GOS for Elk

[trapperRick]

Just wondering if I was reading this correctly as this is only my second year hunting in this province and firguring out the regs etc... but Antlerless and Spike are GOS in 4-23 and a few others starting Sept 10? no draw needed

[835]

Just wondering if I was reading this correctly as this is only my second year hunting in this province and firguring out the regs etc... but Antlerless and Spike are GOS in 4-23 and a few others starting Sept 10? no draw needed


*4-3 Zone X, **4-6 Zone C, ***4-23 Zone A ▲Spike Bulls Sept 10 - Sept 19

Senior/Youth▼ ***4-23 Zone A Antlerless Sept 10 - Sept 30

These are your only options in 4-23 other than 6pt+ and bow season. But since you said the 10th i assume you mean rifle season.

Note Antlerless in 4-23 is senior/ youth only. So unless you are a senior or a youth you only get Spike bulls in the specific area of 4-23 zone "A".
not in all of 4-23

map at http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/resident/elk1100m.html

so after the smoke clears and you know where zone A is after the 10th you can go there with a regular elk tag and shoot a spike bull

[benjib]

thought they made those zones for LEH...

[rocksteady]

thought they made those zones for LEH...

Originally they did, now it is the boundary to target "homesteader elk"

[benjib]

I was misreading the regs it seems. What dates would the LEH hunts in 4-23 be then? Just curious

[trapperRick]

Thanks 835, my son's and I are planning to camp around Ft Steel area, Jaffery area, we were there last year Oct 10, saw some Elk lots of deer, lots of deer, turkey and bear, I liked the area lots of room never bumped into other hunters, locals were great all but one rancher who said he'd shoot me if he found me in the wrong place, swore and drove away and refused to wave hello for the rest of the week we were there not sure what burr was up his ??? never saw one rabbit and I love cooking rabbit when I am hunting

[835]

No problem, Some times the regs can be a boar to understand!
and some times there can be crazy guys in the bush...

Good luck happy hunting