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Season regulation changes • 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 Region-

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agement 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 activi-

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• 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 sev-eral unnamed) and including areas within Syringa Provincial Park.

• MU 4-18 – The watershed of Sproule Creek and com-mencing 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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RIFLE: AduLt CAtEgoRyWhitetail Deer [typical] 1st Jason Sims, Cranbrook –

score 141 3/82nd Dale Grady, Creston – score 135 5/8Mule Deer [typical] – 1st Cody Waugh, Kimberly score

158 5/82nd Lindsey Whitehead, Cranbrook – score 156 7/8Elk [typical] – 1st Shane Fabro, Kimberly – score 315 2/8

2nd Rod Smaldon, Cranbrook – score 310 2/8Moose – 1st Jim Kerr, Cranbrook – score 152 5/82nd Angela Therrien, Sparwood – score 151 7/83rd Brian Conroy, Cranbrook – score 150 3/84th Jeremy Rusnak, Sparwood – score 136 5/8Bighorn Sheep – 1st Dylan Forsyth, Elkford – score 180

1/8 [Boone & Crockett and B.C. Record Book]2nd Chad Gentile, Sparwood – score 163 6/8Mountain Goat – 1st Shane Fabro, Kimberly score 50 2/8

[Boone & Crockett and B.C. Record Book]2nd Kent Kebe, Radium – score 48 4/83rd Chad Greenan, Cranbrook – score 48 0/84th Dallas Walkey, Cranbrook – score 47 6/85th Shayla Pukas, Kimberly – score 47 2/8 Black Bear [tie for 1st place] – Wade Oakley, Cranbrook

– score 18 12/16 and Mike Cochet, Cranbrook – score 18 12/16

Grizzly Bear – 1st Mark Medcalf, Sparwood – score 22 7/16

Cougar – 1st Lindsey Whitehead, Cranbrook – score 14 14/16

Wolf – 1st Chad Bowen, Sparwood score 16 9/16RIFLE 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 6/83rd – Elk – Pat Smith, Cranbrook – score 348 1/84th – Bighorn Sheep – Sebastian Therrien, Sparwood

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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The 58th Annual East Kootenay Big Game Club Awards

See Awards on page 10


EKWA/BCWF A� liated clubsGolden District Rod & Gun ClubPresident : Bill Jones Phone 344-4787 Lake Windermere District Rod & Gun ClubActing President : Norman Hendricks Phone 342-9033 Canal Flats Wilderness ClubPresident: Dave White Phone 349-5478 Creston Valley Rod & Gun ClubPresident : Gerry Bond Phone 428-3546 Fernie & District Rod & Gun ClubPresident: Kevin Marasco Phone 423-3495 Sparwood & District Fish & Wildlife AssociationPresident : Matt Huryn Phone 425-2647 Elkford Rod & Gun ClubPresident: James Bonnell Phone 865-7589

EKWA A� liated clubsEast Kootenay Gig Game clubPresident: Westy Benson 489- 5945

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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.

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RIFLE OUT OF PROVINCE AdULT CATEgORyTypical Whitetail – 1st Chad and Shawn Gentile, Sparwood

score 153 7/82nd Typical Whitetail Grant Markoski, Cranbrook score

152 7/83rd Antelope, Lori Smutney, Cranbrook score 68 2/8

HONORABLE MENTIONDall 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. , Edgewa-ter score 139 0/8

Elk [typical] – 1st – Alan Lindsey, Cranbrook score 236 3/8Mountain Goat – 1st – Justin Benson, Cranbrook score 40

0/8Black Bear – 1st – Braden Lethbridge, Cranbrook score 18

11/16Wolf – 1st Bryce Bostock, Cranbrook score 16 5/16

JUNIOR OUT OF REgIONGrizzly Bear – 1st – Justin Benson, Cranbrook score 21

4/16Elk – 2nd – Brandon Tames, Cranbrook score 297 3/8

JUNIOR OUT OF PROVINCEAntelope – 1st Travis Smutney, Cranbrook score 68 4/8

ARCHERy AdULT CATEgORyWhitetail Deer [typical] – 1st. Sebastien Therrien, Spar-

wood 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 0/8Mountain 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 CATEgORyWhitetail Deer [typical] Brandon Thmes, Cranbrook –

score 122 2/8Black Bear Tyler Oakley, Cranbrook – score 17 11/16OUT OF REgION ARCHERy JUNIOR CATEgORyBlack Bear – 1st Justin Benson, Cranbrook – score 16 11/16

