I just got off the phone and I’m still stunned by the news. According to the person I spoke with the ABA is putting forth at least 3 resolutions to do with sheep. One would limit the maximum number that a person could kill in a lifetime, a second recommends a 3 to 5 year waiting period after a hunter kills a ram. The third I didn’t quite understand but sounded like a something that had been brought up here with a scale based on ram ages. Don’t quote me on that as I’m not sure I understood it all.
I guess it is time I dusted off my ban horses while hunting proposal, I mean if everyone is getting to pound a nail into sheep hunting I should have one too, right?
What could it hurt? What could it hurt has been fired off all over this board, well just remember this started with a handful of guys (AWS) thinking there should be older sheep on the mountain. Now look where it has snowballed to.
Here is my tally so far of the proposed resolutions to manage sheep hunters – not the sheep.
AFGA – 5 year wait resolution.
AWS/SRD- 5 year wait.
ABA – the three above.
The nameless southern AB group that is pushing for full curl only across the province.
I’m still waiting for the proposals from Trout unlimited and PF (JK).
All this and no one has yet to produce any evidence that there is a problem!
Letters are our biggest defense from needless bureaucracy and meaningless hunter management in our sport these two fellows below are really good people to address them too.
Corrigan, Rob
Provincial Big Game Specialist
Game and Priorities Species
Sustainable Resource Development
2nd fl Great West Life Building
9920 - 108 Street
Edmonton, AB
T5K 2M4
Phone: 780 644-8011
Fax: 780 422-9557
E-mail:
rob.corrigan@gov.ab.ca
Bjorge, Ron
Executive Director, Wildlife Management
Wildlife Management Branch
Sustainable Resource Development
2nd fl Great West Life Building
9920 - 108 Street
Edmonton, AB
T5K 2M4
Phone: 780 427-9503
Fax: 780 422-9557
E-mail:
ron.bjorge@gov.ab.ca