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" The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but building on the new"
Socrates.
In my view this report shows clearly the need for predator control as part of overall wildlife management strategy.
Semper in excretum altum
We as hunters are the only ones that can make a difference in predator numbers. It won't have a big impact but it sure won't hurt.
How many times have you heard the holier than thou crowd spouting about not shooting something the won't eat.
There were a lot of hunters that supported the bear meat retrieval regulation, and the ban on the sale of bear parts.
These two regulations stopped a lot of bear hunters leading to an increase in bear numbers. Nobody knows how much affect that had on ungulate populations.
How did you come to that conclusion? We do a ton of deactivation currently. Could more be done? All depends on what the future objectives are. Why would you deactivate something that you plan on using again in a few years? Many dollars can be wasted ripping a road only to rebuild it a few years later.
Hey Ourea, clean out your inbox dude.
Fly over Reg 8 dana?
Access and habitat fragmentation is a major factor compounded with a strong FN presence in the Okanagan.
(found a poached young bull moose on xmas day)
The regional bio is a good friend and field partner of mine.
He echoes the rd and block density issues in this area.
Getting tough to find old growth that a guy can get lost in.
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If you can pack it in, You can pack it out !!!
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CCFR
" The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but building on the new"
Socrates.
A problem for what? That is what I don't get. If there are water control issues, then maybe they need to be pulled. But if hunting makes little to no impact on the wildlife pops like science says, then how are all these inblock roads hurting wildlife? That is my question. Please let me know. I do know in most of the pine salvage areas I have worked in, many of the roads weren't really much of a road in the first place. Pop some stumps, put culverts in with as little as possible cuts and fills and pull culverts when done. Glorified trails if you really want to call them anything. Many are planted as well as there was very little actual soil compaction. Most logging is rdside now. Very few landings. I know the theory behind wolf movement and I would call BS on anyone that thinks a deactivated road slows a wolf down enough to keep them away from the prey species. So, please tell me. Habitat fragmentation? Hmmm, i was told recently by someone in the know that grizzlies will be exctinct in 20 years due to habitat fragmentation. Of course, logging is blamed for this. Hahaha. I guess a grizzly doesn't cross logging roads or enter cutblks. Hahaha.
I’ll use the Merritt/Kamloops area as an example. It looks like the moon in many areas and night hunting has overwhelmed the area. Vancouver has less side streets.
If you can pack it in, You can pack it out !!!
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL !!!
BCWF
WSSBC
CCFR
" The secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but building on the new"
Socrates.