Sustainable Harvest

Question 1

3 general categories of folks who are pro hunting/trapping

Answer 1

• Meat hunters
• Sport hunters
• Naturalistic hunters

Question 2

Characteristics of meat hunters

Answer 2

• Practical view of animals
• Primary goal is for meat
• 44% of hunters

Question 2

Characteristics of sport hunters

Answer 2

• View hunting similar to an athletic contest
• Take pride in owning impressive specimens
• “Thrill of the hunt”
• More interested in size/status of individual

Question 3

Characteristics of Naturalistic hunters

Answer 3

• 18% of hunters
• Exhibit more knowledge of animals and ecology
• Link hunting with fundamental contact with nature
• More interested in the experience

Question 4

2 general categories of anti-hunting/trapping groups

Answer 4

• Humanistic attitudes

- Moralistic antihunter

Question 5

Characteristics of humanistic attitudes

Answer 5

• Strongly identify with the feelings of individual animals
• Hunting inflicts unnecessary pain/death
• Objection to hunting occurs from loving animals
• Feelings heightened with attractive animals

Question 6

Characteristics of moralistic antihunter

Answer 6

• Objections to hunting for more subtle reasons
• Hunting is contrary to human social values
• Identify with ethical and social aspects rather than the individual

Question 7

General support for/against hunting

Answer 7

• 90% support sustenance hunting (1st nations)
• 70% supported hunting for meat
• 40% supported hunting for recreation and sport
• 4.4% oppose all three types of hunting

Question 8

Define Compensatory mortality

Answer 8

• Hunting removes the same number of individuals from a population that natural mortality would

Question 9

Define additive mortality

Answer 9

• Hunting removes more individuals from a population than natural mortality would
• Increases rate of mortality

Question 10

When are populations growing at their fastest rate?

Answer 10

When the negative feedback from the environment is delayed

Question 11

What are the major concerns about MSY?

Answer 11

• MSY assumes population size, population growth, the relationship between size and growth, and harvest levels are known exactly
• Assumes carrying capacity is relatively stable and predictable
• Assumes quantity of “allowable surplus” is stable from one year to the next

Question 12

Why is OSY a better approach than MSY?

Answer 12

OSY is a better approach because it balances:
• Current harvest
• Long-term persistence of the population
• Social/economic factors

Question 13

How does BC harvest rates compare to that suggested by MSY?

Answer 13

BC Harvest rates: 6%-15%

OSY Suggestion: 25%

Question 14

What are the key supporting points against trapping?

Answer 14

• Traps cause animals undue suffering
• Taking an animals life for the sake of fashion is immoral
• Trapping kills or maims many non-target species

Question 15

What are the key supporting points in favour of trapping (5)?

Answer 15

• Harvest data from trappers help managers keep track of fur-bearing populations
• That trapping provides an annual crop of furs that would otherwise be lost to other forms of mortality
• That fur sales help the economic welfare of individuals
• That rabies, distemper, and other diseases are suppressed by trapping
• That the inevitable death of an animal is less painful for a trapped animal than it would be from starvation, predation, or other natural causes

Question 16

Class 1 species trapping regulation

Answer 16

• Class 1 Species. Species can be managed on individual trap lines. This class includes beaver, fox, marten, mink, muskrat, raccoon, skunk, and weasel

Question 17

Class 2 species trapping regulations

Answer 17

• Class 2 Species: are those species that move between traplines, and thus are not managed on individual trap lines. Harvest is regulated regionally, in consultation with local trappers. This class includes lynx, bob-cat, wolverine, fisher, and otter.

Question 18

Class 3 trapping species guidelines

Answer 18

• Class 3 Species: are those species that also move between and among traplines, but generally are not vulnerable to over-trapping. This class includes the wolf and coyote. Trappers are encouraged to trap these