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Hunters in British Columbia have access to game species unsurpassed on this continent in variety and abundance. This province also boasts some A. Huntinq Requlations of the most spectacular opportunities for experiencing nature and wildlife Allocation of Annual Harvest ...... 5 in its natural habitat. Policies/Procedures...... 5 The Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks is committed to main- It Is Unlawful ...... 5 taining British Columbia's wildlife and the public's opportunity to enjoy Licence Requirements ...... 6 it. The conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitat is a key element in my Firearms Acquisition Certifi cate ...... 7 Ministry's program to maintain this resource and provide sustainable-use Hunting Licence Fees ...... 7 opportunities. Species Licence Fees...... ,.,...... ,...... ,.... 8 The Ministry's Habitat Conservation Fund program, which is funded Licence Availability ....,...... 8 primarily by hunters and freshwater anglers through a surcharge on hunting Access Management for Wildlife ...... ,...... ,...... 8 and angling licence sales, plays an important part in providing for the Parks Restrictions ...... 8 protection andenhancementofwildlife and its habitat. The funding support Regional and District Offices ...... 9 for this year's HCF projects totalled $3,100,000. Municipalities ...... ,...... l0 I am also pleased to report that several supplemental funding initiatives, Open Seasons...... ,...... l0 recently approved for the 1994195 fiscal year, will provide additional Limited Entry Hunting ...... l0 monies for wildlife management and resource inventory projects. This B.C.'s Bear Parts Trade Ban ...... l0 funding will also contribute to increased staffing in the Ministry's wildlife Lead Shot for Waterfowl Hunting...... I I Report ...... I 3 and enforcement programs. Observe, Record and Habitat Conservation Fund ...... l4 Of further importance to wildlife management is the ongoing develop- ment of provincial timber harvesting standards. The recently-published B. Resource Manaoement Reoions Forest Practices Code and its resulting rules and standards will ensure that wildlife habitat concerns are recognized and addressed prior to the ap- Region I proval of logging plans. New appointments of Forest Ecosystem Special- Region 2 ists in various forest districts throughout the province, and the approval of Sub-Region 3 a forest renewal accord will also result in increased monitoring of forest Region 4 harvesting practices. Sub-Region 5 On behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and the Region 6 Sub-Region 7 Governmentof British Columbia, I invite you to share in the natural wonder Sub-Region 8 which is British Columbia. The Honourable Moe Sihota C. Hunting General lnlormation Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks Definitions ...... '72 Bag Limits and Possession Limits ...... 76 Possession and Transportation ...... ,...7 6 Compulsory Reporting and Inspection...... ,...77 Hunting Methods ...,...... 78 Highway No Shooting and No Hunting Areas...... ,, 78 Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education..... 79 protection tofemales with young pups. Illegal Guiding ...... ,...,.,...... 79 Designated Wildlife ...... ,.... 79 ; the baiting of bears is expanded. See' Wildlife Management Areas ...,...... ,...... 80 A Tooth for the Truth'...... ,...... 80 Taxidermy, Tanning and Meatcutting D. Trapping Requlations

ON Tffn COVSR... The Canadagooseisprobably themostrecognizablebirdin allof North Published for the Ministry of Environment, Lands and America. lts flights are the harbingerofspring and winterto many people, while it is prized by hunters Parks, Wildlife Branch, Victoria, B.C., by: for its wariness, size and table qualities. It is highly adaptable and can reproduce prolifically in close proximity to human communities. Canada geese are the only geese that nest naturally in British Columbia, where approximately 15,000 breeding pairs are estimated to produce about 42,000 young each year. Several hundred thousands of geese migrate through or over the province annually. Photo by: VANCE HANNA C-ll, Heather Site, RR2, Hope, B.C. VOX lLO PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Tel: (604) 869-3t22 Fax: (604) 869-3353 Publisher & Marketing: Ron Wesman QP #99932. 300K. 06/94

1994 - 95 BC HuurtNc AND TRApptNG Rr.autATt0Ns SvN0psts Pee t 3 . consultation with representatives of guide to continue to hunt game species on a day ()F ALL()CATI(IN THE ANNUAL outfitters and resident sportsmen prior to a in which the daily bag limit of that species ALL()WABLE HARUEST regional manager setting allocations for has been taken, or, on the day or subse- resident and non-resident hunters. quent to the day on which the seasonal 1985, lu after extensive discussion with . consideration of Aboriginal peoples' in- bag limit for that species of game has representatives of the B.C. Wildlife Federa- terest will be given within the context of been taken. tion, the Guide Outfitters of B.C. and the government policies being developed. 7. to hunt moose, elk, mountain sheep, Federation of B.C. Naturalists, the BC Envi- . no allowable harvest will exceed the level mountain goat, caribou or gizzly bear ronment established a set of policies and of harvest needed to ensure the conserva- with a shotgun. (Shotguns may be used procedures to guide ministry staff, repre- tion of the wildlife resource; only for the hunting of deer, black bear, sentatives of guide outfitters and resident . allowable harvests are set to meet wildlife cougar, coyote, wolf, game birds and sportsmen in the allocation of the Annual objectives for hunting and non-hunting small game.) NOTE: A person using a Allowable Harvest of game animals. uses; shotgun forhunting deer, black bear, cou- . harvest allocations are only considered gar and wolf must use a bore size of 20 P()LICIES/PROCEDURES where the allowable harvest is reached or gauge or larger and use shells ofshot size There are several policies and proce- may soon be reached; 1 Buck or larger. dures which relate to allocation of the allow- . resident hunters are given priority over 8. to hunt game birds with a rifle, except non-resident hunters; and grouse and ptarmigan. able harvest of game animals. To completely . understand the allocation process the follow- allocations are set for three (3 ) year periods 9. to hunt migratory game birds using a ing policies must be considered together: where feasible. rifle, or a shotgun loaded with a single . setting the "Allowable Harvest"; bullet, or any other weapon except a bow . establishing "Open Seasons"; and arrow or a shotgun not larger than . effecting the "Allocation of Hunting Privi- IT IS UNLAWFUL number 10 gauge. 10. use, leges"; 1. to enter, hunt over or trap in cultivated to while hunting migratory game . issuing permits for residents to accom- land, posted landorprivate property with- birds, more than one shotgun, unless each pany non-residents through "Permit AIlo- out the owner's permission. shotgun in excess ofone, is disassembled or cation-Non-Resident (Canadian and alien) 2. to make a false statement to an Officer, unloaded and encased. Hunting"; . Conservation Officer, or Constable. setting non-resident hunter limits under to hunt at any time during the year except Specializing in fully "Quota Allocation - Guided Hunting"; within the open season, orby authority of outfitted non guided . setting resident hunter limits under "Lim- a permit issued under the Wildlife Act. hunting trips for Stone ited Entry Hunting"; and 4. to use anotherperson's licence orpermit, Sheep, Ellq Moose, Goat, . considerations for allocations which may or to Ioan or transfer any licence or per- Gizzly, Mule Deer and result in harvest overruns or stockpiling of mit under any circumstances. Big Horn Sheep. unharvested animals under the "Wildlife 5. to be in possession of a big game animal NilNJflflllfiflllmM Harvest" policy. a properly without cancelled species li- PO. Box 42 S@ke 8.C., vos 1N0 Key factors in the application of these cence or otherwise by licence, permit, or PHONEORFAX policies and procedures include: as provided by regulation. 642-5358 Vancouver Area HUNTERS WORTD DON'T cr.-Ass LET BOOTS FLIES SPOIL YOUR MEAT Gourses & PORTABLE MEAT Custom made to your foot by Charles Examinations HOUSE Van Gorkom, Bootmaster . Lightweight, approx. 1kg I Comfortable - mile after mile G. David Thomson f Sturdy Light Material . Fly Proof I lnstructor .3 I and dry - as only a handmade boot can be Convenient Sizes I Built to last, out perform any other boot in For it's class more information HIGH TRAILS ENT. LTD. Cqll or Wdte Today for FREE Brehuret Phone Box 757 C. Van Gorkom, Bootmaster ARMSTR()NG, B.C. VllE 1Bll Box 3488, Smithers, B.C. VOJ 2N0 255-5774 (604) 540.3724 847-3524 DISABLED WELCOME DEALER INOUIRIES WELCOME Toller Hunting Boots Auallable

1994 - 95 BC HuurtNc AND TRApprNc RacurATr0Ns Srrops/s Peen 5 purpose 35. to use live birds as decoys or recorded to hunt with a set gun, or to hunt wildlife vehicle to disturb game for the bird calls to hunt game birds. with a pump. repeating or auto-loading ofdriving them towards another hunter' game 36 to discharge. dump, discard or dispose ol shotgun without u plugged magazine in- 23 to hunt game^ cxcept miglatorv onc I i tter. capable of holding more than two shells. birds. from one hortr afier sunset to 37. to shoot at or capture any hawk, falcon. 12. to use full metal jacketed, non-expand- hour befbre sunrise, or eagle. ing, tracer, incendiary or explosive bul- 24. to hunt migratory game birds from l12 owl 3 to deface any notice posted under author- lets for hunting game. hour after sunset to l/2 hour before sun- 8. ity of the Wildlife Act. l3 to use rimfire cartridges for hunting big rise. to damage or intedere with a lawfully set game. 25 to hunt, take, wound or kill big game 39. trap. 14. to hunt migratory birds from a power while it is swimming unless it has been 40. to act as, or offer to act as, a guide for fish boat. previously wounded. or game for compensation or reward un- t5 to shoot wildlife from a motor vehicle or 26. to use poison for the taking or killing of licenced to do so. propelled by a motor. any wildlife. less a boat 41. to hunt black bear or grizzly bear by t6. to discharge. carry or have in possession 27. touse recorded orelectronic calls tohunt (no exemption for trappers). placing bait or using dead wildlife or a firearm containing live ammunition in wildlife parts of it as bait. its breech or in its magazine. in or on a 28. to possess or keep in captiviiy any wild- 42. to possess or transport a big game animal railway car, motor vehicle, sleigh, air- life without a permit. that was killed unintentionally by acci- craft, or bicycle. 29. to possess or wantonly take. injure or nest of a bird dent or collision, or was illegally killed. 17 lo carry r cocked crossbow in or on a destroy a bird, egg, or the kill a big game animal vehicle, or to discharge a bow from a except those designated by regulations, 43. to unintentionally and fail to report promptly the kill to a vehicle of any kind. (ie: crows, English sparows, cowbirds, European star- Conservation Officer. 18. to hunt wildlife by the use or with the aid magpies, Rock doves or 44. to possess, traffic in, import or export of a light or an illuminating device. lings or their eggs or nests). (or their bear galls or genitalia separate from the 19. to hunt or transport hunters or wildlife by 30. to buy or sell migratory birds or hide; or traffic in, import or helicopters. eggs or nests). carcass export bear paws separate from the car- 20. to hunt wildlife from an aircraft. 31. to offer for sale the pe'lt or skin from afur- cass or hide. 21. to hunt game within six (6) hours of bearing animal taken under a hunting un- being airborne in an aircraft other than a licence in a prescribed open season regularly scheduled commercial aircraft' less a royalty on the pelt or skin has been (NOTE: See Roy- LICENCE RE(lUIREMENTS 22. to use a power boat, aircraft, or motor paid to the Province. alty Fees section on Page 84). Anyone wishing to hunt or carry fire- 32. to traffic in wildlife meat or offer to do so arms in B.C. must obtain the required except as authorized bY Permit. licence.To be eligible to obtain a resident JJ. to kill wildlife (with the exception of hunting licence, a person must make his home grizzly bears and furbearers other than in British Columbia and be present in the black bear) and fail to remove the edible Province for six months in the 12 months The Ghain Saw Professionals portions of the carcass to a place of immediately before applying for the licence. consumption or to a cold storage locker A member of the R.C.M.P. or Canadian Armed or a meat cutting plant. BC Environment Services enrolled in continuing full-time mili- regards "a place of consumption" as a tary service is eligible to obtain a resident person's permanent residence and not a hunting licence after making his home in hunting camp or other type of temporary British Columbia for 30 days immediately camp. 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2. A Hunter Number Card can also be ob- 5 . Non-residents' qualifications for a Junior foil, indicating that they are bowhunters. is tained by an applicant who produces a Hunting Licence are the same as in (4.) fi ll:d i1 4 _t!9jI'9_q_fjttyg, documenl issued by a province or state with the exception that they may not hunt showing that the person has previously for a species for which a Limited Entry MIGRATORY BIRI)S held a resident hunting licence legally Hunting authorization has been issued to When hunting or transporting migratory issued to the person in British Columbia the accompanying adult. game birds, you must carry with you a valid or another province Canada or a state Indians defined Indian of as under the Act Canadian Migratory Game Bird hunting per- (Canada) of the United States on or after their I Oth who are residents of British Colum- mit in addition to any required provincial birthday. bia are not required to obtain any type of hunting licence. The permit is available at the person 14 years age and 19 hunting licence. Indians however not 3. A of under are ex- Post Office. must apply for a hunting licence in person empt from the requirements of Compulsory in the presence of a parent or guardian, Reportingllnspection nor are they exempt from who must sign an "Acknowledgement of the requirements of the Limited Entry Hunt- HUNTI[IG LICTHOT FEES Responsibility" for his/trer son, daughter ing regulations. The following fees apply province- or ward. Hunters under the age of 19 wide. Additional licence must be accompanied and closeiy super- FIREARMS AC(lUISITION requirements are indicated under certain vised while hunting by a person who is 19 CERTIFICATE regional schedules. years of age or older and who holds a hunting licence. A1l persons (except ajuvenile accompa- person to can-y a firearm (5 year) No one under the age of t0 may hunt or nied by a licenced adult) are required to obtain A carry a firearm. a Firearms Acquisition Certificate before tak- """""""""' $?0'00 A resident Columbia When a B.C. resident 10, 11, 12, 13 or ing possession of a gun whether they plan to of British older completes C.O.R.E., he or she is entitled buy, borrow or trade to obtain it. Application ',: *::',"] forms are available at firearms dealers or from T:::ll :1: 11",ffi: to aB.C. Resident Hunter Number Card, abag . limit, to purchase a hunting licence and to Iocal police. For further information, consult who is aCanadian citizen 65 years j1lmir"t CqOq l""r ofage or cver to hunt all game and enter the limited entry hunting draw. [" "r _ 4. A Junior Hunting Licence can only be carry firearms...... ,...... 7.00* B()WHUNTERS Canada (not issued to aparentorguardian on behalfof A resident of British Columbia), or a Canadian citizen his/her child or ward who is 10 years of Bowhunters are asked to ensure that the age or older and under the age of 14. The box on their resident hunting licence counter- ' junior hunter need not have completed a '::::::ll:::: T:::* 1?%t: hunter training program but must be ac- A per*on not a resident in Canada companied and supervised by a licensed TH SPECIALIST STORE ' adult. Wildlife taken by the junior under :: :::: :lT::: :i: :""i i1,ffi: lol A person to hunt in rhe Fraser Valley this licence is included in the bag limit of HIINTEBS _ BIRDERS _ BOATERS BINOCULARS & SPORTING SCOPES - Special Area the accompanying licensed adult. No . species licences may be purchased with See Map 810 ...... $10.00 person the Islands the junior licence. However, during a g*ue,*t*q*'*H$ A to hunt in Gulf hunting season, a Iicensed junior hunter Special Area . except may accompany and hunt with an adult TELE$SOPT CENTRE All islands in MU l-l Vancouver Island ...... 2.00 holding a valid Lirnited Entry Hunting lU - tn Wd &oadyav. Vanmw8. B.C. ltK 283 Phone ?38-5717 A junior hunting licence - to a person authorization and a vaiid species licence. l0 years of age or older and under- 14 ,..,..,.'..',.''.''.,' 7.00* Canada Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permit ...... ,...... , 12.00 Duplicate Hunting and Species Licences . To a person who can satisfactorily prove his bunting and/or species POCKET SAW licences have beeo lost or destroyed Seen at sports shows (a declaration ($ 10) is required) For: Senior Citizens, Gulf Islands and throughout Canada. Junior...... 2.00 The saw everyone s All Others ...... 4.00 talking about. . . COMPACT, LIGHTWEIGHT, * includes surcharge for the WITH UNSURPASSED HABITAT CONSERVATION FT'ND. CUTTING ACTION! AVAILABLE FROM PRODUGTION B.C. RESIDENT HUNTER NUMBER PRODUCTS LTD. It is important for the Wildlife Branch to have your current mailing address recorded Fax (604) 583-0372 with your Resident Hunter Number. To assist

