Re: Please tell me this isn't the POACHER Brian Martin....
Originally Posted by
bearvalley
Seems to me you don't know much about allocation, quota and opportunity.
All sheep in BC are on quota to guide outfitters.
Many areas have a general open season on sheep for resident hunters.
Too acheive what you are suggesting..."Lower quota on both sides and cull wolves"...would first mean that all hunters would be bound within their allocation share....whatever that might be.
That would mean all resident sheep hunting oppurtunities would be allotted by LEH.
Do you really want to go there?
I know how sheep are managed in terms of quota for GO's, and am familiar with the gos and leh areas. Packed 4 stones' out the mountains. LEH all around for residents perhaps not the best route but I'm not the expert to decide if that's needed. I'm thinking more along the lines of a 2 year wait after harvesting before you can punch another tag for gos is a viable option. I myself am not all that interested in packing out a ram myself anymore. Which means we take turns on who gets to squeeze the trigger every trip. I have 2 dynamite sheep hunting partners, so potentially could have a chance every 3 years. Still a fortunate opportunity in my books even just tagging along, and potentially more older class rams up for grabs!
But what resident wants to be curtailed on harvest if the GO's still have the same quota, or even raised as gos harvest potentially goes down?
I can't see them giving up their quota one bit. So I ask not what I am doing to keep sheep on the mountain, but what are the GO's willing to do to keep sheep on the mountain?
Both sides would have to sacrifice, I'm willing to do so, I have my doubts about the other side.
The only advantage to a light rifle is it's weight, all other advantages go to the heavier rifle..