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Old 04-16-2018, 02:41 PM
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Angry Castle parks to get a 'thrilling' new adventure

Yep, we are getting a $700K+ boost to the castle with three new beautiful huts. One more step in the utopian regulation of the Castle area.

I would venture to guess that if you don't book at those cabins, you won't be random back-country camping anywhere near them either!




https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?x...F1D995ACB531AC

Castle parks to get a thrilling new adventure
Alberta Parks is developing a world-class, backcountry hut-to-hut system in Castle Wildland Provincial Park in partnership with the Alpine Club of Canada.

Castle Wildland Provincial Park
Artist's rendering of a backcountry hut in Castle Wildland Provincial Park.

This investment is part of the Government of Alberta’s ongoing commitment to diversify and modernize Alberta’s provincial parks system. Total funding for the project is $700,000 over two years.

“Albertans love parks. Camping allows us to spend quality time with our families while also reconnecting with nature. These backcountry huts will expand the recreation opportunities available in the Castle region, attract new visitors and meet the growing demand for backcountry experiences in Alberta. We’re so pleased to be able to partner with the Alpine Club of Canada to bring this thrilling backcountry experience to the Castle area.”

Shannon Phillips, Minister of Environment and Parks
The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) runs the largest network of backcountry huts in North America and has the required expertise to manage the hut system in Castle Wildland Provincial Park. The ACC will be responsible for the operations, maintenance and administration of the backcountry huts.

“The Alpine Club of Canada is excited to partner with the province of Alberta in bringing affordable backcountry accommodation to the public. This new recreational offering in Castle Wildland Provincial Park will be a draw for many Canadians who wish to experience the best of what Alberta’s natural landscape provides.”

Lawrence White, executive director, Alpine Club of Canada
The backcountry huts system will be comprised of three modern, sustainable huts in key locations – two in the south Castle area and one near Bovin Lake. Outhouse facilities will also be constructed at the sites.

One of the huts will be designed, constructed and located to be as fully accessible as possible for users with limited mobility, helping further break down barriers to parks access.

It will be the first accessible backcountry hut in Alberta’s provincial parks.

Construction and installation of the first backcountry hut will begin this spring, with a target opening date of fall 2018.

Quick facts
The 103,000-hectare Castle Provincial Park and Castle Wildland Provincial Park were established in January 2017.
More than $20 million in funding over four years has been designated for access routes, inclusion projects, camping, signage, picnic areas and hiking trails in the Castle parks.
Over 180 refurbished campsites opened in July 2017.
Amenities include improved and expanded campsites, an improved day-use area at Butcher’s Lake and four new comfort cabins at Beaver Mines Lake.
Other projects include new day-use shelters, an equestrian staging area, enlarged and improved staging areas at Syncline and Carbondale and improvements to Table Mountain Trail, Grizzly Trail and Barnaby Lakes Trail.
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Old 04-16-2018, 02:44 PM
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If you look at the photos for PARKS official flicker account, there's not one photo of hunting in the Castle. Plenty of other uses though!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/albert...46474111/page1

Even see a few dogs off leash! Oh the horror!!
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Thanks this is what I was asking about back in March.

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=341801

I want to book it for Sep, Oct, Nov and provide free camping for all who want to use for hunting, up to the person limit per day.
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Thanks this is what I was asking about back in March.

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=341801

I want to book it for Sep, Oct, Nov and provide free camping for all who want to use for hunting, up to the person limit per day.
That would be awesome!
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I smell a firearms ban. After all we can't have you guys carrying guns and scaring the crap out of the weenies
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Old 04-16-2018, 04:20 PM
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I smell a firearms ban. After all we can't have you guys carrying guns and scaring the crap out of the weenies
I work with a woman who rides her horses in the backcountry. She was telling me how scary it was the time she saw 2 men walking around with rifles. I asked why it was scary. She said she didn't know what they were doing. I asked if they were shooting at all. She said no, but it was still scary, who knows what they were doing? She couldn't clarify why it was scary. Just seeing guns was enough I guess.

We were once hunting on moose mountain. Some hikers walked by on the trail. This was in the 80s. They looked at us as if we were weird hunting on their trail. I thought they were weird dressed as they were in October with snow on the ground, especially the guy wearing golf shoes, spikes and all. Weird.
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Old 04-22-2018, 11:16 AM
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Thanks this is what I was asking about back in March.



http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=341801



I want to book it for Sep, Oct, Nov and provide free camping for all who want to use for hunting, up to the person limit per day.


I would absolutely contribute to this!! Even though I am not a hunter would love to see some resistance.


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Old 04-16-2018, 04:18 PM
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If you look at the photos for PARKS official flicker account, there's not one photo of hunting in the Castle. Plenty of other uses though!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/albert...46474111/page1

Even see a few dogs off leash! Oh the horror!!
I'm a little confused, I don't see the damage the ATV crowd has done in these pictures
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If you look at the photos for PARKS official flicker account, there's not one photo of hunting in the Castle. Plenty of other uses though!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/albert...46474111/page1

Even see a few dogs off leash! Oh the horror!!
One fishing

People should submit hunting and fishing photos.
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Announced at MEC in Calgary. Go figure.
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Announced at MEC in Calgary. Go figure.
Those Alpine Club huts target serious hikers and mountain climbers. Pretty Elitist stuff to most of us.