1994 - 95 BC HuNrrNo ANo TntpprNG REcurArr0Ns Sr,vopsts Ptcn 7 wildlife management programs, we contact AVAILABILITY ACCESS MANAGEMENT FOR you throughout the year to determine your LICENCE hunting activity and success. Please inform us Resident hunting licences are available WILt)LIFE address/telephone of any change in your at all Government Agents' offices, some BC Several laws govern public access to (quoting your Resi- number or name. Write Environment Offices andmany sporting goods wildlife and several types of closures specifi- to: Hunter Number, dent Hunter Number) stores. Non-resident hunting licences are only cally limit access by licenced hunters or oth- BC Environment, 3rd Floor' Wildlife Branch" available from some Regional BC Environ- ers. In brief the following laws apply: Victoria, B'C. V8V 780 Blanshard Street, ment Offices, Government Agents, and Wild- l. Trespass Act - The provincial Trespass lx4. life Branch. 3rd Floor - 780 Blanshard Street, Acr sets out strict limits on any public Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4, upon completion of access to enclosed private land. Private SPECIES LICEilICE FEE$ an application form. Non-residents may also property is considered enclosed if any obtain their licences by mail. To obtain a copy one of the following conditions are met: Species licences are required for the ofthe latest Hunting andTrapping Regulations - there are clearly visible signs prohib- hunting of the following animals and Synopsis, Guide Outfitters in British Columbia iting trespassing posted at each ordi- are required in addition to the basic booklet, and general toudsm information, nary access point; or hunting licences. please write to: Ministry of Tourism' 1117 - the property is surrounded by a law- Wharf Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8V fence; or BIG GAME ful B.C. Non-B.C. rx4. - the propefty is surrounded by a natu- R€sident Rcsident Duplicates for misplaced, lost, stolen or ral boundary such as a river bank or a 100.00 Black Bear 15.00 accidentally destroyed licences are only avail- 4 l/2 foot hedge. 150.00 Caribou* 20.00 able from Government Agents' offices for a 2. Witdlift Act (Section 40) - A person is not 150.00 Cougar+ 30.00 fee of $10.00 for the declaration of lost li- permitted to hunt on cultivated land or on (mule Deer and cence, plus a duplicate licence fee. DO NOT Crown land which is subject to a grazing 15.00 75.00 white tailed) purchase anotheroriginal licence from a sport- lease while the land is occupied by live- 150.00 Elk 2'W ing goods store or similar non-government stock, without the consent ofthe owners' 75.00 500.00 Grizzly Bem* licence issuer, as this will automatically show lessee or occupant of the land. 150.00 Moose 25.00 on our records that you have been issued more In the Fraser Valley, and to a lesser extent 30,00 200.00 Mountain Goat* than the legal limit of current licences which elsewhere in agricultural areas, local 50.00 400.00 Mountain Sheep* is an offence under Wildlife Acl regulations. sporting groups (clubs) have made pri- 25.00 Wolf No Licence vate arrangements with landowners to Required exclude other hunters. Such areas are Any personwho kil|s any ofthe above frequently posted to no trespassing by big, game species musl imwediaulY Bear Hill these sporting groupS. cancel the appropriate spe cie s licenc e. Thxidermy In addition to the above there is authority of the Wildlife Act to limit SMALL GAME 6060 Bear Hill Rd. under provisions B.C. Non-B.C. Victoria, B.C. access by hunters or other persons. Resldent Resident Canada V8X 3XL A) Road Closure (Section lll(b.1)' B.C. Cornbined BobcailLynxAilolverine* f Wildlife Act) - BC Environment may 8.00 25.00 choose to restrict the use of any vehicle Upland Game (604) 652-6154 DRN HaNrsv on a given road surface for the protection 25.00 Bird No Licence of wildlife resources. Required and/or management * Resident licencesfor these species B) Vehicular Hunting Closure(Section 1 l0), are no, valid until th:e second daY (fustle Armsurg B.C. W ildlife Acr) -BC Environment may after the date of issue. AII hunting prohibit the use of a motorized vehicle for and specie's lieences expire Marc'k the purpose of hunting in a defined area 3t,1995. for the management and/or protection of ! Licence cancellationis not required wildlife resources. 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PARKS RE$TRICTI()NS BC ENvTRoNMENT RncroNAL OrrrcEs National Parks Hunting is prohibited in all National & CoNsBRvarroN Orrrcnn SnnvrcB Parks. The law requires that all firearms trans- Drsrnrcr Orprcps ported in National Parks be dismantled, carried in a closed case or wrapped and tied securely in such a manner as not to expose any part of the firearm. Firearms are also not permitted outside of a vehicle, vessel or aircraft in a National Park unless they are being moved into, or out of, a person's premises, or with a permit issued by the park superintendent.

Provincial Parks and Recreation Areas Hunting or the discharge of firearms, bows or crossbows is prohibited in the major- ity of Provincial Parks or Recreation Areas. Only those parks and recreation areas listed in the following regional schedules are open to hunting and/or the discharge of firearms, and only during the legal hunting season as described in the schedules. When a park or recreation area is closed I - 333 Victoria St., VIL 4K3 354-6391 to hunting or there is no open season for any species, both the possession and discharge of (or call collect) 489-4225 the firearm, bow or crossbow are prohibited except when authorized by a park officer, or Creston Box 1550, except when the such weapons are carried Femie Bag 1000, VOB I within a vehicle. Golden Box 1313, VOA 1 The use of horses, motor vehicles, motor- Invermere Box 2949, VOA I cycles, snowmobiles, other. self-propelled vehicles or cycles is generally prohibited in parks and Recreation Areas except where specifically authorized. All motor vehicles on park roads must be licenced. Use of aircraft to arrive at or departfrom some parks is restricted. It is prohibited to hunt or discharge a firearm, bow or crossbow in a Provincial Park or Recreation Area within 400 metres of either side ofthe centre line ofany park road or highway except as authorized by a park of- very. VOC lLO 771-3566 ficer, unless otherwise stated in the Hunting Regulations Synopsis for a specific road. Contact any district office of BC Parks for further information, or consult Schedule A of the Park and Recreation Regulations. 10003-l l0 Ave., V Individuals hunting in a Provincial Park 105,4729-5lst St.. VOC I or Recreation Area should be aware that the t201 - 103rd Ave.,V1G 4J2 Park Act and Park Regulations apply. Nelson Bag 1000, VOC 1R0

Ecological Reserves Hunting, trapping and fishing are prohibited in Ecological Reserves in British Co- lumbia. The possession or discharge of a firearm, bow or crossbow is prohibited. A complete list of Ecological Reserves including detailed maps and legal descriptions is available from any regional office of BC f mornings only Monday to Friday Parks, or from Parks headquarters at 800 tt by appointment only for sprizg grizzly bear tit Facilities are limited. Victoria hunters are requested to have mimals inspected in the region ofthe hunt ifpossible. Johnsron Street, Victoria, B.C. VSV lX4.

1994 - 95 BC Huurr,vc AfiD TRAppTNG RBcurArroNs Syropsrs Pten 9 sons declared by these regulations shall cease Limited Entry Hunting seasons are open MUNICIPALITIES to be in effect in any area covered by a closure only to hunters who have drawn the appropri- order issued by the Forest Service of tl . ate Limited Entry authorization. Limited En- Most municipalities have local bylaws Ministry of Forests and shall continue ;o try Hunting seasons and general open seasons restricting and controlling the use of firearms ineffective during the period covered by sucir may coincide for some species in some man- within their boundaries. Consult municipal forest closure order. Dates for hunting sea- agement units if; a) the class of animal (sex, clerks for details of closures. BC Environ- sons may be changed by order of the Minister age, etc.) is different, or b) a portion of the mentpublishes theFraser Valley Special Area only in unusual circumstances. Such changes management unit is available for LEH only. brochure which depicts provincial and mu- will be given local publicity. Area maps showing LEH zones for sea- regulations in the Fraser Val- nicipal firearms sons that coincide with general open seasons 1ey. are included in the publication for reference' to the 1994-95 Limited N()TICE TO HUNTERS Hunters should refer Entry Hunting Synopsis for specific LEH all wildlife, dead ()PEN SEASONS IJnder the Wildlift Act, maps. or alive, is owned by the provincial Crown For the pu{pose of defining the open except where a person lawfully kills the wild- seasons for big game, small game and game life and complies with all provisions of the birds, the province is divided into Manage' W il dlift Ac t r egulations. B.C.'s BEAR PARTS TRAI)E BAN ment Units (MUs) under B.C. Regulation It is the hunter's responsibility to take protect gizzly and black bears, the 415175. The open seasons for the hunting of only animals which meet the legal require- To government has imposed a ban on the each species of game are shown in regional ments. Ifyou have any doubts about the legal- B.C. trade in certain bear parts effec- schedules on the following pages. All dates ity of the animal, DO NOT SHOOT! commercial regulation mentioned therein are inclusive. tive February l, 1993. The new forbids the possession, trafficking, importing THERE IS NO OPEN SEASON ON ANY and exporting ofbear galls and genitalia sepa- ENTRY HUNTING WILDLIFE UNLESS INDICATED. LIMITE[} rated from the carcass or hide. It also bans carcass Where open seasons do not apply to the In the following pages the lgl symbol is trade in bear paws separated from the possession is still permitted entire ManagementUnit, reference is given to a caution to hunters that"Limited Entry Hunt- or hide, although detailed maps showing the area and describ- ing restrictions may apply to all or part of the to allow for personal use and for ceremonial ing the pertinent regulations. The open sea- indicated management units. use by aboriginal people. ./ [T;\]L[aiNI \ ASStlGIATED \L-i!l \L!l \\ /spa,ii(T[]NlG\-' r! \ /' rl r\ -a ;tL -l \l GooiES/ \ '/ J!/ Nj,, rrgeor\ I ddu I LTD.JLil \ c -_' \ locr E 2106 coMMERGTAL DRrvE, vANcouvER, B.c., vsN 484 -^ I:i: l:ff|2;i_i:H" SUPPLY [TD. Zeiss quality scopes . llllHOLESATE DISTRIBUTORS and binoculars the Perfect We canv the widestvarietv of combination for the sportsman Brand Name safes in 8.C,,,,'from 2 tn 84 gun capactty,

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Why the ban has been imposed closures may be necessary before then, if AB()RIGINAL HUNTING ongoing research shows the need. Growing demand for bear parts used in In 1986, the Royal Society ofCanada's traditional Asian medicine. and its potential A priority of the Ministry of Environ- Commission on Lead in the Environmenl effect on bear populations. has been of con- ment, Lands and Parks is to ensure the long- termed lead a "powerful toxin". Concerns over cern to the government for some time. term conservation of wildlife populations and their habitats. The Ministry also recog- organic sources oflead brought restrictions on In May I 990, the Wildlife Branch enacted lead nizes a duty to provide the aboriginal people content in gasoline in Canada beginning regulations to track the movement ofbear parts of the province some priority, after conserva- in 197 4.By I 989 legislation to virtually elimi- from source to retailer or exporter. The regulation needs are met, in the use of wildlife for nate this source was completed. In addition, tions made it illegal to kill bears only for their sustenanie (food, societal and ceremonial reductions have been placed on particulate parts. Since then, the branch has determined lead sources purposes). Any uses of wildlife must be sus- near mines and in household that such illegal kills are on the rise. tainable, and harvesting methods must not paints, and lead is no longer used for pipes in The reason for this can be traced to the jeopardize safety or property. Any hunting household plumbing or municipal projects. extensive trade in bear parts in Asia. Bears in for sale orbarter of wildlife species, in whole Intrrganic sources of lead, such as lead shot, China, and in North and South Korea, are or in part, is not sanctioned, except as author- are largely inert unless they come in being farmed for their parts, thereby boosting ized by regulation or specific provision in a contact with an acidic environment. In the demand. As demand increases, so does the treaty. stomachs of waterfowl and raptors ingested price - documentation of international trade lead becomes extremely toxic. Incidental shows that some bear parts now sell for thou- mortality of waterfowl causedby ingestion of sands of dollars per kilogram. If this escala- PR()VINCE.WII)E BAN (}N LEAD lead shot pellets has been known for over a century, but over the past 35 years, concern tion is allowed to go unchecked, it is only a SH()T F(}R WATERFOWL HUNTING matter of time before many more bear has risen that ingested lead shot could be populations ail over the world become seri- SLATED FOR 1995/96 SEASON threatening waterfowl and bald eagle populations. ously threatened, as some already are. The Ministry of Environment, Lands B.C.'s ban on th€ trade in bear parts and Parks (Wildlife Branch) and Environ- In response to this concern, and with represents an important step toward discour- ment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service), non-toxic alternatives now available, many aging the illegal slaughter of these animals. have proposed to ban the use oflead shot for jurisdictions have introduced legislation to Many jurisdictions in western North America waterfowl hunting in British Columbia by ban lead shot for use in waterfowl hunting. A have similar bans in place. the 1995/96 season. Some additional area complete ban now exists for the entire United

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1994 * 95 BC HuurrNc ANo TntpprNG RrcutArr0Ns Syivopsrs Pae p 11 States, including Alaska. Bans in varying form local areas in the U.S. have banned lead shot of Canada have followed a "hot spot" ap- and degree are in effect in Denmark, Nether- for all recreational uses, and some European proach, only banning lead shot where there lands, Norway and Australia. Other European countries where itis already banned for water- was sufficient evidence of lead poisoning in and Asian countries are at the point of decid- fowl hunting have introduced surtaxes on lead waterfowl to warrant a ban. Initial efforts ing what action to take, or gathering informa- shot used for other purposes. were directed at gizzard analysis, but lead tion on the magnitude of the problem. Some Until now, British Columbia and the rest shot dissolves rapidly in gizzards and may not

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Pten Hun Tnt S r,v be evident in birds that have, in fact, been poisoned. Lead levels in blood are more accurate determinants of lead poisoning, and are now being used to a greater extent. Recent bone lead levels in wings collected from ducks in British Columbia have shown the problem to be much more extensive than initially thought. Many areas in the Kootenays, South and Central Interior, and along the Southern Coast, show high levels of lead contamination - more than 10 parts per million in over I 07o ofthe ducks checked. Records of wintering trumpeter swans dying from leadpoison- ing have been increasing as well. ln addition, a recent study indicated the first evidence of secondary poisoning in bald eagles in British Columbia. Eagles feeding on crippled waterfowl ingest lead shot from the muscle tissue of their prey. Lead contaminated eagles have been recorded from most areas of coastal British Columbia. as well as some interior locations. At present we have no records oflead poisoning in the northern areas of the province, but no duck wings have been analyzed yet from these areas. As managers of wildlife and champions of conservation we must do everything reasonable to reduce the unnecessary loss ofwildlife attributable to poisoning from lead shot. In the United States, prior to the introduction of shot restrictions, 1.5 to 3 million waterfowl were estimated to die each year from lead poisoning. In some areas of North America as high as 307o oflocal duck populations have been affected.

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994 HuNr Tnt Rncurt Ptcn Steel shot is cunently the only alternative to lead shot that is widely available, though bismuth may be in The Habitat Gonservation Fund... the near future. Recent studies have shown that almost was created by an act of the legislature to all concerns regarding gun barrel damage from steel are preserve, restore and enhance key areas ofhabitat unsubstantiated, orcan be mitigated by changing chokes. for fish and wildlife throughout British Concerns about increased crippling loss are also un- Columbia. founded. Potential problems with steel shot can be Hunters, anglers, trappers and guides overcome through practice, and the sharpening of contribute to the Fund's enhancement projects shooting skills to adapt to the different ballistic proper- through licence surcharges. Voluntary ties of steel. contributions to assist in the work of the Fund Along with CWS, we will be promoting and are welcome. For more infbrmation contact: advertising this change as widely and as quickly as The Habitat Conservation Fund, Wildlif-e Branch, possible. The two years notice being given will afford 3rd Floor, 780 Blanshard St., Victoria, B.C. retailers sulTicient time to adjust their shotshell stocks, VSV IX4 and allow for continued hunter education programs. Attempts will be made to get the highly regarded Cooperative Non-toxic Shot Education Program (CONSEP) seminars to as many jurisdictions as possible in the next t-ew years. We know that hunters will see and accept the need to change to non-toxic shot, and will respond positively, as they have in the past whenever valid conservation issues have required their support. Many other segments of society have already removed lead from their products; now hunters can assist efforts to keep this toxic substance fiom harming our wildlife. One thing is sure: every bird that dies from lead poisoning in the winter is one less bird to nest in the spring, and that means fewer waterfowl for hunters and everyone else to enjoy.

