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Here are some interesting numbers on hunting in BC. These numbers were obtained from the Fish and Wildlife Branch in Victoria

In 1976 there were 139,489 licensed resident hunters in BC, there were 445 Non-Resident Canadians, and 3542 Non-Canadians.

In 2005/2006 there were only 88,334 licensed resident hunters in BC. Yet, there were 663 Non-Resident Canadian hunters, up from 445. There was also an increase in Non-Canadian hunters, 5711 hunters, up from 3542, an increase of nearly 2200 hunters.

There was also only 6 LEH draws back in 1976, compared to approximately 1150 now.

I’m not sure the reasoning behind so many LEH draws other than maybe a cash grab for the government. Sure they might be making money on LEH tags, but limiting the hunting to LEH in a lot of areas is leading to the decrease in hunters not wanting to bother. There has been no significant decrease in animal populations that I know of, and with the decrease in hunter numbers by nearly half, that many LEH draws does not make sense to me.

Please read this copy of the Ministry of Environment/Fish and Wildlife Branch Strategy for Resident Hunter Recruitment and Retention in British Columbia. It has some great idea’s and is still subject to our opinions, so if you have an opinion please contact the Fish and Wildlife Branch. Double click the icon below, or click this link and then click on Strategy for Recruitment and Retention.

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/ds/docs/070607_HunterRecruitment-RetentionStrategy.pdf

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This is not new to a lot of you but.. I thought it was important to post. The girl in this photo is Fern Spaulding. As impressive as this bear is you must read on!

This is an article from “Biggest Hunting Magazine” March/April 2007

“If the “biggest bear” is determined as a ratio of the size of the bear to the size of the hunter, Fern Spaulding-Rivers is probably setting records that will never be broken. The 10 year-old from Talkeetna, Alaska has already harvested great trophies of most of Alaska’s major game species, and she is a hand loading fanatic as well. Fern’s larger caliber rifles have a muzzle brake and a recoil pad and she also wears a custom-made padded shooting vest from McCoy Shooting Armor to help her withstand big bore recoil. Fern was carrying her Remington 700 Stainless chambered in .375 H&H while brown bear hunting on the Alaskan Peninsula with her father and mother on May 10th, 2006 (when she was 9 years old). As the day progressed she and her father saw 11 bears. At one point, they were charged by a pack of wolves, and they had to dispatch some with the nearest at only 8 paces! Later, they spotted a big bruin in a gully at 32 yards. With all the excitement of the day beginning to show, Fern asked Larry to hold her legs steady while she shot because her knees were shaking. Fern rolled the bear with her first shot, but the bruin regained it’s footing and tore off across the tundra. Shooting again from a prone position, Fern dropped the behemoth for good with a second 270 grain Barnes Triple-shock at 112 yards. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service measured the bear’s hide at 11feet from nose to tail. The skull has been officially scored at 29 1/16″ Boone and Crockett. What does Fern think of bear hunting? Do you know how big an 11ft bear looks at 30 yds? It’s kinda scary! They are about the size of a Volkswagen bus and when they swing their head to look your way they remind you of a T-Rex in Jurassic Park! Her trophy brown bear now puts her in an elite class. Fern is a tremendous example to young hunters everywhere, and she is a great hunter regardless of her age. ”

If this was all there was to write about Fern I would be impressed but what is really impressive is her hunting record. Take some time and read about Fern’s Trophy page.

Maybe you should take your kid hunting this year!

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