Yukon sheep hunting area shut down CBC news

[Backwoods]

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/north/retreating-glacier-yukon-kluane-sheep-hunt-1.3791671 THe things that make you say HUH!

[Spy]

So its closed to Resident hunters but not closed to Native hunters ????

[russm86]

So its closed to Resident hunters but not closed to Native hunters ????

Hows that any different than anything in BC?

[skibum]

Makes sense to me.

I see the FN's as a group agreeing not to hunt them there -- But FN or not there is always the dude that sees the easy large ram and needs to poach it to pad his ego undeservingly.

[Spy]

Makes sense to me.

I see the FN's as a group agreeing not to hunt them there -- But FN or not there is always the dude that sees the easy large ram and needs to poach it to pad his ego undeservingly.

The hunting ban does not apply to First Nations members, but Taylor hopes there will be voluntary restrictions.
"We are talking to our First Nation partners, and we're expressing the idea that this is a unique protected population of sheep [and] that we prefer that all hunters not take sheep from the area."
Where did they agree ???

[skibum]

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Where did they agree ???

should say: "could see" - too early in the morning to get riled up about FN issues

[boxhitch]

This thread title is misleading
Sheep Mtn has always been closed and the sheep never used to cross the highway til the lake level dropped.
The new grass flats should be good for the bison.

[Surrey Boy]

So its closed to Resident hunters but not closed to Native hunters ????

Promoting racism by actions, not words.