Topics of Interest

Intended Consequences of Allocations

This paper was authored by Jesse Zeman of the BCWF Allocation Committee in response to the Trumpy Report (Harvest Allocation Policy Review)

The Intended Consequences of Allocations

BCWF concerns re motor vehicle hunting restrictions in MUs 7-40 and 7-41

“We are writing on behalf of the BC Wildlife Federation membership to address concerns regarding a request for motor vehicle hunting prohibition for Management Units 7-40 and 7-41 in the Omineca Region for hunting during the period of August 15th to September 30th. BC
Wildlife Federation cannot support this regulation proposal because of the dangerous precedent it would set.”

Read the complete letter here:  Letter re Proposed Hunting Regs Change Concerns

Presentation to the Minister of Environment on Moose Hunting Regulations – Region 5 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

Presentation to the Minister and the MLA on October 20th in Victoria B.C.
By: Jacques Drisdelle and Garth Lee,  Region 5
BC Wildlife Federation,
Wildlife Committee Member
108 Mile House, BC

Honourable Minister, Member for Cariboo Chilcotin, and Wildlife Branch staff:

Thank you for this opportunity to express our concerns re moose hunting in Region 5 (the Cariboo Chilcotin).

Minister, what we want from you in the final analysis is an independent assessment by qualified experts of the regulatory environment applying to moose management in Region 5 (Cariboo Chilcotin).

My family has lived here for 34 years and before that we lived in northern Ontario. The first solid food that my children ate when they graduated from milk pablum and baby food was potatoes, vegetables, and moose meat and we still enjoy it immensely.

Continue reading Presentation to the Minister of Environment on Moose Hunting Regulations – Region 5 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

MOE reply to BCWF re Guide-Outfitter moose quotas in Region 5 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)

MOE letter re Moose Quotas for Guide Outfitters Region 5

GOABC: Economic Viability Paper

Paper presented to the Ministry of Environment by the Guide-Outfitters Association of BC.

The Guide Outfitter Industry in British Columbia_Challenges and New Opportunities