ydouask
02-14-2015, 11:30 AM
This is the best letter yet because it speaks to all the residents and Canadian Citizens in B.C. MAYBE it will get the point across to everyone that a minority group within our Provincial population is being ignored and bullied by our own Government !
This is not my creation, but one I received via email the other day... please read all of it. ydouask.
What would you do if the government allowed non-residents to bike on the Seawall, Stanley Park and other nice bike paths but you couldn’t?
What would you do if the government allowed non-residents to fish salmon around Vancouver Island and on the Fraser River but you couldn’t?
You would be upset and it would be entirely within your rights.
This is what is happening with hunting in BC, where non-resident hunters have more rights than British Columbia’s hunting families. Non-residents can hunt all species even the rare ones, while British Columbians are placed on a lottery draw and are not allowed to hunt species like bull moose, elk and sheep in their back yards. British Columbians are being treated like second-class citizens in their own province.
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick respect their resident hunters and non-resident cannot hunt the rare species or non-resident opportunities are limited.
For example, In Alberta, only resident hunters can hunt mountain goat. In Saskatchewan, only resident hunters can hunt mule deer, caribou and elk. In Manitoba, only resident hunters can hunt elk.
Species for residents only
Alberta
Goat
Saskatchewan
Caribou, elk, mule deer
A rally is planned on the doorstep of the BC Legislature in Victoria on Monday March 2/2015.
Everybody is welcome.
Denis Lampron CA, MBA Email: denis1lampron@hotmail.com (denis1lampron@hotmail.com)
Manitoba
Elk
Not only can non-residents of BC hunt all game in BC, moreover, in the past three years non-residents killed more caribou and mountain goat than residents, respectively killing 53.6 % and 56.4% of the harvest. Do you find that acceptable?
Further, non-residents of BC are depriving about 1,000 families of the nutritional moose red meat for a year; an annual value for BC residents of about $2,000,000, yes $2 million! Do you find that acceptable?
Moose meat has more protein and less fat than beef. Game meat is organic, lean, and does not contain dyes, artificial hormones or antibiotics. Depriving a resident of a moose is depriving them of feeding their family with nutritional red meat for a year, a $2,000 value (moose meat is about 400-500 pounds, $4-$5 per pound).
May be you understand now why on January 31, a sea of more than 1,200 people rallied in West Kelowna and marched to Christy Clark’s office to register their protest.
A similar scenario happened in Quebec in the 1970’s. Residents could not go hunting and fishing in their back yards because private hunting and fishing clubs covered the southern portion of the Province, owned by foreigners and industry (pulp and paper, banks, etc.). The revolt that followed from the hunters and anglers was relentless, tumultuous and rebellious. So in 1978, the Quebec government changed the law to allow access to resident fishermen and hunters.
Now hunting is popular in Quebec, people are looking for organic meat. 29,000 people took the hunter education course in 2013. Moose hunter numbers are at a record high of the past forty years in Quebec with 180,000 moose hunters, about 6 times the number of moose hunters in BC.
The BC government recognized the benefits of hunting for the province and state on their own website:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/ds/docs/070427_HunterRecruitment-RetentionStrategy.pdf (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/ds/docs/070427_HunterRecruitment-RetentionStrategy.pdf) :
"BC resident hunters, for being in constant contact with nature and with the game they hunted, were among the first to realize that wildlife was not an infinite resource, and they banded together into clubs and associations and lobbied for conservation measures, habitat protection and wildlife management have been on the leading edge of the conservation movement ever since the concept was developed. Today, the healthy populations of game animals that thrive across BC owe their well- being to hunters."
"Hunting gets people exercising in the outdoors and actively involved in their environment. It promotes family bonding and fosters an awareness of the value of our environment and the importance of looking after it."
"Lifelong friendships and strong family bonds are developed and enhanced through hunting experiences. The arduous conditions hunters frequently face build teamwork, resourcefulness and attitudes of cooperation and consideration."
Conclusion:
The confrontation between resident hunters and the government is unlikely to stop. Resident hunters believe this injustice is totally unacceptable.
Recommendation:
The BC government should:
Immediately cancel the February 6, 2015 Allocation Policy aim to increase 50 animals for non-residents over 2014 and implement the 2007 Allocation Policy that was agreed between the parties.
For next year and thereafter,
Eliminate the preferences/tags for non-residents,
Allow only BC residents to hunt rare species
Create, a separate entity like the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (FFSBC) and recruit a strong diverse independent board of directors to manage the wildlife with an economic development perspective and to increase the pie for years to come.
The Ladysmith Sportsman’s Club is handling donations for the cause. Dave Judson ( 250-245-3690).