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Pee t 14 1994 - 95 BC HuurrNG AND TRAPPTNG Rr,cutATt0Nr SrN0Psls , The lmudian Firearu Safefy Cotlrse,

Nearly 1,400 people are killed by firearms every year in Canadain homicides, suicides or accidents. Ab.rut the same number are wounded by firearms. Research shows that many of these deaths and injuries might have been prevented by safer handling, str rage and transportation practices, topics that the C' adian Firearms Safety Course covers in detail. Canada's firearms control law require.. \at anyone applyrng for a Firearms Acquisition Certifi rte or renewal must first pass the approved test . a the safe use, handling and laws relating to firearmr. Successful completion of the test is valid f: rr life except in cases where a person is prohib, d from possessing afrearm. While not mandator it is recommended that all applicants complete rhe Canadian Firearms Safety Course before taking the tcst. Course instructors and examiners are trained and certified through the Chief Provincial or Territorial Firearms Officer. Only test results from certified instructors and examiners are valid for FAC purposes. The Canadian Firearms Safety Course Student's Handbaok is available for Safe handling and carrying skills purchase or may be borrowed from most public libraries. Safe loading and unloading techniques

Lessons in safety Safe field and range practices Safety The Canadian Firearms Course was developed and Safe firing positions approved by the federal, provincial and territorial govemments Safe storage, display and transportation methods in collaboration with hunter safety and firearms experts from the provinces and territories. It is a comprehensive entry level The legal and sociai responsibilities of firearms owners course covering all aspects of safe and responsible The full course takes about 12 hours and can be firearms ownership and use. It is not meant given in one or more sessions depending on the to teach markmanship and shooting group and location. accuracy, Check with your firearms officer or police The Canadian Firearms Safety Course department for information on the Cantilan provides instruction and demonstrations, Firearms Safety Course avalabikty in your video presentations and practical Lre ... and sign up for safety's sake. In the exercises on: meantime, make sure you store your . The various types of firearms, firearms unloaded in a secure place to ammunition and how thevwork ffi prevent tragedies. l*l |:Hl[I""orJustice 3*':lT"deraJustice Canadiil fne UognOiries indicated in these ligional maps approximately represenl regional manaqqm.e!!.q.nit boundaries. For a more precise delinition 0l MU - boundaririi, consull lhe B.C. Recreational Allas, 3td Edilion, 1993.

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. Qualicum National Wildlife Area (situate Arqas as outlined on page 78. LIMITEI) ENTRY HUNTING in MU I -6) - Hunting, trapping, fishing and . Gulf Islands Special Licence Hunting Area: All (C There are special restrictions for ar- the possession of any firearm anadaWild- penons huntingon an island in MU l- l (except eas which support Limited Entry life Act) are prohibited in this area. For Vancouver lsland) are required to purchase a further details contact Hunting Seasons. See Limited Entry the Canadian Wild- Gulf Islands Special Licence. Evidence of @ (Phone: Hunting section on page 10. liie Service office in Delta 946- $ I 00,000Public LiabilityandProperty Damage 8s46). insurance valid while in the field forthe regular . The Vancouver Island marmot is protected hunting season will be required. The Gulf BAG LIMITS and should not be disturbed in its natural Islands are largely comprised of private habitat. In order to protect the habitat for lands. Hunters are reminded that they must The (black-tailed) Deer: bag limit for mule the Vancouver Island marmots. motor ve- obtain consent from owners before hunting deer is three, one of which may be antlerless, hicles are prohibited in Block I 392 of MU on private land. inMU l-1, l-5,and l-l0,andintheCourtenay- l-5 on Green Mountain. Campbell River Special Area in MU l-6 (See . Nanaimo/Qualicum Bays (situate in MUs MapA'2 I Thebaglimitforbuckmule (black- ). l-5 and l-6) - Waterfowl hunters will be PARKS ANI) RECREATI()N AREAS tailed)deeristhreein MUs l-2to l-4, l-6and required to obey special access restrictions l-l l. The bag limit for buck mule (black- In keeping with Section 29 of the Park while hunting in these areas. Additional and Recreation Area Regulations, the tailed) deer is two in MUs I -7 to I -9, 1- I 2 to follow- enforcement will be carried out by the l-15. The bag limit for black-tailed deer and ing Parks and Recreation Areas are only open Conservation Officer Service during the fallow deeron Sidney Island is 3 in aggregate, to the discharge of firearms, bows and cross- open season. of which 3 may be antlerless. bows fiom September l0 to June l5 during a . There is a cougar study underway in the Grouse: The daily aggregate bag limit for lawful game hunting season: Englishman River and Nanaimo River blue, spruce (Franklin) and ruffed grouse is Brooks Recreation Area (MU l- l2) watersheds. Hunters are requested to avoid 10. Cape Scott Park (watedowl only) (MU I - I 3) shooting collared cougars. See Collared Gibson Marine Park (waterfowl only) (shot- Wildlife section on page75. guns only) (MU l-8) C()MPULS()RY REPORTING . The use of raptors for hunting is permitted Octopus Island Marine Park (waterfowl in Vancouver Island Region during all bow only) (shotguns only) (MU l-15) is mandatory for mountain goat, It all and amow seasons. Licenced falconers may Sandy Island Park (shotguns only) (MU l-6) grizzly bear, cougar, bobcat, lynx, wolverine hunt waterfowl, pheasant and quail on the Schoen Lake Park (MU l-10, l-l l) and all wolf taken in MUs l-1 to l-13 to be Saanich Peninsula during the regular open Sidney Spit Marine Park (waterfowl only) inspected. See Compulsory Reporting section seasons for MU I-l. See Map A1. (shotguns with shot only) (MU l - l). Hunting on page77. . On Sidney Island the open season for ant- and the discharge of firearms are prohibited lered and antlerless mule (black-tai led) deer on Transport Canada lands located within the and fallow deer is August 27 to December exterior boundaries of the park. N()TICE T() HUNTERS I L The bag limit is 3(3). Hunters must Sooke Mountain Park (MU l-2) obtain permission landowners (waterfowl Convention on International Trade-Export from before Thurston Bay Marine Park only) hunting on private land (shotguns (MU I - (CITES) permits will be issued for grizzly on Sidney Island. only) l5) bear, black bear, cougar, lynx, bobcat and . Deer hunting is prohibited within the exte- Parks and recreation areas not listed above wolf. See Convention on International riorboundaries of Sidney Spit Marine Park. are closed to hunting and closed to the dis- (situate in charge of firearms. All Regional District Parks Trade section on page 77 . MU l-l) The prohibition on hunting and dis- . The discharge of a firearm using a single are closed to hunting and closed to the discharge of firearms. charge of a firearm near buildings (page projectile is prohibited within the exterior 78) is extended to Regional District boundaries of Sidney Spit Marine Park, Parks in Region l. and between the mean high water mark and Sidneg Is,lo:nd The use ofrifles for hunting is prohibited the mean low water mark of Sidney Island. in . MU 1-1 except on Valdes Island, Sidney The discharge of firearms is prohibited Fallow Island (outside the exterior boundaries of within 25 metres on either side of the midline Sidney Spit Marine Park, and above the high of Westcan Terminals Road east of Indian water mark), and except by permit else- Reserve #9 and 25 m seaward from, and Deer Hunt where. including the paved area of Westcan Ter- Meat or Trophy - l00o/o Success No hunting or shooting of upland game minals Port site (situate in MU l-4). 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1994 - 95 BC HuwrrNG ANo Tn,qpprNc Rr,cutArr0Ns Sr,vopsrs Pl,cp, l7 MOUNTAIN GOAT OPOSSUM, SKUNK VANC()UVER ISLAND REGI()N Management Units: 1-14, 1-15 Management Units: 1-l to 1-15 OPEN SEASONS Sept 10 - Nov 27 Aprl-Mar31 NBL GRIZZLY BEAR A personwho kills an opossum is requested to MULE (Black-tailed) DEER Management Unit: 1-14 submit the carcass to an fficer of the Wildlifu or district and ManagementUnits: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-10, l-11. Aprl-May31195 Program at a regional ffice information: location Bucks: Sept 10- Nov 27 3 Management Unit: 1-15 provide the following of the kill, date of kill and sex of animal. *Bucks: Nov 28 - Dec 1 1' 3 Aprl-Mayl/95 Management Units: 1-7 to l-9, 1-72 See Maps A30, A3I, A33, A34 to l-15'6** COLUMBIAN GROUND 1-14,1-15 Bucks: Sept 10 - Nov 2? , @vu' SOUIRREL ,' *Bucks: Nov 28 - Dec l1 Management Units: 1-14, 1-15 ManagementUnits: 1-1, 1-5x*, 1-10 BLACK BEAR No closed season NBL Antlerless: Nov 5 - Nov 13 ManagementUnits: 1-l to 1-15 The open seasonfor Columbian Ground Squir- See special area maps. Sept 10 - Dec 11 rel is restricted to private land onl7t. Hunters * Open only for deer having two or more points Aprl-June15/95 must obtain permissionfrom landowners be- (tines) above the brow tine area on one antler. private Bow and Arrow Only Season fore hunting on land. The antlers ofall mule (black-tailed) head anrl Management Units: 1-1 to 1-15 Nov 28 - Dec I I season deer taken during the Aug27-Sept9 2 GROUSE, BLUE AND RUFFED must remain attached to the carcass, and must There is no bow and arrow only season on the Management Units: 1-1 to l-15 accompany the species licence. GulflslandsinMU I-I orinzone B of MU 1- Sept 3 - Dec 31 10(30) ** MU l-5 is open only to hunters under the 5 (see Map A17). See page 75. Bow and Arrow Only Seasons age of 19. Management Units: 1-1 to 1-15 >k** See map A32. Aug27 - Sept 2 10(30) Bow and Arrow Only Season WOLF Management Units: 1-1 to 1-15 There is no bow and arrow only season on the Management Units: 1-1 to 1-6, l-10, 1-11 Gulf Islands in MU l-I or in zone B of 3 Sept I - June 15 3 Bucks: Aug 27-Sept 9 MU I-5 (See MapAl7). Management Units: l-7 to l-9,1-12 to 1-15 All wolf taken in MUs 1-l to I-13 must be centre Bucks: Aug 27 -Septg 2 checked at a compulsory reporting date PTARMIGAN There is no bow and arrow only season on the within l0 days ofthe ofkill. Units: 1-14, l-15 Gulf Islands in MU 1-l (except Gabriola Management Sept 3 - Dec 3l s(1s) Island) or Zone B of MU I -5. (See Map Al7). COYOTE Management Units: 1-14, 1-15 Sept I - Mar 31 10 DUCKS, COOTS, COMMON GUIDE OUTFITTERS SNIPE, SNOW GEESE, ROSS' Outdoor Advenwre, Sottwoter Fishing COUGAR GEESE ond Hunting on Scenic Voncouver lslond Management Units: 1-l to 1-7 ManagementUnits: 1-1 to 1-13, 1-15 FULLY GUIDED HUNTING Decl-Apr3O I OctS - Jan22 for FALLOW DEER Management Units: l-8 to 1-15 Management Unit: l-14 and BEAR COUGAR Nov 15 - Apr 30 2 Sept 15 - Dec 15 1555 Whffin Spit Road (HR) Hunters are requested not to shoot female Bag Limits: Ducks: 6(12) Sooke. BC YOS lNO coug,ar with kittens. Coots: 10(20) Common snipe: 10(20) BOBCAT Snow geese: 5(10) No open season Ross'Geese: 5(10) B.C. Wildlife No person shall use lead shotfor the purpose RACCOON of hunting watetfowl, coot or snipe in MU s 1 - provin- Studios ManagementUnits: l-1 to l-15 4, 1-5 and 1-6. Please take note ofthe Aprl-Mar31 l0 cial bag limitsfor geese and ducks onpage 76. ' )ualitu Taxiderma SNOWSHOE HARE BAND.TAILED PIGEONS No open season. foithe rtiscriminating Management Units: 1-14, 1-15 Aug 1 - Apr 30 10 (dailY) Specializing in li:fe sizemounts. Rugs, GUNTER BROS. MEAT CO. Kovsron Ancrmnv headmounts &fistt Complete The Shop for all Your Archery Needs WESHIP safes.0neida .Alpine and.York .Pearson I^/ORLDWIDE Service .PS.E. .Barnett GAME PROCESSING . Mathews Solo-Cam Also available lirnited Skinning, Cut, Wrap & Freeze . 3387 Royston Road, Courtenay, B.C edition urildlife prints 1O Varieties Sausage pm-Opm 6 miles N. Island Highway, Courtenay, B.C. Thur&Sat:1 6356 Central Saanich Rd,, Victoria, B,C, Canada V8Z 5T7 Telephone (604) 334-2960 Tues. Wed & Fridav: 1 om -9 om . Ph: (604) 356-8973 Tdephone (604) 652-5070 Fax (504) 652-5070 Prop. - Harry & Dennis Gunter

Pae n l8 1994 - 95 BC HuNrrNG ANo TnePPING RtcurArt0Ns Sv,voPsls . OepN SnasoNS . Sepcrar Annas . ClosED ARpa.s . . No SrroorrNc Anna.s . LEII Ann,a.s .

BLACK BRANT, WHITE. FRONTED GEESE No open season.

CANADA GEESE Management Units: 1-5, l-6 Sept l0 - OcI23, Nov 19 - Ian22 5(10) Management Units: l-l to l-3, l-7 n.u / M.u. t.2 1-1 *s; to l-13. l-15 OctS - Jan22 s(r0) I Management Unit: l -4 Sept 24 - Oct23 s(r0) Nov 19 - lan22 Map Al Saanich No Shooting or Hunting Map A.2 Mayne lsland No Shouing rx (situate Management Unit: l- 14 Area in MU l- l). Bow hunting is Hunting Area (situate in MU l-l). permitted in Central Saanich. by permit only Sept 15 - Dec 15 s(10) fnrnr rnunicipal oflice. Licenced falconers PLeuse tnke rutte of the provincial daily- bag nray hunt waterfowl. phcasant and quaii dur- limit.for geese on page 76. See Map A28. ing the regular opcr season.

CALIFORNIA OUAIL Management Units: l-l to l-5 Oct I - Nov 13 s(rs) No open season on mountain quail.

PHEASANT (CoCKS 0NLY) " Management Units: l-l to l-9 ".ryn"."liilli Oct I - Nov 13 2(6) n'oK-

RAVEN *Management Unit: l-1 No closed season 5 Map A3 Ganges No Shooting Area (situate in + Map ,A4 Mudge and Link lslands No Shoot- P rivate lands on SaLtspring, I sland onl y-. H unt - Mti l-ll. ing Area and DeCourcy Island No Shooting ers must obtain permission.from landowners e XO 9HOOTING and NO HUilT or Hunting Area (situate in MU l-l). before hunting on private Land. (.xo SHoorlxG aREA Map 45 1-1 M.U. Saturna Is- land No 4 fiocrr Pr. Ad 5 € Soot. Bd. €&N fl R Shooting or Hunting Area (Situ- a6t ateinMU l- ltndian 7l>--iApoinr l ).

Map A7 Pacific Rim (West Coast) National onarch H eed eF' Park NoShooting orHunting Area (situate in MUs l-3 and l-8).

O Gillcsgie Rd, 7 Youq L€ke Rd. a Ott.r Point Rd, \ 3OOm. [1,oOO tt,] | troh hl9h w.tar merx

Map ,46 Sooke - Metchosin Highlands ^ City of Colwood - Town of View Royal. No Shooting Area and No Shooting or Hunting Areas \ M.U. 1-5 (situate in MUs l-1, l-2). M.U,1-4 Lake r Cowichan a Map 49 Cowichan Bay 'r-village Nitinat R No Shooting Area from /CowicFai M.U. Feb I to Sept 9 and Shot La ko 1-3 gun with Shot Only (non toxicshot) AreaftomSept l0 to Jan (situate in rDuncjln + CaYcuse 3l M.u. 1-3 MU 1-4). Hsnljng 6y Ps1- .-'22 km' mission Only Area: con- (14mi) tact BC Environment. Map A8 Nitinat River No Shooting or Hunt- Duncan- Map Al0 Cowichan Lake No Shooting or (situate SIOOT NG ing Area. in MU l-3). BY PERM SSION ONLY Hunting Area (situate in MU 1-4). IHSIOTONLY SEPT 10 JAN 31

1994 95 BC HuwrrNc AND TRAppTNG Rr,cutATr0Ns,SyN0p.r1.t Pae r 19 \ \'C.'or. S. bdry ot \ \ ^\"', 1 R a itwal Dui'can \-i.'o '1.'rq )l 13 km. /\ \ Mayo L. t Duocan TtY Rd.--' (14 km ) Y-? \ Skutz '..I trgn*vr1-4 \ \<-lxatctr"',"" c\ ( \P,. lr, " ,l

Skutz Falls

Map A1l Cherry Point No Shooting Area Map Al2 Mayo Lake No Shooting Area (situate in MU l-4). (situate in MU l-4).

Strait ot Gsorg ia M.U. I -5

Parksville 96 Map A13 Nanaimo - No Shoot- ing and Shotguns with Shot OnlY Highway_'*i*:>__t;;,, V --r Area (situate in MU l-5). Hunt- ing with. or the discharge of a rifle or shotgun using a single projectile is prohibited A sPe- cial season east ofthe powedine Shooting Map Al4 Nanaimo-Ladysmith No Shooting Map Al5 Englishmm River No for antlerless mule (black-tailed) (situaie 1-5). and Shotguns with Shot Only Area (situate in Area in MU deer is from Sept 10 to Nov 27. MU l-5) Hunting with, orthe discharge of a A special bow and arrow onlY rifle or shotgun using a single projeelilr is season for mtleiless mule (black- nrohibited Muzzle loaded weapons may be tailed) deer is from Aug 27 to used west of Hwy I . Michael Lake: No Shoot- Sept 9. Bag limit = 3(l ). Muzzle ing onMichael Lake to the high watermark. A loaded weapons may be used special season east of the powerline for west of Hwy. 19 and HwY. 1. antlerless mule (black-tailed) deer is from Sept l0 to Nov 27. A special bow and anow Map A16 YorkLakeNo Shooting Area (situ- only season for antlerless mule (black-tailed) ate in MU l-5). deeris from Aug27 toSept9. Baglimit= 3(l). Map Al7 Nanaimo River Closed rea dur- MapA19Cameron ing bow md ar- River Antlerless row only season Deer Closed Area for groure, mule (siruate in MU 1- ( bl ack-tai led) s). deer bucks and blrckbear.Ureof r.-5 snomobiles and ATV'sprohibited I I fromSept l -Dec 3l (situateinMU Deer Closed Area l-5). Map Al8 Chemainus River Antlerless (situate in MU l-5).

