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Originally Posted by Kutenay
The "packing" industry has been that way since it began and I KNOW a lot about JB and some of the others; BUT, nobody in Victoria seems to give a s**t. I won't go into details here and there are certain GOs, such as BM and a couple of others who are just as bad.
There was one SOB from Europe, actually two, that should never have been allowed into Canada and one was eventually forced out of "packing", while the other pr**k, a Vietnam vet, may still be in it.
We really NEED a complete re-organization of the entire GO business in B.C. and enough dedicated COs to supervise it properly, but, I ain't holding my breath with the current government. I would like to see young CANADIANS owning and operating these outfits and dealings among them and resident hunters be cooperative and mutually beneficial.
The hunting in much of B.C., while "good" could be much more productive if properly managed and this would benefit all of us as Canadians and hunters, IMHO.
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To me the outfitters that I hae been around in Northern B.C work pretty close with Co's on conservation issues and land management. They help with and do prescribed burns in areas for wild life enhancement and they also do burns in areas to hold horses near camps and out of the areas these animals winter and feed. They also really watch there harvest numbers to avoid over hunting of areas. They are involved in every commity there is to have a say in how the country is handled. Some of these outfitters have traplines in their areas also so as to help in predator control. Sure every system could be better but I think this one isnt that bad. JMO
And Im sure there are lots of good honest packers too. Cant lump them all together.
Im not sure what the rest of BC is like.
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