BC Dall Outfitter question

[cocky84]

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...I know in Alaska to hunt dall sheep as a non resident you have to have a guide with you or a first blood relative. I know in BC you have to have an outfitter to hunt anything, right? My question is, can you hire an outfitter in BC but not have a guide with you? Just wondering if there is anyway to do a diy sheep hunt as a non resident. Just curious.

 

[tuffcity]

The short answer is no. Any big game hunting has to be done with a guide if you are a non-resident. The only way you could pull it off is to move up here for at least 6 months. But then, because BC has such a small Dall population, you'd have to put in for a draw.

RC

 

[cocky84]

Thanks, i figured so, otherwise everyone would be going there, but dont outfitters drop black bears hunters off on bait stands and leave? or do they have to stay there with them?

 

[tuffcity]

BC doesn't allow baiting for bears, its all spot and stalk hunting.

 

[cocky84]

Gotcha! Thanks for the info.

 

[RCA Dog]

That's not entirely correct. BC has a 'permit to accompany' that a resident of BC can apply for, in order to host another hunter. Unfortunately for most people, the only people eligible to be 'accompanied' are either friends\relatives, if they are a resident Canadian citizen, or direct blood relatives if they are a non-resident alien. And even then, you cannot get a permit to accompany for any big game hunt that tags are awarded via limited entry, which is the draw system we have here. You can get a permit for any big game animal that has an open season. So Dall sheep and grizzlies are totally out of the question without a guide, although black bears, assuming you meet the permit to accompany rules, is game on.

 

[tuffcity]

True enough... I just went with the simple answer based on cocky84's location tag.

You can get a permit for any big game animal that has an open season.

... if you really want to get picky your chances of getting a PTA for an open bighorn area are slim to sweet FA unless some one messes up in the permitting office. Not all animals/areas are available for a permit to accompany even if they are open for a resident hunter. (I know... picking fly shit out of the pepper now )

RC