What is the offical BCWF allocation policy

[rgn5hunt]

All of the objectives look like good long term goals, except 1. The current resolution should not be supported, no resolution is better than a bad resolution!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

What if wildlife populations are already at carrying capacity? How can it increase if habitat will not support greater populations? Do we want more grizzlies in the Kootenay's? Sheep are already at historic levels in most regions. How will we ever get more than 60% if this is the case?

Is the "current resolution" the 90/10 - 75/25 "marching orders"?

If our current government agrees to all of these terms, can we trust that they will follow through? Not me....

There are a lot of areas where sheep are not doing well at all. Ashnola(Crater may be closed in the near future), Fraser(Churn Creek), East Kootenays and the southern range of the East Slope in the Peace. All of these areas are well below historic levels.

[Whonnock Boy]

Fair enough. I realize there are both good and bad populations however, that complicates my point even more. Are we to ask for higher percentages in some regions, while others are to remain at 40%? This can be said of all species under allocation. More of a rhetorical question than being directed at you specifically.

There are a lot of areas where sheep are not doing well at all. Ashnola(Crater may be closed in the near future), Fraser(Churn Creek), East Kootenays and the southern range of the East Slope in the Peace. All of these areas are well below historic levels.

[Spy]

I dont understand how any of you after all the time and effort we all have put into fighting this are ok with 40% of the sheep? Resident hunters should be getting 90% of all game animals! No more of this 40% bullshit & pandering to the guides. If we are on LEH than no tags for guides. When did we all agree to give up ?????

[rgn5hunt]

I agree with Spy. Too much effort has gone into this since Thomson sprung that horse crap on us. No resolution is better than that!

[bigdogeh]

I agree also. I'll never be OK with a 40% split of any of our large game species. that is nothing more than privatization of a resource that belongs to the public. 90-10 or no resolution.

[fowl language]

the resident priority program is aiming at 90/10 and 75/25. the guides will get no increase till these number are attained....fowl

[Whonnock Boy]

What happens if game populations decrease after they have increased?

the resident priority program is aiming at 90/10 and 75/25. the guides will get no increase till these number are attained....fowl

[Whonnock Boy]

As in, guides will never have an interest in growing more wildlife if, for the most part, their numbers are guaranteed forever......

[btridge]

[QUOTE=Ohwildwon;1640647]

In a nutshell, this is whats being considered as an approach.

What we have now is not working, and the Government is not listening.

LEH IS going online next year- licensing too.

The BCWF IS moving forward with Resident Priority (a dedicated program with employees)- this is going to take a bit to get running properly but it IS a huge step for us.

These are the directions we are pushing to the Government

Wildlife is funded and managed consistent with the intent ofNAWCM
• Wildlife populations managed for abundance consistent withhabitat capability
• Resident hunter priority is attained
• Move to change supporting legislation/policy/procedure
• As wildlife populations increase allocated share for residenthunters increase
• Support current resolution
• Retiring small territories in areas of high resident use
• Increase minimum territory size
• Funding model is created by 2018
• Wildlife population recovery in areas where a >30%reduction in harvest/pop estimate in last 30 years by 2025
• As wildlife populations increase, resident proportionincreases
Retiring/amalgamating current territories



We realize we are not going to make everyone happy with this approach, but it's moving forward for the betterment of wildlife.[


Very interesting!

Perhaps posting this in Open Chat? Get more dialogue/feedback?

What is the current resolution they want us to support?