Just got this email that had an interesting picture of a black bear in a dingy. Here is the story: October 26, 2011 | Location: Sonora Island | Submitted by rubus_idaeus This summer we had a funny thing happen in our anchorage. We were in Handfield Bay (Thurston Bay Marine Provincial Park) on the Northwest …
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White Bear Cubs in Eastern BC
I hope the citizens of Elkford appreciate the rarity of having to white bear cubs around their town. I hope they work together on keeping the garbage and food out of the way so the bears stay outside the city limits. It would be a shame to have to destroy these rare bears.: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/11/01/bc-white-bears-nuisance.html
Cultus Lake Bear Killed
So this makes 167 bears killed because of attacks, conflicts, or threats this year in BC. 163 black bears and 4 grizzly bears. I hope anti-hunters and animal activists see that if there is no hunting, the animal population loses it’s fear of man and will continue to have these conflicts. Bear hunting in BC …
Grizzly Accidental Deaths
It is too bad that grizzly bears, especially sows get killed by trains. I know a lot of animals meet their demise on the train tracks. Hopefully some type of solution can be figured out to reduce the number of grizzly bear and other animal deaths by train accidents. Perhaps some type of scent sprayed …
BC Limited Entry Hunting Results 2011
Just wanted to let you know in case you did not know already… The 2011 British Columbia Limited Entry Hunting draw has been run and the results are posted online here: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/resident/leh.html#Status Unfortunately this “hunter’s christmas” I did not get any of my draws which were for: Moose, Deer, Sheep, and Elk. I hope …
Commentary on Suzuki Grizzly Report
I found this excellent commentary on David Suzuki’s Grizzly report by Dr. Valerius Geist. There are a lot of accusations and ignorant statements from David Suzuki that are cleared up by Dr. Geist. Have a read, the article is from here: http://www.bcwf.bc.ca/committees/wildlife/index.html Comments by Dr. Valerius Geist on the report “Ensuring a Future for Canada’s …
Monster Black Bears 3 stars
Last weekend at the cabin I plugged in one of Jim Shockey’s bear hunting DVD’s filmed in his Vancouver Island territory- Pacific Rim Guide Outfitters. The DVD featured good sized bruins being harvested on Vancouver Island (only a ferry ride away from my home) Island bears are genetically larger than mainland bears and as Jim …
Paddle for Wild Salmon
When & Where On Wed. April 28, a core group of us committed to the survival of wild salmon, will put our canoes in the waters of Hope, B.C., and paddle down river for 9-10 days until reaching the mouth of the Fraser. How you can help; In the time between now and our …
Alberta Hunter Question
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 …
ATV Patrols in BC
ATV patrols Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 Forestry officials will be out on patrol this spring to ensure off-road vehicle users are riding responsibly. Crown land and forest service roads around Vancouver Island will be patrolled throughout spring and summer, especially focused on environmentally sensitive areas such as grasslands, streams and hillsides …