HUNTING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (BC) - INFORMATION

Rolling west from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and north from the USA border to Alaska and the Yukon, plus an extra corner in the north extending east from the Rockies to the northern plains of Alberta and the Northwest Territories, British Columbia offers a wide range of hunting opportunities to residents and visitors alike.

A day's drive from one of BC's seven regions to the next, or even within the same region, may bring you from a coastal rainforest to the desert, or from pine scrubland to alpine meadows. What access to this wide variety of settings means for BC hunters, and those visiting for a guided hunting trip, is range of unparalleled hunting options.

Within such diverse environments and some of the most lush regions of North America, you have a much higher chance of encountering the kind of trophy-sized game animals on any given trip than most other areas.

Types of Trophy Game Animals in BC

The extraordinary wildlife diversity of British Columbia (BC) means that in any region a quiet, observant day-hike from a local trailhead (not to mention an actual hunting trip) may bring you into contact with a number of big predators and trophy game animals.

Numbered among these in order of potential full-size specimens (depending on how you measure) are moose, grizzly bear, black bear, caribou, mule deer, cougar (mountain lion), wolf, stone sheep (mountain sheep), and mountain goats. 

Giant bull moose and legendary big bears are two of the largest examples of trophy animals available in BC and represent a particular specialty of the professional guides at Moose Island Outfitters.

Guided Hunting in BC

Non-resident as well as many resident hunters take advantage of guided hunting within the province of British Columbia (BC) each year. As in other jurisdictions throughout North America, hunters turned guides typically belong to a professional association such as the Guide Outfitters Association of BC (GOABC), including the friendly and successful staff at Moose Island.

Using a professional hunting guide and booking a guided hunt in BC provides a number of key benefits. Not least among these is having most of the details and logistics of your hunting trip worked out for you in advance and managed for you while you enjoy the actual hunting. Another benefit is automatic access to the game tags and management of requirements to lawfully participate in hunting in the provinces various regions.

On a booked hunting trip with a guide, your biggest concern will be the various hunting skills needed for success. And for these too your guide will be there to provide professional pointers and friendly encouragement should you desire.

On top of all that, and perhaps most importantly, is that your professional BC hunting guide will know where to find the game animals and trophy specimens you came a long way to find.