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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,

Bear Attack: Reaction Times

Al Voth·March 8, 2015

...I began to wonder what the reaction gap is for a typical rifle toting hunter attacked by a bear. Like a police officer confronted with an offender armed with an edged weapon, at what point is it necessary to shoot, because if suddenly charged, you're too far behind the reaction curve to launch a meaningful defence? Since I had no idea, I determined to find out.

The District of Mission council is contemplating banning all shooting throughout the municipality

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·June 25, 2013

By Jason Roessle - Mission City Record Published: June 25, 2013 9:00 AM Updated: June 25, 2013 9:47 AM Proposed changes to Mission's firearms discharge bylaw were soundly criticized by a large crowd of mostly hunters June 19. The District of Mission council is contemplating banning all shooting throughout the municipality, except at the...

Last-Minute Gifts Under $100

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·December 18, 2013

Nothing beats the confidence of knowing that your filet knife is reliable. For $59.99 this one offers just that! When it comes time to fillet a big fish there are a few things you don’t want. You don’t want to get halfway down the ribs of a big cod and have...

Optics

Matt Siemens·April 22, 2014

You may notice in my writing and accompanying photos a common occurrence in some of the brands that I use and openly endorse. Over the years I have developed a loyalty to products that have treated me well and haven’t let me down. I own several types of rifles, knives...

New Discharge of Firearms Bylaw 5362-2013 Mission, BC

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·June 25, 2013

If you were unable to attend the council meeting that discussed the proposed new Discharge of Firearms Bylaw 5362-2013 You can read the proposed bylaw by visiting the District of Mission website at www.mission.ca and looking in the section called Public Notices.

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.

Query Call for BC Outdoors 2018

Camille Atebe·June 26, 2017

The summer season is just kicking off and it’s time to start thinking about our article line-ups for the 2018 issues of BC Outdoors Magazine. We also want to make sure that any of our potential writers are keeping feature ideas on the brain as they set off for their...

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...

Spey Long Line (Modern West Coast) with Aaron Goodis

Re-introduction

Aaron Goodis·May 30, 2013

Allow me to re-introduce myself, as you know my name is Aaron Goodis. For those of you who do not know me yet, I thought I would share a little background info about myself. Basically I want to get all the shameless self-promotion stuff out of the way. First off...

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