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Have looked for sheep many times in the Castle drainage. Hunted on the BC side.
Urbanization of wild places in Alberta and here in BC.
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Cool

Room for an improved meat pole outside?
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Amusing seeing the bikes going across the atv bridge. I wonder if the Quad Squad built that one
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Room for an improved meat pole outside?
A great skinning shack too, a place to dry out and get a hot meal
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Yep, we are getting a $700K+ boost to the castle with three new beautiful huts. One more step in the utopian regulation of the Castle area.

I would venture to guess that if you don't book at those cabins, you won't be random back-country camping anywhere near them either!




https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?x...F1D995ACB531AC

Castle parks to get a thrilling new adventure
Alberta Parks is developing a world-class, backcountry hut-to-hut system in Castle Wildland Provincial Park in partnership with the Alpine Club of Canada.

Castle Wildland Provincial Park
Artist's rendering of a backcountry hut in Castle Wildland Provincial Park.

This investment is part of the Government of Alberta’s ongoing commitment to diversify and modernize Alberta’s provincial parks system. Total funding for the project is $700,000 over two years.

“Albertans love parks. Camping allows us to spend quality time with our families while also reconnecting with nature. These backcountry huts will expand the recreation opportunities available in the Castle region, attract new visitors and meet the growing demand for backcountry experiences in Alberta. We’re so pleased to be able to partner with the Alpine Club of Canada to bring this thrilling backcountry experience to the Castle area.”

Shannon Phillips, Minister of Environment and Parks
The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) runs the largest network of backcountry huts in North America and has the required expertise to manage the hut system in Castle Wildland Provincial Park. The ACC will be responsible for the operations, maintenance and administration of the backcountry huts.

“The Alpine Club of Canada is excited to partner with the province of Alberta in bringing affordable backcountry accommodation to the public. This new recreational offering in Castle Wildland Provincial Park will be a draw for many Canadians who wish to experience the best of what Alberta’s natural landscape provides.”

Lawrence White, executive director, Alpine Club of Canada
The backcountry huts system will be comprised of three modern, sustainable huts in key locations – two in the south Castle area and one near Bovin Lake. Outhouse facilities will also be constructed at the sites.

One of the huts will be designed, constructed and located to be as fully accessible as possible for users with limited mobility, helping further break down barriers to parks access.

It will be the first accessible backcountry hut in Alberta’s provincial parks.

Construction and installation of the first backcountry hut will begin this spring, with a target opening date of fall 2018.

Quick facts
The 103,000-hectare Castle Provincial Park and Castle Wildland Provincial Park were established in January 2017.
More than $20 million in funding over four years has been designated for access routes, inclusion projects, camping, signage, picnic areas and hiking trails in the Castle parks.
Over 180 refurbished campsites opened in July 2017.
Amenities include improved and expanded campsites, an improved day-use area at Butcher’s Lake and four new comfort cabins at Beaver Mines Lake.
Other projects include new day-use shelters, an equestrian staging area, enlarged and improved staging areas at Syncline and Carbondale and improvements to Table Mountain Trail, Grizzly Trail and Barnaby Lakes Trail.
Yup, let’s make it cidiot/tree hugger friendly!
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Old 04-19-2018, 12:20 PM
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The ACC huts do have their place. As some have said previous, some of them take some serious travelling to get to. This is the first batch I'm aware of that are outside of a national park, so the regulations should be less restrictive I would hope.

What bothers me is the likelihood of hunting being not allowed nearby, or hunters using the area to do what we had been previously allowed to do.

Next step is a formal trail system, whereby a person can't go off trail, or random camp. Just seems to be the writing on the wall so to speak.
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The ACC huts do have their place. As some have said previous, some of them take some serious travelling to get to. This is the first batch I'm aware of that are outside of a national park, so the regulations should be less restrictive I would hope.

What bothers me is the likelihood of hunting being not allowed nearby, or hunters using the area to do what we had been previously allowed to do.

Next step is a formal trail system, whereby a person can't go off trail, or random camp. Just seems to be the writing on the wall so to speak.
I support (and have used their huts in the past) the building of these huts, and think it's a great addition. However, I concur with the bolded, and that we need to be aware of any changes that may impact us. Ideally, very few will book them during hunting season, and we may get to know a few more of our fellow hunters in a great setting.
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highly doubt it. as these are the first outside of a national park, the possibility of hunting out of them has not been a concern to this point. it would be very easy for them to restrict hunting activities out of the huts. i wont say how, as they could easily implement it, and frankly, they would be justified.

they will not be concerned with making these huts hunter friendly.
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The ACC huts do have their place. As some have said previous, some of them take some serious travelling to get to. This is the first batch I'm aware of that are outside of a national park, so the regulations should be less restrictive I would hope.

What bothers me is the likelihood of hunting being not allowed nearby, or hunters using the area to do what we had been previously allowed to do.

Next step is a formal trail system, whereby a person can't go off trail, or random camp. Just seems to be the writing on the wall so to speak.
More along the lines of hunting near any abode in the bush or prairie setting. Keep a safe distance and all is well.
There is also a few of their huts not in parks down on the coast but a lot of them are in areas that you most likely wouldn’t hunt anyways.
Castle is definitely a bit of a reach for them, but it could open a new opportunity for them and us.
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