Map A2l Courtenay - CamPbell Map A20 - Qualicum River Special Area (situate in MU Parksville Shotguns with l-6). Muzzle loaded weapons maY Shot Only Area (situate in be used west of Ilwy 19. Hunting MUs 1-5, 1-6). Hunting with, or the dischtrge of a rifle or a with, or the discharge of shotgun using a single projectile is rifles or a shotgun using a prohibited. The special season for single projectile is prohib- antlerless mule (black-tailed) deer ited. Muzzle loaded weap- is from Sept 10 to Nov 27. A sPecial ons may be used west of bow md anow season for antlerless Hwy 19. A special season mule (black-tailed) deeris from Aug M.u.1.6 j'**"1: for antlerless mule (black- B.C. Hydro 27 to Sept 9. Bag limit = 3(l). tailed) deer is from Sept l0 136 Kv t-) to Nov 27. A special bow nANgMlsSlori Comox L. . ,' B.c. Hydro J LrxE . l1 'l Transmission Line and anow only season for \ Dumont antlerless mule (black- 't-----_ tailed) deer is from Aug 27 '. M.U. l'5 Codox Strathcon. j to Sept 9. Bag limit = 3(1). Roq. Ditt. hrnd€ry

Ptcn 20 1994 _ 95 BC HUUTING AND TRAPPING RPCUTATIONS SYNOPSlS OepN Sr,a.soNS o Sepcra.r, Anna.s . Cr-osED Anrca.s . . No SHoouNG Anr,as . LEII Anrc,as .

R iver 24s I 1.1e5l!. , Port Alberni

Map A23 Comox Harbour No Shooting Map A22 Lazo Marsh No Shooting or Map 424 Quinsam Coai Mine Site No Map A25 Shoemaker Bay No Shooting (situate Hunting Area (situate in MU 1-6). Area in MU l-6). Shooting Area (Situate MU 1-10). Area (situate in MU 1-7).

*r jo ^."i Map A28 Upper Nimpkish Canada Goose closed Area (situate in MU 1-11). Map A26 Ucluelet Inlet No Shooting and No Map L27 White River/Adam River/Eve Hunting Area (situate in MU 1-8). River/Tsitika River Antlerless Deer Closed area (situate in MU l-10).

Xlngcomo ,' \ \ il.inttno / /l Kingcoma roe9rry\--.R1""' '/ a'/ ,Leighl ol la\d ro€dill n"r.*"n Sou nd /":qik,, .--;-ri mainline if: logging road

L.138 | l)uu , -,o xhsoom Lot i !)137 i lnl.t )-- ---.: MU t-14

Wa keman Map A29 Conuma River Archery Only Area Map A30 Kingcome Inlet Grizzly BearClosed Sound (situate in MU l-12). Open for all big game Arca (situate in MU 1-14). with open seasons in MU 1-12. Map A31 Wakemm Sound Grizzly Bear Closed Area (situate in MU 1-14).

M6lo brldga cro!!lng on ths Kllnskllnl n. t €11-15 Spawning 'd Channels

M. cl U. G I -15 ll.

Swampily Pk.

Map A32 Quadra Island Shotguns with Shot Map A33 Knight Inlet Grizzly Bear Closed Map A34 Kakweiken River Grizzly Bear (situate for Only Area in MU l-Is).Open Area (situate in MU 1-15). Closed Area lsiruate in MU l-15). antlerless deer Sept 10 to Nov 27. Bag limit: 30).

1994 - 95 BC HuxrtNG AND Tntrp/,vc REGULATT0NS.!y.vorsrs P.+e n 21 boundaties' cons Sv'vorsts g5 BC HuNrrNG ANo TntPPING Rr'cutArt0Ns Pecn 22 1994 - OepN SpasoNS o Sppcra.r- Anpa.s . Cr-osED Anna.s . No SrroorrNc Annas . LEff Annas . m ronment, 8:30-4:30, Monday to Friday LIMITEI) ENTRY HUNTING COMPULS()RY REPORTING (Phone: 582-5200). . There are special restrictions for It is mandatory for all mountain goat, Convention on International Trade-Export permits areas which support Limited Entry grtzzlybear,cougar, bobcat, lynx and wolver- will be issued for black bear, griz- Hunting Seasons. See Limited En- ine to be inspected. See Compulsory Reporr zly bear, cougar, lynx, bobcat and wolf. try Hunting section on page 10 ing section onpage77. See Convention on Intemational Trade section on page 77. . No Shooting Areas: Hunters should note BAG LIMITS N()TICE T() HUNTERS the Highway No Shooting and No Hunting Areas as outlined on page 78. Deer: Unless otherwise indicated, the bag . No person shall use lead shot for the pur- .Vancouver limit for mule (black-tailed) deer is two, one pose of hunting waterfowl, coot or snipe in Harbour: The discharge of fire- of which may be antlerless. MUs 2-4 and 2-8. arms is prohibited in Burrard Inlet east of a Grouse: The daily aggregate bag limit for . No person shall use lead shot for any pur- straight line drawn from Point Grey to blue, spruce (Franklin) and ruffed grouse is pose when discharging a firearm on any Point Atkinson (Lighthouse Park). 10. dyke or on the water side (seaward or river . Sea Island: The discharge of firearms is Black Bear: In MUs 2-2,2-18,2-19 thebag side) of any dyke in the municipality of prohibited in the area of the foreshore of limit for black bear is one( I ). In otherMUs the Delta, or any on foreshore dyke facing Sea Island (Vancouver International Air- limit is two(2). Mud Bay in the municipality of Suney. port) within the Westminster Land Dis- . Fraser Valley Special Area - Hunters should trict. take note of the special licence area in the . In Lower Mainland Region, the prohibi- Fraser Valley. Information is provided on tion on hunting and discharge of a firearm detailed Map B 10. A special Fraser Valley FISHING HUNTING near buildings (page 78) is extended ro brochure with lurther information on open . Freshwater . Firearms Regional District Parks. areas is available where licences are pur- . Saltwater . Ammunition chased. These special licences are avail- . Fly Fishing . Expert able through the regional Ministry of Envi- ronment office, Government Agents and - supplies Gunsmithing selected private outlets. For further infor- . Bait on premises mation contact the Surrey office, BC Envi- I"ffi . Licenses . Mail Orders and Recreation Area Regulations, the following Parks and Recreation Areas are only open . lnsurance to the discharge of firearms, bows and cross- claims bows from September 10 to June 15 during a Dovyntown lawful game hunting season: Langley International Ridge (MU Firearms Salety Park 2-3); Courses & Tests Simson Park (MU 2-16); Cascade Recrea- tion Area (MU 2-17,8-5); Coquihalla Sum- YOUR ONE STOP HUNTING & FISHING STORE mit Recreation Area (MU 2-17). 20568C 56th Avenue, Langley, BC Skagit Valley Recreation Area (MU TeUFax (604) 530-7899 2-2) is only open to the discharge of fire-

Rocley COQUIHAIlA TOTA/ING Mormtain LIGHT & HEAVY RECOVERY I -Ton fo Tondem 4x4 Wrecker Taxidermist & Tannins HOPE 869-9342 s 24 HOURS o 869-9532 Head Mounts Fish FAX 869-9s32 Rugs o Birds MERRTT 378-4447 SERVING NU'VIEROUS AUTO ,MDIO CLUBS CallMOE or PHIL (504)792.8669 CONIROTTED' rEOrJuirET!.fl19ll 9630 McNaught Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 6G1 ^^ PO. 8ox494 Hope, B.C.,VOX lL0 fr

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1994 - 95 BC HunrruG AND Tntrpirvc R EGULATToNS ,Sy,vopsrs Pte n 23 arms from September l0 to March 3l dur- BLACK BEAR REGI()}I ing a lawful game hunting season. LOWER MAINLAND Management Units: 2-3 to 2-17 Parks and Recreation Areas not listed ()PEN SEASONS Sept 10 - Dec 31 2 above are closed to hunting and closed to the Aprl-June15/95 Management Uiits 2-2, 2-18, 2-19 discharge of firearms, bows and crossbows. MULE (BLACK-TAILED) DEER All Regional District Parks are closed to hunt- Sept l0 - Dec 31 Management Units: 2-4 to 2-8,2-L2 to ing and closed to the discharge of firearms. Apr I - June 15i95 1 2-t5,2-17,2-19 Bow and Arrow Only Season: - Dec 2 Bucks: Sept 10 4 Management Units: 2-3 to 2-17 Management Units. 2-2, 2-3, 2-9 to Aug27 - Septg 2 2-r1,2-18 Management wits: 2-2, 2-18, 2-19 Bucks: Sept l0 - Dec 2 l1 Aug27 - Septg I Management Units: 2-16 *Bucks: Sept 10 - Dec 11 2 WOLF *In that portion of MU 2-16 being Texada Management Units: 2-5, 2-6,2-11 to 2-16 Island, the bag limitfor deer is 3(2). See Map Sept I - Mar 3 833.for special restrictions on Bowen Island' 31 Management Unic 2-16 **Antlerless: Oct 29 - Oct 31 2 COYOTE Antlerless: Nov 5 - Nov 20 1 Management Units:2-2 to 2-19 + * O pen only on Texada I sland' Hunte rs must Sept I - Mar 3l NBL McPHERSON be under the age of 19. Bow and Arrow Only RACCOON, SKUNK Management Units: 2-2 to2-19 Management Unlts:2-2 to 2-19 Bucks: Aug 27 -Septg 2 Oct 1 - Mar 31 NBL Texada Island Antlered or Antlerless: Dec 12 - Ian 15/95 SNOWSHOE HARE 2-2, 2-3, z-s, 2-to, z-rt, 2-tB Management Units:2-2 to 2-19 @vrur Aug 1 - Apr 30 10 (dailY) MOUNTAIN GOAT Management Units: 2-5 Sept 10 - Oct 10 I Birds. Game Heads. Fur Management Units 2-6, 2-7 SAFEs I Gutt Rugs . Life Size Animals Sept 10 - Sept 25 FOR ALt . Management Units: 2-12 to2-15 Quality Workmanship I APPTICATIONS . Custom Display Cases Sept l0 -Oct23 See Maps B14,826,827 8590 Madaris Road, CENIURION SAFES TTD. Mission B.C. V2V 4J1 3593 RIVER ROAD WEST 826-4108 IADNER (DELTAI, B.C. V4K 3N2

(Just ofi the Lougheed Hwy, east ol Mission) TE[: 946.51 l6 FAX: 946'3059 BUHnS::TPBAUScH & LoMB oPTlcs New '#fi;d* p:;.a, Supen.X@ -q:;:?, Sreel Bausch & Lomb Elite 4000-,- - 2.5x 10 x 40 MM------$736.00 $469.00 WITH THE B;usch a tomo Elite 3000,---, 3 x 9 x 40 MM,------$408.00 $289.00 DRYLoK'" eusrrnetirrophy, - 3xex40WA $9q1'qq $|!9.00 auinneitrro[rr!r---, - 4x4Q MM -.------$198.00 $119.00 Svsrerrt Bushnett guit

ReUaA/&GUN & TACKLE LTD' Hunter's?r;*rr.fl"* 3227 Fraser St. Vancouver, d B.C. VsV 488 phoneorFax: 14904-104 Ave., Surrey, B.C. V3R 1M7'(604) 584-3006 '',?P;;E:;*, 874-4710

Pde n 24 I9g4 - 95 BC HuurrwG AND Tntppt,vc R EGULATtoNS ^Sv'vorsts . OenN SpasoNS . Sencrar- Ann,a.s . ClosED Ann,As . . No SrroorrNc Anpa.s . LEII Annl.s .

BOBCAT Management Unit: 2-11 (except within 400m of any dyke) and the Management Units: 2-2 to 2-19 Sept 20 -Dec 26 South Arm Marshes Wildlife Management Nov 15 - Feb 15/95 5 Bag Limits: Ducks 6(12) Area (municipality of Richmond). Coots l0(20) COUGAR Common snipe l0(20) SNOW GEESE, ROSS'GEESE Please provincial Management Units;2-2 to 2-19 take note of the daily bag Management Units: 2-4, 2-5 limit ducks on page 76. See special area Nov 15 - Mar 31 2 for OctS-Nov27 s(10) maps. For ducks in MU 2-4, the daily aggre- Feb 11 -Mar 10/95 gate bag limit on or after November I5 is 8 if GROUSE BLUE, SPRUCE See the provincial daily bag limitfor geese on 2 are wigeon, and the possession limit is l6 if page 76. See special area maps. (FRANKLTN)AND RUFFED 4 are wigeon. Management Units:2-2 to 2-19 BLACK BRANT Sept10-Dec11 10(30) BAND.TAILED PIGEONS Management Unit 2-4 Bow and Arrow Only Season: No open season. Mar 1 - Mar 10/95 2(4) Management Units 2-2 to 2-19 Please take note of the provincial daily bag Aug27-Sept9 10(30) CANADA GEESE limit for geese on page 76. See special area Management Units: 2-2, 2-3,2-5 to 2-10, map. PTARMIGAN 2-12 to 2-19 Management Units: 2-2,2-3,2-5 to 2-19 OctB - Jan22195 s(10) Sept 10 - Dec ll s(1s) Management Uni[ 2-4 Bow and Arrow Only Season: Oct 8 - Oct 30 andb 3 - Jan22l95 and Management Units: 2-2, 2-3, 2-5 to 2-19 Ibb ll-Mm 1095* s(10) 3977 Kingsway, Bumaby, 8.C., VsH 1W Aug27-Sept9 5(15) Management Unit: 2-11 Sept 20 - Dec 26 s(10) (604) 437-4656 DUCKS, COOTS, COMMON Please take note of the provincial daily bag . Complete Taxidermy Service . SNIPE limit for geese on page 76. See special area North American & Foreign . Repairs & Display Rentals Management Units: 2-2 to 2-10,2-12 to 2-19 maps. . OctS-Ian22 * Open only in the Municipality of Delta Specimens Bought & Sold . Taxidermy Supplies Night & Weekend Calls: (684)876-1017

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. First Aid . Camp Tools . Back Pacs . Stoves ASSOCIATED . Tents . Lamps WILDLIFE . Rainwear . Tarps PRESERVES . . Clothing Knives Intuer Mainlandd fine st hunting . Footwear . Compasses Phone (604) 795-6638 club ouer SOOO ac. farmland . . Pots Pans Toll Free (in B.C.) 1-800-667-2797 Surplus & DUCKS, PHEASAI{TS, GEESE Bay 14 - 439L5 Industrial Way OPEN 7 DAYS AWEEK For openings 8t inJormotion Chilliwack B.C. V2R 3A4 PHONE / FAX: 858.8061 (604) 58e-259O

1994 - 95 BC Huurr,vc AND TRAppTNG Rr,curArroNs,SyNopsls Pee n 25 BOBWHITE OUAIL Management Vniti 2-4 Oct8-Nov13

PHEA$ANT (CoCKS oNLY) Management Units; 2-4, 2-B Oct 8 - Nov 13 2(6\ Hunting permitted from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour afler sunset.

Map B2 Chilliwack Val1ey Shotguns with Shot Only Area (situate in MU 2-3). The discharge of firearms using a single projectile is prohibited.

Map B I Hope No Shooting Area (situate in MU 2-2, 2- 17).

M.U.2-3 O.8 km €iiher sld€ ot road(---l ltl2mtl Gaol S.rvlc. CamP i'oo. *nrou,,-llF,.,ror" ",'ilf |iffl J'u i,, Chilllwack Lake

loo r.,r." H S,E, ol HwY. <'J u sA

Map 83 Popkum No Shooting Area Map 84 Provincial Goal Camp No. I Map 85 Cultus Lake Shotguns with Map S6 Cultus Lake Seasonal No (situate in MU 2-3). No Shooting Area (situateinMU 2-3). Shot Only Area (situate in MU 2-3). Shooting Area (situate in MU 2-3). The discharge of firearms using a The dislharge of firearms is prohib- single projectile is prohibited. See ited from Feb 1 to Sept 30. PIT truOwg also Map B6. ol8T, uut{. Map 87 Barnston Is- land Shotguns with Shot Only Area (situate in MU 2-4). The discharge of firearms using a single projectile is prohibited. M.U. smEY i DlsT' 2-4 oFr.n lm I

Map 88 Huntingdon No Shooting Area Map 89 Sumas Mountain No Shooting (situate in MU 2-4). Area (situate in MU 2-4).

