BC closures

[Can-Do]

Fish and Wildlife - Environment - Province of British Columbia

found this on another forum site.....

[chemmod]

Why is it Caribou are the only animal on this planet that can't adapt to our activities, anyone else think they were on there way out long before we came along? I see Mule deer, moose, elk, bears, even cougers in places you would have never saw them before, and if you make one cut line through caribou country half of them die off

[mountainbigbull]

If these closures are the answer to help these animal why do I continue to see there tracks in the open areas? Look down in the closure areas not a track. I have seen that year after year. And now they are adding more and more closed areas? Make no sense to me at all....

[steveo10]

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[Can-Do]

Originally Posted by steveo10

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sorry steveo10 i didnt see this post on here yet, saw it over on outlaws and thought ild bring it over here. you already apperantly did...hehe ooops

[H2SNOW]

In summer caribou are often found on top of mountains where the food easy good and gives them great advantages to see predators ....in the winter they are alost wlays in low lyin valleys

soooo long story short these soo called scientists don't know Jack or his twin brother Shit ....

[sumx54]

Anyone ever had a Caribou steak? Their fricken good little buggers to eat I tell ya

[H2SNOW]

well lets see ...hmmm walk over to freezer ...Moose, Salmon, Crab,...Ptarmigan, Grouse,

oh there it is Caribou..

[ferniesnow]

It just keeps happening and happening (more closures)....but do we change our habits?

The two most horrendous examples are the ducks and the deer situations in the eastern townships. We can't keep giving fuel to the environmental movement, period!!

I have seen sledders come upon moose/deer/caribou and show no respect; literally chase/scare them off the trail. I haven't been in a position to see sheep nor goats affected but no doubt it happens. When I come across these magnificent creatures on the trail, whether on my sled or the SnowCat, I take my time and allow them to find a spot to comfortably leave the trail. Yes, I have had to wait or go very slow for a few miles sometimes, but so be it!! I will show my respect and I will not put our sport in jeopardy.

I have mixed emotions about the caribou because there are herds that are in great shape and the same government department allows hunting. That isn't a problem if the renewable resourse is manageable. The herds that are just hanging on with very small numbers, are they expanding into new areas or are the caribou populations being forced to receed because of human encroachment? What were the numbers a 100 years ago? In Canada, there were very few moose south of the Peace River drainage a 100 years ago, so is this similar to the caribou? I know what the environmental movement says and what "their science" says but what is reality?

We have to respect what is already closed for caribou and work in a positive, pro-active manner with the powers to be so that we don't have everything shut down.

[duch17]

In valemount you could get stew but there are no steaks left.