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• Compulsory Inspection of All Hunter Harvested Lynx. • New Motor Vehicle Prohibitions in Holt Creek and Lang Creek. • August Private Land Black Bear Hunting Season. • Increased Bag Limit for Antlerless White-tailed Deer. • Shortened November 4 Point Mule Deer Season Regionwide. • 4 Point Mule Deer Seasons in the Cranbrook Game Management Zone. • Harmonization of 6 Point Bull Elk Seasons Across the Kootenays and Okanagan. • Increased Areas for Agricultural Elk Hunts in 4-26. • Compulsory Inspection is No Longer Required For Moose Harvested in Region 4. Access Restrictions: • 4Access Permits are required for hunting or fishing activities on the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area. • MU 4-14 – Commencing on the north side of Peter Creek bridge crossing and includes both Faith and Peter Creek watersheds, Sept. 1 to Nov. 30. • MU 4-15 – Commencing at 11 km on the Rialto Cr FSR and above the 760 metre contour in the watersheds of Tulip Creek in the west to Rialto Creek in the east including all watersheds in between (Syringa, Allendale, Yarrow and several unnamed) and including areas within Syringa Provincial Park. • MU 4-18 – The watershed of Sproule Creek and commencing at the start of the Sproule Creek FSR, and not including that portion of the Smallwood FSR located wihtin the Sproule Creek Watershed. • MU 4-24 – Elk Creek watershed upstream from the White Rock Forestry Access Road. • MU 4-34 – Holt Creek area and Lang Creek area (See the Regulations Synopsis for more information).
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The 58th Annual East Kootenay Big Game Club Awards RIFLE: Adult Category 2nd Rod Smaldon, Cranbrook – score 310 2/8 Whitetail Deer [typical] 1st Jason Sims, Cranbrook – Moose – 1st Jim Kerr, Cranbrook – score 152 5/8 score 141 3/8 2nd Angela Therrien, Sparwood – score 151 7/8 2nd Dale Grady, Creston – score 135 5/8 3rd Brian Conroy, Cranbrook – score 150 3/8 Mule Deer [typical] – 1st Cody Waugh, Kimberly score 4th Jeremy Rusnak, Sparwood – score 136 5/8 158 5/8 Bighorn Sheep – 1st Dylan Forsyth, Elkford – score 180 2nd Lindsey Whitehead, Cranbrook – score 156 7/8 1/8 [Boone & Crockett and B.C. Record Book] Elk [typical] – 1st Shane Fabro, Kimberly – score 315 2/8 2nd Chad Gentile, Sparwood – score 163 6/8 Mountain Goat – 1st Shane Fabro, Kimberly score 50 2/8 [Boone & Crockett and B.C. Record Book] 2nd Kent Kebe, Radium – score 48 4/8 3rd Chad Greenan, Cranbrook – score 48 0/8 4th Dallas Walkey, Cranbrook – score 47 6/8 • Tack • Saddle 5th Shayla Pukas, Kimberly – score 47 2/8 • Giftware Black Bear [tie for 1st place] – Wade Oakley, Cranbrook – score 18 12/16 and Mike Cochet, Cranbrook – score 18 • Cowboy boots 12/16 Grizzly Bear – 1st Mark Medcalf, Sparwood – score 22 • Now carrying ladies & mens 7/16 Cougar – 1st Lindsey Whitehead, Cranbrook – score 14 Jeans 14/16 Wolf – 1st Chad Bowen, Sparwood score 16 9/16 RIFLE OUT OF REGION Adult Category California Bighorn – 1st Bob Petrie, Kamloops – score 174 6/8 [B.C. Record Book] 2nd – Elk – Rorie Hoyt, Cranbrook – score 352 6/8 1350A Theatre Rd, Cranbrook 3rd – Elk – Pat Smith, Cranbrook – score 348 1/8 (Beside Rick’s Fine Meats) 4th – Bighorn Sheep – Sebastian Therrien, Sparwood 426-2829 score 183 0/8 [Boone & Crockett and B.C. Record Book] 5th – Mountain Caribou – Aaron Salanski, Cranbrook score 394 4/8 [Boone & Crockett and B.C. Record Book]
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Golden District Rod & Gun Club President : Bill Jones Phone 344-4787 Lake Windermere District Rod & Gun Club Acting President : Norman Hendricks Phone 342-9033 Canal Flats Wilderness Club President: Dave White Phone 349-5478 Creston Valley Rod & Gun Club President : Gerry Bond Phone 428-3546 Fernie & District Rod & Gun Club President: Kevin Marasco Phone 423-3495 Sparwood & District Fish & Wildlife Association President : Matt Huryn Phone 425-2647 Elkford Rod & Gun Club President: James Bonnell Phone 865-7589
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Awards from page 8
RIFLE OUT OF PROVINCE Adult Category Typical Whitetail – 1st Chad and Shawn Gentile, Sparwood score 153 7/8 2nd Typical Whitetail Grant Markoski, Cranbrook score 152 7/8 3rd Antelope, Lori Smutney, Cranbrook score 68 2/8 HONORABLE MENTION Dall Sheep – Nathan Taylor, Cranbrook score 153 3/8 [B.C. Record Book] Black Bear – Chad Bowen, Sparwood score 19 1/16 [B.C. Record Book] RIFLE JUNIOR CATEGORY Mule Deer [ typical] – 1st – George Thierback Jr. , Edgewater score 139 0/8 Elk [typical] – 1st – Alan Lindsey, Cranbrook score 236 3/8 Mountain Goat – 1st – Justin Benson, Cranbrook score 40 0/8 Black Bear – 1st – Braden Lethbridge, Cranbrook score 18 11/16 Wolf – 1st Bryce Bostock, Cranbrook score 16 5/16 JUNIOR OUT OF REGION Grizzly Bear – 1st – Justin Benson, Cranbrook score 21 4/16 Elk – 2nd – Brandon Tames, Cranbrook score 297 3/8 JUNIOR OUT OF PROVINCE Antelope – 1st Travis Smutney, Cranbrook score 68 4/8 ARCHERY Adult Category Whitetail Deer [typical] – 1st. Sebastien Therrien, Sparwood score 143 6/8 [Pope & Young Record Book] 2nd Maurice Pike, Invermere – score 140 1/8 [Pope & Young Record Book]
