Region 6 ???

[plumberjustin]

Hey friends, been offered a really attractive employment opportunity that would require a relocation to Terrace. Just wondering what the hunting scene is like in and around the area? Aside from world class fishing, I’ve read that there’s not much for big game besides black bear and goats. How far would one need to travel to get into some decent moose and deer populations?? Any info or PM’s would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

[Caribou_lou]

2 hours to decent moose. 5 hours to sheep. Decent area to live and hunt. Lots of goat and bear

[Wild one]

It will be better then the lower mainland lol

in eastern 6 myself bear hunting is awesome, lots of goat opurtunity just have not explored it enough, deer is meh, and moose are around. Less of a drive to good hunting then you presently have

Not the best place for hunting in BC but huge upgrade from the lower mainland. Way better fishing opurtunity no contest there. Outside of that just living in the area is a worthwhile upgrade

[albravo2]

I'd take it in a heartbeat. Houses are affordable. Dease Lake is a short drive away (compared to anywhere else in the province). You'll have to drive for deer or elk but most of us do a lot of driving every season anyways.

[Takla]

access North of terrace on the cassiar Hwy is quite limited,decent moose/bear s/e of dease lake and around Bell 1/2 but its low on my radar haveing hunted there a few times over the yrs

takla

[Harvest the Land]

Tons of bears! Good moose and goats. Haida Gwaii for the best blacktail hunting in the province with huge bag limits. Gotta go east to Kitwanga and the Hazeltons and Smithers for any mulies or whitetails (mostly on private land). Haven't hunted Burns Lake/Houston area but I'm told deer hunting is much better in those neck of the woods. Some Elk once you get past Smithers.

I own a rental property in Terrace and plan on moving there someday. Like you said, world class fishing - rivers absolutely everywhere and not hard to get away from everyone. Its nicest part of the province IMO. Lots of large cheap acreages for sale literally on the border of town or in Thornhill. They usually get tons of snow, and Shames Mountain is the best, least well-known and least busy, ski hill in the province. Not sure if you're into sledding or not but its a snowmobiler's paradise.

There's also been some major investments by Asian companies buying lots of land that they're developing near the airport. The city is exploring building an inland port, so shippers can divert down to Kitimat if need be instead of going straight to Rupert. Rio just spent a few hundred million upgrading the smelter in Kitimat and its now Rio's newest and most efficient smelter. And if Shell goes ahead with the LNG plant there (which the NDP gov't is supporting) that whole area's economy will be booming for decades.

Go for it man!! Good luck

[the_longwalker]

I made the move to Stewart with my company and haven't regretted a single moment, except for not doing it SOONER. We have Grizz and Black Bears right in town and I glass goats from dining room window. :-)

[firstshot]

This year the fishing opportunities are looking grim for Chinook, maybe even all species. Also there are some proposed changes to the moose hunting regulations that don't sound promising. Thankfully the bear hunting is good in the area and no shortage of goats!

[winchester284]

Tons of bears! Good moose and goats. Haida Gwaii for the best blacktail hunting in the province with huge bag limits. Gotta go east to Kitwanga and the Hazeltons and Smithers for any mulies or whitetails (mostly on private land). Haven't hunted Burns Lake/Houston area but I'm told deer hunting is much better in those neck of the woods. Some Elk once you get past Smithers.

I own a rental property in Terrace and plan on moving there someday. Like you said, world class fishing - rivers absolutely everywhere and not hard to get away from everyone. Its nicest part of the province IMO. Lots of large cheap acreages for sale literally on the border of town or in Thornhill. They usually get tons of snow, and Shames Mountain is the best, least well-known and least busy, ski hill in the province. Not sure if you're into sledding or not but its a snowmobiler's paradise.

There's also been some major investments by Asian companies buying lots of land that they're developing near the airport. The city is exploring building an inland port, so shippers can divert down to Kitimat if need be instead of going straight to Rupert. Rio just spent a few hundred million upgrading the smelter in Kitimat and its now Rio's newest and most efficient smelter. And if Shell goes ahead with the LNG plant there (which the NDP gov't is supporting) that whole area's economy will be booming for decades.

Go for it man!! Good luck


Ditto! But don’t tell anyone otherwise it will become like the lower mainland that we escaped from....

