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Dennis Anderson of the Star Tribune interviews Dick (Griz) Grzywinski, who has guided for 35 years, but cannot guide because he did not pass the “sixpack” test mandated by the United States Coast Guard. For more information, see the Star Tribune Web site and the below Coast Guard tag. This article in the Northern News Service Online discusses, mostly from a taxidermist’s perspective, the economic devastation that would result if the Tlicho government and the Department of Environment & Natural Resources eliminate caribou hunting for outfitters and non-aboriginal hunters. Yellowknife mayor Gord Van Tighem says that caribou hunting puts $5 million/year into the economy [...] First aid, CPR training, and swiftwater rescue certification: These are basic recommendations for becoming a rafting guide, although there usually are not licensing requirements. See this article by Christopher Williams on ehow.com. I normally don’t cover issues outside North America, but I really liked an article by Professional Hunter Andrew McLaren about hunters who think they are hunting wild lions, but in fact are being duped by unethical outfitters into hunting captive-bred lions. McLaren goes into exquisite detail on how such frauds are perpetrated and how to [...] Garth Lee, a resident of 108 Ranch, has met with the Ministry of Environment about his concerns over the deer and moose management and harvest in the Cariboo management region (District 5). Each management region, says Lee, has its own administration, resulting in different hunting policies. Lee claims that the MOE is catering to outfitters [...] James Mockerman, 65, of Hamilton, MT, was caught in a sting and ended up pleading guilty to two felony counts and 14 misdemeanor counts of outfitting without a license. This is the first felony conviction of illegal outfitting since a change in the law allowing felony charges in such cases. His penalty? He will start [...] On November 17, 2009, The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled against a golf course developer in favor of protection of trout streams in case No. COA08-1307. The Southern Environmental Law Center had argued that Mountain Air Country Club had violated the law. Activities such as enclosing streams in pipes and removing streamside vegetation in [...] Dennis Anderson wrote an opinion piece about new U.S. Coast Guard efforts to license fishing guides who boat in navigable waters in Minnesota. One flavor provided by this column is the lack of local experience of the CG personnel. One admitted to being located in Minnesota for just a single year. Anderson says the CG [...] The Western Star has an interesting letter to the editor concerning the Newfoundland and Labrador management plan for trout. 2009 is the last year for the current 5-year plan. Jed Sampson complains that the process is weighted too much in favor of fishing outfitters and guides, and even decries involvement of groups from the United [...] Kurt Kephart has started a petition for Initiative 161, which seeks to eliminate outfitter set-aside licenses while increasing non-resident big game licenses to raise money for block management. Kephart says that more private land is being leased to outfitters, so the effect of the current system is to reduce hunting opportunities for do-it-yourself hunters. Kephart [...]
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