying to...

No, and that is why overly dramatic threads like this one can be so damaging. It encourages a false perspective that the BCWF is moving fast to ban...

I'm glad some people can see past the hype and understand what I was saying. Some of the replies on this thread remind me of the kid with the MAGA...

I think the way the thread was presented was indeed overly dramatic. To begin with, the title "BCWF to PUSH FOR crossbow ban" was completely...

There are anti hunters at gofundme that kept blocking the payouts. Only a fraction of the money donated via GFM actually made it to the trappers.

My opinion on what, exactly ?

Actually, that’s the question that needs to be asked if we are to have a discussion about technological advances in archery gear. What is the...

During Manitobas ML and rifle season, is it legal to use a bow? Why is it important to increase the amount of hunters using bows in BC?

Bow hunters can hunt all bow seasons and GOS too, so they have a very long season already. What would the purpose of excluding crossbows from...