Mule Deer [ typical] – 1st Hawke Martin, Invermere – score 161 4/8 [Pope & Young Record Book] Elk [ typical] – 1st Sean Taylor, Sparwood score 317 3/8 [Pope & Young Record Book] 2nd Tom Watson, Fernie – score 279 2/8 [Pope & Young Record Book] 3rd Kevin Marasco, Fernie – score 277 7/8 [Pope & Young Record Book] 4th Cody Waugh, Kimberly – score 246 0/8 Mountain Goat – 1st Kyle Dalke, Cranbrook – score 44 4/8 [Pope & Young Record Book] ARCHERY OUT OF REGION Elk [typical] Aaron Egresits, Cranbrook – score 340 0/8 [Pope & Young and B.C. Record Book] ARCHERY Junior Category Whitetail Deer [typical] Brandon Thmes, Cranbrook – score 122 2/8 Black Bear Tyler Oakley, Cranbrook – score 17 11/16 OUT OF REGION Archery Junior Category Black Bear – 1st Justin Benson, Cranbrook – score 16 11/16 MEMORIALS Ray Carry Memorial: Mule Deer [typical] Cody Waugh, Kimberly – score 158 5/8 Blayne Wilson Memorial: Junior Mule Deer, George Thierbach Jr. – score 139 0/8 AGGREGATE TROPHY WINNERS Grand Aggregate: Shane Fabro, Kimberly Mountain Goat – Score 50 2/8 Archery Aggregate: Sean Taylor, Sparwood Typical Elk – Score 317 3/8 Junior Aggregate: Bryce Bostock, Cranbrook Wolf – score 16 5/16
Safety is at our core There are No Access, No Hunting, No Shooting safety boundaries clearly signed around all Teck operations in the Elk Valley. New in 2013 – no access to Marten Wheeler exploration project, off Corbin Road. For your safety and ours, please do not hunt or travel in these active mining areas. All Teck’s Elk Valley boundary maps are published in the 2013 Teck Hunting Boundary guide. Pick up a copy from your local hunting or ATV club, from Elk Valley businesses, call 1.855.806.6854 or www.teck.com
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proportion of females in the harvest For more information on how to has decreased, there continues to be select a billy, you can borrow the concerns over the high harvest of female Getting more than a leg up onvideo your “Is it aprey Billy or this is it a season mountain goats in some areas. In order Nanny?” from any choice. of the Ministry of (Reproduced wit Some hunters experience repeated success over the span and fixes to the tree of your to address this concern, a new regulation of many years by using the same fixed platforms, or tower If youEnvironment have a big enough budget, regional offices, or from stands, for deer has hunting. a considerable reduction a second elevated blind could also beenHowever, implemented for 2011/12 anduseful: Wildlife in Victoria. in the deer population now calls for a new strategy. prove the to beFish very DeerBranch are and 2011/12 hunting season that states While it is true that a fixed elevated hunting blind offers quick The to detect dailyiscomings samethevideo also available from the Plan for numerous advantages, as comfort, protection from bad and goings of portable blinds. If Columb “It is such unlawful to hunt a female BC Wildlife To test yourself weather and a greater freedom of movement, a decrease you have a bait siteFederation. close by, the mountain goat accompanying a kid in the deer population has considerably reduced hunting deer will modifygoat theirsex visits, on soon mountain identification go to on man is availa a female goat platforms in a group success rates inorrecent years mountain rendering these feeding at night rather than during www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/ potentially less that efficient over the next few hunting seasons. the day. It is therefore important to gov.bc. contains one or more kids.” This docs/goat_orientation_08Utah.pdf. Alternately, there is now a wide range of portable, elevated thoroughly prospect your territory manag does notonprotect all female hunting blinds regulation currently available the market which before hunting season and to careThe the recently completed “Management allow hunters tomountain change sites if deer traffic suddenly stops. fully note various game trails Final_2 goats as a solitary female The telescopic model with an integrated ladder and platform being used. This strategy will help Elevated platforms is an excellent choice for all hunters. It’s safe, easy to transport you avoid having to search for new can give you an blind sites once the season has edge this hunting season. started.
