Recently the Province of British Columbia released their proposed 2024-2026 Hunting and Trapping Regulations on the Angling, Hunting and Trapping Engagement (AHTE) website. This is an opportunity for you to comment on the proposed changes and we encourage you to do so.

The Society has provided a brief explainer on a few of these proposals for your consideration. They can be viewed at: www.wildsheepsociety.com/proposed-changes-to-2024-2026-hunting-and-trapping-regulations/

The Society has reviewed these changes and has concerns around several of the proposals. Overall, there are several recommendations that are intended to reduce hunter density on the landscape with no evidence it will benefit wildlife. This was noted and referenced on several proposals, and it lacks the scientific data to support this. In fact, in some of the rationale the government states that they lack adequate data and are moving to a Limited Entry Hunt as a management strategy. The Society feels that there is too little rationale for many of these decisions and a lack of ingenuity to find solutions that may preclude Limited Entry Hunting and have greater benefit for the issues identified.

We encourage you to review the proposals and complete the engagement on the following site: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/ahte/hunting-trapping. Your feedback will be a factor in the decision-making process on the outcome of these proposals. The deadline for comment is March 22, 2024, so be sure to comment in a timely manner. We cannot emphasize enough the importance of submitting your comments.

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