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Accompany to Hunt Permit

 Eligibility and Steps to Obtaining an Accompany to Hunt Permit
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•Basic Eligibility Criteria
•Steps to Obtaining a Permit to Accompany a Non-Resident Hunting
•Frequently Asked Questions

 
Basic Eligibility Criteria


 The following criteria must be met in order to proceed with an application for an Accompany to Hunt Permit:
•Must be a BC resident, who is a Canadian citizen, or a permanent resident (landed immigrant) of Canada;
•Must be 19 years of age or older; and must have: 1.Held a BC resident hunting licence AND a big game species licence for 3 of the 5 years immediately preceding application for this permit; OR,
2.Successfully completed the BC Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education Program, and held a BC resident hunting AND a big game species licence for 2 of the 5 years immediately preceding application for this permit;

•Must possess, or be qualified to possess, a BC resident hunting licence in good standing; and,
•Must not have applied for or been issued an Accompany to Hunt Permit during the same licence year as the application.
•A person is not eligible for a permit if another permit under section 70 (1) (a) of the Act has been issued for a different time period in the same licence year that applies to the non-resident or non-resident alien whom the person will accompany under the permit.
•A person is not eligible for a permit under section 70(1) (a) of the Act if either the applicant or the non resident or non resident alien to whom the permit would apply, has been convicted of an offence: 1.Specified under section 84 (1) (a) of the Act, within the 5 year period immediately preceding the application for a permit; or,
2.Specified under (a) section 84 (1) (b) of the Act, or (b) the Firearm Act within the 3 year period immediately preceding the application for a permit.




Applicants may accompany either or both:
•A non-resident - a person who is not a resident of British Columbia but who •is a Canadian Citizen, a permanent resident of Canada; or,
•Has his/her sole or permanent residence in Canada and has resided in Canada for the 12 month period immediately prior to the date of this application.

•A non-resident alien (a person who is neither a resident nor a non-resident) whose relationship to the applicant falls within the following categories:





Father;

Mother;

Spouse;





Brother;

Sister;

Father-in-law;





Son;

Daughter;

Mother-in-law;





Uncle;

Aunt;

Son-in-law;





Nephew;

Niece;

Daughter-in-law;





Grandson;

Granddaughter;

Brother-in-law;





Grandfather;

Grandmother;

Sister-in-law.




NOTE: “COUSIN” is NOT an accepted relationship
 
•Restriction of hunt area: •Applicants are restricted to hunt within ONE Region with a choice of three Management Units (M.U.s) within that Region.
 

[baldopepper]

Wish I could say this isn't the future of hunting everywhere (or some slight variation of it).  Money is gonna talk and the rest of us are gonna walk!!  I personally will support your efforts by spreading the word.  Unfortunately many of the hunters I know who go up there probably won't care much about it or will actually be in favor of it.  They want less competition and more opportunity and are willing to pay big bucks to get it. Welcome to the forum-nice to have a little BC input.

[Bean Counter]

The link isn't working for me.  It seems you have to be a member to read the BC forum. 

It said I had to hire a guide to read it 

[lokidog]

Good luck with your campaign.  I can imagine the uproar here if even 10% of the OIL tags were allocated to outfitters only.  Unfortunately, as we are all well aware, being in the right doesn't mean much when the other side has a lot of money to push their agenda.

[Bean Counter]

Good thing that doesn't happen in U.S. Politics 

[huntnphool]

Sounds similar to our whining GMAC members that are pushing for 25% of our permits to go to top number point holders, "special interests" at a different level.

[Curly]

The link isn't working for me.  It seems you have to be a member to read the BC forum. 

It said I had to hire a guide go read it 

 

[pd]

I have to disagree with the general trend on this thread: I welcome BCHunter's notice to us all.  I, too, would feel very upset if my local (state/province) government had drastically reduced the number of OIL permits and shifted them towards outfitter permits.  Granted, outfitter permits have their place, and out-of-state hunters do bring needed dollars to rural economies.  But the larger point is the decrease in opportunities for the average hunter in BC.  BCHunter makes a valid point, and deserves to be heard.

Many of us who grew up in Washington state have fished in BC, and some of us were lucky enough to hunt there (in the good old days).  BC is our largest neighbor, after all, and has far more hunting and fishing opportunities than either Oregon or Idaho.  It is a crying shame that we (Washington state resident hunters) don't have better opportunities to hunt there.

Moreover, the worst part of this whole affair is this: The general hunting environment in BC is getting so bad that the average BC resident hunter is starting to get squeezed.  I think this is the point BCHunter is trying to make.  Put yourself in his shoes.

[BULLBLASTER]

Sounds similar to our whining GMAC members that are pushing for 25% of our permits to go to top number point holders, "special interests" at a different level.

i had a bad experience with goabc also. Had a hunt booked with a goabc member for moose and he closed up shop. I contacted goabc to help get my refund and they basically said since the guide closed he was no longer a member and they could offer no assistance.  ended up getting my money back from the outfitter after a year of trying.
I am very glad that wa doesnt have outfitter allocated tags in the draw. Or nr allocated for that matter. Its pretty rediculius thatthe app fees for quality elk and deer cost me asmuch in wa as the app fees i pay in id for nonres. Then in wa its 47 other categpries to apply for also! 

[Bean Counter]

I'm surprised to hear that there's draw difficulties for BC residents. I assumed that with all 15 people that live up there that they could buy a moose, sheep, grizzly tag every year, OTC, if they want to. Kind of like how Alaska actually pays people to live there.

[Hornseeker]

Good Luck BC Hunter! As a few have mentioned... its very unfortunate but hunting is heading that way ALL OVER... Montana, Colorado, Utah... wherever... money is the driver... an elk...hell, not even a big trophy bull, just some elk... is worth a fortune nowadays...

$$$$ =  Root of All Evil....

[idahohuntr]

Sounds similar to our whining GMAC members that are pushing for 25% of our permits to go to top number point holders, "special interests" at a different level.

Just to be clear...you are reffering to 2 maybe 3 GMAC members out of 18 or so folks that support that non-sense.

[Skillet]

Good Luck BC Hunter! As a few have mentioned... its very unfortunate but hunting is heading that way ALL OVER... Montana, Colorado, Utah... wherever... money is the driver... an elk...hell, not even a big trophy bull, just some elk... is worth a fortune nowadays...

$$$$ =  Root of All Evil....

Didn't Montana get away from dedicated outfitter tags just a few years ago? 

[h2ofowlr]

It definitely is not a good trend.  Even the Skagit elk, everyone that can upriver is trying to get depredation tags and sell them.  They can get $500 easy for a cow tag.  You have enough guys that want to shoot them that are will to pay for it.  Here in the not to distant future you won't see elk south of HWY 20 at the rate they are going.

[huntnphool]

Sounds similar to our whining GMAC members that are pushing for 25% of our permits to go to top number point holders, "special interests" at a different level.

Just to be clear...you are reffering to 2 maybe 3 GMAC members out of 18 or so folks that support that non-sense.

 Which is why I separated them with the appropriate adjective, addressed at two of them specifically.