Dates have been set for public information meetings to convince Albertans about the benefits of hunt farms.
A joint committee of the Alberta Elk Association and the Alberta Whitetail and Mule Deer Association will hold eight meetings across the province to answer questions about their proposal asking the government to allow hunt farms.
The group wants to establish the farms, or cervid harvest preserves as it prefers them to be called, as a way to bring more money to rural Alberta.
Old elk exported
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Currently, all older marketable trophy elk and deer are exported to hunt farms in Saskatchewan and the United States.
The proposal will not permit hunting on existing production farms, nor will it permit paid hunting of wild animals on private land. The proposal would create a new entity of tracts of 600 or more acres, with appropriate location, terrain and cover. A committee News release
news said the goal is to ensure a world-class adventure while harvesting a privately owned trophy elk or deer.
The provincial government will use public feedback from the meetings when deciding on the proposal. Government representatives will attend the meetings.
Meeting locations
All the remaining meetings will be at 7 p.m. in the following locations:
July 3: Agri-Plex, Bonnyville
July 4: Mayfield Inn, Edmonton
July 10: Lethbridge Lodge, Lethbridge
July 11: Medicine Hat Lodge, Medicine Hat
July 17: Capri Centre, Red Deer
July 18: Hospitality Inn, Calgary
A full copy of the proposal is on the internet at albertadeer.com and deerfarmer.com/CHP.
