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[hue-nut]

Personally I would be quite happy if the half of the people who can't be arsed to do a core test simply stopped fishing even if it did mean a rise in license price 

heck yea, i'd pay double my current license in a heartbeat

[skaha]

--as many years as I've been fishing... I've seen some strange atypical.. fish that could not be identified by experts or it would take to long to id the fish so as was done here quick release. When in doubt take the high road.

[NiceFish]

its either a cutthroat or steelhead, I know for sure it ain't a Pink so I would have put it straight back into the drink.

Good call in doing just that.

[clarki]

It's only a 2-3 pounder.

 Only    If only my beach fishing would produce more 2-3 lb runt cutthroat!

Like dmoney said, I don't want to bust your chops, but re-consider posing a fish on the rocks for a photo. IMHO if you can't take a picture of a fish that you intend to release, on your own, quickly, with the fish still in the water then you have no business taking a picture at all.  

Nice fish though!

[dmoney]

...would merely encourage half the people in the LM to give up fishing - with an associated rise in license prices for everyone remaining.

sounds good to me

D$

[Bassonator]

Head to Europe and see what you have to go through before you get a license, are we that special here that we dont need it. We need core to hunt why not fish?

[Robert_G]

To those who would pay double for licences to get rid of half the fishermen....I agree in a heartbeat.
Too many beaks on the river who are clueless and don't give a rip about the resource.

[dmoney]

We need core to hunt why not fish?

Why? Because although ostensibly the purpose of CORE is to teach ethics AND ensure safety of hunters and others in the woods, the primary purpose is safety, i.e. reducing hunting fatalities. Since it's pretty unlikely that a fisherman can accidentally kill someone in the bush, it's not considered mandatory.

If hunting didn't involve people in the woods with deadly weapons, the 'ethics education' wouln't be sufficient impetus to justify a mandatory course. Not saying it's right, just saying how I think it is.


D$

[alwaysfishn]

Why? Because although ostensibly the purpose of CORE is to teach ethics AND ensure safety of hunters and others in the woods, the primary purpose is safety, i.e. reducing hunting fatalities. Since it's pretty unlikely that a fisherman can accidentally kill someone in the bush, it's not considered mandatory.

If hunting didn't involve people in the woods with deadly weapons, the 'ethics education' wouln't be sufficient impetus to justify a mandatory course. Not saying it's right, just saying how I think it is.

D$

You are correct!  The core program doesn't teach you to identify game or determine whether the animal is legal to harvest.

Just like in the sport of fishing you need to know the regulations.

[Robert_G]

You are correct!  The core program doesn't teach you to identify game or determine whether the animal is legal to harvest.

Just like in the sport of fishing you need to know the regulations.

Umm...what are you talking about? Do your research. When I took my CORE...if I was unable to tell what kind of ducks those pictures were and the difference between big game animals....and even upland birds....I would have got a fail.
Where do you get your info? You are incorrect.

[silver ghost]

Personally I would be quite happy if the half of the people who can't be arsed to do a core test simply stopped fishing even if it did mean a rise in license price 

Agreed.

[alwaysfishn]

Umm...what are you talking about? Do your research. When I took my CORE...if I was unable to tell what kind of ducks those pictures were and the difference between big game animals....and even upland birds....I would have got a fail.
Where do you get your info? You are incorrect.

You could be right....   I have had a hunting license since the 70's so I have never personally had to take the course. I always understood it to be about firearm safety, conservation, ethics etc.

[cutthroat22]

Re: hunting core test

It is multiple choice  .  It is very easy (imo) You have 75 questions and can get 19 wrong.  Must get at least 56/75.  No time limit.

Core test does teach about ID'ing birds and animals.  But I think glancing at a book to pass a test and actually KNOWING how to differentiate species are 2 different things.

My 4 year old knows all the birds and animals from the Core book.

I find fish harder to ID than game.

[Robert_G]

I find fish harder to ID than game

Great....then even more out there will fail the test keeping more beaks off the river.

[Oilcruzer]

Best Link I could find to help

Click on the fish... memorize...

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/sport_fish/#PinkSalmon