List of Canadian Big Game

In BC besides whitetails we've got:

Mule deer(Odocoileus hemionus)

Columbian blacktail (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus)

Sita blacktail (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis)

There are still some introduced Fallow Deer on James island I believe. Used to have an open season there.
 
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The Shiras moose is not recognized in Canada, B.C. actually has 3 species of moose although they are not recognized by B&C, in the far north are the Yukon/Alaska, central has the Canada moose and the south border fringe has Shiras. However for the books they only recognize the Canada moose in B.C. As far as California bighorns are concerned they have proven genetically that they are nothing more than a lighter color phase of the Rocky Mtn Bighorn. They are NOT desert sheep, and as such do not deserve a separate recording in the book. Some bioligists will tell you that the color phase known as the Komodi bear is a separate species but it has been proven that they are nothing more than a white color phase of the ordinary black bear. All caribou in B.C. are classed as forest/boreal/mountain caribou, correct or not. I know nothing of the 2 or 3 species of blacktail which may or may not inhabit B.C. Hell there are biologists that would have us believe there are 17 different species of whitetail and 12 or so different species of black bears in NA. Boone and Crockett do not agree and rate their ranges accordingly. There will always be cross overs of arbitrary lines but the big picture is what is considered. The line has to be drawn somewhere....................
 
None of these lists have wild hogs? I know they have them in parts of Alberta and we had a bunch in the southern Kootenay Boundary region (near Christina Lake / Grand Forks). On a weight basis, some of them are bigger than deer, so they should count as "big game."

I also remember seeing a documentary from the 60's in which they pulled a 600 or 800 pound sturgeon out of some lake in BC, and finished it off with a pistol (those were the days!). That is sort of hunting...or not.

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c-fbmi said:
The Shiras moose is not recognized in Canada, B.C. actually has 3 species of moose although they are not recognized by B&C, in the far north are the Yukon/Alaska, central has the Canada moose and the south border fringe has Shiras. However for the books they only recognize the Canada moose in B.C. As far as California bighorns are concerned they have proven genetically that they are nothing more than a lighter color phase of the Rocky Mtn Bighorn. They are NOT desert sheep, and as such do not deserve a separate recording in the book. Some bioligists will tell you that the color phase known as the Komodi bear is a separate species but it has been proven that they are nothing more than a white color phase of the ordinary black bear. All caribou in B.C. are classed as forest/boreal/mountain caribou, correct or not. I know nothing of the 2 or 3 species of blacktail which may or may not inhabit B.C. Hell there are biologists that would have us believe there are 17 different species of whitetail and 12 or so different species of black bears in NA. Boone and Crockett do not agree and rate their ranges accordingly. There will always be cross overs of arbitrary lines but the big picture is what is considered. The line has to be drawn somewhere....................
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You seem to think B&C is the authority on the various species. They're not. Their role is strictly record keeping and drawing boundaries to suit their needs.

The moose in SE British Columbia are classed as Shiras by taxonomists and biologists. What Boone and Crockett thinks is immaterial.
 
Geraldo said:
None of these lists have wild hogs?
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They're an introduced species, not indigenous. Texas has any number of exotic species available, none of them are in the record books. I think also, the species has to be recognized by the state/province as a game animal with an open season to qualify.

I also noticed that both Boone & Crockett and SCI only recognize one species of bison, whereas I've always thought that wood bison and plains bison were distinctly different.
 
bearkilr said:
You seem to think B&C is the authority on the various species. They're not. Their role is strictly record keeping and drawing boundaries to suit their needs.

The moose in SE British Columbia are classed as Shiras by taxonomists and biologists. What Boone and Crockett thinks is immaterial.
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I do believe that is exactly what I said, is it not? I said there are actually 3 moose species in B.C. I don't recall saying B&C were the authority of any kind, just quoting what the book says, never even said I agreed with it.
 
bisonhd said:
Some maps will show Alaska moose in NW BC. Guess the moose aren't very good at reading maps.
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It is my understanding that there is no clear line between the A-Y moose and the Canada moose, there is a large integrade or transition area between the two. Now the Shiras and the Canada moose have historically had a spacial seperation between them, which is now disappearing.
 
According to Valerius Geist, there is very little genetic difference between the 3 types of moose. And the Canadian moose freely breed with the Yukon and Shiras moose as well. :)
BC deer:
Fallow
Sitka
Columbia
Mule
Whitetail
 
Geist is definately into discounting most subspecies. IIRC he calls them "eco-types" not subspecies. This even includes Roosevelt's Elk and the other various elk.
 
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