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Putting safety first means many more seasons ahead After a hunting incident, too many people are prone to say “I should have...”. Hunters can easily avoid having to say these unhappy words by taking a few precautions. To avoid getting lost in the woods, bringing a topographical map isn’t much good if you don’t know how to use it! A compass is indispensible and many people these days use a GPS. Always carry a whistle with you and some snacks, such as granola bars. Telling your hunting companions where you are planning to spend the day will limit the search area to a precise vicinity. The modest cost of a radio transmitter should allow everybody to have one as part of their basic equipment. Always charge the batteries before leaving for a hunt and carry spare batteries with you. Depending on the geographical relief of the area, you will be able to communicate with your friends over long distances if you need help. A basic first-aid kit should always be taken on a hunting trip. Most injuries which occur in the woods are fairly minor; adhesive bandages and antiseptic cream will do the trick. Have some pain-killers on hand as well. For sprained ankles or dislocated wrists, elastic bandages, or even some duct tape, are useful as a temporary measure. When using a boat during a hunting trip it’s always advisable to wear a lifejacket. If you fall in the water you probably won’t have time to put your lifejacket on if you’ve been using it as a cushion! What’s more, a bright-coloured lifejacket will Make sure to wear a lifejacket when using a boat on a make you more visible to other hunters. hunting trip—especially in cold weather.
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Had it not been for a group of local sportsmen in 1955 there would be no East Kootenay Big Game Club.
East Kootenay Big Game Club The Club sells annual memberships for $10 or life memberships for $100.
These sportsmen felt the need to recognize and record the tremendous quality of big game taken each year in the East Kootenay as well as other regions in British Columbia and Canada. This past March the Club held it's 58th annual awards banquet and wildlife fund-raiser with the theme " hunters giving back to wildlife"
To date we have donated over $126,000 for wildlife and vital land acquisitions. Thanks to our sponsors and the hunting fraternity for their continued support
Please contact the following for more information. Westy Benson, Club President 489-5945 Enzo Caccavo, Vice President 426-7849 Frank Cross for Record Books and Life Memberships 489-3155 Wade Oakley, for Regular Memberships 489-3936
The East Kootenay Big Game Club wishes its sportsmen a great 2013 hunting season!
