Best Province for a Hunter

I did exactly what the OP mentioned. Picked up and moved. Buy over the counter moose, sheep, caribou, grizz....I do miss direct sunlight in winter though. If I ever move again, it will be northern coastal BC. Sal####er fishing and big game hunting galore (or so I would hope).
 
I did what the OP mentioned as well. As stated above: Moose, caribou, sheep, wood bison, grizzly over the counter. Though two months of winter are dark, I like still having light in the western sky as I type this. Sure beats where I'm from for hunting.
 
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Ontario is great for bear on public land and there are a lot of deer and wild turkey if you can get access to hunt private land... too bad our citiot politicians have ruined everything else....
 
Grew up in Quebec (Rive Sud) and moved to BC in the late 70's. Once you are away from the lower mainland crown land pretty much everywhere and that was a big deal for me. I also did a lot of skiing in those days and the only place that is equal in that regard is Alberta. Come west my friend, less people, more crown land and the earth muffins will go away like a bad smell soon enough. One of my girls lives in Mount Pleasant (Vancouver) and she asked me to be very tolerant of her friends when we visit. It does test my patience. Getting away from the population centres, lower mainland and Okanagan and the country is wide open, great hunting and the best fishing in the world.
 
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P.S. - Manitoba has low real estate prices, stable enconomy (never really balloons, never really flops), good black bear hunting with 2 seasons, And it had become the hub for air transport throughout the entirety of North America (Both US & Canada) which has lateral business activity and opportunity.

Of course, we also have horrible brutal cold in the winter, horribly hot humid mosquito riddled summers, nearly no opportunity to hunt moose or elk, low whitetail numbers, no mule deer hunting....

On second thought, don’t bother with Manitoba if you’re interested in hunting something other than cans, paper, or pumpkins.
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Began hunting in Manitoba way back in the 1960's. Was a mecca for hunters and fishers. 100 thousand lakes, rivers, marshes that have international recognition, barrens caribou that number into the half million range winter here...one big giant Hudson Bay lowland moose factory, whitetails abounded like rats, sharptails, huns, ruffies galore some years and a gajillion acres of crown to hunt not to mention easy access to private land.

Today my province is the playground for rights based folks. Infact, out Provincial government states that rights based hunting...if you can call it that... comes first. Outfitters moved in and tied up private lands so that it is difficult for a dad to get his sons out waterfowl hunting unless he has connections. Manitoba Conservation in my opinion is run by a bunch of non outdoor people that think stockpiling wildlife is the answer. Yes, Manitoba today is the land of rights based uncontrolled plunder of large ungulates, Outfitters with a huge political lobby and commercial fisheries that are probably the most wasteful on the planet... sorry..
 
Real, measured hunting opportunity is three levels deeper than the species available to hunt.
- population levels and the hunting pressure on them by geography
- land access and the cost to hunt the sweet spots
- actual cost of hunting measured in time away from work, travel time, cost of tags, fuel, accomodations, etc.

I moved to Yukon because actual resident hunting opportunity here is second to none.

People here have 60” moose antlers tacked to their sheds outside. They leave trophy sheep horns on a table beside the garage. You see it everywhere.

I can leave work and be hunting in minutes. I want to hunt and fish as much as I can. This is the place to be for that.
 
I have lived in Alberta, BC and Saskatchewan is where I currently reside. If you want to hunt birds, Saskatchewan is where it's at. Plus I have 40,000 acres of crown forest 20 mins from my doorstep, that is where I am all fall, chasing grouse. For any big game animals BC and Alberta are probably better.
 
BC wins if you want diversity, nobody would argue that if they’ve hunted extensively. Places like Saskatchewan can be world class for certain things, but I’m not one satisfied with deer, pronghorn, and black bear on repeat. Can certainly respect those that become trade specialists in one interest like say Whitetails, and if that’s your type of hunting pleasure the flatlands will be great. But if you want diversity and to hunt something new every year until you can’t hunt anymore, or at least go 15-20 years before having to repeat a species, BC is the only one.

Yukon is great, so’s Alaska, Alberta I spent 5 years in the mountains and north there and while good in world terms it won’t hold with BC. But you’ll be able to afford a house and have a steady job. Ultimate though, there’s really no argument. BC just comes with asterisks... politics, real estate, weather. I like it personally.

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Ardent, that picture is enough for me to vote BC as the #1 province to hunt. BC has the most species. Alberta and Saskatchewan have better deer hunting, although BC also has Blacktails.
 
B.C. Used to be great until we became the California of Canada. If you do come to B.C. For your sanity, stay away from the Lower Mainland, it sucks. Rest is decent to great if you pick your spots.
 
Can't make out the no-see-ums in that photo Ardent, you are holding out on us :).

Ardent said:
BC wins if you want diversity, nobody would argue that if they’ve hunted extensively. Places like Saskatchewan can be world class for certain things, but I’m not one satisfied with deer, pronghorn, and black bear on repeat. Can certainly respect those that become trade specialists in one interest like say Whitetails, and if that’s your type of hunting pleasure the flatlands will be great. But if you want diversity and to hunt something new every year until you can’t hunt anymore, or at least go 15-20 years before having to repeat a species, BC is the only one.

Yukon is great, so’s Alaska, Alberta I spent 5 years in the mountains and north there and while good in world terms it won’t hold with BC. But you’ll be able to afford a house and have a steady job. Ultimate though, there’s really no argument. BC just comes with asterisks... politics, real estate, weather. I like it personally.

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