Backgrounder for Kootenay Guide Allocation & Quota spreadsheet 2013

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1 Backgrounder for Kootenay Guide Allocation & Quota spreadsheet. This document describes the process for calculatg - s quotas for guide outfitters the Kootenay Region. Calculations are performed the ALL quotas spreadsheet. Step : Calculate the - underfull ofthe policy. a. Determe the population estimate for each species/class (e.g., bull moose) with each guide outfitter territory. These estimates are based on ventory data, anecdotal formation, hunter success rates, etc. b. Apply a rate for each species each guide outfitter territory. These are typically based on provcial procedures align with the rates used to determe Harvest for resident hunters. Variations to these rates may be applied based on local population trends or management objectives. For example, the rate may be reduced to recover a particular population, or if a population is shared with another jurisdiction. c. Calculate the Harvest (AAH) for each territory. This is the rate multiplied by the population estimate. d. Determe the guide share with each territory. This was set by headquarters staff usg the calculator. e. Calculate the annual guide AAH, which is the portion AAH with the guide territory that is available to the guide to each year over the -year period. This is calculated by multiplyg the guide share by the AAH the territory. f. Calculate the - under full policy. This is the annual guide AAH multiplied by to derive the -year. Step : Adjust the - to ensure guides are not "substantially impacted". n accordance with the December letter sent to guide outfitters the director of Fish, Wildlife Habitat Management, guides are "substantially impacted" if their - is more than % down their -. However, this % decrease must exclude any changes not attributable to the policy (e.g., changes population size or rate, hence changes AAH). a. Determe - each guide outfitter territory, usg guide declaration /or compulsory spection data. b. Determe the number of years that the territory was active the - period. f a territory was active for one or more years, the number of active years was reduced accordgly. c. Calculate the corrected - for years by dividg the number of years by the -, multiplyg by. d. Determe the AAH territories, which is the AAH with the territory the last period. FR-- Page

2 e. Calculate the change between. This is the AAH mus the AAH, divided by the AAH, to determe percent change. f. Determe the component of not attributable to a drop AAH. f the AAH creased between, the - was used. fthe AAH decled between, the - was decreased by this amount. For example, if the - was, the AAH between decled by %, the component of not attributable to a drop AAH would be (% of ). This is the - that must be compared to the - to determe whether guides are "substantially impacted", order to exclude changes attributed to a decle AAH. g. Calculate the % hardship impact by multiplyg the corrected - (i.e., the component of not attributable to a drop AAH) by %. This represents the mimum that can be assigned to each guide outfitter to ensure they are not "substantially impacted". h. Determe whether the % hardship should be considered when settg each guide outfitter for -. f the % hardship impact was greater than the under full, the Regional Manager considered creasg the - to ensure guides were not "substantially impacted". i. Establish the - considerg hardship. This represents the - as stated quota letters. f there was no hardship consideration, then this is simply the - underfull. However, ifthere was hardship consideration, then this is typically the % hardship value. f there were no conservation concerns for moose, sheep goats, the Regional Manager generally rounded the hardship value up (e.g.,. bumped up to ). However if some ofthe did not count towards the guide's (see below), then the true rounded value was used (e.g.,. rounded to ). The true rounded value was also generally used for grizzly bears of higher conservation concerns. Step : Determe the quota based on -. a. Determe the guide declaration data or regional Compulsory nspection data. b. Calculate l/sth of -. This is simply the - considerg hardship divided by. c. Determe the corrected. Accordg to the December letter sent to guide outfitters, the portion of a guide's that was greater than l/s th new - should not count agast the available for -. For example, if a guide's new is moose over years, a maximum of moose ( + ) should count agast the remag. fthe guide ed moose, only se animals would count agast the remag. Therefore, the mimum of either the or l/sth - was generally used for the corrected. However, if there were potential conservation concerns or substantial impacts on resident huntg opportunity, the Regional Manager chose not to FR-- Page

3 correct the for sheep or grizzly bears. The corrected was always applied for moose goats. d. ndicate whether the corrected applies. n this column, "" dicates that a corrected was applied calculatg remag. Blank cells dicate that the actual was used. e. Determe remag for -. This is simply the - considerg hardship mus the corrected. f. Calculate the quota. For moose, quotas were calculated accordance with the Mistry's response to the Trumpy report: guides allocated or fewer moose over years received their full ; guides allocated or moose received a quota of (less moose ed ). For goats sheep, quotas were calculated usg regional-specific admistrative guideles (. for sheep. for goats). For grizzly bears, quotas were calculated usg an admistrative guidele of. sce higher guide success is anticipated with a longer season. Similar conservative measures were used to establish Limited Entry Hunt permits for grizzly bears, sce resident hunter success will likely crease as well. Step : Consider other tools to reduce the impact policy on guide outfitters. a. The Regional Manager considered applyg the Quota Variance Prciple (QVP) for each species each guide outfitter territory the region. This prciple allows for variance established quota procedures to meet exceptional conditions (e.g., guidg remote or accessible areas), must not impact resident hunter priority. Moose, grizzly bears sheep have high resident hunter dem were generally not considered for QVP the Kootenay Region. However goat Limited Entry Hunt permits are undersubscribed by resident hunters some accessible areas. These areas were considered for QVP application. b. n future years, the flexible quota system will also be considered when calculatg quotas. This allows an crease quotas later the period to allow guides to more fully their -year. Additional nformation on Grizzly bear Open Closed Units Region has requested the Mister reopen Management Units -, -, - for grizzly bear. A decision has not been made as writg ofthis document. Allocations quota have been calculated based on these units beg open for, but are contgent on Mster decision. A review current closure MU - will be done followg calculation of a new population estimate (based on DA samplg over the past years) for the entire South Rockies unit, time to consider re-openg MU -. MU - remas closed for, but will also be reviewed for consideration next year (). Allocations Quota FR-- Page

