Author Archives: Don Meredith
Springing for Draws and Budgets
[Note: The following was first published in the May 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. Spring is here and—along with the green grass, colourful flowers and warm rain—come our hopes for the coming fishing … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Outdoorsmen, Hunting
Tagged AFGA, Alberta budget, Alberta draw booklet, Alberta Environment and Parks budget, Alberta Fish and Game Association, budget, draw strategy, Draw Summary Report, draws for licences, Fiscal Plan 2017-20, Fish and Wildlife budget, Hunter Harvest Report, hunting draws, hunting licence lottery, licence draws, licence lottery, provincial budget
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The Inequity of “Balance”
Guest Blog: In Alberta we are slowly facing the reality that there are only so many resources to go around, most especially fish and wildlife resources. However, when it is pointed out that resource extraction must be controlled so that … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Environment, General, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged balance, balanced approach, Bill Rees, E.O. Wilson, ecological check book, ecological cheque book, imbalance, Kevin Van Tighem, Off Highway Vehicle, resource management, Victor Hugo, World Bank, World Watch Institute
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A Strategy for Conservation
[Note: The following was first published in the April 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. One of the issues that stood out for me during the recent controversy over the new Castle parks in southwest … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Outdoorsmen, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife
Tagged AFGA, Alberta Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Alberta Fish and Game Association, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, BHA, Castle Parks, conservation strategy, Eastern Slopes, headwaters, land-use framework, LUF, Non-mechanized anglers, Non-mechanized hunters, North Saskatchewan Regional Plan, Off Highway Vehicle, Off Highway Vehicle Use, OHV, South Saskatchewan Regional Plan, Ted Morton
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The Necessary Castle Parks
[Note: The following was first published in the March 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. Anyone who has been to the southwest corner of our province is aware of the beauty of what is often … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Alberta Outdoorsmen, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, General, Hunting, Wildlife
Tagged Castle Provincial Park, Castle River, Castle Wildland Provincial Park, conservation ethic, Crown of the Continent, designated OHV trails, designated trails, eastern slopes policy, Glacier National Park, multiple use, national forest, Off Highway Vehicle, OHV, OHV damage, Theodore Roosevelt, Waterton Lakes National Park, wilderness area
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Shifting Away from Consumptive Use
[Note: The following was first published in the February 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. If you’ve been following the dustup over whether anglers should be allowed to take a fish for supper from many … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Alberta Outdoorsmen, Fishing
Tagged catch-and-keep, catch-and-keep fishing, catch-and-release, catch-and-release fishing, catch-and-release mortality, consumptive use, harvestable surplus, hooking mortality, paradigm shift, precautionary management principle, Ray Makowecki
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Tracks and Spoor
Guest Blog: Since the announcement of the creation of two provincial parks in southwest Alberta last January, where the recreational use of off-highway vehicles will be phased out, there has been quite a heated discussion about off-highway vehicle use in wilderness … Continue reading
Harvestable Surplus
[Note: The following was first published in the January 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. Setting bag limits for fish and game is a complicated business. Balancing the wants of anglers and hunters against the … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Outdoorsmen, Conservation, Fishing, Wildlife
Tagged antlered deer hunt, antlerless deer hunt, buck-only hunt, compensatory mortality, doe hunt, fisheries management, game biologist, game biology, game harvest, game manager, harvestable surplus, natural mortality, wildlife biologist, wildlife management, wildlife manager
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