Map B10 Fraser Valley Special Licence Hunting Area (situate in MUs 2-4,2-8). All persons hunling within those portions of MUs 2-4 and 2-8 known as the Municipalities of Richmond, Delta, Surrey (including offshore areas), Langley, Abbotsford, Matsqui, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Mission, Coquitlam and Electoral Area A of the Cennal Fraser Valley Regional District(Sumas Mtn and Huntingdon) are required to purchaseaFraserValleySpecial for hunting Langley I Abbotsford ArJa Hunting Licence ($10.00) in addition to other Provincial licences and u's'A' migrarory game birds, rhe Migrarory Bird Licence. Evidence of $1,000,000.00 Public Liability M,u./ ujtsqui and Property Damage insurance valid while in the field for the regular hunting season will be 2-4 required. Hunters are reminded to obtain a Fraser Valley Special Licence Hunting Area lncludeg foreshole areas Brochure prior to entering the field. The brochure provides notification of closures, hunting boundaries, etc., not shown in this synopsis.

Pre t 26 1994 - 95 BC HuNrtNG AND Tnepr/Nc REGULArtoNS,Sv,vorsis OppN Sn,asoNs o Sppcrn r, Anpa,s . Cr.osED Anrcas . No SrroouNc Ansa.s . LEII Anpas .

lffiffin

Map B 12 Sechelt/Gibsons No Shooting Area and Shotguns with Shot Only Area (situate in MU 2-5).

ap in MU 2-5). l M!. --l Hgt d f,. ,tF"t\ 2-6 bnq-\- I I

tz .f \Y ;E i.-F 2 o H€I oa llnd CHEAKAMUS l.R. 11

HCSCRVE BOY. Map B14 Ashlu - Squamish Rivers Map B 15 Evans Lake No Shooting It.lJ.2.5 Mountain Goat Closed Area (situ- Area (situate in MU 2-6). ate in MU 2-6). Map B 1 3 Waugh Lake - Skpokumchuck No Shooring Area (situate in MU 2-5)

t; i; t: li COQUITLAM ii \siri:$:lrn" t: F,,'.ffi!

rl^ ffifi!!*.,taee Erowr i,iB#r**liilils,:r.***, ,,. r:r: n" :li I fi;;ijl Sh@t ins

Map B16 Caribaldi Hazard Zone. No Map B17 Whistler No Shooting Area -Hunting Area (situate in MUs 2-6 and 2- (situate in MUs 2-6, 2-7 ,2-tr). 7). Map 818 PittWildlife Management Area (situate in MU 2-8). No Hunting or Shooting Area (year,round closure).Public Shooting Area: Shotguns with shot only. Hunting permitted on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednes- days from Oct 8 to Jan 22 only. Seasonal No Shooting Area: Shotguns with shot only from Sept 1 to Jan 3 1i95.

il 1994 - 95 BC HunrruG AND Tntppr.ri.c Rr,cuLArroils ,SyNopsrs Pte n 27 Map B19 Buntzen Lake No Shoot- ing Area (situate in MU 2-8).

Map 820 Nicomen No Shooting Area, Shotguns with Shot Only Area (situateinMU2- 8).

305 m.td \ 7V 450 m.lrr M.U. 2 -8 \

Map B2l Squamish No Shooting Map B22 Addington Marsh No Map B23 Lion's Bay No Shooting Area (situate in MU 2-8). shooting or Hunting Area (situate Area (situate in MU 2-8). in MU 2-8). MapB24 Pemberton Shotguns with Shot Only Area (situate inMU 2-9,2-10,2-11). The discharge of frearms using a single projectile is prohibited.

i Sechell M.U. 2-12

I Hot.of M.u.2-12 - Land t Hot.-Land of

Khertoum

Mountain Goat Map B28 Lund and SavarY Island Map B25 Powell River Shotguns with Shot Map 826 Lois River Mountain Goat Map B27 Goat Island (situate No Shooting Area (situate in MU 2- Only Area (situate in MU 2-12). The dis- Closed Area (situate in MU 2-12). Closed Area in MU 2-12). 12). charge offirearms using a single projectile is prohibited.

Pte n 28 1994 - g5 BC HuurrNG AND TntpplilG REGULATt0NS Sr'vorsrs . OpEN SnasoNS . Sencrar. Annas . Cr.osED Anna.s . . No SrroorrNc Annas . LEII Anpas .

M.U, 2-5 '!f q"* G i bsong // Howe Sd. rf Lan

IS.U.2-16 ot Georg i8

Map B29 Saltery Bay No Shooting Map B30 Keats Island (situate in MU Map 831 Vananda No Shooting Area Map B32 Blubber Bay No Shooting Area (situate in MU 2-12). 2-16). The discharge of rifles is pro- (situate in MU 2-16). Area (situate in MU 2-16). hibited.

North Thormanby lsland Pt.

t:t I ucca- . Kn)': neef \/ MU 2-r6 Bay iiff,E Grasay Pt. \ M.U. T 2-16 i^.i,..\ Soqth ?horr t 2-a lsland

Map B33 Bowen Island No Shooting Map B34 Gillies Bay No Shooting Map B35 Central Roadl.Shelter Point Map 836 North Thormanby Island Area (situate in MU 2-16). Special Area lsituate in MU 2- l6). Road No Shooting Area (situate in No Shooting or Hunting Area (situate Bow and Arrow,,.Season for mule MU 2-16). in MU 2-16). (black-tailed).deer (cross-bows prohibited). Bucks: Aug 27 to Dec 1l; Jan 1 to Jan 15. Antlerless: Nov 5 to Dec 1l; Jan I to Jan 15. Bag Lirnit: 3(2). On Bowen Island hunting is prohibited within 150 metres of any public highway, school building, school yard, public park, playground, church, workshop. place of business, dwelling or farm building.

Canad ian Chehal is o Forest Prod tr ucts Cheha C logging ro S igns o M.U. M.U. 2 -19

Elbow La lnstitutio FRASER RIVER

Map 837 Yale No Shooting Area (situate in MU 2- Map 838 Elbow Lake No Shooting Area (situate in Map B39 Hemlock Valley No Shooting Area (situ- 18). MU 2-19). ate in MU 2-19).

1994 - 95 BC HuurrNG AND TRAppTNG Rr,curArroNs Srlop.rrs Pee n 29 The boundaries indicated in lhese regional maps approximalely lepresent regional managemenl unit boundaries. For a more precise delinition ol MIJ - '1993. boundaries, consult the B.G. Recreational Atlas, 31d Edition' Pee r 30 1994 - 95 BC HuurruG AND Tntpp tlc R EGULATtoNS Sv.vorsr,s . OprcN Sna.soNs . Specra.r. Anrca.s . ClosED AnnA.s . . No SrroorrNc Ann,as . LEII Annas .

tended for or in support of hunting, or 3-46) and McAndrew Lake (MU3-44). LIMITED ENTRY HUNTING transport hunters to and from the location Parks and Recreation Areas not listed prohibited: closed to hunting and closbd to ttire There are special restrictions for of wildlife is above are . above the 1500 metre elevation on and discharge of firearms, bows and crossbows. areas which supportlimited Entry about the Scarped Range ofBotaine Creek Park roads are also closed to the discharge of Hunting Seasons. See Limited in 3-17. firearms, bows and crossbows within 400 Entry Hunting section on page 10. MU . in the watershed of Clinton Creek (See metres of the centre line. Map C14). BAG LIMITS Information signs are posted at the points of closure for the benefit of hunters - but it is OPEN $EASONS Deer: The aqgregate bag limit for deer in the hunter's responsibility to recognize the Thompson-Nicola is 3. The bag limit for closures whether a sign is in place or not. MULE (BLACK-TA|LED) DEER* mule (black-tailed) deer is 2, but only one ManagementUnits: 3-12 to 3-20,3-26to3-44 maybeabuck. Antlerlessmule (black-tailed) Bucks: Sept 10 - Oct 31 I deer are under Limited Entry Hunting only. NOTICE TO HUNTERS See Map Cl0 The bag limit for white-tailed deer is 1. Management Unit: 3-46 No Shooting Areas: Hunters should note Bucks: Sept 20 - Oct3l 1 Highway No Shooting and No Hunting Management Units: 3-12 to 3-20,3-26 to 3- COMPULSORY REP()RTING Areas Areas as outlined on page 78. 44,3-46 It is mandatory for all moose, mountain Hunting and the discharge of firearms are **Bucks: Nov 1 - Dec 10 I goat, gizzly bear, mountain sheep, cougar, prohibited in MU 3-45 (Murtle Lake Na- Management Units: 3-15, 3-16, 3-32, 3-33 bobcat, lynx and wolverine to be inspected. ture Conservancy Area). **Bucks: Sept 1 - Sept 9 I See Compulsory Reporting section on page Convention on Intemational Trade-Export See Map Cl5 *Regional 77 fordesignated reporting centres and those permits will be issued for black bear, griz- bag limit 2(1) portions of an animal which are required. zIy bear, cougar, lynx, bobcat and wolf. See "Bag Limits" on page 3l See Convention on Intemational Trade sec- **Open only for bucks with 4 or more points tion on page 77. (tines) above the brow tine on one antler. See Hunting, trapping and the discharge of SNOWMOBILE RESTRICTIONS point definition on Page 74. The antlers must firearms are prohibited within the Tunkwa accompany the species licence. The use of snowmobiles to hunt wild- Lake Wildlife Sanctuary. The area desig- life, transport wildlife or transport hunters to nated is the largest island in Tunkwa Lake WHITE.TAILED DEER (MU 3-r8). or from the location of wildlife is prohibited Management Units: 3-12 to3-20, Please note that white-tailed deer are present in MUs 3-28,3-45 and3-46. 3-26 to 3-44 throughout the Thompson-Nicola Sub-Re- An authorized trapper is exempt from Bucks: Sept 10 - Oct 31 I gion and a separate species licence is re- this restriction with respect to the trapping of Management Unit: 3-46 quired. Be sure of the species before ycu furbearing animals. The use of snowmobiles Bucks: Sept 20 - Oct3l I shoot. is restricted in the Chappell Creek area in See Maps C10 and CI5. MU 3-44. See Map C23.

UEHICLE RE$TRICTIONS PARK$ AND RECREATI()N AREAS

1. The operation ofmotorvehicles is prohib- In keeping with Section 29 of the Park ited or restricted in the following areas. and Recreation Area Regulations; the follow- Contact BC Environment in Kamloops ing Parks and Recreation Areas are only open for details. to the discharge of firearms, bows and cross- . Lac du Bois - Dewdrop in MU 3-29. bows from September 20 to April 15 during a GARI 800 Glltlt$Mllilttltc . Watersheds of Miledge, Chappell and lawful game hunting season: Home ol lhe ,JENNINGS' Lempriere Creefts above I 700 m in MU 3 - Cinnemousun Narrows Park MUZZLE BRAKE 44 between June I and November 30. See (MUs 3-26, 3-36) (wilh lhe leasl noise inllation) MapC22. Niskonlith Lake Park - . Above the 1920 m elevation in MU 3-32 (MU 3-27) in the following areas: Roderick Haig-Brown Park - China Head Mountain (excluding the (MU 3-37) See Map C20. Yalakom-Big Bar Road) Shuswap Lake Marine Park - Nine Mile Ridge (MUs 3-36, 3-26) - Red Mountain - French Mountain Spahats Creek Park - Hogback Mountain (MU 3-40) See Map C21. Check our prices on' new rifles with . Spruce Lake Closed Area in MU 3-32. Stake-McConnell the Jennings Muzzle Brake installed. See Map C17. (MU 3-19) . Porcupine Ridge. See Map C12. Wells Gray Park Brack Finish ti; f8JF,"tl,.xflh . Bare Lake Recreation Trail Area. See (MU 3-46); Open to the discharge of fire- @ Map C13. arms from September 20 to May 31 during 2.The operation of all motor vehicles to a lawful game hunting season. ($04) !74-7874 hunt wildlife, transport wildlife, transport Wells Gray Recreation Area: mx (804) n7g-2241 (MU3-46), equipment and supplies which are in- FlourMills ClearwaterRiver(MU 1338 Battle Street, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2NB

1994 - 95 BC HuNrrrvc ANo TnepprNc Rr,curerr0NS Svryorsrs Pae n 31 M00sE (BULLS 0NLY.) RACCOON BAND.TAILED PIGEONS No open season. Management Units: 3-12 to 3-20,3-26,3-27, Management Units: 3 -12 to 3-20, 3-26 to 3-44 3-29 to 3-44,3-46 Aug 1 - Apr 30/95 NBL Oct 15 - Oct 31 1 MOURNING DOVES Management Unit: 3-28 SNOWSHOE HARE Management unitsl' 3-12 to 3-20, 3 -26 to 3 -44 Oct 15 - Oct 20 1 Management Units: 3- 1 2 to 3-20, 3 -26 to 3 -44 Septl-Sept3O' 5(10) *Open only for bull moose having no more Augl-Apr30/95 10 (daily) than two points (tines) on one antler. Antlers PHEASANT (C0CKS 0NLY) must accompany the species licence' See dia' GOLUMBIAN GROUND ManagementUnits: 3-12 to 3-20,3-26to3-44 gram of lzgal Immature Bull Moose on page SOUIRREL Oct I - Nov 15 2(6) 61. Successfulhunters of any bull moose must pheasant permitted only be' MV 3-12 to 3-20, 3-26 to 3-46 Hunting of is submit a tooth and kill information. See Com' p.m. No Closed Season NBL tween the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 pulsory Reporting on page 77. The openseasonfor Columbian ground squir' rel is restricted to private land only' Hunters BIGHORN MOUNTAIN SHEEP ttust obtain permissionfrom landowners be- (RAMS oNLY) fore hunting on prtvatu land. Full curl or greater Management Unit: 3-17 CHUKAR PARTRIDGE Sept 20 - Oct 4 Management Units: 3- 12 to 3-20, 3-26 to 3-44 3/4 curl or greater Octl-Nov30 s(1s) Management Unit: 3-31 Sept 20 - Oct 4 1 GRAY (Hungarian) PARTRIDGE Management Uniti 3-32 I Management U nitst 3 -1.2 to 3-20, 3 -26 to 3 -44 Septl-Oct15 Octl-Nov30 3(e) BLACK BEAR BLUE, SPRUCE Management Units: 3- 12 to 3-20, 3-26 to GROUSE 3-41,3-43,3-44 (FRANKLIN)AND RUFFED Sept 10 - Dec l5 ManagementUnits: 3-12 to 3-20,3-26 to 3-44 Aprl-June15/95 Sept l0 - Nov 30 5 ofeach(lS ofeach) Management UrLiti 3-42 Management Unit: 3-46 Sept 10 - Dec 15 Sept 20 - Nov 30 5 ofeach(l5 ofeach) Management Unil 3-46 Sept 20 - Dec 15 SHARP-TAILED Aprl-June15/95 Management Unit: 3-31 Bow and Arrow Only Season Sept 10 - Nov 30 5(10) Management Unit:3-42 The daily aggregate bag limit for grouse Aprl-June15/95 (blue, spruce (Franklin), ruffid and sharp- See page 75. tailed) is fifieen (15). WOLF PTARMIGAN Management Units: 3- 1 2 to 3-20, 3-26 to 3-44 ManagementUnits: 3-12 to 3-20,3-26 to 3-44 Sept 10 - Mar 3ll95 Sept 1 : Nov 30 5(15)

COYOTE DUCKS, COOTS, WHITE. Management Units: 3- 12 to 3-20, 3-26 to 3-44 FRONTED GEESE, SNOW GEESE, 15 - Mar 31/95 NBL Oct ROSS' GEESE CANADA GEESE, COMMON SNIPE COUGAR Management Units: 3-30, 3-31 Management Units: 3- l2 to 3-20, 3-26 to 3-44 Sept 15 - Dec 15 Sept 10 -Mar 3ll95 Management Units: 3-12 to 3-20,3-26 to 3-29,3-32 to 3-44 BOBCAT Sept 20 -Dec26 3 -12 to 3 -20, 3-26 to 3-M Management Units: Bag Limits: Ducks: 6(12) Nov 15 - Feb 15/95 1 Coots: 10(20) White-frontedgeese: 5(10) LYNX Snow geese s(10) Management Units: 3 -12 to 3 -20, 3 -26 to 3 -44 Ross' geese: s(10) For all yoar sporting needs Nov 15 - Feb 15/95 I Canada geese: 5(10) . Ammo . Tackle . Sportswear Common snipe: 10(20) 917 Main Street, Lillooet, B.C. VOK 1V0 Please take note ofthe provincial daily bag limits for geese and ducks on page 76. (604) 256-4848

Pte n 32 1994 - 95 BC HuurruG AND Tntppl,vG R EGULATI0NS ,Srlorsls

L oenN ssa.soNs . sppcra.r. Anpa.s . cr.osED Annas . No SrroorrNc Anpa.s . LEII Anre,a.s .

