They are getting exclusive right to a certain age class of bull, on a piece of land far smaller than 10%. It just happens to be the only easy access to the moose.
They are getting exclusive right to a certain age class of bull, on a piece of land far smaller than 10%. It just happens to be the only easy access to the moose.
Well, all I know is that Bull to Cow Ratios are through the roof. Even if pressure is high Residents can only harvest Bulls. And If you take a gander at Google Maps youll see that there really isnt much access. So Residents are not only just harvesting Bulls, They will only harvest Moose so far off the beaten path.
Let's make decisions based on science not opinions.
Ive also heard that FNs are in support of CI inspections for Skeena North. But they are unwilling to participate in reporting their harvests...
If they won't partake in the science, then they should not be allowed to drive for any change.
No compliance. No change!
The whole road access thing is a piss off also. What did they do "culturally" before the roads were there? Probably worked at little harder.
They say "jump" and the government says "how high?"
First post here, but seeing a lot of what seems to be going on made me want to join. Commented on the proposed regulations hoping every little bit counts.
hmmm, when I spoke with heyman (ndp enviro minister) during the run up to election, he told me that they were going to "support residents" more so then any other group (well, other then FN), when it comes to "meat hunting".
Funny, he was around to shut down GBear, but I don't see him helping "us" out now.
Just more BS from the ministry, the people in it, and just another party that doesn't care about us resident hunters.
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To be completely clear, these regulation changes are 100% unfounded ... they are a wet dream of the commercial $$$ killers and the biased bureaucrats. They have gotten this far only because they were enabled as such by Crispy and now the NDP. There motives were different but the result is the same.
Crispy and the Liberals wanted to buy off the FN's for approval of gas pipelines and corporate resource extraction. Moose were the beads and trinkets let's say. The NDP inherited the bureaucratic dysfunction and are afraid to deal with it. As a result, BC's licensed resident hunters are thrown under the bus to appease those that trophy hunt for moose. To waste 800 pounds of meat to take 60 pounds of antlers is disgusting.
I think 12 months of unlimited access to moose is adequate to satisfy the FN' "needs". As I have said, they have been used in this phony process.
Contact the Minister directly to protect one of our last GOS options for moose in BC. The NDP promised us they would change the Crispy/Liberal allocation directive so as to give resident hunters priority over the commercial $$$ killers. The AHTE website is a total waste of time that only enables the bureaucrats and anti hunters ... you don't even need to be a BC resident or a real hunter to comment.
Time to get political and get the truth out there.
Have heard the same thing. It was a request to the Tahltan 5 or 6 years ago when the Klappan season was first shortened, but they just ignore it. The bands don't care how many moose they take - cows, calves, bulls, doesn't matter.
They just want resident hunters out. Period.