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Choosing the best tool for the job
Conscientious hunters should ideally choose rifles according to individual hunting technique. However, there are certain important factors that should be considered before deciding on a particular model. There are several different types of mechanisms and
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Sparwood hunting awards by Nicole Liebermann Members of the Sparwood Fish and Wildlife Association packed the upstairs hall at the Sparwood Leisure Centre Saturday night to celebrate another successful season of fishing and hunting. The association’s annual banquet and fundraiser featured a raffle, silent auction, prizes, and of course, dancing. The main event of the night was the presentation of plaques and trophies for the year’s best and biggest catches and kills. Darren Reghenas, with the Sparwood Fish and Wildlife Association, gave those in attendance an update on what the funds from last year’s banquet went towards. The association donated $3,500 to start up a junior archery program, which will continue this spring, and contributed $10,000 to the Big Ranch habitat enhancement project on the Lower Elk Valley Road. “We will continue to look for different wildlife conservation, habitat, or restoration projects that we can use funding from events like these,” said Reghenas. “We also welcome any ideas from those of you here tonight, other club members, and the public for input into how you would like us to spend some of the money raised tonight.” Everyone is welcome to attend the association’s monthly meetings, held every third Monday, at 7 p.m., at the fire hall. This year’s trophy and plaque winners are: • Cutthroat trout 1st Chad Singleton - 2.74lbs • Brook trout (junior) 1st Carly Rusnak -1.15lbs • Kokanee (junior) 1st Carly Rusnak - .65lbs 2nd Carly Rusnak - .49lbs • Grizzly Bear 1st Mark Medcalf - 22 7/16 • Cougar 1st Stephanie Grywacheski - 14 4/16 • Mountain Goat 1st Jeff Schutz - 50 2/8 • Mountain Goat (junior) 1st Brett Engel - 43 0/8 • Moose 1st Jeremy Rusnak - 136 5/8 2nd Mike Jaegli - 136 4/8 • Mule Deer 1st Dr. Derek Higgins - 154 7/8 • Elk 1st Mark Medcalf - 307 2/8 2nd Larry Henriet - 267 6/8 • Archery – Elk 1st Sean Taylor - 317 1/8 2nd Kevin Marasco - 277 7/8 3rd Mike Jaegli - 244 0/8 4th Dennis Meadows - 222 2/8 • Archery – Non-typical Elk 1st Curtis Enns - 265 6/8
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• Whitetail (junior) 1st Hanna Whiting - 84 7/8 2nd Jacob Zahn - 65 6/8 • Whitetail 1st Dave Wyld - 136 3/8 2nd Daniel Kozler - 114 4/8 3rd Mark Medcalf - 108 0/8 • Archery - Whitetail 1st Dennis Meadows - 91 0/8
Good luck in the field this fall Be careful out there, respect Mother Nature and enjoy this beautiful province
Annual Trophies • Out of region 1st Calvin Domin – Bison - 106 0/8 • Out of province 1st Stephen Halko - Non-Typical Whitetail - 150 3/8 2nd Tanner Smaniotto – Whitetail - 110 7/8 (junior) 3rd Dustin Smaniotto - Whitetail - 57 2/8 (junior) • Frank Knight Memorial Chad Singleton - Cutthroat in a Stream - 2.74lbs • Junior Archery Grand Aggreagate Kayleigh Cook - Whitetail Tanner Smaniotto - Mule Deer - 138 7/8 • Archery Grand Aggregate Sean Taylor – Elk - 317 1/8 • Dwayne Fraser Memorial - Jr. Grand Aggregate Brett Engel – Goat - 43 0/8 • Sr. Grand Aggregate Jeff Schutz – Goat - 50 2/8
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Getting back to the basics for hunting deer this season As deer hunting season approaches, you’re likely beginning to feel the itch. This is a good time to review the secrets to a successful deer hunt. Sure, hunting’s not something you learn by the book, but better to brush up on theory than have to eat your pride with an empty freezer this fall. Taking care of details can make all the difference between returning home empty-handed or with pride written all over your face.
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1) Scent A deer’s first line of defense is its sense of smell, so take every precaution to mask your own scents. A scent eliminator can be used on your clothes to remove any odors except for those present in the surrounding environment. Know how to take advantage of the wind by deciding which way it is blowing and where your game is travelling from before you set up your stand or blind. Pay careful attention to the lubricants that you use on your weapons. 2) Sound Deer have a very well developed sense of hearing, and any unusual noise can startle them before you have a chance to shoot. Be sure to minimize any abnormal sounds coming from your stand or blind that could give you away. Wear a safety vest made of fabric rather than noisy vinyl or plastic. 3) Movement A deer does not use its vision as much at its sense of smell and hearing, but it is still a factor that should not be neglected. Even though deer cannot clearly discern colours, they can detect the smallest of movements. Always try and blend into the background in your blind; the secret is to avoid any contrasts. Avoid sudden movements when walking the terrain, and move along the flank of a hillside in order to use the background as camouflage.
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The FRGC continues its tradition of nature conservation The FRGC (Fernie Rod and Gun Club) has been a part of this community for a long time, in fact, longer than Fernie’s incorporation as a city. Established in 1899 as the Fernie District Gun Club, it was essentially that, a target shooting club with a rifle range in the middle of town. Once, maybe considered a “gentleman’s club” comprised of the City “elite” (though women too were involved, one of the founding members was a woman), it wasn’t long before all facets of the community would be found among the membership. The Club evolved quickly from strictly a target shooting club to an organization focused on fish and wildlife concerns. Influenced by the US conservation movement of the early 1900’s. With names like Roosevelt, Rungius, Phillips & Hornaday inspiring it’s members to protect and conserve fish and wildlife stocks, and in turn, foster a healthy sporting life of hunters and anglers. BC’s conservation movement started right here in Fernie. The Fernie Rod and Gun Club is BC’s oldest organization of its kind and continues to have a proud membership of men, women and their families representing a broad cross section of the community.
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