M.u.3-12

Mu-Al- MU. 3'15 lill s-14

Map C 1 Minnie Lake No Shooting orHunt- Map C2 Boston Bar No Shooting Area Map C3 Highland Valley No Shooting Area (situate in MU ing Area (situate in MU 3-12). (situate in MU 3-14). 3- I 8).

Cel ieta C hart rand ur. Thompson R. Shuswap Kamloops 40km S.Thompson Lake \z (2 5mi, Kamloops MU. M.U.3-36 LI , Junction 3-27 Eagle Log an Rno.1 boundarv S c otch wap Lak Roadg..-, _VEiCree/r k B lind Mt. _& Transi CanadC ,--- \,/,-\ 3-19 Highway -a -d Shuswap Lake Guichon € Ma r ina \" Cr. g i-ii\ (r M.U.3-20 Sorrento \ ,t\\\ UUg-Z Map C4 Logan Lake No Shooting Area (situate in Map C5 Kamloops No Shooting or Hunting Area Map C6 Blind Bay No Shooting Area (situate MU 3-19). in MU (situate in MUs 3-19,3-20,3-26,3-27 and 3-28). 3-26).

'. Murdock Pt. t M.U.3-26 \kaa. j M.U.3-34 ^r.u. White m arke M.U. &28 Shuswap Lake

Lk.-rl[ ,,,,' Zl, (lsitpmous

'4 Semaphore t)r' Pt' '- - --' A;; K.mloopc 16 km :r

Map C7 Sicamous No Shooting or Hunting Area Map C8 Salmon Arm No Shooting orHunting Area Map C9 McQueen Lake No Shooting Area (situate (situate in MU 3-26i). (situate in in MU 3-26). MU 3-28).

1994 95 BC p p - HuxrrNG AND T nt t n c RE G u LAT r o N s Sr,vorsrs Pee s 33 rranquille Larrel \ *BE:'in

Map C10 Dewdrop/l\4ara Mountain Map Cl1 Tranquille Wildlife Man- Map C12 Porcupine Ridge Motor Vehi- Map C13 Bare Lake Motor Vehicle cle Closed Area (situate in MU 3-29) Recreational Area (situate in MU 3- agement Area No Shooting or Hunf Closed Area (except aircraft) (situate closed from Apr 16 to Dec 14. 29). mule (black+ailed) deer and ing Area (situate in MU 3-29). -r in MU 3-29 and 3-30) white+ailed deer bucks only season: Sept l0 to Oct 20. Bag Limit l.

MDPwnton L. l- GUN !a(E 3-32 L€joio c'. -M.9:

Map C14 Clinton Creek Motor Ve- Map C15 Gun Lake Special Area Map Ct6 Gun Lake No Shooting hicle Closed Area (situate MU 3-3 I (situate Area (situate in MU 3-32). ). in MU 3-32). The opening Map C17 Spruce Lake Vehicle date for antlered mule (black-tailed) Closed Area (situate in MU 3-32). deer and white-tailed deer.Sucks is Closed from June 1 to Nov 30 to the Sept 10. See No Shooting.Area, Map operation of allmotorvehicles. Roads c16. shown as dashed lines open year- Carpantgr L. Recreat ion Area bdry ---- round.

I Squilax -Eng I mont Rd. x" I I ,/ a; Map C20 Roderick Haig-Brown Rec- reation Area No Shooting or Hunting f,eo T ."a rJiU. - Area (situate in MU 3-37). 3-33 M.U. 3 - 37 '-$ 90$-v7

Map Cl8 Gold Bridge No Shooting Map C 1 9 Bralorne No Shooting Area Area (situate in MU 3-33). (situate in MU 3-33). Trall-Lemp r icro

Chrpprll .! Trailt--; ,"i#

I Km lrom Map C23 Chappell Creek Restricted Snowmobile Use Area Feb 20 to May 31 Map C21 Spahats Creek Camp No Map C22 Mount Netzel and Mount (situate in MU 3-44) except Shooting or Hunting Area (situate in St. Anne MotorVehicle ClosedArea on designated trails only. MU 3-40). (situate in MU 3-44) above 1700m elevation between June 1 and Nov 30.

Pee n 34 1994 - 95 BC HuurruG AND Tneppl,vc REGTJLATt0NS Sy,vcrrsrs The b0undaries indicated in these legional maps approximately represenl regional management unit boundaries. Fot a more precise delinilion ol MU - boundarids, consull the B.G. Becreational Allas, 3rd Edition, 1993.

1994 - 95 BC HuxrrNG AND Tntpp i,vc R EGULA rloNs ,lr.vopsrs Pte p 35 a Middlepass Creek watershed MU 4.7 LIMITEI} ENTRY HUNTING o Sage Creek watershed from 2.5 km up- <) Topaz Creek watershed upstream of There are special restrictions for stream of Roche Creek Midgly Mountain Road at the I 425m (47 O0 areas which support Limited Entry MU 4-2 ft) elevation Hunting Seasons. See Limited En- I Galton Range (Map D2) MU 4.8 try Hunting section on page 10. I WigwamFlats-Mt.Broadwood/Sportsman ) Blizzard Mountain Road (and all side BAG LIMIT$ Ridge (Map D3) roads) from its intersection with Nine Mile I Windfall Creek watershed upstream of Creek Road (Fruitvale side only) Deer: The aggregatebaglimitinthe Kootenay Lodgepole Creek Region is two (2) deer. The bag limit for mule MU 4.9 (black-tailed) deeris one (l). Thebaglimitfor MU 4.3 I the watersheds of Malde, Goodeve, Mor- Bloom white-tailed deer in MUs 4- I to 4-5 4-20 to 4- i Creek watershed upstream from ris and Shepard Creeks , 49.2km 26,4-34 to 4-37 and 4-40 is one(l). The bag on the Bloom Creek Road and O Tiger Creek watershed upstream of the 52.3 km on the limit for white+ailed deer in MUs 4-6 ro 4-9, Larch Creek Road Copher Creek Crossing I Caven Creek watershed upstream 4-14 to 4-19, 4-27 to 4-33, 4-39 and 4-39, is from 46 MU 4-15 two (2). km on the Lower Caven Creek Road and the watershed of Rialto Creek upstream of Moose 45.3 km on the Upper Caven Creek Road and Elk: The aggregate bag limit for kilometre 7 on the Keenlyside Dam haul I Haller CreeVCherry Lake watershed up- moose and elk is one (1). road Grouse: The stream of the junction of the Cherry Lake daily aggregate bag limit for a Deer Creek Road (both East Fork and grouse (blue, (Franklin), Main Road with the Haller Creek Main spruce and ruffed) is West Fork) from approximately 8.8 km (5). Road (on the Cherry Lake Main Road) and five point (on each). Cougar: The regional bag limit.in the upstream from 42 . 2 km on the Haller Creek Kootenay Region for cougar is one(l). Main Road MU 4-18 <) Jake Creek watershed the Black Bear: The annual bag limit in the upstream 0.2 km watersheds of Smallwood & Garrity Kootenay Region for black bear is two (2). from thejunction ofTeepee Creek and the Creeks from a point 20 metres southeast of East Yahk River Road on the East Yahk the intersection of the Smallwood Creek C(}MPULS(}RY REP()RTING River Road and Garrity Creek roads t) Purcell Creek watershed upstream of the t Kokanee Creek R.oad between northern It is mandatory for all moose, mountain Linklater Creek Bypass Road boundary of L 1 1 144 and southerly bound- sheep, mountain goat, gnzzly bear, cougar, I Teepee Creek southerly watershed between ary of Kokanee Glacier Park (closed Apr I caribou, wolf, bobcat, lynx and wolverine to Jim Creek and Gold Creek and the west- to June 30) be inspected or reported. See Compulsory erly watershed of Gold Creek between Reporting section on page17 for designated MU 4-20 Teepee Creek and the intersection ofGold reporting centres and page 78 for those portions I Baribeau Creek watershed upstream from Creek with the southerly boundary of Lot of an animal which are required. 0.1 km on the Baribeau Creek Road 8282 I the watershed ofBradford Creek UEHICLE RESTRICTI()NS MU 4-4 I the watershed of Patrick Creek flowing There are a number of restrictions and a Yahk River watershed upstream of Norge into DewarCreekbetween Mt. Patrick and prohibitions in this Region. Creek Mt. Manson upstream of the Dewar Creek I All Motor Vehicles a Sundown Creek westerly watershed and access road I All Motor Vehicles to hunt, transport wild- watershedof Stone Creekbetween the Gas O the watershed of Skookumchuck Creek life, transport equipment and supplies Pipeline and the 1310 metre contour upstream from a point downstream 1 kilo- which are intended for or in support of a the northerly watershed above Hawkins metre from its confluence with Greenland hunting, or to transport hunters to or from Creek Road west of an unnamed stream Creek the location of wildlife (except between flowing southwesterly into Hawkins Creek I the watershed of Copper Creek upstream Mar 1-31, July l-Aug 31). Trappers are from Mt. Mahon approximately 2 km north- ofthe Skookumchuck Forest Access Road exempt. west of the confluence of Canuck Creek crossing A The use of snowmobiles to hunt, to trans- and Hawkins Creek i the watershed of Buhl Creek from 0.5 port wildlife, or to transport hunters to or MU 4.5 kilometre upstream of the Skookumchuck Creek Bridge crossing near the fromthe location ofwildlife, isprohibited a Irishman Creek watershed upstream 0.7 confluence ofBuhl Creek in the entire Kootenay Region. km from Hwy 3/95 with Skookumchuck Creek Information signs are posted atthe points I Elizabeth Lake (Map D4) MU 4-21 of closure for road and vehicle restrictions. MU 4.6 I the watershed of the easterly headwaters These signs are for the benefit of hunters but of Coyote Creek I Leadville Creek watershed upstream of 8 it is the hunters' responsibility to recognize km on the Leadville Creek Road closures whether a sign is in place or not. i watersheds of4 unnamedcreeks (upstream *"'T,T,BIHH'""='' Contact local BC Environment offices for gg of the Sanca Creek details. Road) flowing south into Sanca Creek from Sherman Mtn. ALL MUs: Trappers T7 are exempt O Pilot Peninsula Forest Service Road be- 2200 Kimberley Hwy., Cranbrook, B.C. V1C 4H4 MU 4.1 yond the intersection with branch 5 road; Ph. 604-426-3566 (after nours 489-4200) and on and I McDougall Wildlife Sanctuary. See Map Dl branch 2 road starting at the 2 km 2609 ColumbiaAve., Castlegar, B.C. V1N 2X7 I Akamina and Kishinena Creek watersheds point Ph. 604-365-6067 (after hours 489-4200) upstream from the 94 km marker on the I North Basin Creek Watershed upstream of Akamina/Kishinena Road the 1500 m (4900 ft) contour THE KOOTENAVS Largest

Pte n 36 1994 - 95 BC Huurr,vc AND TRAppTNG Rr,curArroNs Srilop.r/.s . Opnnt Sna.soNS . Spn,cra.r. Ann,as . Cr.osED Axrus ' . No SrroorrNc Annas . LEII ARpa.s .

Premier Ridge (Map D 18) from Dec I 1 to I Stoddart Creek area (Map D33) . No Shooting Areas: Please take note of the April 30 a Albert River watershed upstream from 52.5 Highway No Shooting and No Hunting MU 4-22 km on the Albert River Road Areas as outlined on page 78. Cross River watershed upstream from 20.4 . Columbia Lake Park (MU 4-25) is closed I Powerplant area (Map D23) km on the Cross River Road to hunting. Hunters are permitted to carry I the Pickering Hills and Sheep Mtn. areas O the watershed of Pedley Creek firearms or bows only when in transit to an shown on Maps D2l andD22 a North fork of Dry Creek watershed up- open area outside the park between Sep- I the watershed of North Galbraith Creek stream from 19.6 km on Dry Creek Road tember 10 and June 15. and of that portion of the watershed of Madias Creek watershed above 1100m . Hunters are requested to avoid shooting Galbraith Creek south and east of their (3600 f0 elevation collared bobcats. See Collared Wildlife confluence Tatley Creek watershed above 1100m section on page75. the watershed of Big Tower, Little Tower, (3600 f0 elevation Swanson Creek and Haynes Creeks PARKS AND RECREATI()N AREAS a the watershed of Iron Creek MU 4-26 a the watershed of Burton Creek T that portion of the watershed of Goldie Hunters should note that big game sea- a the watershed of McDermid Creek Creek upstream of 1525 metre elevation sons in most parks are under Limited Entry a the watershed of Dibble Creek upstream T Dutch-Findlay Flats. See Map D41 Hunting restrictions. Consult the current Lim- of the Bull River Forestry Access Road a the watershed of Brewer Creek upstream ited Entry Hunting Synopsis for map details. crossing of and including the watershed of Thorald In keeping with Section 29 of the Park and the watersheds of Little Sand Creek above Creek the Galloway Road and of Big Sand Creek the watershed oflavington Creek upstream upstream ofits confluence withWhimpster of 1100 metre elevation Cedar l"lofel Creek o the watershed of Dutch Creek upstream of . TWO MILES FROM the watershed of Quinn Creek upstream of its confluence with Whitetail Creek HOT SPRINGS . KITCHENETfiS its confluence with Alpine Creek, includ- MU 4-30 AVAII-{BLE ing the watershed of Alpine Creek I the Duncan-Lardeau area shown on Map SPeclal Rates the watershed of Tunnel Creek upstream D42 Jfor Ilunters of Highway #3 MU 4-32 (604) 347-9463 Fax:347-e303 MU 4-23 a the watershed of Barnes Creek upstream BOX 157, RADIUM HOT SPRTNGS, B.C. YoA 1M0 (Map D26) T Chauncey-Tod-Hunter area of the 30 kilometre marker I Ridgemont area (Map D28) T Grave Prairie area (Map D29) MU 4-35 Are You Hunting ln the Elk Valley T Corbin Creek (Map D30) a the watersheds of Moose Creek, Dainard this Season? Creek, Ice River, and the Beaverfoot River T (except snowmobiles) on the seismic ex- Be upstream of its confluence with Ice River No Hunter Should ploration roads along Bingay, Forsythe, Without the... Cadorna, Aldridge, Henretta and MU 4-38 Kilmarnock Creeks a the watershed of Downie Creek upstream Reoulations and I Weigert Creek (Map D25) of Highway #23 a the watershed of Alexander Creek up- Acc4ss/Boundaries stream of a point 100 metres south of an Map for Me unnamed stream flowing westerly into N()TICE Tt) HUNTERS ' Area Alexander Creek from Mt. Domke . Convention on International Trade-Export MU 4-24 permits will be issued for black bear, griz- Topographical Map lncludes: Ministry ol Environment Vehicle Closures, Municipal (except for authorized industrial purposes zly bear, cougar, lynx, bobcat and wolf. I No Shooting Boundaries, lndividual or trappers) that portion of the Mutton See Convention on International Trade sec- Mining Property No Unauthorized Entry Creek watershed upstream of the westerly tion on page 77. areas, Bow Hunting Qnly areas, and boundary of Whiteswan Lake Provincial . Creston Archery Season Special Area for facilities such as campgrounds, Park either sex white-tailed deer - See Map D7. infocenters, etc. t) Blackfoot Creek watershedupstream from . Holders of "Cow or Calf only" or "Calf An exceptional value for only $15.00 each 38 km on the Blackfoot Creek Road Only" elk Limited Entry Hunting Authori- O Fenwick Creek watershed upstream from zations are prohibited fromtaking any other Clip and Save Coupon for 50 km on the Fenwick Creek Road elk in Region 4. O Elk Creek watershed upstream from 43.6 km on the Elk Creek Road $1.oooFF a the watershed of Nilksuka Creek upstream * IIUNTER'S SPECIAL * the purchase of a Regulations and of the North White River haul road STAY IN FENNTE g SAVE Access/Boundaries Map for O Grave Creek watershed upstream from 48 UPTO 20% OFI'nOOMS Management Area 4-23 km on the Main Grave Creek Road y' Kitchenettes available y' Fridges in all Rooms Where are you from? O the watershed of Nine Mile Creek up- y'ColourCableTV y' ClosetoShops,Bars, stream of 1300 metre elevation y' Showers only Available Butcher and Restaurants t) the watershed of the middle fork of White Redeemable at all participating map distributors: River upstream of the first bridge crossing Elk Valley Government Agents, Chambers ol ffidle ;i,F', #ilfif*HF*#, lnn Commerce and parlicipating retailers where MU 4-25 [ tr'\,Dr$.*Us Phone e Fax {604)423-6308 hunting licenses are sold, I Columbia Lake area (Map D31) P Reseruations0n!:1-800-668-5811

