Tahltan Central Government Requests Immediate Hunting Ban Throughout Tahltan Territor

[338win mag]

Now I need to know who the "others" are Mr Day refers to.

[Rackmastr]

First. I doubt andusack wrote that release, more like a staff and it went out under his name That said it is incredible the falsehoods in the statement. It is pretty clear that the Tahltan are asking... not telling gov for a closure, which includes everyone , no where does it mention guide outfitter exemptions, secondly where in the Tahltan release does it even hint at blockades??? The Tahltan could of done what First Nations in the caribou have done..simply issue a closure notice in their territory, they did not , they chose a more respectful professional tact.

Perhaps what the fed could of done instead of just issuing a statement based on falsehoods and fear mongering is met with Chad day , outfitters etc and come up with a temporary closure on affected areas that all could support, or at least try to get to that resolution. Picking unnecessary fights with First Nations, cattlemen,outfitters seems a strange strategy in working in a collaborative manner for wildlife

If I was a BCWF member I'd be asking a lot of questions in regards to the 'strategy' that is being taken, that's for sure....

[Bugle M In]

And again, who enforces that "ALL Tahtlan NOT BE HUNTING" should this closure come into effect.
That's what wrong, as thety state "many" but not "all".
AND, for once do and will CO enforce, and "charge" the same way???
NOPE!

[Jelvis]

No one can stop a Status Indian from hunting, not even a Chief -- That's why trying to blame the BC Gov't Ministry is wrong, they know what they're doing --
Jel -- that's why all these blaming this one and that one, is just something to keep your self busy, won't stop an Indian from hunting --
----------------------------Lots of Indians don't hunt, like regular family too expensive and most don't enjoy deer meat as much as chicken and beef. ---- no different
-------------------------------------------------------------- Indian bands have a certain amount of members who hunt for sustenance and help the old and shut ins --
-- a certain % of Indians, in bands, are known as hunter/warrior types ( outdoorsy ) Natural, leaders, enjoy hunting and fishing and hiking type stuff --
------stand up for the weak, help them out --

[338win mag]

No one can stop a Status Indian from hunting, not even a Chief -- That's why trying to blame the BC Gov't Ministry is wrong, they know what they're doing --
Jel -- that's why all these blaming this one and that one, is just something to keep your self busy, won't stop an Indian from hunting --
----------------------------Lots of Indians don't hunt, like regular family too expensive and most don't enjoy deer meat as much as chicken and beef. ---- no different
-------------------------------------------------------------- Indian bands have a certain amount of members who hunt for sustenance and help the old and shut ins --

Yes they can, they haven't because they dont want to, think about it. They could also keep stats but they dont want to do that either.

[338win mag]

If I was a BCWF member I'd be asking a lot of questions in regards to the 'strategy' that is being taken, that's for sure....

BCWF only represents about 40% of resident hunters, although those 40% deserve to know.

[BromBones]

I didn't sift through 10 pages so maybe this has been mentioned already.

Tahltan territory is claimed to be 95,000 square kilometers.

Right around 140 square kilometers of that burned in wildfires. Less than 1% of the territory, yet they want a complete ban? The math makes zero sense but the reasoning is obvious.

This is 100% an excuse to keep resident hunters out and nothing to do with wildlife concerns. Like the magical cow moose that was shot and left a few years ago on the Klappan which was the trigger for blockades, yet no photos existed and no report went to COs. Any excuse.

As far as Tahltan members not hunting, bullshit. The people displaced from Telegraph and the ones who left Dease because of the smoke have been living on donated food and resources and it's put a strain on the local communities. Houses were lost and I imagine some freezers thawed from power outages. Peak fishing season was interrupted. Any gardens that would have been harvested probably dried up. It's a bad situation when winter is only a couple months away.

They will be depending on wild game meat very heavily this year, and rightly so. I know I would be.

But just don't feed us a line of crap about Tahltan not hunting this year. This is about keeping resident hunters out because Tahltan members will be more dependent on wild game than they have for a long time, and don't want any competition. That's legitimate reasoning on their part, just don't BS about the intentions when 95% of us can see through it.

[Jelvis]

They can't off a rez ok on their Rez they could try -- - but don't get mixed up. Way too many things to know first -
-- Some Chiefs hunt, some don't, some members do some don't
Jel --

[338win mag]

Right on Brombones, I hope 95% can see through the bs, and the request isn't very clear either...my bs meter is going off.
This is going to spread throughout the entire province I figure unless convinced otherwise, any reason for a closure and they will get the support from the socialist government, every anti and all their pals who derive their cunning in the most deceptive of ways, we call that guile.

[Gateholio]

If I was a BCWF member I'd be asking a lot of questions in regards to the 'strategy' that is being taken, that's for sure....

Meh, it’s the same few members here always pouncing on any opportunity to start BCWF drama. They seem to be more interested in the drama than the actual issues.