Re: Provincial mule deer bag limit changes for 2018 season
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I think the differing opinions is coming from the hunting community being multifaceted.
You have people who feed their families with little bucks, you have people who only shoot big bucks, you have guide outfitters who just want to screw over the resident hunters, recently we have what I call "hippie hunters" and still other types of hunters so its not surprising why their not all one voice.
Lets not lose sight of the fact that the government of this province has done nothing whatsoever to improve life for ungulates in this province, instead of making laws for resident hunters to follow they need to create legislation in regards to road deactivation after all silviculture work is complete in recently logged area's, in many cases these forest companies are controlled by foreigners.
I for one am dumbfounded by the lack of fingers pointing at this offending entity and their lack of stewardship is appalling.
The best thing to happen this spring is the flooding which washed out roads and bridges limiting access to otherwise road infested backcountry, all hunters must agree on road deactivation and the fact that the people who govern this province need to do something, and anything is better than nothing which is what we have now, we dont need to curtail the resident hunters any further."
I agree with most of this. But there are other groups you left out, such as old guys with bad hearts who need to be able to access the back roads and trails so they have an opportunity to harvest something.
Your point about lack of action by those responsible for management, and lack of funding to go along with that is dead on.
Last edited by Island Idiots; 11-20-2017 at 03:09 PM.
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