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Originally Posted by marky_mark
Outfitters aren’t the problem
The problem is residents and the people who pretend to live here
Your not going to get 3-5 years residency proof
Hunting alberta isn’t that good, besides sheep there no reason to hunt here unless your cheap.
Unregulated hunting and mismanagement with what can be managed has turned alberta into a place that isn’t worth looking at hunting unless you live here
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Yes they are a problem - I know it won’t change the wait by much but non residents should not get tags over residents. Principles and perception matter if you want residents to buy into wildlife management. There is no reason a person can’t prove residency, and build priority while in a 3-5 year wait. Most tags take that long or longer anyway, and it would get rid of the pretenders
Unregulated….well no one likes it but that ain’t changing as long as we’re attached to Ottawa.
Your version of “hunting” doesn’t line up with the majority of Alberta residents. Very few are interested in flying around the world and plugging big horned animals. You think people are jealous or “cheap” but they aren’t, just different. Most of us want to hunt every year, eat wild game and occasionally draw an interesting tag. Horns often get fed to the family dog or tossed in the garage or garden. Score is for hockey games. I don’t begrudge you your safaris but don’t pretend that b&c records are the priority for management.