4 Grizzly bear management cludes consideration of all mortality sources which fluences opportunities for guides residents. Where other mortality is significant, s are reduced. n relatively small territories with - & -, this has pushed most guides' tentative s below. over years which results a quota of O. Followg a decision by the mister regardg openg these units, we are prepared to discuss options for some grizzly bear these areas with affected guides. FR-- Page

5 Territory Population Explanation estimate ventory Waterton; sheep observed near BC border (with km straightle distance); (*.)/. = ; no huntg AB; goat ventory observed sheep July along western GOOl portion of Park BC ventory = sheep observed /. sightability = *. (shared pop with AB) = + / G of Barnaby pop ( estimate) = GOOl estimate for Wigwam Flats = usg model; for GOOl + to G estimate for Galtons = ; to G + to G; Montana unit closed to sheep G huntg; = licence only any sex; reduced HR shared G Wigwam + Galtons Estella Premier herds; ventory = ; % of population = -; shared with G; G reduced HR attempt to recover Wild horse + Premier + orth Diorite + Marmalade herds; ventory = (%)+ (%)+ GOOl (%)+ (%) =; shared with unallocated area G estimate = ; % = ; % un + % G; used data ventory G data; GOOl estimate for Bull River herd = ; % to G G estimate for Bull River herd = ; % to G + % Vanostr G % of Lizard herd; estimated population is approximately ; shared with unallocated G estimate = ; shared with Elk Valley unallocated AB ventory = Crowsnest pop observed /. sightability = *. (/ of shared pop with GOOl residents AB) = G estimate = (West side) + (Tobermorey estimate) GOOl estimate = GOOl estimate = G Cross River unknown pop est = G estimate = GOOl estimate = ; % of Radium herd TOTAL Row comments - ieteske: could crease pop est to Row comments - ieteske: changed - after ventory Sheep Estimates per guide Territory expaled FR-- Page

6 -- Guide Outfitter Eider, D Beranek, D Leuenberger, H Ferrarelli, DJ Leuenberger, S Mostyn, V Boardman, W Park, W Faiers, T Zawada, C Park, BW Park, BW Roe,D Schmidt, JD Smutny, AG Faiers, A Lightburn, M Crabbe, T Cocciolo, V Cocciolo, V Cutts, RJ Damstrom, RL Sword, D Mart, G Beswick, S Parker, J Williams, GE Christensen, M Dubois, WD n Transfer Robs, K Cochran, P Fowler, DW Goodw, D Wolfenden, DT Schuck, B Stephensen, TJ Glaicar, B TOTAL Guide Territory GOOl G GOOl G G GOOl GOOl GOOl GOOl GOOl G G G GOOl G GOOl G G G G GOOl G GOOl GOOl G G G GOOl G G GOOl GOOl G GOOl GOOl G GOOl GOOl Calculations for with full Harvest AAH Guide - sheep rate territory share guide AAH ; estimate full Sheep quotas - July.%.%.%.%.%..... % % % % %......%. %..%.%.%.%.%..... % % % % %......%.%.%.%.%..... % % % % %......%.%.. % %...%. %.. Calculations for considerg % hardship application Harvest Harvest Harvest AAH Change Component of ' to ' not - over X - years for yrs territory AAH attributable to draa AAH -% -%. -% -% -% ~ -%. -% -% -% -% -% -% -% -% -% % -% % %. ~,L % hardship unrounded % hardship consideration - - ; hardship Calculations for quota / of - Corrected effective!.... j Sheep quotas FR-- Page

7 -- Other Tools Comment QVP potential Corrected Remag applies? S Quota ; guidele. Sheep quotas - July Y Your current Your current Your current Your current Your current Your current your - of a decle Your current Your current Your current Your current Your current your - your - your - your - your - of a decle of a decle of a decle of a decle of a decle Your current Your current Your current Your current Your current your - your - your - your - your - of a decle of a decle of a decle of a decle of a decle Your current your - of a decle Your current your - policy. Your current your - policy. your - your - your - your - your - of a decle of a decle of a decle of a decle of a decle i Sheep quotas FR-- Page