Quote Originally Posted by Ourea View Post
I understand the "clout" (more political than financial) that outfitters bring. And yes, definitely a big grain of sand on the scale.
So, you know i have helped on the guiding front and this is what I saw.
Hunter flies in on his private jet (great guy and a total piece of work)
Hunter is taken to camp.
Hunter kills.
Hunter flies out hrs after the kill.
Economic impact outside of guide fees...... next to zero.

Hunter put his pilots up in a hotel.
Hunter fueled his plane up here.
Took the hunter out for dinner...he paid.

So when someone states the impact of a hunt that someone paid 10's of thousands of dollars for as an economic driver......not reality.
That is a cloudy leverage statement at best.

Less than 5% of that hunt went into the local/provincial economy.
95+% went into the outfitter.
Do not sell economic impact as that is easily debunked.

Outfitters are an important part of hunting and its future here in BC due to their political leverage and contributions to protect their business model.
They are a key component, agreed.




Outfitters have political clout, that I fully understand.
And where does the outfitters 95% go.....it sure as hell doesn’t stay jammed in his pocket!