CARIBOO Check website www.gov.bc.ca/hunting for in-season REGION 5 changes prior to your hunt.

These M.U. boundaries are approximateU only. For a more precise definition consult the BC Recreational Atlas, 6th edition. L K L ER E IV Y R Regulation Changes Smithers R for 2020-2022 RI REPORT ALL POACHERS/ 1. Removal of the 400m singleVE projectileBABINE prohibitionTrembleur on Lthe R Pinchi L highway between Bella Coola and Tweedsmuir LAKE Park. POLLUTERS (RAPP) Zy moetz Salm Please see Notice on A 2. Revisions to bighorn sheep seasons in MU 5-4. STUART Fort on

Terrace 6-9 LAKE St James page 26 for details 2020-2022 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Synopsis 3. Rescind the Motor Vehicle for HoustonHunting prohibitionBurns 6-6 in MU S egor R TU 7-14 R cGr M Lake AR M 5-12.a orice R E T R R m n i i d 7-13 v t ako e 4. i Harmonized ATV/Snowmobile for Hunting Prohibitions R Vanderhoof r 7-18 K 7-15 For information on Wildlife inKitimat the Chilcotin. Bo 7-17 Morice R PRINCE wr François Lake Permitson and Commercial 1 L GEORGE 5. Removal of the Doc English Gulch and Moffat-Spokin O 6-4 K F Licences, please see page 24. R A R W Tahtsa H 7-12 A 7-7 Motor Vehicle for Hunting Closures. OOTSA EC i N S 7-9 llo E F L w R 6. Closure of black bear season in Mussel Inlet, LAKE and R 7-5 AS

k at ER Whitesail E Chila o o shortened black bear seasons within 1km of Korich uc 7-11 R G L h R iniko 7-10 7-6 McB River, KainetKemano River, Lard River, and 6-2Salmon Bay. 7-8 Knewstubb R R EUT KE SUK LA L R R Rive Wells K r IVE it o Cottonwood R 5-16 lop k Ro R ia a e t est d Barkerville 7-4 n 6-1 W E Q u R

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BUTE Lillooet Port Hardy 3-33NOTICE! N INLET LIL O KAM 2-13 LOO TO HUNTERS S TOBA ET P COMPULSORYPort INSPECTION CENTRES M INLET O On June 26, 2014, the Supreme CourtH of Canada Qualified CompulsoryMcNeill Inspectors will provide this service at the locations T 2-11 RI granted the Tsilhqot’inVE Nation a declaration of listed below. Please see the Ministry website at www.gov.bc.ca/hunting or R contact the regional office for more information. Powell Aboriginal title. As a result, the status of these Lake R Merritt CI Locations: Williams Lake, Bella Coola lands has changed and they are notI publicly V E Ministry Regional Office: CAMPBELL available for hunting at this time. HuntersR are RIVER Williams Lake (MU’s 5-1 to 5-6, 5-12 to 5-15): ...... (250) 398-4530 advised not to enter the Tsilhqot’in title area for Nanaimo (MU’s 5-7 to 5-11): ...... (250) 751-7220 the purpose of hunting. For a high resolution map of the Tsilhqot’in Title area please go to https:// CONSERVATION OFFICER SERVICE DISTRICT OFFICES www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation- Please call 1-877-952-7277 for recorded information or to make an appoint- ment at any of the following Field Offices: arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing- Bella Coola, Quesnel, 100 Mile House and Williams Lake and-hunting/hunting/important-notices/Hope VANCOUVERleh_scsa_36x48_5-5_legal_disclaimer.pdf Nanaimo

