I think the main issue is that we don't really have a say any longer.
Maybe at onetime, we had BCWF to speak for us.
And I know they have tried hard to "keep things open", because once shut down, it is hard to open again.
(Which is unfortunate, AND shouldn't be like that when a population rebounds)

But somehow, there is a real disconnect between hunters and the Ministry.
And I say Ministry because governments change (libs have had a lot more time to have made it better and
didn't, and the ndp are Anti)
But there are some just below to top in the chain of command who never lose their jobs.
Who have been there for too long, and probably have a tight relationship with the Private sector we never
hear about (that is just my thinking), and who never lose their positions even after an election, they just
end up with a different boss.

Look at Freshwater Society, where it is a lot of sports fisherman in there, and they do get their funding now from all sales of freshwater licensces to use towards conservation, whether habitat or restocking etc.
THEY (which is us) have a say and input on "what gets fixed" and "what amount of stock" a lake should have.
And due to this, a lot of lakes are very productive for people to use.
(Some are trophy, catch and release, which would be like an LEH in hunting to have some trophy spots)
Others are for everyone to take some home.

Hard comparism, trout are landlocked to a small pond, ungulates don't have that restriction, so it is harder.
BUT, we should have a say on what population of certain species to inhabitat a region overall.
And than find ways to make it happen.

It's seems to me, "Someone else" (not a hunter) is dictating the levels of game.
Which are "barely huntable" anymore.
And that is not a healthy solution.
That is poor game management.
That is not "preserving game" for future generations.

If wildlife is not "harvestable" and we don't manage it as such, than our wildlife is to me,
on the "Critical List" and at a high risk of being extinct down the road.
If we have a decent "huntable" population, than we have done our part for the future after we are gone.

Anti's just think if they stop hunting, they have solved the big problem.
Some get it is actually the habitat that needs protecting to save animals.

We have to get back control of "what we want" and how much.
The fight is with the Private Sectors who are wanting less wildlife.