PS. In another letter, I will talk about how the "pie", the wild game population in BC can be increased.
This is not my creation, but one I received via email the other day... please read all of it. ydouask.
What would you do if the government allowed non-residents to bike on the Seawall, Stanley Park and other nice bike paths but you couldn’t?
What would you do if the government allowed non-residents to fish salmon around Vancouver Island and on the Fraser River but you couldn’t?
You would be upset and it would be entirely within your rights.
This is what is happening with hunting in BC, where non-resident hunters have more rights than British Columbia’s hunting families. Non-residents can hunt all species even the rare ones, while British Columbians are placed on a lottery draw and are not allowed to hunt species like bull moose, elk and sheep in their back yards. British Columbians are being treated like second-class citizens in their own province.
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick respect their resident hunters and non-resident cannot hunt the rare species or non-resident opportunities are limited.
For example, In Alberta, only resident hunters can hunt mountain goat. In Saskatchewan, only resident hunters can hunt mule deer, caribou and elk. In Manitoba, only resident hunters can hunt elk.
Species for residents only
Alberta
Goat
Saskatchewan
Caribou, elk, mule deer
A rally is planned on the doorstep of the BC Legislature in Victoria on Monday March 2/2015.
Everybody is welcome.
Denis Lampron CA, MBA Email: denis1lampron@hotmail.com (denis1lampron@hotmail.com)
Manitoba
Elk
Not only can non-residents of BC hunt all game in BC, moreover, in the past three years non-residents killed more caribou and mountain goat than residents, respectively killing 53.6 % and 56.4% of the harvest. Do you find that acceptable?
Further, non-residents of BC are depriving about 1,000 families of the nutritional moose red meat for a year; an annual value for BC residents of about $2,000,000, yes $2 million! Do you find that acceptable?
Moose meat has more protein and less fat than beef. Game meat is organic, lean, and does not contain dyes, artificial hormones or antibiotics. Depriving a resident of a moose is depriving them of feeding their family with nutritional red meat for a year, a $2,000 value (moose meat is about 400-500 pounds, $4-$5 per pound).
May be you understand now why on January 31, a sea of more than 1,200 people rallied in West Kelowna and marched to Christy Clark’s office to register their protest.
A similar scenario happened in Quebec in the 1970’s. Residents could not go hunting and fishing in their back yards because private hunting and fishing clubs covered the southern portion of the Province, owned by foreigners and industry (pulp and paper, banks, etc.). The revolt that followed from the hunters and anglers was relentless, tumultuous and rebellious. So in 1978, the Quebec government changed the law to allow access to resident fishermen and hunters.
Now hunting is popular in Quebec, people are looking for organic meat. 29,000 people took the hunter education course in 2013. Moose hunter numbers are at a record high of the past forty years in Quebec with 180,000 moose hunters, about 6 times the number of moose hunters in BC.
The BC government recognized the benefits of hunting for the province and state on their own website:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/ds/docs/070427_HunterRecruitment-RetentionStrategy.pdf (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/ds/docs/070427_HunterRecruitment-RetentionStrategy.pdf) :
"BC resident hunters, for being in constant contact with nature and with the game they hunted, were among the first to realize that wildlife was not an infinite resource, and they banded together into clubs and associations and lobbied for conservation measures, habitat protection and wildlife management have been on the leading edge of the conservation movement ever since the concept was developed. Today, the healthy populations of game animals that thrive across BC owe their well- being to hunters."
"Hunting gets people exercising in the outdoors and actively involved in their environment. It promotes family bonding and fosters an awareness of the value of our environment and the importance of looking after it."
"Lifelong friendships and strong family bonds are developed and enhanced through hunting experiences. The arduous conditions hunters frequently face build teamwork, resourcefulness and attitudes of cooperation and consideration."
Conclusion:
The confrontation between resident hunters and the government is unlikely to stop. Resident hunters believe this injustice is totally unacceptable.
Recommendation:
The BC government should:
Immediately cancel the February 6, 2015 Allocation Policy aim to increase 50 animals for non-residents over 2014 and implement the 2007 Allocation Policy that was agreed between the parties.
For next year and thereafter,
Eliminate the preferences/tags for non-residents,
Allow only BC residents to hunt rare species
Create, a separate entity like the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (FFSBC) and recruit a strong diverse independent board of directors to manage the wildlife with an economic development perspective and to increase the pie for years to come.
The Ladysmith Sportsman’s Club is handling donations for the cause. Dave Judson ( 250-245-3690).
PS. In another letter, I will talk about how the "pie", the wild game population in BC can be increased.