Re: Proposed NEW elk season in Region 5
Originally Posted by
bearvalley
You better read that LEH proposal for Region 5 elk.
First off it was supposedly brought forward by First Nation and stakeholders.
You would think that would mean that the private landowners where these elk congregate would have been asked for input.
Then when you read the proposal it’s for 0-2% antlerless tags and 0-5% bulls.
You can bet the LEH authorizations will be real close to 0% of both....maybe 1% bulls to open the door.
Now look at the LEH dates...mid November to mid February.... any crop destruction is long done before then and the ones that had problems in the past with stored feed have built elk proof feed yards.
When you cut through the BS this is nothing more than a call for a legal 12 month elk harvest of both cows, calves and bulls for the local band anywhere in Region 5.
This will push elk back onto private land as in the past because that will be the safety zone.
If the Ministry wants an elk season in this area it should be GOS for 6 point or better bulls, on both private and crown land in mid September for no more than a 1 week opening.
Bureaucrats need to cut the bullshit.
Dam, I have to agree with Mikey again.
I wonder how this outcome will come into play down the road?
http://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/a...0and%20rights.
Three Indigenous men charged with illegal hunting will pay fines of $500 each after pleading guilty to trespassing Tuesday in a case the Penticton Indian Band says speaks to larger issues of land title and rights.
Cole Kruger, Felix Thomas Kruger and Fred Kruger initially were charged with trespassing, unlawful possession of dead wildlife and discharging a firearm in a no-shooting area, but the latter two counts were dropped as part of a plea deal entered on what was to be the first day of trial in provincial court.
Crown counsel Karla Dodds told the court that in the early hours of Jan. 29, 2017, a resident of Greyback Mountain Road spotted a truck driving up the road, and soon after heard a firearm discharge.
After driving up the road, the same man witnessed all three Kruger men approximately 100 metres on private property with an animal carcass. The property was fenced with No Trespassing signs visible.
“At no time did the (property owner) give permission to Cole Kruger, Felix Kruger or Fred Kruger to be on the subject property,” said Dodds.
Conservation officers and RCMP arrived at the scene and identified the Krugers, one of whom, Fred, was later elected to band council.
In a joint sentencing submission, the Crown counsel asked for a fine of $500, which amounted to a significant step up from the minimum $115 penalty.
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