MEMORIALSRay Carry Memorial: Mule Deer [typical] Cody Waugh,

Kimberly – score 158 5/8Blayne Wilson Memorial: Junior Mule Deer, George Thier-

bach Jr. – score 139 0/8AggREgATE 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

Awards from page 8


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Minimizing the female (nanny) harvest of mountain goats has been identified as an important conservation action. Previously, the Ministry of Environment has addressed concerns with the harvest of females through voluntary compliance among hunters to select a male mountain goat (billy). While the proportion of females in the harvest has decreased, there continues to be concerns over the high harvest of female mountain goats in some areas. In order to address this concern, a new regulation has been implemented for 2011/12 and 2011/12 hunting season that states “It is unlawful to hunt a female mountain goat accompanying a kid or a female mountain goat in a group that contains one or more kids.” This regulation does not protect all female mountain goats as a solitary female

mountain goat, or a female mountain goat within a group of goats that does not contain kids, would still be legal to harvest. For a more detailed rationale for this regulation, see our websitewww.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/managment-issues/#mtngoatfemales.

For more information on how to select a billy, you can borrow the video “Is it a Billy or is it a Nanny?” from any of the Ministry of Environment regional offices, or from the Fish and Wildlife Branch in Victoria. The same video is also available from the BC Wildlife Federation. To test yourself on mountain goat sex identification go to www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/docs/goat_orientation_08Utah.pdf. The recently completed “Management

Plan for the Mountain Goat in British Columbia” contains detailed information on managing mountain goats in BC, and is available for downloading at www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/recovery/management%20plans/MtGoat_MP_Final_28May2010.pdf.

(Reproduced with permission from the Department of Renewable Resources, Yukon Government.)

REPORT ALL POACHERS AND POLLUTERS

Violations of Fisheries, Wildlife or Environmental Protection Laws (except salmon related violations which should be reported to Fisheries and Oceans Canada at 1-800-465-4336).

Wildlife/Human Conflictswhere public safety is at risk.

What you can do:

1. Familiarize yourself with current regulations.2. Record relevant details of suspicious activities, such as: time, date, location, descriptions of violators and/or vehicles. Photographs are useful.3. Report any fish, wildlife or environmental offences as soon as possible to the Provincial Emergency Program Call Centre.

Look for this sign along highways and forestry roads in British Columbia

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Report all Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) operates in cooperation with the BC Wildlife Federation. The B.C.W.F. pays rewards up to $2000 for information leading to the conviction of persons who have violated laws related to the protection of fish, wildlife, or the

environment, or damaged the property of companies or individuals who provide access to hunters and anglers.

The Conservation Officer Service , Ministry of Environment , has established a partnership with the Provincia l Emergency Program Ca ll Centre to operate a toll-free hotline that a llows you to report

known suspected poachers and polluters.

The RAPP program is simple, safe and effective. It is based on the principle that someone other than the criminal has information that can solve the crime.

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Some hunters experience repeated success over the span of many years by using the same fixed platforms, or tower stands, for deer hunting. However, a considerable reduction in the deer population now calls for a new strategy.

While it is true that a fixed elevated hunting blind offers numerous advantages, such as comfort, protection from bad weather and a greater freedom of movement, a decrease in the deer population has considerably reduced hunting success rates in recent years rendering these platforms potentially less efficient over the next few hunting seasons. Alternately, there is now a wide range of portable, elevated hunting blinds currently available on the market which allow hunters to change sites if deer traffic suddenly stops.

The telescopic model with an integrated ladder and platform is an excellent choice for all hunters. It’s safe, easy to transport

and fixes to the tree of your choice. If you have a big enough budget, a second elevated blind could also prove to be very useful: Deer are quick to detect the daily comings and goings of portable blinds. If you have a bait site close by, the deer will soon modify their visits, feeding at night rather than during the day. It is therefore important to thoroughly prospect your territory before hunting season and to care-fully note the various game trails being used. This strategy will help you avoid having to search for new blind sites once the season has started.

Getting more than a leg up on your prey this season

Elevated platforms can give you an edge this hunting season.

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Fernie Rod & Gun Club would like to remind all hunters to…

Practice Firearm SafetyPlease Note

that the Fernie Rifle Rangeis Closed to the General Public.

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HunterSDo not shoot if you see a badger! These cranky little guys are protected. Check your synopsis for more in-formation. Photo by Darin Conroy

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 precau-tions.

