Re: How many bowhunters in BC ?
Do you consider a cross bow a bow?
I don't
Re: How many bowhunters in BC ?
With the shooting range restricted I might commit to bow full time. I couldn't rifle hunt this fall without any target practice this summer.
Re: How many bowhunters in BC ?
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S.W.A.T.
Do you consider a cross bow a bow?
I don't
The regulations seem to say a crossbow is a bow.
Re: How many bowhunters in BC ?
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S.W.A.T.
Do you consider a cross bow a bow?
I don't
Not this again!
Re: How many bowhunters in BC ?
In British Columbia the cross bow is considered archery tackle and is provided opportunity under bow only seasons. I don't think the online question is about our opinion. It's about our use of archery tackle. And this can lead to Government making better decisions on hunting opportunity or wildlife management.
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Thanks for the information J_T , much appreciated.
Re: How many bowhunters in BC ?
Interesting info JT thanks for sharing.
Would be nice to see Govt use archery seasons more for wildlife management ie: allowing increased participation for pressured resources without excessive harvest number concerns
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LeverActionJunkie
Interesting info JT thanks for sharing.
Would be nice to see Govt use archery seasons more for wildlife management ie: allowing increased participation for pressured resources without excessive harvest number concerns
^^^ THIS ^^^ You should join the UBBC and get to work helping move that idea forward!! Cheers
Re: How many bowhunters in BC ?
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J_T
I'm no good at inserting images or tables on this site. My apologies. I made this request to Gov in November of last year.
Under the Proportion of Responses, the third column should have a heading 'skip'. For some reason I can't get it to show.
Table 1: Count of responses to the bow hunting question when purchasing a hunting licence, broken down by area of residence based on mailing address information. Data includes 2019/20 hunting licences to date (Nov. 14, 2019).
Region |
Count of responses |
Proportion of responses |
Total Count |
|
Yes |
No |
Skip |
Yes |
No |
1 |
3,769 |
9,253 |
2,670 |
24% |
59% |
17% |
15,692 |
2 |
4,726 |
16,209 |
2,975 |
20% |
68% |
12% |
23,910 |
3 |
1,887 |
7,076 |
575 |
20% |
74% |
6% |
9,538 |
4 |
4,841 |
4,845 |
1,258 |
44% |
44% |
11% |
10,944 |
5 |
1,214 |
4,081 |
695 |
20% |
68% |
12% |
5,990 |
6 |
1,444 |
2,837 |
365 |
31% |
61% |
8% |
4,646 |
7 |
3,194 |
8,794 |
1,889 |
23% |
63% |
14% |
13,877 |
8 |
4,272 |
7,109 |
1,023 |
34% |
57% |
8% |
12,404 |
All regions |
25,347 |
60,204 |
11,450 |
26% |
62% |
12% |
97,001 |
This data includes hunters who purchased a hunting licence and answered the bow hunting question, and whose residence area is known (the total responses is slightly different from the data provided previously, since there are some hunters whose residence area is unknown). The data is broken down by residence area, and this does not necessarily reflect the area in which the person hunts.
Update for 2020/2021 Licence Purchases
This data includes hunters who purchased a hunting licence and answered the bow hunting question, and whose region of residence is known (some hunters residence area is unknown). The data is broken down by region of residence, and this does not necessarily reflect the area in which the person hunts.
2020/21 licence year |
Region |
Count of responses |
Proportion of responses |
Total Count |
|
Yes |
No |
Skip |
Yes |
No |
1 |
4,133 |
10,096 |
2,903 |
24% |
59% |
17% |
17,132 |
2 |
5,343 |
17,816 |
2,934 |
20% |
68% |
11% |
26,093 |
3 |
2,075 |
7,564 |
687 |
20% |
73% |
7% |
10,326 |
4 |
5,360 |
5,070 |
1,468 |
45% |
43% |
12% |
11,898 |
5 |
1,353 |
3,976 |
1,089 |
21% |
62% |
17% |
6,418 |
6 |
1,533 |
2,929 |
522 |
31% |
59% |
10% |
4,984 |
7 |
4,049 |
9,486 |
1,269 |
27% |
64% |
9% |
14,804 |
8 |
4,773 |
8,142 |
653 |
35% |
60% |
5% |
13,568 |
All regions |
28,619 |
65,079 |
11,525 |
27% |
62% |
11% |
105,223 |
Re: How many bowhunters in BC ?
Good post, Thanks for sharing