1994 - 95 BC HuNrrNG ANp TnepptNG Rr,ourATI0Ns Sr,vop.tl.t Pne r 37 Recreation Area Regulations, the following only on r.rest side Parks and Recreation Areas are only open to Mount Assiniboine Park (MU 4-25). All the discharge of firearms, bows and cross- persons using horses in this park are required bows from September I 0 to June 15 during a to obtain a Letter of Authority from the E. lawful game hunting season: KootenayDistrictParkoffice, Box I 18, Wasa, Akamina-Kishinena Recreation Area B.C. (Ph. 422-3212). See Map D32. (MU 4-r) Nancy Greene Recreation Area (MU 4-9) Bugaboo (MU 3 point antler tines Glacier Park 4-34) Pilot Bay Park (MU 4-6) must be at least 8 cm Bugaboo Alpine Recreation Area (MUs 4- Premier Lake Park (MU 4-21). in length 27,4-34) Purcell Wilderness Conservancy (MUs 4- Elk Lakes Park (MU 4-23) 19,4-20,4-26). The Purcell Wilderness Con- Bucks:Sept1-Sept9 I Elk Lakes Recreation Area (MU 4-23) servancy (B.C. Parks) is closed to the use of Management Units: 4-1 to 4-5, 4-20 to 4-26, Elk Valley Park (MU 4-23) snowmobiles and motor vehicles. 4-34 to 4-37,4-40 *Bucks: Fry Creek Canyon Recreation Area (MU St. Mary's Alpine Park (MU 4-20) Nov 21 - Nov 25 1 4-t9) Top of the World Park (MU 4-21,4-22) See regional bag limitfor deer on page 36. *Hunters Hamber Park (MU 4-40) Camping and the use of horses in that portion are required to submit the antlers Kikomun Creek Park (MU 4-22) of the parkin the Galbraith andNorthGalbraith and the lower jaw or one of the incisor teeth Marl Creek Park (MU 4-36) Creek drainage is prohibited. within l0 days of the kill. McDonald Creek Park (MU 4-32). lpen Valhalla Park (MU 4-16) See Map D7. Whiteswan Lake Park (MU 4-24) rrau, 4-t to 4-s,4-14,4-ts, Expert Prccessing Kokanee Glacier Park and Kokanee Gla- @ cier Recreation Area (MUs 4-17, 4-18) are 4-18 to 4-30,4-32,4-34 to 4-36. of WiH Game only open to the discharge of firearms from November I to November 30 during a in skinning, hanging, cutting, lawful ELK wrapping and freezing. We make game hunting season. Management Units: 4-1 to 4-7,4-19 to 4-30, jerky and ham. We make Parks and recreation areas not listed above are 4-34 to 4-37,4-40 *Bulls: sausage the European way. closed to the discharge of firearms, bows and Sept l0 - Sept 20 I 24 hour wild game service, crossbows. **Bulls: Sept 2l - Oct 20 Management Unit: 4-18 seven days a week. K()OTENAY REGI()N *Bulls: Sept 10 - Oct 20 I Phone 489-6116 ()PEN SEA$O}IS Bow and Arrow Only Season afterhoun Management Units: 4-1 to 4-5,4-20 to 4-26, 489-2230 MULE (Black-tailed) DEER 4-34 to 4-37,4-40 (See Map D9) Management Units: 4-1 to 4-5,4-20 to 4-26, **Bulls:Sept1-Sept9 1 4-34 to 4-37,4-40 *Bulls with at least one six-point antler, each Bucks: Sept l0 - Oct 3l I point (tine) being at least 2.5cm (l inch) in *Bucks: Nov I - Nov 15 length. x;#rq#,;i:' **Bulls Management Units: 4-6 to 4-9,4-14,4-15, with one antler with at least three 4-32 points (tines), each each point (tine) being at 1714 Cranbrook St. N., Bucks: Sept 10 - Nov 15 I least 8cm (3 inches) in length. Cranbrook B.C. V1C 3SA Management Units: 4-16 to 4-19,4-27 to The antlers of bull elk must accompany the 4-31,4-33,4-38,4-39 species licence. Bucks: Sept 10 - Nov 25 I Hunters are required to submit the antlers Bow and Arrow Only Season and the lower jaw or incisor tooth of any Management Units: 4-1 to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 archery-killed elk within 10 days of the kill. THE UTTIMATE Bucks:Sept1-Sept9 I See also Notice to Hunters on page 37. *Bucks with at least one antler bearing at See the regional bag limit for elk and moose least 4 points (tines), not including the brow on page 36. tine, each point being at least 2.5 cm ( I inch) The head ofany calfelk taken in the Kootenay in length. Region must accompany the carcass and spe- See provincial bag limitfor deer on page 76. cies licence until it anives.at a perrnanent See regional bag limit on page 36. place of consumption or at a butcher. @ rrau, 4-r to 4-8,4-14,4-15,4-32, @ uu. 4-t to 4-g, 4-14 to 4-36. 4-34, 4-35, 4-18 to 4-30. Federal Premium. Loaded with famous Boat-tail 0r Nosler Partion bullets. FREE WHITE.TAILED DEER I,IIE RENTFUN! Cartridge Carriers. Management Units: 4- I to 4-5, 4-20 to 4-26, r 14 ft. car top boat & trailer r Campers 4-34 to 4-37,4-40 ' Tent Trailers r Travel Trailers r A.T.VS Bucks: Sept 10 - Nov 20 I . SeaDooS SkiDoo3 Reu*//e GUN & TACKLE LTD. Management Units: 4-6 to 4-9,4-14 to 4-19, ' 3227 Fraser St. Vancouver, 4-27 to 4-33,4-38,4-39 Kootenay R,V llenhh Ltd, B.C. VsV 488 Bucks: Sept 10 - Nov 30 2 "Dept. R" Bow and Arrow Only Season Kerryz & Jackie (6041 426-7326, r We ship anywhere Craribrook, B.C. g 874-47fi Management Units: 4- I to 4-9, 4-14 Io 4-40

Pte r 38 1994 - 95 BC HuurtNc ANo TntpprNG Re cutArtoNs SyNopJls OeeN Sn,asoNS . Spn,crar- Annas . Cr-osED Anpl.s . No SrroorrNc Anna.s . LEII Anna.s .

BIGHORN MOUNTAIN SHEEP LYNX PTARMIGAN (RAMS ONLY) Full Curl or Greater No cipen Season Management Units: 4-1 to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 Management Units: 4-1, 4-21 to 4-24,4-35* Sept l0 - Nov 30 10(30) Sept l0 - Oct25 I COUGAR 4-2, Management Units: 4-25** Management Units: 4-l to 4-7,4-18 to 4-30, DUCKS, COOTS, COMMON Sept 10 - Oct 20 I 4-33 ta4-37,4-40 SNIPE, SNOW GEESE, ROSS' *There is no open seasonfor Mountain Sheep Dec 1 - Feb28l95 I that portion of MU 4-35 north of Kicking GEESE in Management Units: 4-8, 4-9, 4-l 4 to 4-17, Horse River between Golden and Yoho Na- Management Units: 4-6 to 4-9,4-74 to 4-19, 4-3t,4-32 4-27 to 4-33,4-38,4-39 tional Park Boundary. Decl-Mar10/95 I **In those poftions of MU 4-25 east of the Octl-Dec31 Pursuit Qnly Kootenay River excluding Mt. Assiniboine Managemenr Units: 4-1 to 4-5,4-20 to 4-26, Management Units: 4-1 to 4-7 , 4-18 to 4-30, Park(outside the season isfrom 4-34 to 4-37,4-40 ofLEH zone), 4-33 to 4-37,4-40 Sept I0 - Oct 25. Sept 10 - Dec 15 Decl-Feb28/95 Bag Limits: Ducks: 6(t2) *u 4-25 (See Map D35) Hunters arq requested not to shoot lactating Coots: l0(20) @ cougar, cougar in the company of lactating Common Snipe: 10(20) kittens. cougar or cougar Snow Geese: s(10) MOUNTAIN GOAT All cougar taken in the Kootenay Region must Ross'Geese: s(10) Management Unit: 4-40 be checked at a reporting centre compulsory Please take note of the provincial daily bag Sept 10 - Nov 30 1 in the region yvithin days of the kill. four limits for g,eese and ducks on page 76. In that portion of MU 4-37 north and west of Hunters are advised to avoid taking female Windy Creek, the season is Sept l0 - Nov 30. cougar. Should the harvest offemales exceed In that portion of MU 4-39 north of Seymour 20 in the East Kootenays, or 15 in the West CANADA GEESE, WHITE Creek, the season is Sept l0 - Nov 30. Kootenays, the season may be closed. FRONTED GEESE Persons participating in the Pursuit Only Management Units: 4-6 to 4-9,4-14 to 4-19, fl?hVfU- 4_3.7.4-39. \lz -- season are reminded that they must have a 4-27 to 4-33,4-38,4-39 hunting licence, they may not carry afirearm, Oct I - Dec 31 5(10) CARIB0U and it is an offence to capture or kill a cougar Management Units: 4-1 to 4-5,4-20 to 4-26, Management Units: 4-37 to 4-39 during a Pursuitonly season' 4-34 to 4-37.4-40 Sept I - Nov 30 5(10) Bulls: Sept 10 - Oct 5 I , See page 7i for compulsory reporting re- BQBCAT Please take note of the provincial daily bag limit geese on page 76. quirements. See Map D44. Management Unitb: 4-l to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 for See Map D5. Nov 15 - Feb 15/95 2 BLACK BEAR ManagementUnits: 4-1 to 4-9,4-t4to 4-40 C0LUMBIAN GR0UND MOURNING DOVES Sept l0 - Nov 30 2 S0UIRREL Management Units: 4-l to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 1 - Sept 5(10) Apr 1 - June 30/95 Managemenr Units: 4-1 to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 Sept 30 Bow and Arrow Only Season No closed season NBL Management Units: 4- 1 to 4-9, 4-14 to 4-40 The open seasonfor Columbian ground squir- PHEASANT (CoCKS 0NLY) Sept I - Sept 9 2 rd is restrictedio private land-only. Huiters Management Units: 4-6, 4-7 See page 75 for restrictions on bears. must obtain permissionfrom landowners be- Oct 15 - Nov 15 fore hunting on private land. Daily Limit: 3 WOLF Possession Limit: 6 Management Units: 4-2 to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 SNOWSHOE HARE Season Limit: 12 Sept 10 - Mar 31/95 2 Management Units: 4-1 to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 In those portions of MUs 4-2, 4-3, 4-20 to 4- Aug I - Apr 30/95 10 (daily) RAVEN 22, 4-24 to 4-26, 4-34 to 4-37 and 4-40 in the Management Units: 4-l to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 East Kootenay Trench, below I 100 metres in RACCOON No Closed Season elevation there is no closed season. Management Units: 4-1 to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 Allwolves hnruested in the Kootenay Region must Oct I - Mar NBL be chzcked at a compulsory reporting centre in the 3ll95 Kootenny Region within four days of the kill. Should the hnrvest offemale wolves reach nuo (2) SKUNK inMU 4-2, the seasonmay be closed. Management Units: 4-l to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 Septt-Mar3ll95 i I,fsL COYOTE Management Units: 4-l to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 GR0USE Blue, Spruce (Franklin) With fill (min. 3O litres). From 3 am to 8 am, Starts Sept. 1O, expires Nov. 3O, 1994. - 10 Sept 10 Mar 31/95 and Rufled OPEN 24 HOURS . Full Service . Showers . Diesel Fuel . Daily Breakfast Specialties. Homemade desserts . Sani Management Units: 4-1 to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 Dump (seasonal) . Cardlock system - route commilder WOLVERINE Sept l0 - Nov 30 5(15) Cranbrook Husky- *^ Management Units: 4-l to 4-9,4-14 to 4-40 Car& Truck StoP Restaurant - r- 1604 Crilbrook St. N., Cranbrook, B.C. VfC 356 Novl-Jan3ll95 I . Phone 489-5012 . Here in Canada it's Huskv

1994 - 95 BC Huurt,ryc AND TRAppTNG RrcurATIoNs SrNopsIs Pee r 39 ll tE Mc D@gall ,,. atdi.td -jREdroFnh{.dl oFn Juq 15 - Jdt lE , wildtite -r. | ... n{dr oFi J{nr lt - lr€. tl Sanctua.Y __c4!rDf-l-=n_L _ _ _ _-

Map Dl McDougall Wildlife Sanctuary Map D2 Galton Range Vehicle Closed Map D3 Wig,ivamFlats - Mt. Broadwood/ Map D4 Elizabeth Lake No Hunting, No (situate in MU4-l). No hunting. trapping Area (situate in MU 4-2). Closed year- Sportsman Ridge Vehicle Closed Area Shooting, No Trapping Arca, No Motor- or discharge of firearms or operation of round to the operation of all vehicles. (situate in MU4-2). Closed year-round to ized Vehicles (situate in MU 4-3). motor vehicles. Road shown in white open year-round. the operation ofall vehicles. Highlighted roads open as noted on the map.

'lkm. clogula lround mineral lick M.U, Ki lomatat ,a >4- 6

rnin--../-- cLosEo: I Y.h k b- h (2Okm) M.U.4-4 \\ sand and gravdl bdr3, B.C. / t^ Map D5 Kootenay River Canada Goose Map D6 Freeman Creek No Hunting Closed Area (situate tu:.MUs 4-3, 4-2O, 4- Area (situate in MU 4-4). 21,4-22). tt

clsl.sLi9El- Map D7 Creston Archery Season Special Areafor either sex white-tailed deer (situate in MU 4-6). Bow and anow only season from Dec 1 to Dec 31. Map D8 Crawford Bay shotgun with shot Map D9 Creston Elk bow and arrow only only (situate in MU 4-6) area. (situate in MU 4-6)

Kootenayr Lake M.U. I Mt. 4-7 'l e-e .4km dAmi) - ottstore

Map DlO Shaw Creek Wildlife Sanctu- Map D1l Summit Creek Campground ary (situate in MU 4-7). No hunting, and Recreation Area and Corn Creek trapping or discharge of firearms. Marsh No Hunting Areas (situate in MU 4-'7). Map D l 2 Selkirk No Shooting Area (situate in MUs 4-7, 4-8). Watch for mountain caribou. Incorporates Stagleap Park.

Pae r,40 1994 - 95 BC HuurruG AND Tntpp 1Nc R EGULATT0NS Srrvorsrs . Oenx Sna,soNS . Seg,cra.r. Ann,a.s . Cr.osEfD Ann,a.s . . No SHoouNG Ann,a.s . LEII ARpas .

Slide ( M.U- Area ....ro. 4-19

6 km from r/da:+>;6" 71,.r'' \ Frv creek . \ Canyon Recrealion Area

Map Dl4 Walter Clough Wild- Map D15 Argenta Marsh Wild- Map Dl6 Fry CreekNo Shooting life Management Area No Shoot- life Management Area No Shoot- Area (situate in MU 4-19). ing or Hunting Area (situate in ing or Hunting Area (situate in MU 4-17). MU4-19). Map D13 Robson No Shooting Area. (situate in MU 4-15)

Map Dl9 Wasa Slough Wildlife Map Dl7 Skookumchuck Pulp (situate Map D21 Sanctuary in MU +21). Map D20 Cherry Creek/ Pickering Hills Vehicle MillNo Shooting Area(situate in No hunting, trapping ordischarge Restricted Area (situate in MU 4- Bummers Flats Motor vehi- MU 4-20). Map D18 Premier Ridge Vehicle of firearms. 22). cle restricted area. Roads Restricted Area (sihrate in MU,l. highlighted in white are open 2 1 ) . Roads shown highlighted are yerround (situate in MUs 4- open May I to Dec 10. )n ll_rt r

Map D22 Sheep Mountain Vehi- Map D23 Powerplant Vehicle cle Restricted Area (situate in Closed Area (situate in MU 4-22). MU 4-22). Highlighted dashed Closed year-round to the opera- roads are open year-round. tion of all vehicles. Roads shown Map D24 Byron Creek Collieries as solid lines are open year-round: No Shooting Area (situate in MU roads shown as dashed lines are 4-23). open May I to Dec 10.

Map D26 Chaun- cey-Tod-Hunter Vehicle Closed Area (situate in MU 4-23). Closed year-round to the operation ofall vehicles. Roads shown as dashed lines are open June l6toAug3 l;roads shown as solid lines are open year- round.

Map D27 Crows Nest Resources, Fording Coal, Westar Map D2-5 Weigert Creek Vehicle Closed Area Mining, Greenhills and Fording Mountain No Shooting (situate in MU 4-23). Closed year-round to the Areas and Line Creek No Shooting or Hunting Area operation of all vehicles. Highlighted road is (situate in MU 4-23). Mine No Shooting Areas and No open year-round. Shooting or Hunting Area are situated on private property and permission from companies ls required prior to entry. 1994 - 95 BC HuurtNG AND TntpprNG REGULATToNS Sy,vorsrs Pte n 4l ,/ J:z 0i ?;;

Map D30 Corbin Creek Vehicle Closed Map D28 Ridgemont Vehicle Closed Map D29 Grave Prairie Motor Vehi- Area(situateinMU4-23). Roads shown Map D3i Columbia Lake Vehicle (situate Area (sinrate in MU 4-23). Roads shown cle Closed Area (situate in MU 4- as dashed lines and highlighted white Closed Area in MU 4-25). Closed year-round the as solid lines open year-round. 23). Roads shown as solid lines are are open year round. to operation of open year-round; roads shown as all motor vehicles. Roads shown as dashed lines are open May 1 to Dec 10, dashed lines are open May 1 5 to Sept 30. roads shown as solid lines are op€n year-round.

