Originally Posted by
Bugle M In
Firstly, i have no idea where you are coming from.
The mileage thing, even more confusing (you haven't had a stroke lately have you??)
Is it a complaint.....I don't know maybe.
My concern is that there are now several groups, FN, Cattle guys, and resident hunters complaining.
The FN are talkin full out closures on rotation amongst themselves right now that they most certainly will take to the Ministry.
Sure, they want closures, after all, it does not apply to them.
If it did, they would drop it hat and ask for for further restrictions, again, because it wouldn't apply to them.
And if it did, well, they will just do what they want anyways without fear of prosecution.
The Cattleman (which i guess might be you???) are involved because there certainly has been issues with hunters on
grazing land and destroying it in the past with quads and atv and the local dirt bike clubs.
So, in that regard, i know why they are now involved now.
And the problem behind it is, all the extra hunters that have now hit the area.
Years ago, hunters showed up less in #'s and they didn't use quads, so the nearby ranches tolerated it quite well, and all
got along.
But, its the whole bunch of new hunters hitting the area that is causing the issues and concerns.
I wasn't complaining, only stating what is occurring right now and how different the changes are.
And as for the Long time hunters of the area, they are concerned about the lack of mature bucks, the amount of traffic that
has showed up, and they are talking about Restrictions to rectify it.
And as i said, it sounds like these folk want to see the "any buck" season removed.
What concerns me more, is that the Ministry goes to the "close it for 10 days also" scenario.
I could care less about the any buck, but i am not against it either.
In which case, it means more area closed during that time frame.
That means hunters being pushed elsewhere again, so on and so forth.
I am only communicating to folks that care on HBC as to what is going on in a few of the MU's and what might be coming.
Not sure what the complaints are in that.
But carry on, you points definitely contribute to making things better for RH in BC.