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Originally Posted by bowhuntercam
It would be nice to have a system that incentivized the harvesting of older rams and penalized (not for ever) the taking of younger rams, for both outfitter and resident hunters. A system that rewarded the harvesting of predators in core sheep areas.
A couple questions I have:
Are wild sheep populations down? If so, prove it using a valid unbiased scientific method.
What characteristics differentiate sheep populations and rams North and South of Brazeau? Is that an arbitrary line? Seems so.
What is the rational behind the reduced season in 400 and 302? Are to many immature sheep being shot in the last week of the season in those zones? Doubtful.
Seems likes its easier to manage a user group then look after wild sheep populations
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Are you talking about a system where; If you harvested a 10 year old ram, your waiting period would be a year between eligible seasons. But, if you harvested a 5 year old ram, you would have to wait 5 years between eligible hunting seasons?
If so, isn't that playing to the hands of the changes, and admitting there is a problem?
As far as your other questions, that Brazeau line is an interesting line they have picked? Wonder why? And your absolutely right on the management of user groups! As far as the two zone reductions, that would be interesting to read about.....or like I said previously, the path all zones will follow ( the wmu 400 example)
Access in Dec-Feb, is probably the biggest reason why predator hunting isn't huge in sheep area's. Guys just don't want to walk in that far for predators , especially if your hauling dogs for cats!