I hunted in BC a few years ago. I found out later that the money the outfitter collected from us for our tags was NEVER used to buy tags. They only would have issued them to us had we KILLED something. Since we didn't they kept our money and never issued a license or tag. Left a bad taste in my mouth when I realized what had happened. Probably won't ever go back. Too bad they require a non-resident to be guided for everything.
That's unbelievable, glad you at least didn't get into trouble could have been bad for you. It isn't hard to do a google search and come up with a list of infractions by various outfitters.
