Would you pay a special tax for wildlife?

[brownmancheng]

I would fully support this. we always spend huge amounts of money every year to do.what we love it only makes sense to put something back in.

Of course it needs to actually go to where it was intended.

I also think our licenses tags and leh should easily double . assuming it is going to the right place of course and not general revenue.

before people say we shouldn't increase costs, we all spend much more on gas, supplies etc to actually go hunting the licenses etc. are such a small fraction.

people that can't afford it would be eligible for the reduction much like we currently have it .

[brownmancheng]

just an additional thought...

I think it's a great start to redirect revenue from licenses and tags. but I think revenue is approx 16 mil.
and the flnro budget is approx 34 million based on the townhall. so that is not guaranteeing an increase just different source

[Fisher-Dude]

Oddly a bunch of people on this forum voted for a party that is increasing carbon taxes by 17% per year.

Those increases are going to go beyond what was a revenue neutral consumption tax (our income taxes were reduced to offset carbon tax by the Libs).

That carbon tax is going to do absolutely zero to the climate of this province or the world as a whole.

But when we propose a modest tax that would apply to ALL outdoor users (hikers, bikers, eco-grizzly watchers, birders, heli-skiers) to help fund wildlife directly through a segregated wildlife society and segregated fund, people squawk.

So, we can remain at $2 million of our $14 million in licensing going to wildlife, and watch wildlife and hunting disappear, or we can do something far better with many more outdoor users paying the bill.

Time to get on board.

[IronNoggin]

Absolutely. Under the condition Rob noted, and having that Fixed In Stone!

... The key ingredient, and the part that will be hard, is the nuts and bolts method of making it something government can't take control of...

The amount of money our tags and certificates generate is peanuts compared to what most States realize due to the directed taxes (there are two) for wildlife there.
Yes, it is a start, and getting those funds OUT of the trough snuffer's hands is a priority. Sadly, that will not be enough to get things where they need to go. More, much more than that iwill be necessary if we are to see the Glory Day response we would hope for.

I would suggest that any such tax hit ALL users - every single piece of outdoor equipment (including bicycles, binocs, hiking gear, tents, sleeping bags, water filtration systems, quads and a LOT more!). In that manner, many who currently use the wild land resource would be forced into finally putting something towards it's maintenance as well as promoting larger, healthier wildlife populations.

I would also suggest that hand in hand with any such consideration that notice be given to all outdoor user groups that the time to directly support what they like doing is well overdue...

Cheers,
Nog

[Islander30]

Absolutely. Under the condition Rob noted, and having that Fixed In Stone!



The amount of money our tags and certificates generate is peanuts compared to what most States realize due to the directed taxes (there are two) for wildlife there.
Yes, it is a start, and getting those funds OUT of the trough snuffer's hands is a priority. Sadly, that will not be enough to get things where they need to go. More, much more than that iwill be necessary if we are to see the Glory Day response we would hope for.

I would suggest that any such tax hit ALL users - every single piece of outdoor equipment (including bicycles, binocs, hiking gear, tents, sleeping bags, water filtration systems, quads and a LOT more!). In that manner, many who currently use the wild land resource would be forced into finally putting something towards it's maintenance as well as promoting larger, healthier wildlife populations.

I would also suggest that hand in hand with any such consideration that notice be given to all outdoor user groups that the time to directly support what they like doing is well overdue...

Cheers,
Nog

I would agree to it also if like you say it was " set in stone" however I would also require the grizzly ban lifted first as a show of good faith and that it also be "set in stone" that goveremnt can never again manage wildlife by public opinion or vote collecting !

[Modeltwelve]

No. Pay enough taxes and the money collected would just dissappear.

[tomcat]

I already do every time I buy a license, tag or LEH. The government just needs to sped it on the area it is intended for rather than putting it into general revenue.

My sediments also.

[325]

Personally, I’d rather see wildlife management funded solely by hunters. It would be much simpler to ensure the tenants of the North American model of wildlife management are adhered too. Perhaps rather than a special levy on hunting and fishing gear, which would place B.C. vendors at at disadvantage as people could order firearms,etc from out of province, simply increasing license and tag fees and ensuring it strictly gets used for wildlife management would be simpler and more effective?!

[HappyJack]

NO, been paying fees and taxes since day 1 of my hunting/fishing career. It's time the rest of the people living here started to kick in some coin, put a tax on the bird watcher and the hiker, the guy on the mountian bike and the bear and whale watchers.....It's time they realized it's not just hunters and fishermen that should be contributing.

[Seeker]

WOW!!! Without a shadow of a doubt I would pay!! Some people are givers.... the rest takers..... the "I've been paying for years" excuse is crap. You haven't been paying didly for what you are all able to hunt. To the 45% you all claim to love hunting so much, yet your not willing to pay for it. Your probably the same people that criticize welfare users yet you want handouts of a different kind for yourselves. That disgusts me. It's pretty evident the problem with hunting in BC lies largely within our own ranks! Brutal.