[S.W.A.T.]

Region 6 is closed to all hunting and fishing

[adriaticum]

Terrace is the new lower mainland

[Piperdown]

Go for it, get out of the rat race in the lower mainland, good luck what ever you decide.

[BromBones]

Nice area, moved here almost 6 years ago. Good place for an outdoorsman. Head 15 minutes from town in any direction and you can be off exploring. Hiking is good with lots of old mining trails into the alpine. Mountain snowmobiling is a big thing here if you're into that.

Bears and goats are the main species, moose is OK but restrictions tightening up. Short drive to the Iskut/Dease area for multiple hunting and fishing opportunities - I've left town on a Friday afternoon and been back Monday morning with a caribou hanging in the shed.

Salmon restrictions again this year, but if you move here buy a jetboat. There are 1/2 dozen rivers to explore and camp within 45 minutes from town + the main Skeena. You don't need a $100k rockcrusher boat, a 16ft jet sled will get you just about anywhere. Some of the scenery up these rivers is amazing. Short drive to the ocean as well.

Weather is usually either awesome, or complete shit. Buy good rain gear, and don't expect cold, dry winters with fluffy snow. It can rain steady from late fall to mid winter, & you get wet snow dumps that get knocked down by the rain a day later. But generally if the only thing you have to bitch about is the weather, you're doing pretty good.

[sawmill]

I lived up there for 16 years, in Hazelton, 90 miles NE of Terrace. Good fishing and good hunting around Haze but now the moose season is shot, 6 days GOS.Lots of bears though, black and grizz. Goat hunting leh if you are brave enough. Rotten rock on a lot of the high places, scary to climb. Salmon fishing from mid June for springs, then the pinks and sockeye, then coho, steelhead. Kispiox Valley is a nice place but since I have left the FN are being assheads. "25$ to fish here" kinda thing. Bring a sawed off shotgun if you want to pick Pine mushrooms. FN`s will try to hi-jack you for a cut. Just talked to an old friend up there. Since the mills have gone down and Hazelton has zero economy the stewards of the land are hi-jacking guys who fish , hunt or mushroom pick. They will try to jam you up over being in their "traditional lands" Frigg them, they are just bandits. It was an amazing place to live back in the 80`s. Not so much anymore. Glad I left in `99. BUT, WAY BETTER THAN THE LOWER WASTELAND. By far.

[plumberjustin]

Thanks so much for all the informative responses.

[kilometers]

A fellow hbc member once described it as something like
Terrace bc

Pinks and cohos really are a nuisance burning your thumb
the deep powder flying in your face makes it hard to breath
the endless logging roads just get boring
and there’s too many goats
terrible place

for some reason it stuck with me. Really sommes it up right their

been in terrace my whole life. Love the place. 5 minutes in any direction and your in the middle of knowwhere.

[Avalanche123]

What other Terrace folks have already said...after 30 yrs I doubt I could leave. Why?

[RackStar]

C’mon you don’t wanna leave the lower Ratland for terrace that would be silly. You got all the salmon fishing you want there, and 2 ft next to you is another person enjoying the serenity of nature with you. Then 5 people down you might get to see some fists thrown over crossing lines.



9 months so far out of that hell hole for me and there’s no looking back.

F that place. I don’t even plan on going back to visit.

[S.W.A.T.]

Might get stabbed for taking someone's fishing hole

[two-feet]

Too many friggin salmon. And the goats are anoying.

[Toadhunter]

whats the verdict? are you moving? what does your "spidey sense" tell you what to do?

[S.W.A.T.]

I live close to terrace and spend lots a time in the area.

The hunting and fishing isn't what it once was. Both skeena and nass will most likely be closed for fishing this year. Moose are all but gone. Natives push back on everything and want more in return.

Not knocking the area as we deal with the same struggles but more so trying to be honest.

[Avalanche123]

I live close to terrace and spend lots a time in the area.

The hunting and fishing isn't what it once was. Both skeena and nass will most likely be closed for fishing this year. Moose are all but gone. Natives push back on everything and want more in return.

Not knocking the area as we deal with the same struggles but more so trying to be honest.

The hunting for goat/bear is really really good. The fishing is still good as the ocean is close by. Good moose hunting is not that far away. Natives are issue in the entire Province.

