Crazy_Farmer
02-27-2012, 05:54 PM
Not sure if some of you have seen this yet but
Can you say DING DONG!!!
British Columbia
Increase the possession limit to three times the daily bag limit for migratory game birds
Following regulatory changes that have taken place in Western Canada and in the United States over the last few years, it is proposed to increase the possession limit from two times the daily bag limit to three times the daily bag limit for all species of migratory game birds.
This change is intended to increase opportunities for hunters who might otherwise be forced to stop hunting, or to gift their birds in order to continue hunting. This change is expected to have little effect on harvests of waterfowl.
Similar measures were put in place in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario in 2010, and in Quebec in 2011.
Snow Goose and Ross’s Goose
It is proposed to open Snow Goose and Ross’s Goose Hunting in all Provincial Region 2 Management Units located in the lower mainland of British Columbia. Historically, Wrangel Island Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese only wintered in Provincial Management Unit 2-4 and 2-5, but their fall and wintering range has expanded in recent years. The proposal supports the management goals of controlling the exponential Snow Goose population growth observed in recent years, addressing safety concerns at the Vancouver International Airport, alleviating crop damage and soil compaction in the Fraser River delta and reducing the ecological degradation of the Fraser River delta marshes caused by white goose foraging, while keeping a basic season on Ross’s Goose, which are not targeted by ongoing management programs. Daily Snow Goose bag limit would remain at 10 for Provincial Management Unit 2-4 and 2-5 and at 5 for all other Provincial Management Units and for Ross’s Goose.
White-fronted Goose
It is proposed to re-open the White-fronted Goose season in all Provincial Region 1 (Vancouver Island) and Region 2 (Lower mainland) Management Units. The hunting prohibition on White-fronted Geese in these two regions was implemented at a time when the species population was relatively rare and below management objectives. Currently, Provincial Regions 1 and 2 are the only regions of British Columbia without a White-fronted Goose season. The re-opening would target the Pacific Flyway population of White-fronted Goose, which now stands at twice the management goal, and not the much rarer Tule White-fronted Goose, which is not believed to occur regularly or in significant numbers in Provincial Regions 1 and 2. Daily bag limit would be set at five, the same level as in the rest of the province. The current White-fronted Goose harvest in British Columbia is estimated at less than 200 birds per year (2000-2010 CWS National Harvest Survey data), and the proposed regulatory change is expected to have a minimal effect on overall harvest.
Canada Goose
In order to assist with the management of temperate Canada Geese, it is proposed that the Canada Goose bag limit be increased from 5 birds daily to 10 birds daily for all of British Columbia. This initiative supports the management objectives of increasing sports harvest to control the increasing population of Canada Geese, providing assistance to jurisdictions with nuisance birds and assisting with crop depredation problems.
It is proposed that season dates in Provincial Management Unit 2-11 be standardized with season dates in the remainder of Region 2. Historically, season dates in Provincial Management Unit 2 were coordinated with those of Provincial Region 3. The intent of this change is to simplify federal and provincial regulatory tables.
It is proposed that Canada Goose split seasons be standardized in all of Provincial Region 2 except Provincial Management Unit 2-11, which parallels the seasons in Provincial Region 3. The main objective of the proposal is to alleviate Canada Goose conflicts within Region 2. The proposed change would simplify Region 2 Canada Goose regulations where, in previous years, three different seasons were offered across Provincial Management Units.
It is proposed that Canada Goose split seasons be standardized in all of Region 3 to alleviate Canada Goose conflicts within Region 3. The proposed change would simplify Region 3 Canada Goose regulations where, in previous years, two different seasons were offered across Provincial Management Units.
Can you say DING DONG!!!
British Columbia
Increase the possession limit to three times the daily bag limit for migratory game birds
Following regulatory changes that have taken place in Western Canada and in the United States over the last few years, it is proposed to increase the possession limit from two times the daily bag limit to three times the daily bag limit for all species of migratory game birds.
This change is intended to increase opportunities for hunters who might otherwise be forced to stop hunting, or to gift their birds in order to continue hunting. This change is expected to have little effect on harvests of waterfowl.
Similar measures were put in place in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario in 2010, and in Quebec in 2011.
Snow Goose and Ross’s Goose
It is proposed to open Snow Goose and Ross’s Goose Hunting in all Provincial Region 2 Management Units located in the lower mainland of British Columbia. Historically, Wrangel Island Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese only wintered in Provincial Management Unit 2-4 and 2-5, but their fall and wintering range has expanded in recent years. The proposal supports the management goals of controlling the exponential Snow Goose population growth observed in recent years, addressing safety concerns at the Vancouver International Airport, alleviating crop damage and soil compaction in the Fraser River delta and reducing the ecological degradation of the Fraser River delta marshes caused by white goose foraging, while keeping a basic season on Ross’s Goose, which are not targeted by ongoing management programs. Daily Snow Goose bag limit would remain at 10 for Provincial Management Unit 2-4 and 2-5 and at 5 for all other Provincial Management Units and for Ross’s Goose.
White-fronted Goose
It is proposed to re-open the White-fronted Goose season in all Provincial Region 1 (Vancouver Island) and Region 2 (Lower mainland) Management Units. The hunting prohibition on White-fronted Geese in these two regions was implemented at a time when the species population was relatively rare and below management objectives. Currently, Provincial Regions 1 and 2 are the only regions of British Columbia without a White-fronted Goose season. The re-opening would target the Pacific Flyway population of White-fronted Goose, which now stands at twice the management goal, and not the much rarer Tule White-fronted Goose, which is not believed to occur regularly or in significant numbers in Provincial Regions 1 and 2. Daily bag limit would be set at five, the same level as in the rest of the province. The current White-fronted Goose harvest in British Columbia is estimated at less than 200 birds per year (2000-2010 CWS National Harvest Survey data), and the proposed regulatory change is expected to have a minimal effect on overall harvest.
Canada Goose
In order to assist with the management of temperate Canada Geese, it is proposed that the Canada Goose bag limit be increased from 5 birds daily to 10 birds daily for all of British Columbia. This initiative supports the management objectives of increasing sports harvest to control the increasing population of Canada Geese, providing assistance to jurisdictions with nuisance birds and assisting with crop depredation problems.
It is proposed that season dates in Provincial Management Unit 2-11 be standardized with season dates in the remainder of Region 2. Historically, season dates in Provincial Management Unit 2 were coordinated with those of Provincial Region 3. The intent of this change is to simplify federal and provincial regulatory tables.
It is proposed that Canada Goose split seasons be standardized in all of Provincial Region 2 except Provincial Management Unit 2-11, which parallels the seasons in Provincial Region 3. The main objective of the proposal is to alleviate Canada Goose conflicts within Region 2. The proposed change would simplify Region 2 Canada Goose regulations where, in previous years, three different seasons were offered across Provincial Management Units.
It is proposed that Canada Goose split seasons be standardized in all of Region 3 to alleviate Canada Goose conflicts within Region 3. The proposed change would simplify Region 3 Canada Goose regulations where, in previous years, two different seasons were offered across Provincial Management Units.