Ep 74 - Kootenay Bighorn Sheep Allocation with Jesse Zeman

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast

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Mark and Curtis are joined by Jesse Zeman, Executive Director of the BC Wildlife Federation to discuss the government’s controversial decision to put bighorn sheep in BC’s Kootenay Region on Limited Entry Hunting. Jesse discusses the contradictions that the BC Wildlife Federation has recently uncovered regarding how sheep tags were allocated to BC residents versus Outfitters, how the conservation status of sheep changed depending on which group tag numbers were being calculated, and whether provincial policies were followed with respect to over-allocation, success rates and huntable sheep populations in the Kootenay Region. Jesse also describes how mountain goat hunting opportunity in the Kootenay Region is being taken away from BC residents even though goat harvest rates are well below targets. Jesse explains the three things the Federation has asked the Minister to address

Show Notes

BC Wildlife Federation Letter to Minister Conroy on Kootenay Region Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat Allocation.

https://bcwf.bc.ca/letter-to-minister-katrine-conroy-related-to-bighorn-sheep-and-goat-hunting-in-region-4/

Bighorn Sheep Science Webinar with Dr. Marco Festa- Bianchet

https://bcwf.bc.ca/when-does-selective-hunting-lead-to-evolutionary-change-and-what-if-anything-should-we-do-about-it/

Bighorn Sheep Limited Entry Hunting in Region 4 with Gerry Paille of the BC Wildlife Federation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hd66tRBSR4&list=PL_Xj1_ue6mYCAgViGwS4meExm09nGOxMf&index=1

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