I got this email today from a hunter in Alberta, thought I would share in case it is applicable to others thinking the same thing:
Hi Justin,
….. gave me your web address and it looks pretty awesome. Our son …. will be 16 in Aug. and would like to go on a deer hunt. I’ve had him practicing at the range with a .243 Win. We have a pretty good whitetail and mule deer population here, but I haven’t hunted in years and was wondering if there’s much going on out your way? I’d like someone to show him and possibly me the ropes. I haven’t checked BC licencing for out of prov. hunting licences, maybe the cost is prohibitive for him/us? What do guiding costs run?
Just thought I’d touch base with you. …. got an AB wildlife cert. last year and I took him upland bird hunting when we could find the time, so he has taken the AB hunter ed course and does have a WIN card. We have a small farm so … and the rest of the family all do trap shooting out here, when we can as well. Thanks, ……
Hi ……., That is good to hear your son is interested in hunting.
As for hunting in BC, you need to have a guide outfitter take you. I
know in Alberta there is a host hunter program where a resident can
sponsor a CDN citizen from another province. In BC this program is non
existent, you must have a guide outfitter to hunt in BC as a non resident. I would
suggest hunting deer in Alberta, generally you guys have a better
class of deer to hunt then us in BC. Most BC hunters dream of going on
an Alberta Muley or WhiteTail deer hunt in their lives. I would do your research
around your home province and find a nice area to hunt. Or even look
at guide outfitters in Alberta. Now if you want to hunt Moose, Elk,
Grizzly, Stone Sheep, Goat…. then look at some guides in BC. Do a
search in google to find some outfitters.
hope that helps
Cheers,
Justin