BCWF Resident Angler and Hunter Preservation Fund

Intended Consequences of Allocations

admin — Sat, 07 May 2011 21:03:40 +0000

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

Allocation Policy Under Review Before Fully Implemented

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:25:33 +0000

It took three years for representatives of the British Columbia Wildlife Federation, the Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia, and BC’s Ministry of Environment to come to agreement on a new wildlife allocation policy. The process started in 2004 and the “new” BC Allocation Policy was partially implemented, rather than fully implemented starting in 2007 [...]

Cohen Inquiry Interim Report Gets An “F”: John Cummins MP

admin — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 06:09:24 +0000

Cohen’s Interim Report Gets an “F”

John Cummins, M.P.

Delta- Richmond East

News Release

November 8, 2010

Cohen’s Interim Report Gets an “F”

OTTAWA– The Cohen Inquiry [...]

Environmental Appeal Board decision re outfitter’s Stone’s sheep quota

admin — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:50:54 +0000

Environmental Appeal Board decision re BC Guide_Outfitter’s Stone’s sheep quota

RCMP reply re denial of public right to access

admin — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:38:46 +0000

RCMP Response to Denial of Public Access Concerns

BCWF Questions Why Public Access to Halibut Closed, While Private Harvest Continues

admin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:39:13 +0000

Vancouver, BC – So, you thought Canada’s fish resources were owned by the public. Not according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), says The BC Wildlife Federation.

On October 18 the public will be prohibited from retaining halibut for the rest of the year while private interests continue to harvest this species. Once again, the Harper [...]

Fisheries Negotiations at British Columbia Treaty Tables

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:32:16 +0000

In what we see as a positive move for resident anglers of British Columbia, The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Honourable Gail Shea, today issued the following statement:

“The Government of Canada is deferring the negotiation of fisheries components at treaty tables in British Columbia that involve salmon, pending the findings and recommendations of [...]

Racketeering lawsuit accuses the Humane Society of the United States of corruption

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:37:11 +0000

TSCRA News Update, Feb. 22, 2010

In a landmark RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) lawsuit certain to have far-reaching implications for the animal rights movement, Feld Entertainment and the Ringling Brothers circus sued the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), its lawyers, and several other animal rights groups last week.

The nonprofit Center [...]

Disagreement Over Yale Final Agreement

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:11:07 +0000

For Immediate Release:

BC Wildlife Federation

February 24th, 2010

The 37,000 members of the BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) do not share our politician’s enthusiasm with the recent signing of the Yale Final Agreement. “We have the same issues with the numbers of Fraser River sockeye allocated to the Yale as in the Tsawwassen Final Agreement.” states BCWF President Mel [...]

Olympic Anti-Hunting Campaign

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:45:37 +0000

The anticipated Olympic anti-hunting campaign by environmental groups and anti-hunting, anti-use groups has begun. Take a look at the list of supporters in the news release below. A lot of the usual suspects back again after the anti-hunting referendum in 1996. However this time they have returned with some big hitters with huge financial resources, [...]