B.C. predator cull would target 80 per cent of wolves in caribou recovery areas

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how about the ministry start giving bounties on wolves in those regions too?

or a guided hunt lottery where each wolf head/pelt/skinned carcass receives an official entry into yearly draws for guided hunt opportunities?
Incentives for hunters to actively put time in hunting wolves alongside hunting ungulates would go far in bringing numbers down...…. maybe?
 
Once the wolves eat all the caribou they will begin starving if they can't catch enough moose (which are much more capable of defending themselves than caribou). The greenies would rather have wolves die of starvation than be shot. And lose caribou populations in the bargain. I suppose then the grizzlies and natives will take care of the moose population. Gotta keep wildlife populations low enough that there is no reason for whitey to hunt. Then there is no reason (in a left-winger's mind) for us to own guns.
 
45ACPKING said:
how about the ministry start giving bounties on wolves in those regions too?

or a guided hunt lottery where each wolf head/pelt/skinned carcass receives an official entry into yearly draws for guided hunt opportunities?
Incentives for hunters to actively put time in hunting wolves alongside hunting ungulates would go far in bringing numbers down...…. maybe?
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I don't know of anyone hunting moose or deer in our region who wouldn't shoot any wolf they happened upon.

The good news is that the moose in our area - the East side of the Fraser - are starting to rebound after a dozen years of a downwards spiral. This is in my mind due mainly to the area ranchers contracting trappers to target the wolves year round as well as most of us residents shooting every one we see. The nearby Secwēpemc (Northern Shuswap) bands have also requested their members to not shoot cow moose at all as well as limit the numbers of bulls they take. This too seems to be helping.

The wolf cull - especially in the Quesnel Highlands and Cariboo Mountains - is 10+ years overdue and may well be too late to help the caribou herds. A wolf cull On the West side of the Fraser may help those herds but lack of "buy-in" from some local people may hinder their recovery.
 
rifleman762 said:
Once the wolves eat all the caribou they will begin starving if they can't catch enough moose (which are much more capable of defending themselves than caribou). The greenies would rather have wolves die of starvation than be shot. And lose caribou populations in the bargain. I suppose then the grizzlies and natives will take care of the moose population. Gotta keep wildlife populations low enough that there is no reason for whitey to hunt. Then there is no reason (in a left-winger's mind) for us to own guns.
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This^^^
 
'Boo said:
I don't know of anyone hunting moose or deer in our region who wouldn't shoot any wolf they happened upon.

The good news is that the moose in our area - the East side of the Fraser - are starting to rebound after a dozen years of a downwards spiral. This is in my mind due mainly to the area ranchers contracting trappers to target the wolves year round as well as most of us residents shooting every one we see. The nearby Secwēpemc (Northern Shuswap) bands have also requested their members to not shoot cow moose at all as well as limit the numbers of bulls they take. This too seems to be helping.

The wolf cull - especially in the Quesnel Highlands and Cariboo Mountains - is 10+ years overdue and may well be too late to help the caribou herds. A wolf cull On the West side of the Fraser may help those herds but lack of "buy-in" from some local people may hinder their recovery.
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I'm in 5-1 and get out when I can throughout the year. I haven't had a lot of luck locally but I'm learning areas with high sign and have been working on constructing some natural ground blinds I can sneak in to. Have seen a few but not when I've been prepared to shoot :(
I would be willing to bet that less than 5% of bc hunters spend "any" time wolf hunting outside of a chance shot at one while hunting other species. Yet there are generous opportunities with no bag limits and no closed season.
 
'Boo said:
I don't know of anyone hunting moose or deer in our region who wouldn't shoot any wolf they happened upon.

The good news is that the moose in our area - the East side of the Fraser - are starting to rebound after a dozen years of a downwards spiral. This is in my mind due mainly to the area ranchers contracting trappers to target the wolves year round as well as most of us residents shooting every one we see. The nearby Secwēpemc (Northern Shuswap) bands have also requested their members to not shoot cow moose at all as well as limit the numbers of bulls they take. This too seems to be helping.

The wolf cull - especially in the Quesnel Highlands and Cariboo Mountains - is 10+ years overdue and may well be too late to help the caribou herds. A wolf cull On the West side of the Fraser may help those herds but lack of "buy-in" from some local people may hinder their recovery.
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Good to hear!
 
The argument on the other side is that it’s habitat loss that is the primary impact on Caribou due to industry. This is true. Unfortunately at this stage, even with reclamation of habitat, a cull would undoubtedly be necessary. Reclaiming habitat is expensive, politically difficult as it blocks industry income, and takes years before any impact will be meaningful.

I’m not a fan of wolves being shot en masse but I like the prospect of losing Caribou in BC even less. Hopefully, with good policy, the need for a cull can be reduced in 5-10 years.
 
IronNoggin said:
The provincial government is proposing a predator cull that would kill more than 80 per cent of the wolf population in parts of central British Columbia that are home to threatened caribou herds, according to correspondence from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development.


https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-predator-cull-would-target-80-per-cent-of-wolves-in-caribou-recovery-areas
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Not having read the news article, but what is old is new agin.
BC did a wolf cull back in the early 80's from helicopters.
Wait till the snow was deep and then fly over with a shooter riding shotgun and blast away...
Come back on the second run and snipe the wounded ones floundering in the snow.
Do not remember how long it lasted or how successful it, but do remember watching it on BCTV with Tony Parsons....
Rob
 
Shoot Shovel and Shut Up is what you have to do .. I'm tired of getting into arguments with other hunters on how I should have the hide done and mounted at $100 a foot ++
These are the ones of course that have never shot any but try be be this holy then though stewarts of the land ( whiteys)
And non hunters or shooters don't even bring the subject up...
 
GUB said:
Shoot Shovel and Shut Up is what you have to do .. I'm tired of getting into arguments with other hunters on how I should have the hide done and mounted at $100 a foot ++
These are the ones of course that have never shot any but try be be this holy then though stewarts of the land ( whiteys)
And non hunters or shooters don't even bring the subject up...
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Around here all ranchers and any hunter I know gets rid of the problem if they are seen. Problem is seeing them.....
 
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