Hey guys,
I have been considering hunting elk in WMU 300 with my neighbor. He was down close to this area the past week visiting his family and was told that the land in this zone is almost exclusively privately owned. Further to that, these landowners will allow you to hunt on their property, but they will not permit you to remove any animal unless a fee is paid, or more specifically, they will remove the animal for you for a fee. These fees are apparently in the $500 per animal range. My neighbor was also told that if you take a bull, then there is an extra fee per point. The story is that the landowners got together and figured to do this. They claim that they keep records of the animals taken and provide this "valuable" information to the Alberta Govt. My guess is that this last bit is an attempt at looking legitimate.
If this is true, then I am pretty shocked. I guess the other side of the story is that the land is their's, so I can kinda understand, I guess. I did not know that the Alberta Govt allowed private game ranches for the purpose of hunting to make a profit of wild animals.
So, has any one else heard this or have any more/better information or even first hand experience with this WMU? I admit that the facts as I have them may not be entirely accurate.
I have been considering hunting elk in WMU 300 with my neighbor. He was down close to this area the past week visiting his family and was told that the land in this zone is almost exclusively privately owned. Further to that, these landowners will allow you to hunt on their property, but they will not permit you to remove any animal unless a fee is paid, or more specifically, they will remove the animal for you for a fee. These fees are apparently in the $500 per animal range. My neighbor was also told that if you take a bull, then there is an extra fee per point. The story is that the landowners got together and figured to do this. They claim that they keep records of the animals taken and provide this "valuable" information to the Alberta Govt. My guess is that this last bit is an attempt at looking legitimate.
If this is true, then I am pretty shocked. I guess the other side of the story is that the land is their's, so I can kinda understand, I guess. I did not know that the Alberta Govt allowed private game ranches for the purpose of hunting to make a profit of wild animals.
So, has any one else heard this or have any more/better information or even first hand experience with this WMU? I admit that the facts as I have them may not be entirely accurate.