To avoid getting lost in the woods, bringing a topographi-cal 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 advis-able 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 you more visible to other hunters.

Make sure to wear a lifejacket when using a boat on a hunting trip—especially in cold weather.

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East Kootenay Big Game Club

The East Kootenay Big Game Club wishesits sportsmen a great 2013 hunting season!

Had it not been for a group of local sportsmen in 1955

there would be no East Kootenay Big Game Club.

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

The Club sells annual memberships for $10 or life memberships for $100.

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

Putting safety first means many more seasons ahead


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Choosing the best tool for the job

Conscientious hunters should ideally choose rifles accord-ing to individual hunting technique. However, there are certain important factors that should be considered before deciding on a par ticular model.

There are several different types of mechanisms and

calibers, but which one will prove ideal in satisfying your specific needs? Among the most popular choices are bolt action, pump action, lever action and semi-automatic rifles. The determining factors that any hunter should consider when making a choice are the species and size of the tar-geted game; the type of hunting environment; the hunting technique used and the average distance of anticipated shots.

For example, a deer hunter who uses stalking and beating as hunting methods requires a light weapon equipped with a short barrel and a scope system which allows for rapid sight-ing and precise shots. Hunters who aim for a variety of big game should choose a more versatile weapon. The purchase of an additional weapon is sometimes unavoidable but never-theless remains the most practical solution. To make logical weapons and ammunition choices, it is always best to consult an expert on the subject; someone who has both the experi-ence and the knowledge to give you the best possible advice.

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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 conser-vation, 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 trout1st Chad Singleton - 2.74lbs• Brook trout (junior)1st Carly Rusnak -1.15lbs• Kokanee (junior)1st Carly Rusnak - .65lbs2nd Carly Rusnak - .49lbs• Grizzly Bear1st Mark Medcalf - 22 7/16• Cougar1st Stephanie Grywacheski - 14 4/16• Mountain Goat1st Jeff Schutz - 50 2/8 • Mountain Goat (junior)1st Brett Engel - 43 0/8• Moose1st Jeremy Rusnak - 136 5/82nd Mike Jaegli - 136 4/8• Mule Deer1st Dr. Derek Higgins - 154 7/8• Elk1st Mark Medcalf - 307 2/82nd Larry Henriet - 267 6/8• Archery – Elk1st Sean Taylor - 317 1/82nd Kevin Marasco - 277 7/83rd Mike Jaegli - 244 0/84th Dennis Meadows - 222 2/8• Archery – Non-typical Elk1st Curtis Enns - 265 6/8

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1) ScentA deer’s first line of

defense is its sense of smell, so take every precau-tion 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) SoundDeer have a very well de veloped sense of hea ring, 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) MoveMentA 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 co lours, they can detect the smallest of mo vements. Always try and blend into the background in your blind; the secret is to avoid any contrasts. Avoid sudden movements when wal king the terrain, and move along the flank of a hillside in order to use the background as camouflage.

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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 shoot-ing 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 conser-vation 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.

Wigwam Flats wildlife habitat enhancement project.

The Fernie Rod and Gun Club’s Wigwam Flats Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Project was a huge success as seventy volunteers showed up to work on this “Class I”

winter range feeding area. Along with members from the FRGC, there were representatives from the Sparwood and Elkford Wildlife Associations, the East Kootenay Wildlife Association and Big Game Clubs, the Forestry Service, Nature Trust, the Ecosystem Restoration Group and Ministry of Environment.

The volunteers showed up bright and early to get a jump on all the work that had to be done. After some briefing on safety, area work boundaries and some chainsaw review the group headed out to get the job done. The volunteers managed to slash/thin approximately 50+ hectares of land throughout the day.

The Club provided all the equipment, refreshments, snacks, lunch and a BBQ at the end of the day for all the volunteers. “It was great to see so many people come out to get the job done,” explains Kevin Marasco, FRGC President. “People gave it their all as there was no heavy machinery allowed on the site so we did everything by hand. It was a large area to cover with just chainsaws, brush cutters and axes!”

The Fernie Rod and Gun Club have been actively involved in this area for the past 35 years. They have com-pleted many different types of projects (burning, thinning, slashing, etc.) in the Mt. Broadwood /Rocky Ridge area to help improve Wildlife Habitat and will continue to do so in the years to come. Conservation has been and always will be a priority of the Club. The Club will be working along with the Forestry Service to complete this project.

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