On the morning of November 14, Bowen Island residents called BC’s Conservation Officer Service after finding the remains of three deer on the roadside near Pebbly Beach on Cape Roger Curtis.
Officer Clayton Debruin says the service is working in co-operation with the Bowen Island Municipality on its investigation, and both would like to urge anyone who might have any information on the incident to contact the Conservation Office Rapline (1-877-952-7277) or the Municipality (947-4255).
Debruin would also like to remind people that hunting on Bowen requires a liscence as well as a species license. Hunting is also subject to municipal bylaws that require hunting to be done with a longbow only, on private property with written permission of the property owner, and a permit for the use of longbows.
“Those conditions are in place for public safety and proper wildlife management,” says Debruin.
Improperly disposing of an animals remains, he adds, can cause a situation problematic to human health.
