I read the article. So they hunted before the time between flying and hunting was up? Was this what made the poaching claim? Did they have licenses for all the animals they shot? Was the main issue that they did not keep all the sheep, moose and Caribou meat? The practicality of carrying out the meat from a Caribou, a moose and a sheep in it's entirety in a small plane along with all the gear is almost not there. I am not being skeptical as I am planning to hunt Canada and would really like to know the answers.
Copied and pasted from page 30 of the Yukon hunting regulations synopsis.
"Waste of Meat or Fur
It is unlawful to waste the meat from a game bird, small game animal or big game animal, other than a bear, wolf, coyote, wolverine or furbearers. (If a small game animal or game bird is delivered to a taxidermist to be mounted, the waste of meat provisions of the Wildlife Act do not apply.)
Meat is considered to be wasted when part of an animal that is reasonably suitable for human consumption is:
fed to dogs or other domestic animals
abandoned
destroyed or allowed to spoil
used for bait
left in the field without being properly dressed and cared for to prevent the meat from being scavenged or spoiled
Meat includes the neck and rib meat, the two front quarters down to the lower leg joint, the two hind quarters down to the hock, the backstraps and the tenderloins.It does not include the head, hide or viscera.
Successful hunters are required to take all of the meat from the kill site to the departure point (the place where it will be transported from the field) before taking the horns or antlers of the animal to that point. If all the meat is to be transported at once, horns or antlers may be taken with that meat, or horns or antlers may be taken with the last load of meat.
Any meat left behind once the horns or antlers are removed from the kill site is considered abandoned.It is unlawful to allow the hide or pelt of a bear, coyote, wolverine or wolf to be wasted."
So, the meat must be taken out before the trophy, and you need to make as many trips as required with an airplane, ATV, horses, backpack, or whatever, to retrieve all the edible meat from any animal taken.
Both the guide and the hunter are responsible to know and understand the regs before hunting. In fact, the guide is required to report any violations.
As well, the use of a helicopter to assist a hunter in any way is prohibited, except in the case of emergencies.
Last year we needed two trips with a Beaver float plane, at $825 per trip, to get the meat from two moose and two caribou out. Worked out to about a buck a pound.
Then, two more trips for six people, gear, and our camp.
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