Re: Cranbrook Whities
I've been snooping thru this thread and one thing that stands out is how polar the opinions are.
I have contacts that make quick work of does in their annual EK WT trip.
I also read that credible guys that spend a decent amount of hours in the field report traditional and heavily used migration trails and yarding areas showing a perceived downturn in traffic.
The common opinion of those that are reporting numbers being way down instantly point to the doe season as the driver.
Across the border (spitting distance away, very similar timber types, patterns and weather) they have even more liberal WT doe seasons with a greater harvest than adjacent areas in BC. Their populations remain stable.
I will post up their data soon.
My point being, IF WT numbers are way down as reported by some in the E and WK, are we 100% sure it is solely harvest related? Why would an area adjacent to us show different results? Why are all other areas in North America not experiencing what we are reporting (as hunters) ?
To quickly point the finger at Regs is a knee jerk response.
There may be more to this purported downturn of WT in some areas of BC considering neighboring regions do not share the same results.
It is a fact that overall wildlife numbers are imploding in BC, both hunted and non hunted species and sexes.
More to this than seasons and Regs potentially.
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