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muleymagnet
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I HAVE SEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF MONSTER MULEYS COMING OUT OF B.C. LATELY BUT HAVENT A CLUE HOW TO HUNT THERE. WHERE DO I START LOOKING AND HOW MUCH WILL IT COST FOR TAGS?
Let's say that you are a Non-resident Alien, yes that is what an US hunter is classified as.
You will have to go with an Outfitter up there, buy your tag/tags and transportation up and back to USA. Processing of game, border fees for rifle etc.
A conservative estimate would be 5K. I might be wrong but it will give you an idea of what you will be spending.
There is a Magazine on the market, look in your local book store for BC Hunter or Big Game Hunter. Just check where it is published and that is the one to buy and read through it and then check with some of the Outfitters that advertise in the mag.
Good luck.
Brian
You will have to go with an Outfitter up there, buy your tag/tags and transportation up and back to USA. Processing of game, border fees for rifle etc.
A conservative estimate would be 5K. I might be wrong but it will give you an idea of what you will be spending.
There is a Magazine on the market, look in your local book store for BC Hunter or Big Game Hunter. Just check where it is published and that is the one to buy and read through it and then check with some of the Outfitters that advertise in the mag.
Good luck.
Brian
Kilowatt is steering you in the right direction. For info on regulations, licence fees, etc, check out the ministry of water land and air protection website at http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/fw/. Most of the big bucks appear to be coming from the Blackwater River area near Quesnel (region 5) and the area north of Kamloops (region 3). There's good bucks to be had in the Peace River area in the northeast corner of the province (Region 7B) too, but there's much more private farmland there. There's a BC Big Game Record Book that will give you more information on where to find the big boys, which you should be able to source on the net. Good hunting!
Anyone who isn't a Canadian citizen is indeed considered a non-resident alien and is required to use a licenced guide outfitter to hunt in the province. The average 7 day guided mule deer hunt in BC runs anywhere between $2500-$3500 American. You can check out the Guide Outfitters Association of BC's website at www.goabc.org. They have links to many of the outfitter's individual websites. Most outfitters hunt muleys as a combo hunt with moose, mountain goat, or black bear, but will do strictly mule deer if requested. In many regions we have a 3 month season, so it is normally easy to book the times that best suit your schedule. Early Sept hunts or mid to late Nov hunts are by far your best bet for taking a decent buck. Most outfitters have an average deer harvested in the 150-170 class. But many monsters are taken every year in almost every area of the province. But killing them is the tuff part. Hunting pressure is very low and many bucks die of old age every year. There are many areas of the province where a buck can live out his whole life and never see a hunter. Region 5 and Region 3 do indeed have some Slammers. But so does Region 4 and Region 7. Hunting here is unlike anything most hunters south of the border have ever experienced as we have tons of timber and very little for open terrain. It is not an easy hunt by any means.
