Its great... I get to teach my kid how to hunt
Its silly...for many reasons
who cares... I always get my deer so I don't care.
Sad part is, I believe there re many that "have tried" to get "political side" to listen!
Even I tried my best, face to face with Heyman, running up to the election in fact, to listen.
Now, you would think that a politician, running for election, right at that point in time, would listen!?
Not an F'n chance!
No one is listening!
They have their agendas, and they have "their votes" so as not to have to listen!
That's the issue.
So unless some of our "great bios'" start speaking up, I doubt anything will change with just letters.
I(f we can swing the vote, to a point where it affects them, then hell ya, they will listen!
That's why we need an "organization" that shows them "exactly that".
So far however, we have sweet F*** all to have anyone bother to listen.
That's my 2 cents on another "post on an HBC thread".
Why does an early season make any difference to teaching a younger person to hunt.? Hunting can be taught
throughout the season. It’s also all about working hard get the game and appertaining what you killed for food.
I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with keyboards and forums. - F L Wright
Try and be kind to everyone but fear no one. - Ourea
It’s not just the US BC has fallen behind most of Canada as well
Right now BC hunters are divided and will remain so till those trying to push for change wake up and understand compromise is needed because hunters are a diverse group
I spent the last year looking at different groups as possible voice for BC hunters and change well it’s not there. I found egos, I found greed, I found disrespect for fellow hunters, I found some who crave revenge, I found heart with no organization but not a possible voice. Everyone had their own vision and figured everyone else would benifit from “Their way” but not one considers the different hunters of BC
I actually considered getting involved with one but the I seen their in fighting
So go ahead get mad about hunters not following your vision but maybe the issue is that you need to find a vision all BC hunters would be proud to stand for
The purpose of the youth season at the beginning of September is to get the youth out before all hell breaks loose with all the other hunters get turned loose on the 10th. It's less stressful and less pressure has been put on the animals so they are not as skittish.
With respect to adults shooting their kid's deer the reality is that even if there was no youth season those same individuals would be shooting the deer under their kid's license and tags but in GOS instead. Ethics aren't reliant on a specially designated season. How many guys shoot bucks that aren't 4 point the day before the start of or the day after the end of the any buck season? A dishonest person will always find ways to be dishonest.
Cody: It's a pretty cool sidearm you got there. What is it?
Four Leaf Tayback: I don't know what it's called. I just know the sound it makes when it takes a man's life.
Marvin Boggs
Frank, I never thought I'd say this again. I'm getting the pig!
Frank, we gotta get rid of this broad. I know a great place up the road. Lots of alligators.
Marvin: If there's one thing I know, it's women and covert operations.
Frank: Marvin, that's two things.
Han Cho Bai: No, grasshopper. It is not.
What I can't understand is those that say "it's not the hunters that are responsible for the decline of animal numbers,
it's habitant destruction and predators" Well, we humans are the top predator, plain and simple! Most of us are all
for culling the predatory wolves, bears, coyotes, and even cougars, but we resist any reduction in our hunting opportunities.
I've witnessed the decimation of dear populations in specific valleys by wolves...I've also seen deer populations almost
wiped out by hunters in some areas as well. Each hunter doesn't think they are a problem when they take a couple of
deer every year from an area and they'd be right if it wasn't for the other parade of hunters doing the same thing. A long
time ago most hunters thought there was an ever lasting number of deer, moose, elk, and caribou...something like the
proverbial purse, but like our salmons and over fishing, if the predators, which includes us, keep taking more than what
can be re-produced you are a big part of the problem. Having a short youth season (9 days) is much more reasonable than
having one a whole month long. People fail to realize that if a youth isn't able to get something during those 9 days it's not
the end of their chances, they still have the rest of the general open season just like everyone else.
Lew I have no problem shutting it down if that would help
this would of coarse have be all user groups not one group at a time
i still do not believe shortening the youth season will do any help at all to the decline of ungulates
If it is that bad that we need to shorten a youth season ,it should be closed to all user groups .