57 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT REGION 5 REGIONAL BAG LIMITS tion with Hwy 97 at the village of McLeese MU 5-2 Lake. Deer: The bag limit for mule (black- l Access to Mount Polley mine site is pro- tailed) deer is 2, but only one may be a ' Tatlayoko Road (MU 5-5) - either side of the hibited under the Mines and Trespass Acts. mid-line south from Eagle Lake Road to its buck. The bag limit for white-tailed deer is 2, H but only one may be a buck. Antlerless mule end. Knife Creek Vehicle Restricted Area - see (black-tailed) deer and white-tailed deer are ' Horn-Bluff Lakes Road (MU 5-5) - see Map E6. under Limited Entry Hunting only. Map E12. MU 5-3 Wolf: The bag limit for wolf is 3, except ' West Fraser Road (MU 5-13)- south from the City of Quesnel limits to the n 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. from Sept 1 to in MU’s 5-1 to 5-6, 5-12 to 5-15 where there Nov 30. is no bag limit. intersection of this road and Grouse Road (located just north west of Rudy s Gaspard-West Churn Forest Service Bobcat: The bag limit for bobcat is 1. Johnson Bridge), see Map E19. (3200) Road - restricted south of the COMPULSORY INSPECTION & ' Tibbles Road - see Map E18. junction of this road and Stobart Creek REPORTING ' West Fraser Road (MU 5-14) - see (bridge). s Gaspard-Churn Creek Forest Service In addition to those species requiring description under MU 5-13. See Map E19. (2800) Road (including any side roads) - Compulsory Inspection or Compulsory restricted south of Kilometre 35 of this Reporting provincially, all caribou taken in ACCESS MANAGEMENT AREAS Road. Region 5 must be Compulsory Inspected. All Approximately one million hectares of H Churn Creek Protected Area - Motor moose taken in MUs 5-3 to 5-6 and 5-10 Vehicle Closed Area except on des- to 5-14 must be Compulsory Inspected. See Crown Land has been closed to snow- mobile use to support Mountain Caribou ignated roads. Access for commercial page 21 for requirements. recovery in the Thompson, Kootenay, purposes other than hunting is allowed. FIREARMS RESTRICTED AREAS Cariboo, and Omineca regions. Snowmo- Snowmobiles allowed Dec. 1 to May 1 - No Shooting Areas: note the Highway bile closure maps with boundaries, legal see Map E8. No Shooting Areas outlined in the No access trails, prohibited dates, and identi- 8 Gaspard-Churn Creek except for com- Hunting or Shooting Areas section on page fied riding areas are no longer published in mercial activities other than hunting; and 13. the synopsis, they will be available online snowmobiles allowed Dec. 1 to May 1 - at www.snowmobile.gov.bc.ca. see Map E7.  No Shooting Areas The discharge of Information signs are posted at the H Red Mountain & French Mountain Motor firearms is prohibited in the following areas: points of closure for most road and vehicle + Vehicle Closed Area above the 1920 100 Mile House No Shooting Area (MU restrictions. These signs are for the benefit metre elevation. 5-2) - see Map E1. of hunters. It is the hunter’s responsibility to + Rose Lake No Shooting Area (MU 5-2) - recognize closures whether a sign is in place MU 5-4 see Map E2. or not. n 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. from Sept 1 to + Gibraltar Mines No Shooting Area (MU  Symbol Key: Use the following Nov 30. 5-2) - see Map E4. s Groundhog FSR and any side roads, 2020-2022 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Synopsis Regulations Trapping 2020-2022 Hunting & + symbols to determine what type of motor Reidemann Wildlife Sanctuary (Alkali southerly from the 15.5 km point. Lake)(MU 5-2) - no hunting, trapping or vehicle prohibition is in place in the follow- ing regional MUs (see also Site and Access s Rocky Lake-5800 FSR and any side roads, discharge of firearms - see Map E5. westerly from the intersection of Rocky + Williams Lake and Williams Lake River No Restrictions section, pages 11-12): H Motor Vehicle Closed Areas (See page Lake-5800 FSR and Groundhog Creek. Shooting Area (MU 5-2) - see Map E3. s Battlement Ridge Mining Road - entire + Nekite River Spawning Channel (MU 12): The operation of all motor vehicles is prohibited year-round in these areas unless road, Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 only. 5-7) - Hunting and the discharge of n Taseko-Chilko ATV and Snowmobile REGION 5 otherwise indicated. firearms is prohibited within 100 m of Restricted Area. See Map E9. the Department of Fisheries and Oceans s Motor Vehicles for Hunting Closed spawning channel. Areas (See page 12): The operation of all MU 5-5 + Snootli Creek Park (MU 5-8) motor vehicles. including electric bicycles, n 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. from Sept 1 to + Ocean Falls No Shooting Area (MU 5-9) for the purpose of hunting, to transport Nov 30. - see Map E15. wildlife, to transport equipment, firearms s Valleau Creek - see Map E11. + Stum Lake (MU 5-13) - Between Mar. and supplies which are intended for or in H Potato Mountain - Snowmobiles allowed 1 and Aug. 31, hunting, trapping and the support of hunting or to transport hunters Dec. 1 to Mar. 31, except in Ts’il?os Park. discharge of firearms is prohibited within to and from the location of wildlife is pro- See Map E10. the Stum (Pelican) Lake Park. The area hibited in these areas. H Chilko-Newton Rd, from Henry's includes all of Stum Lake below the high 8 ATVs and Snowmobile Closed Areas Crossing to Gwe Da Ts'ih Campground, water mark and all of the islands. (See page 12): year-round in these areas Sept. 1 to Oct. 31. + Wells No Shooting Area (MU 5-15) - unless otherwise indicated. MU 5-6 see Map E23. n ATVs and Snowmobiles for Hunting ' Quarter Mile Single Projectile Closed Areas( See page 12): The opera- n 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. from Sept 1 to (Firearm) Closed Areas The discharge tion of snowmobiles and ATVs (including Nov 30. of a firearm using a single projectile within motorcycles and electric bicycles) for the MU 5-8 400 metres (1/4 mile) on either side of the purpose of hunting, to transport wildlife,to road allowance is prohibited in the following transport firearms or equipment and supplies s Nusatsum-Noeick Forest Service Road areas. Use of firearms using shot permitted: which are intended for or in support of and any side roads - southerly and ' Robertson Road and any side roads (MU 5-2) hunting, or to transport a hunter to or from westerly from Kilometre 15 to South from its intersection with Hwy 97 at D.L. 61 the location of wildlife is prohibited in these Bentinck Arm. (Cariboo Land District) north to its intersec- areas. 58 CARIBOO MU 5-12 the No-Name Lake Forest Service s Upper Dean River Main Haul Road Recreational Site. northerly from 66.5 km. s Crooked Lake Forest Service Road s Beef Trail Road. (South side of Crooked Lake) and any side roads from its point of H Corkscrew Road - Except for industrial commencement to its termination. forestry purposes. n MU 5-12 (entire management unit) from BC PARKS Sept. 1 to Nov. 30. Please refer to Site & Access Restrictions MU 5-13 section on Page 11 for more information. n MU 5-13 (entire management unit) from NOTICE TO BLACK BEAR Sept. 1 to Nov. 30.

