I'm sure many (all?) of you have seen the recent NDP announcement that the trophy grizzly bear hunt will be closed effective November of this year. This will mean that hunters can no longer remove the head, hide and paws when they harvest a grizzly bear. Does anyone know whether or not the BCWF has issued a press release or position statement on this proposed closure? I've looked, but haven't been able to locate anything. As a longtime member of the BCWF, I would expect the BCWF to be very active on this issue in opposing the proposed closure. If we can't remove the "trophy" parts from a bear, I expect the next restrictions will be on removing horns and antlers from other animals that we take. Thanks to anyone who can point me in the right direction.

bcmulie