You reap what you sow....it truly is a nice place. PM me if you wish.

[S.W.A.T.]

The hunting for goat/bear is really really good. The fishing is still good as the ocean is close by. Good moose hunting is not that far away. Natives are issue in the entire Province.

You reap what you sow....it truly is a nice place. PM me if you wish.

Goat and bear are plenty yes. Especially bears. Beautiful yes. But the moose numbers will reflect this year's regs.

Can't comment on the deer, rosswood area maybe. Definitely lots to see and do but you must agree the fishing isn't great when everything is closed. Ocean yes..... for now. Can't weigh in about lake fishing there but definitely in the area. Enormous camping spots but in my opinion getting crowded. ( for me 3 campers is crowded lol)

Definitely prosperous area though with lots to see and do. Good to hear shames is open again.

[Harvest the Land]

More investment $$ into Terrace this summer:
Skeena Sawmills to build pellet plant this summer
Employing 10-15 people, the Terrace plant will be run as a separate company called Skeena Biofuels

Jackie Lieuwen (https://www.terracestandard.com/author/jackie-lieuwen/)
Apr. 17, 2018 6:00 a.m.
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A Terrace-based pellet plant may soon become a reality as Skeena Sawmills moves forward on its plans to begin construction this summer.
The mill is reserving its official announcement on the estimated $20-million pellet plant until construction starts, but operations vice-president Roger Keery has confirmed the project is going ahead.
“All the major equipment is ordered,” Keery said, estimating that the company has already spent roughly $2 million on permits and equipment deposits.



The pellet plant will be built inside the large blue warehouse on the west side of Skeena Sawmills.
Construction is expected to start this summer, with the equipment arriving in June or July. Keery hopes to have it up and running by the end of this fall.
Terrace has had a long history of false starts around pellet plants in the past 10 years, with about six attempts in partnership with the Terrace mill.
READ MORE: Wood pellet plant planned for Terrace, 2013 (https://www.terracestandard.com/news/wood-pellet-plant-planned-for-terrace/)
“No one has ever been in doubt that there needed to be one,” said Keery.
“It’s just, how do you get to it?”
The pellet business is tough and there’s not a lot of money in it, he said, adding that it can draw a reasonable return if it’s managed well.
But it’s not the economics that is driving the Skeena Sawmills project forward.
“We’re building the pellet plant because it’s critical to our business,” Keery said. “We currently cannot operate our mill to its capacity because we haven’t got anywhere to dispose of the (waste) material we produce.”
Keery says about 30 per cent of harvested wood is unusable for lumber products, and until now Skeena Sawmills has been loading it into the Kitsumkalum landfill.
“But it’s now full,” said Keery of the landfill, “so we can’t do that anymore.”
The sawmill is now stockpiling its waste wood in anticipation of what’s hoped to be the pellet plant’s fall startup.
“There’s still some uncertainty (about the timeline),” said Keery.
Roc Holdings Ltd, the Vancouver-based investment company that owns Skeena Sawmills, is starting up a separate company called Skeena Biofuels to build and operate the pellet plant, but Keery says they are considering potential partnerships.
The plant will produce an estimated 75,000 tonnes of pellets per year, and although buyers have not yet been identified Keery said there’s been a lot of interest from markets in China, Japan and Korea.
READ MORE: Northwest BC pellet plant to provide energy to Asia (https://www.terracestandard.com/news/northwest-b-c-pellet-plant-to-provide-energy-to-asia/)
So far three people, Gary Johnston, Nathan Bond, and Randy Coombes are employed to get the Skeena Biofuels plant up and running.
Once the plant is operational it will provide 12 to 15 jobs, probably two in management positions and 10-13 for operations and maintenance.
“We’ve put a lot of effort into designing our plant to be a state of the art pellet plant in terms of its efficiency, its environmental impact, and its impact on the neighbourhood in terms of noise,” said Keery.
The belt dryer, as an example, will use natural gas instead of wood fuel to dry the pellets at a lower temperature, minimizing wood exhaust.
The complete line of equipment will come from Prodesa, a Spain-based pellet plant and biomass equipment manufacturing company.

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[hawk-i]

Region 6 is closed to all hunting and fishing

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