How many bowhunters in BC ?

[bluesman]

Any idea how many bowhunters there are in BC ?

[warnniklz]

I take advantage of sept 1-9 andDec 1- 10... but don't for a moment call myself a bow hunter

[338win mag]

The Man should know, your posed too tick off the ...are you a bowhunter? on your licence thingy...

[Spy]

The Man should know, your posed too tick off the ...are you a bowhunter? on your licence thingy...
????????????

[338win mag]

????????????
When you apply for a hunting licence in BC there is a question asking if your a bow hunter, don't they ask that anymore?

[J_T]

I'm no good at inserting images or tables on this site. My apologies. I made this request to Gov in November of last year.
Under the Proportion of Responses, the third column should have a heading 'skip'. For some reason I can't get it to show.

Table 1: Count of responses to the bow hunting question when purchasing a hunting licence, broken down by area of residence based on mailing address information. Data includes 2019/20 hunting licences to date (Nov. 14, 2019).


Region
Count of responses
Proportion of responses
Total Count



Yes
No
Skip
Yes
No


1
3,769
9,253
2,670
24%
59%
17%
15,692


2
4,726
16,209
2,975
20%
68%
12%
23,910


3
1,887
7,076
575
20%
74%
6%
9,538


4
4,841
4,845
1,258
44%
44%
11%
10,944


5
1,214
4,081
695
20%
68%
12%
5,990


6
1,444
2,837
365
31%
61%
8%
4,646


7
3,194
8,794
1,889
23%
63%
14%
13,877


8
4,272
7,109
1,023
34%
57%
8%
12,404


All regions
25,347
60,204
11,450
26%
62%
12%
97,001



This data includes hunters who purchased a hunting licence and answered the bow hunting question, and whose residence area is known (the total responses is slightly different from the data provided previously, since there are some hunters whose residence area is unknown). The data is broken down by residence area, and this does not necessarily reflect the area in which the person hunts.

[338win mag]

Good post JT

[Spy]

This is a very interesting topic, thanks for the clarification 338 I’ve never seen that question.

[J_T]

When you apply for a hunting licence in BC there is a question asking if your a bow hunter, don't they ask that anymore?

Actually, doesnt it ask something about "hunting with a bow"? Not whether you refer to yourself as a bowhunter or not.
If we support science based decisions, it seems to me this is a fundamental piece of required data.

[2chodi]

I just bought my licence online the other day and the question about hunting with a bow is still there and I think it now forces you to answer in order to complete the transaction.

[S.W.A.T.]

Do you consider a cross bow a bow?

I don't

[Surrey Boy]

With the shooting range restricted I might commit to bow full time. I couldn't rifle hunt this fall without any target practice this summer.

[Surrey Boy]

Do you consider a cross bow a bow?

I don't

The regulations seem to say a crossbow is a bow.

[ellenbill]

Do you consider a cross bow a bow?

I don't

Not this again!

[J_T]

In British Columbia the cross bow is considered archery tackle and is provided opportunity under bow only seasons. I don't think the online question is about our opinion. It's about our use of archery tackle. And this can lead to Government making better decisions on hunting opportunity or wildlife management.

[bluesman]

Thanks for the information J_T , much appreciated.

[LeverActionJunkie]

Interesting info JT thanks for sharing.

Would be nice to see Govt use archery seasons more for wildlife management ie: allowing increased participation for pressured resources without excessive harvest number concerns

[The Hermit]

Interesting info JT thanks for sharing.

Would be nice to see Govt use archery seasons more for wildlife management ie: allowing increased participation for pressured resources without excessive harvest number concerns


^^^ THIS ^^^ You should join the UBBC and get to work helping move that idea forward!! Cheers

[J_T]

I'm no good at inserting images or tables on this site. My apologies. I made this request to Gov in November of last year.
Under the Proportion of Responses, the third column should have a heading 'skip'. For some reason I can't get it to show.

Table 1: Count of responses to the bow hunting question when purchasing a hunting licence, broken down by area of residence based on mailing address information. Data includes 2019/20 hunting licences to date (Nov. 14, 2019).


Region
Count of responses
Proportion of responses
Total Count



Yes
No
Skip
Yes
No


1
3,769
9,253
2,670
24%
59%
17%
15,692


2
4,726
16,209
2,975
20%
68%
12%
23,910


3
1,887
7,076
575
20%
74%
6%
9,538


4
4,841
4,845
1,258
44%
44%
11%
10,944


5
1,214
4,081
695
20%
68%
12%
5,990


6
1,444
2,837
365
31%
61%
8%
4,646


7
3,194
8,794
1,889
23%
63%
14%
13,877


8
4,272
7,109
1,023
34%
57%
8%
12,404


All regions
25,347
60,204
11,450
26%
62%
12%
97,001



This data includes hunters who purchased a hunting licence and answered the bow hunting question, and whose residence area is known (the total responses is slightly different from the data provided previously, since there are some hunters whose residence area is unknown). The data is broken down by residence area, and this does not necessarily reflect the area in which the person hunts.

Update for 2020/2021 Licence Purchases
This data includes hunters who purchased a hunting licence and answered the bow hunting question, and whose region of residence is known (some hunters residence area is unknown). The data is broken down by region of residence, and this does not necessarily reflect the area in which the person hunts.



2020/21 licence year


Region
Count of responses
Proportion of responses
Total Count



Yes
No
Skip
Yes
No


1
4,133
10,096
2,903
24%
59%
17%
17,132


2
5,343
17,816
2,934
20%
68%
11%
26,093


3
2,075
7,564
687
20%
73%
7%
10,326


4
5,360
5,070
1,468
45%
43%
12%
11,898


5
1,353
3,976
1,089
21%
62%
17%
6,418


6
1,533
2,929
522
31%
59%
10%
4,984


7
4,049
9,486
1,269
27%
64%
9%
14,804


8
4,773
8,142
653
35%
60%
5%
13,568


All regions
28,619
65,079
11,525
27%
62%
11%
105,223

[daniel73]

Good post, Thanks for sharing