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Survey Results Show Hunters Spend Nearly $230 Million Annually

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·August 8, 2013

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations engaged over 2500 hunters in a telephone survey early in 2013. The compilation of the information acquired is quite interesting with valuable insight into where the hunters are going, where they are coming from, how much they are spending and on what. Would...

Another BC Spring Bear Season is About to Come to a Close

Matt Siemens·June 4, 2013

Although I managed to spend a few days in the field last week with my Dad, this season will close without a shot fired from me. But now, I am looking forward to next season. What has me this excited for next spring’s season? It was a bear we came across on...

Sweeping Changes to B.C.’s Wildlife Allocations

Camille Atebe·December 10, 2014

Sweeping changes to B.C.’s Wildlife Allocation Policy proposed by the Guide-Outfitters Association of B.C. would dramatically reduce residents’ access to wild game and increase the number of permits sold to foreign big game trophy hunters, according to the B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF). This proposed change could result in 5,000 fewer hunting permits going to B.C. residents.

Hunters Beware: Loose Bullets Don’t Fly!

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·January 8, 2013

Loose bullets and airport security don’t mix. In the last 12 months, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) recorded almost 1,000 incidents involving loose bullets in passenger’s carry-on baggage or pockets. Every time screening officers see a bullet at the checkpoint, it leads to additional screening and avoidable delays. With...

Hunters As Conservationists

Michaela Ludwig·September 13, 2025

By any ecological measure, British Columbia is one of the most wildlife-rich places on Earth. Managing that abundance responsibly takes...

The club says the right to use public lakes supersedes private property rights and the owner of the shoreline may not, by excluding trespassers, interfere with the right to fish or navigate. The Court Of Appeal judge did not agree.

The Fight Continues For Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club

Judie Steeves·March 22, 2021

Funds raised through game banquets and rifle raffles have squared off against the profits from a corporate sports and department-store...

Death of sheep caused by disease. Credit: : Wild Sheep Society of BC.

Bighorn Sheep Ravaged by Disease in Grand Forks

Wild Sheep Society of BC·August 26, 2021

A disease-event has been found in the Grand Forks area of British Columbia and it has ravaged the local bighorn...

The Browning Maxus Commercial

Christine Ly·May 30, 2013

Wildlife Allocations: Privatizing a Public Resource

Jesse Zeman·January 8, 2015

British Columbia’s resident hunters are in the fight of their lives. December 2014 saw the BC government award guide-outfitters a share of wildlife that is unprecedented across North America, given resident hunter demand. While most jurisdictions give 5-10% of hunting opportunities to non-residents, BC now gives non-resident hunters, or more importantly guide-outfitters who have exclusive rights to guide non-residents,

Anti-fouling Coatings and Batteries

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·August 1, 2013

The Anti-fouling bottom paint you use on the hull of your boat in most cases is very harmful to the marine environment. Antifouling is conducted when biofouling (impairment or degradation due to the growth or activity of living organisms) occurs on a boats hull or mechanical equipment. Biocides are used...

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