$15 I believe for residents to buy a whitetail tag.
95% of land in BC is public. Problem is alot of it is heavily treed and mountainous.
Lots of game, but to tag a big whitetail you have to be patient and not shoot the first that walks by. I would hit up Alberta, Sask, or Manitoba before BC as IMHO you will see more action.
No restriction I do not think, but at minimum I would bring a .243, and maximum a .300 Mag.
and YES the deer up here are massive. but they arent all. Patience and work is all it takes!