DarkSiths Cariboiu Adventure

[Darksith]

Great story and pictures but you need to learn about paragraphs and formatting. A couple of things can help - Write the story in Word or WordPad and then copy & paste it into the huntingbc edit box. (Sadly it pastes as plain text so any formatting like bold and italics is lost.)

Second - at the bottom right of the edit box are some diagonal lines. Click and drag to make the edit box bigger.

****ing hilarious...maybe next time I can send you the proof and you can edit it for me

[Gun Dog]

****ing hilarious...maybe next time I can send you the proof and you can edit it for me

No problem. Every writer needs an editor.

[ekul246]

Very cool trip. I’d love to do one of those one day!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Very cool trip. I’d love to do one of those one day!

Going to be very difficult in the coming years if the proposed Reg 6 regulation changes go thru.

SSS

[Retiredguy]

Going to be very difficult in the coming years if the proposed Reg 6 regulation changes go thru.

SSS

Have you got a link to these proposed changes or can you give everyone a brief rundown? Thanks.

[Patman7]

Thanks! Was a great read! You guys are tough!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Have you got a link to these proposed changes or can you give everyone a brief rundown? Thanks.

So far I only have a Facebook link and it’s a private page. I’ll keep looking.
Basically it’s proposed to from GOS on caribou and moose to LEH across the region.

Will certainly be difficult to plan fly in trip when you have to wait for your LEH results.

SSS

[Retiredguy]

SSS...thanks. That is what I was expecting would happen, but I cannot find anything on the internet so far. I know there have been discussions, but so far they seem to be doing a pretty good job keeping their plans under wraps. I hope it will come out so that all hunters know what is coming.

As you said, planning a fly in trip will be difficult with all LEH and how late in the year you find out the results.

[Darksith]

Going to be very difficult in the coming years if the proposed Reg 6 regulation changes go thru.

SSS

While the floated proposed changes won't really change anything in regards to conservation, harvest numbers etc etc, it will make it harder for resident hunters to plan these types of adventures 100%!

The big problem I have is the fact that this is just another level of control where control isn't needed and its very obvious what the purpose of this is. It is setting the stage to transfer control of the wildlife to FN. You can't give FN control if there is a GOS in place, cause other than access, anyone in BC can simply buy a tag and go hunting, and if the Tahltan or any other group tries to mass restrict access they will become the bad guys in the eye of the public eventually. If you have to apply or win a tag however, then you have the ability to transfer control of those tags and eventually you have the ability for whoever controls them to pick and choose who gets what.

Currently the Tahltan are strong arming the GO's in the area for either a harvest royalty or an operating royalty. The Tahltan want the GO's to pay them annually simply bc it's their traditional lands. This is setting the stage for serious ramifications if this happens. It won't simply be outfitters. It might already be forestry and industry extraction among other things. Soon you will need a permit (permission) to go hiking anywhere in this province.

Back to the proposed LEH...take Spatsizi as the perfect example. Approx 250 leh tags issued. Most people that win don't go on the hunt once they realize they simply cant drive around and shoot an animal, and those that do go on the hunt I bet have a success rate around 20%. So switching the Kawdy to LEH where there are 270 tags issued won't change anything. There aren't 270 caribou killed a year in BC I bet let alone on the Kawdy. So from a conservation point of view its irrelevant. Issuing 270 authorizations when in actuality there is less than 50 caribou harvested affects nothing. The only thing it changes is control of who can go on the hunt. Why are we restricting who can go where? There are only 6 weeks give or take 2 that you can hunt that area. The season doesn't open until Aug 15 and the lakes freeze up blocking float plane access somewhere around early Oct. Currently there are limited companies flying into these areas and some of them won't stack hunting parties on the same lake so we already have built in restrictions to access, making this move completely useless unless its in preparation for something else...Im not an alarmist, but crown land or traditional territory (all of BC is traditional territory) shouldn't require permission or have access restrictions placed on it for the general public, but it really looks like that is potentially what could happen. This is the scary part, not caribou going to LEH...I mean if you plan a hunt 5 years out (I booked a lake in 2020 for 2025 because that was the first available opening for the time I wanted) and you don't get that draw...then what? The issue isn't too many caribou are being harvested so why potentially blow up someones plans?

[ydouask]

Firstly , thank you for the time and efforts to relate your entire story ( including the bumps along the way ). Secondly , congratulations on your successful hunt. Your Sept 05/23 sunrise picture should inspire anyone who loves the outdoors to get out there.... guess that was thirdly. Your encouragement for all hunters to get involved with their local Rod and Gun Club to support our lobbying efforts and become informed of what is taking place involving FN groups and our elected officials should be of the utmost concern for all hunters in B.C. Thank you, Hank.