HUNTERS 2020-2022 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Synopsis MU 5-12 and 5-13 There is no open season for black bears in those portions of MU 5-9 being Mussel H Itcha Ilgachuz - trails open as indicated Inlet Special Management Area. on Map E25 (does not apply to a person who uses or operates a motor vehicle, except a snowmobile, for a commercial purpose other than hunting). MU 5-14 n 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. from Sept 1 to Nov 30. H Junction - Roads open as shown on Map E20. Commercial vehicles allowed for purposes other than hunting. MU 5-15 H Eureka Peak - Motor Vehicle Closed Area applies to the operation of all vehicles for any purpose - see Map E21. Snowmobiles are allowed in portions of the Eureka Peak motor vehicle closure from Dec 1 to Apr 30 - see www.env.

gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/snowmobile-clo- REGION 5 sures/. s Spanish No-Name Lake Forest Service Road - northerly and easterly from

59 CARIBOO GENERAL OPEN SEASONS SPECIES MANAGEMENT UNIT CLASS SEASON DATES BAG LIMIT MULE DEER (Black-tailed) 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 5-15 H4 Point Bucks Sept 1 - Sept 9 5-1 to 5-6, 5-10 to 5-15 H4 Point Bucks Sept 10 - Sept 30 5-1 to 5-6, 5-10 to 5-15 H4 Point Bucks Nov 1 - Nov 10 5-1 to 5-6, 5-10 to 5-15 H4 Point Bucks Nov 21 - Nov 30 5-7 to 5-9 Bucks Sept 10 - Nov 30 5-1 to 5-15 Bucks Oct 1 - Oct 31 1 Bow Only 5-1 to 5-3, 5-7 to 5-9, 5-12 to 5-14 Bucks Sept 1 - Sept 9 Bow Only 5-1 to 5-6, 5-13 and 5-14 Bucks Dec 1 - Dec 10 Bow Only 5-8, 5-11s Bucks Dec 1 - Dec 24 H See Definitions section: Mule (Black-tailed) Deer. The antlers must accompany the species licence. s A portion of 5-11 only. See Map E17. WHITE-TAILED DEER 5-1 to 5-6, 5-12 to 5-15 Bucks Sept 10 - Nov 30 Youth Only* 5-1 to 5-6, 5-12 to 5-15 Bucks Sept 1 - Sept 9 Bow Only 5-1 to 5-6, 5-12 to 5-15 Bucks Sept 1 - Sept 9 1 Bow Only 5-1, 5-2, 5-13, 5-14 Bucks Dec 1 - Dec 10 * Restricted to hunters under the age of 18. BIGHORN MOUNTAIN SHEEP 5-2 Full Curl Bighorn Rams Sept 10 - Oct 20 1 Compulsory Inspection required. MOUNTAIN GOAT *5-5 to 5-9, 5-11, 5-15 Sept 1 - Oct 31 1 * See Maps E10, E14, E22. See LEH. Mountain goat populations are sensitive to harvest. Hunters are requested to select male mountain goat. Compulsory Inspection required. BLACK BEAR 5-1 to 5-10*, 5-12 to 5-15 Sept 1 - Nov 30 5-1 to 5-10*, 5-12 to 5-15 Apr 1 - June 30 2 5-11 Sept 10 - Nov 30 5-11 Apr 1 - May 31 * Parts of 5-9: Mussell Inlet Special Management Area is closed to black bear hunting. Open season for black bear within 1km of Korich River, Kainet River, Lard River and Salmon Bay is Apr 1 to Apr 30 and Oct 16 to Nov 30. WOLF 5-7 to 5-9 Apr 1 - June 15 5-7 to 5-9 Aug 1 - Mar 31 3 5-10, 5-11 Sept 1 - Mar 31 5-1 to 5-6, 5-12 to 5-15 No Closed Season NBL COYOTE 5-1 to 5-15 Sept 1 - Mar 31 NBL LYNX 5-1 to 5-9, 5-12 to 5-15 Nov 15 - Feb 15 1 Compulsory Reporting required. COUGAR 5-1 to 5-9, 5-12 to 5-15 Sept 10 - Apr 30 2020-2022 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Synopsis Regulations Trapping 2020-2022 Hunting & 5-11 Nov 15 - Mar 31 2 Hunters may not hunt a cougar kitten or any cougar in its company. See Definitions section: cougar kitten. Compulsory Inspection required. BOBCAT 5-1 to 5-9, 5-12 to 5-15 Dec 1 - Dec 31 1 Compulsory Reporting required. SNOWSHOE HARE 5-1 to 5-9, 5-12 to 5-15 Aug 1 - Apr 30 10 (daily) COLUMBIAN GROUND SQUIRREL 5-1 to 5-9, 5-12 to 5-15 No Closed Season NBL The open season for Columbian Ground Squirrel is restricted to private land only. Hunters must obtain permission from landowners before hunting on private land. REGION 5 GROUSE: SOOTY/DUSKY (Blue), 5-1 to 5-15 Sept 10 - Nov 30 10 (30) RUFFED & SPRUCE For Sooty/Dusky, Spruce and Ruffed grouse, the daily aggregate bag limit is 10; the aggregate possession limit is 30. SHARP-TAILED GROUSE 5-2 to 5-6, 5-12 to 5-14 Sept 10 - Nov 30 5 (10) See closed areas in MUs 5-3 and 5-14, Maps E7 and E24. PTARMIGAN 5-3 to 5-6, 5-10 to 5-12, 5-15 Sept 1 - Nov 1 5 (15) CHUKAR PARTRIDGE 5-3 Sept 10 - Nov 20 5 (15) RAVEN 5-1 to 5-9, 5-12 to 5-15 Mar 1 - Mar 31 5 5-1 to 5-9, 5-12 to 5-15 Apr 1 - May 31 Hunting of raven is limited to private land only. COOTS, COMMON SNIPE 5-1 to 5-15 Sept 15, 2021 - Dec 25, 2021 10 each (30 each) DUCKS 5-1 to 5-15 Sept 15, 2021 - Dec 25, 2021 8 (24) Restricted daily bag limits of 4 Pintails, 4 Canvasbacks, 2 Goldeneye and 2 Harlequin are in effect - see page 17. GEESE: SNOW and ROSS’S, 5-1 to 5-15 Sept 15, 2021 - Dec 25, 2021 5 (15) GEESE: WHITE-FRONTED 5-1 to 5-15 Sept 15, 2021 - Dec 25, 2021 GEESE: CANADA & CACKLING 5-1 to 5-15 Sept 15, 2021 - Dec 25, 2021 10 (30) WATERFOWLER HERITAGE DAYS: (Waterfowler Heritage Days are restricted to hunters under the age of 18. See Waterfowler Heritage Days section.) DUCKS and GEESE 5-1 to 5-15 Sept 11, 2021 - Sept 12, 2021 H H Daily bag and possession limits are same as general open seasons described above. See page 17 for more details.

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NOTICE TO BLACK BEAR HUNTERS In order to ensure the sustainability of bear hunting, bear 5. Contact the nearest Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural hunters are requested to: Resource Operations and Rural Development office 1. Be patient. Don’t shoot the moment you see a bear! immediately for important information if you shoot an 2. Observe carefully and select an adult, male bear. Bears can ear-tagged or radio-collared bear. See Ear Tags and Collars look deceptively large. Adult males have larger home ranges section, page 14. and will tend to be encountered less frequently than females and younger males. Large/Adult Male Bears 3. Be aware that there is no open season on any bear less than • Stocky legs two years old or any bear in its company (i.e., the sow). Take the time to ensure that cubs are not nearby. • Massive body with belly that hangs 4. Be aware there is no open season on grizzly bear or white closer to the ground (Kermode) or blue (Glacier) colour phases of the black bear. • Slower, more deliberate movements Small/Young Bears • Large, rounded head (like a basketball) • Ears look smaller • Appear to be “all legs”. • Thicker neck • Frequently look over shoulder or turn • Ear-to-nose lines form an equilateral around. triangle • More streamlined, pointed head. • Ears look larger and closer together. • Neck appears longer and thinner. • Ears-to-nose lines form a skinny triangle

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