Map D32 Mount Assiniboine Park Map D35 Assiniboine Park No Hunting Area (situate in MU Mt. 4-25). Mountain Sheep Limited Entry Map D33 Stoddart Creek Vehicle Map D34 Canal Flats Shotgun with Hunting only Area (situate in MU Closed Area (situate in MU 4-25). Shot Only Area (situate in MU4-25). 4-25). See Maps D32, D38. Road shown as solid line and highlighted in white is open year-round.

Map D37 Fairmont No Shooting Map D38 Sunshine Meadows No Map D39 Columbia Lake and Map D40 Radium No Shooting Area (situate in MU 4-25) Hunting Area (situate in MU-25). River Wildlife Sanctuary (situate Area (situate in MU 4-25 and 4- Map D36 Windermere No inMUs 4-25,4-26). No hunting, 3s) Shooting Area (situate in trapping or discharge of fi rearms. MU 4-2s)

HU. rk/ , M!-' 3-34 \gpi1+-re Map D42 Duncan - Lardeau Vehicle Re- Map D41 Dutch Creek-Findlay Map D44 Jordan River Caribou Flats Vehicle Restricted Area stricted Area (situate in Map D43 Bergenham andMoberly Marsh Wildlife Sanctuaries (situ- Closed Area (situate in MU 4- (situate in MU 4-26). Roads shown MU 4-30). The opera- ate in MU 4-36). No hunting, trap- 39). as solid lines and highlighted in tion of motor vehicles is ping or discharge of firearms. white are open year-round; roads prohibited except on shown as dashed lines are open Highway 31. May 1 to Dec 10.

Pa,er,42 1994 - 95 BC HuurrnG AND Tntpp/Nc R EGULATt0NS Sr,vorsrs The boundaries indicaled in lhese regional maps approximalely represent regional managemenl unil boundaries. Fora more precise delinition 0l MU boundaries, consull the B.G. Recrealional Atlas, 3rd Edition, '1993.

LIMITED ENTRY HUNTING BAG LIMITS C()MPUL$()RY REP()RTING There are special restrictions for ar- Deer: The bag limit for mule (black-tailed) It is mandatory for all mountain sheep, eas which support Limited Entry deer is 2, one of which may be antlerless but mountain goat, gizzly bear, cougar, caribou, Hunting Seasons. See Limited Entry only available under Limited Entry Hunting. bobcat and lynx to be inspected. See Compul- Hunting section on page 10. Wolf: The bag limit for wolf is 3. sory Reporting section on page 71 for desig- Bobcat: The bag limit for bobcat is l. nated reporting centres and those portions of an animal which are required.

1994 - 95 BC HuwrrNC ANo TntpprNc RncutArr0NJ SrN0psls Pee z 43 li!:"t1',1,,::at...i:!,':,-..-, j..t':rrp..: .:t::li,ii-t:',"'l rii i, '-,.' i the purpose of hunting, to transport wildlife, No Shooting Areas O HIGHWAY RE$TRICTIONS to transport equipment and supplies which are The discharge of firearms is prohibited intended for or in support of hunting or to . No shooting Areas: Please take note of the in these areas. transport hunters to and fiorn the location of Highway No Shooting Areas outlined on wildlife is prohibited on these roads. In areas page 78. MU 5-2 where it is specially noted, the motor vehi- . The discharge of firearms and hunting is V Robertson Road and any side roads - 0.4 cle restriction applies to all persons at all prohibited on or across the travelled por- km restriction, from its intersection with times and not just hunters. tion and road allowance of all numbered Hwy 97 at D.L. 61 (Cruiboo Land Dis- highways and any 2 lane or greater public trict) north to its intersection with Hwy 97 I road that is maintained by the Ministry of Unlicenced Molor Vehicle at the village of Mcleese Lake. I Transportation and Highways (see page Restricted Areas I l 78). The operation ofunlicenced motor vehicles (including ATVs) for the purpose of hunting, to transport wildlife or to transport a O 100 Mile House No Shooting Area - see hunter to or fiom the location of wildlife is Map El. R()AI) ANI) VEHICLE prohibited in these areas. O Rose Lake No Shooting Area - see Map RESTRICTI0NS and N0 SH00TING 82. ATV Restricted Areas O Williams Lake No Shooting Area - see AREAS A The operation of snowmobiles or ATVs Map E3. Information signs are posted at the points (including motorcycles) at any time is prohib- O Gibraltar Mines No Shooting Area - see of closure for most road and vehicle restric- ited in these areas. Map E4. tions. These signs are for the benefit of hunt- O Reidemann Wildlife Sanctuary (Alkali ers but it is the hunters' responsibility to One Ouarter Mile Single Lake) - no hunting, trapping or discharge recognize closures whether a sign is in place Prohibition of firearms. (See Map E6). Projectile V O Williams Lake River No Shooting Area - or not. prohibited within 400 Single projectiles see Map E5. metres on either side of the road allowance. O BigLake School - thedischarge of firearms Motor Vehicle Restricted Roads shotguns with shot permitted. Only is prohibited in Lot 8 125, Cariboo District and Areas I in which Big Lake School is located. The operation of all motol vehicies for ATTENTION HUNTERS! "TT EIMPORTANT TO GATVIE BEFORE CUTNI{G'' wltD GA'YIE PROCESSING'IA}.TA & CUSTOM sAlftION STNOKING

.SKINNING o SPLIfiING-r fAltlcll'{G:.CL,|l_flNG . CLEANING. WRAPPING o FREEZING o CURING . SMOKING . SAUSAGE AKING GAME CUTTING INCLUDES:^ AtL GAME IS CHECKED & RECEIVED BY A OUALIFIED MEAT SPECIALIST AND WEIGHED. HANGING; HUNG lN PROPER COOTERS FOR MAXIMUM AGING TIME. CIEANING; REMOVE ALL HAIR, DIRT & BRUISES CUTTING; STANDARD CUTTING To YOUR SPECIFICATION. WRAPPING; IN PROPER FREEZER PAPER, LABELED, AND PLACED IN BOXES, ql iii ii r N oi 5 H A RF-F R-oi E i,r-i'bi lo rioi[ r t Z r I u r r

I SAUSAGE MAKING INCLUDES: ALL SAUSAGES ARE MADE THE OLD FASHIONED WAY BY EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL 'r SAUSAGE NAAKERS, SMOKED NATURALLY WITH WOOD, IN NATURAL CASINGS. SAUSAGES AAADE FROM ALt TYPES OF WILD GAME. ll?-nile North of SPECIAIIZING IN: Voncouvet.Gume Furm SALAMI, KUBASA, SMOKIES, PEPPERONI, FARMER SAUS, DINNER SAUS. SMOKING OF DEER LEGS, BEAR LEGS & MOOSE MEAT. WE DO IT ALL. WE DO IT RIGHT!

WE ARE ITOT fHE EE'T BECAIISE WE ANE fHE BIGGEST, WE ARE THE fiIGGEST EECAUSE WE ARE fHE nEST! gAxttlpt, nUoqtrnn mrnfb thl, 6234-264TH sIREEI,ALDERoRovr 856-21 l6

Ptcn 44 t994 95 BC HuNrrNc ANn TntpPtNG Rpcti rATI0Ns Sv,ryopsrs ' oenx srasoNs o sepcrar. Annas . ct osED Annas . No SrroorrNc Anras . LEtf A*;;; ;-

MU 5.3 A Taseko-Chilko ATV and Snowmobile MU I Gaspard-WestChum Forest Service (3200) Restricted Area for the purposes of hunt- 5.7 O Nekite River _ Road - restricted south of the junction oi ing, to transport anyone to or from wild- Spawning Channel Hunt_ ing.andthedischarge this road and Stobart Creek (biidge). life or to transport wildlife - of firearms is prohib_ -service see Map E I 0. I Gaspard Churn Creek Forest ited wirh I 00m of the Deparrment ;f Fish_ (2800) eries and Oceans spawning channel. Road (including any side roads) _ MU 5-5 restricted soulh of Kilometre 35 of rhis V Tatlayoko Road and any side roads _ 1/4 Road. MU 5-8 mile either side of the mid-line south from A Gaspard-Churn ll Nusatsuni-Noeick f Creek ATV Restricted Eagle Lake Road to its end. Forest Service Road and Area, except for commercial any side roads -southerly activities other V Horn-Bluff Lakes Road - l/4 mile restric_ ancl westerly than hunting; and snowmobiles allowed tion; see Map E14. iiom Kilometre I5 to South Bentinck Arm Dec 10 ro May I - see O Snootli Creek park Map Eg. V Eagle Main (Carrier Lumber) Road and - The discharge oi firearms is prohibited. any side roads - I /4 mile restriclion, sourh MU 5.4 from Hwy 20. I Red Mountain Mining Road - entire road, I Valleau Creek Motor Vehicle Restricted MU 5.9 Sept I to Oct i5 onlv. Area - see Map E13. O Ocean Falls No Shooting Area _ see Map I Barrlement Ridge Mining Road - enrire I Potato Mountain Vehicle Restricted Area E22. road, Sept I to Oc l5 only. - this restriction applies to the operation of all motor vehicles for any purpose; see MU Map El2. 5-10, 5-11 V Hwy 20 - Between Bella Coola and the westerly boundary of Tweedsmuir park.

MU 5-12 I Clusko-Thunder Mountain Forest Service Road and any side roads -restricted cArr 1.800.(lrj!.4llj! north- westerly from a point 5 km north of the 7e* t/to 2il4ultle ?rto..rtarr, Rarq4 junction ofthis road and the Clusko River. rcanStewart, Nimpo lake, B,C. V0l, 1R0 I Michelle-Baezaeko Forest Service Road "Super Natural Cariboo - Chilcotin" and any side roads -westerly from Kilome_ tre 66ofthis road (66 km past thejunction with the Nazko Road). I "P" (or Punky) Road (Jacobson Bros. For- Fwhvftnrnc est Products) and any side roads _ restricted north from Kilometre 43 of this Horseback Riding road (this road runs north of Hwy 20 from Chilanko -&FrW- X-country Skiing Forks). a l\4U 5-12 (entire management unit) SkatinginWinter Unlicenced Motor Vehicle Restricted Area P.O. Box 27-Jesmond, Clinton. B.C. - restricted for hunting purposes, trans_ .CABINS p_orting AVAILABLE vOK 1K0 (604)459_2333 a firearm is prohibited Sept 1 to "Super Natural Cariboo-Chilcotin,, Dec 5. .FLY OUTTO REIVIOTE LAKES MU 5-13 .REGIONS Clusko-Tzazati 5 & 6 I Forest Service Road _ from its intersection . PIilE POIITT with the southern bound_ CAMP OUT. ary of DL 3431 (sign posted at start of Restricted Area). SIAYAS LOl\lG AS YOU LIKE AIB SENWCE I Michelte-Baezaeko Forest Service Road .HUI\JT & FISH g1d any side roads - see description under NIMPO, B.C. Vot tRo (604) 742-3300 , MU 5-12. CARIBOU, MOOSE, GOATS & BEAR FLOATPLANE ACCESS TO THE I Clusko-Aneko Forest Service Road and .DEAf\l .BLACKI/VATER WEST CHILCOTIN-COAST AND any side roads . TWEEDSMUIR - restricted (north) from MEEDSMUIR PARK Kilometre 71 of this road. WAYCO SUPPLYING ALL YOUR HUNTING AVIATIOiI [TD. AND FISHING NEEDS

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. Game Cooler NIMPO LAKE, QUESNEL . Phone & Gas. Horse LAXE RESORf &Boatiintats AND PRINCE GEORGE Phone direct Pete & Cvndv Carter to Lodg€ Box 467d Qu'esnet. B.C. V2J 3Js "Super Natural Cariboo - Chilcotin,, 992-1900 r*' n,"nr., gg2-030i "Super Natu€l Cari6@-Chilcotin' 1994 - 95 BC HuurrNG AND T n t p pl,ryc R E c rJ LAT r o N s,Sr,vopsrs Pee r 45 u a MU 5-13 (entire management unit) MU 5-15 Hakai Recreation Area (MU 5-8) (Pelican) Lake Provincial Park Unlicenced Motor Vehicle Restricted Area I Roaring River Road - entire road, April 15 Stum p (MU s-13) - restricted for hunting purposes, trans- to June 15 onlY. a Ts'yl-os Provincial Park (MU 5-4, 5-5) porting a firearm is prohibited Sept 1 to I GhostlakeMotorVehicle Restricted Area a Park And Recreation Area Dec 5. - see Map E32. Tweedsmuir (MU 5-10, 5-1r, 5-r2, 6-1, 6-2) Y West Fraser Road - l/4 mile restriction, I Eureka Peak Motor Vehicle Restricted lv. See Map 823,824. south from the City of Quesnel limits to the Area -this restriction applies to the opera- t( not listed intersection of this road and Grouse Road tion of all motor vehicles for any purpose; Parks and Recreation areas t( closed to hunting and closed to the (located just north west of Rudy Johnson see Map E29. above are T Bridge). I Spanish No-Name Lake Forest Service discharge of firearms. d O Stumlake - Between March 1 and Aug 31, Road -northerly and easterly from the No- hunting, trapping and the discharge offire- Name Lake Forest Service Recreational CARIBO() SUB.REGI()N OPEN a arms is prohibited within the Stum (Peli- Site. can) Lake Provincial Park. The area in- O Wells No Shooting Area - see Map E3l . SEAS()NS s cludes all of Stum Lake below the high water mark and all of the islands. 11 MULE (Black-tailed) DEER V Tibbles Road Single projectiles prohibited PARKS ANt} RECREATI(}N AREAS Management Units: 5-1 to 5-64'**, - see Map E25. that big game sea- n Hunters should note 5-10 to 5-15 are Limited Entry sons in most parks under Bucks: Sept 10 - Nov 20 , MU 5-14 5 Hunting Restrictions. Consult the currentLim- Management Units: 5-7 to 5-9 Junction Wildlife Management Area Mo- Synopsis for map details. I ited Entry Hunting Bucks: Sept 10 - Nov 3 , tor Vehicle Restricted Area - this restric- 29 the Park * In keeping with Section of Management Units: 5-3, 5-4A1x*'*, tion applies to the operation of all motor the follow- t( and Recreation Area Regulations, 5-541, 5-6, 5-15 vehicles for any purpose; seeMapE27 ' Areas are only open in ing Parks and Recreation *Bucks: Sept I - Sept 9 Doc English Vehicle Restricted Area - bows and cross- oJ to the discharge of firearms, Management Units: 5-1 to 5-6'k*'r', access is restricted to designated roads; see 1 to June 30 during a ta bows from September 5-13 to 5-15 Map E28. CT lawful game hunting season: *Bucks: Nov 27 - Dec 4 7 West Fraser Road - 114 mile restriction; Area (MU 5-9) Tt V Fiordland Recreation Management Unit: 5-8 see description under MU 5-13. m **Bucks: Dec l5 - Dec24 2 et Bow and Anow Only m Management Units: 5-1, 5-2, 5-4Bt**", 5-58t, 5-7 to 5-9,5-12 to 5-14 S, ilil B[$T $BI,ICTION Bucks: Sept 1 - Sept 9 I\ B.C, VOL 1C0 See Map Ell "Anahim Lake, ol Phons (604) i42-3233 Management Unit: 5-8 J th Fax (604) 742-3365 Bucks: Dec 1 - Dec 14 OFM\v&U$[D 70414 fc ?ore Management Unit: 5- I I +f ?& &'Da't/ctu 7/a* A ol Bucks: Dec I -Dec24 2 campgrlund . Self-c1ntained units ' quided fishing R TIruARil[$NB.C, Horsebaii Riding ' Hunting - Upland Game Bhds, waterlowl. *Open onlyfor buckswithfour or more points Moose. Caribou, etc. , Meals BV Reservation (omplete Gunsmith & Jewelry Services (tines) above the brow tine on one antler. See page antlers must i Rifles o Shotguns o Hondguns point definition on 74 . The All Atcessodes & Supplies THE STORE F()R ADVICE, PRICE & OUATITY I I' LARGEST FULL LINE -^,f:$?r t*P,Tr,,"tNo TOURSTIK INCORPORATED Eberhard Mussfeld PO. Box 353 Clinton, British Columbia Canada VoK 1K0 { PH: (604) 398-1286 Fax: (604) 459-7742 . SH0TGUNS . RIFLES SUR]REY B.L. We book big game hunting . GUN CASES . SAFES 10671 King George Hwy.,Surrey, . . CL0THING with guide ouffitters in B.C. B00TS and Yukon B.CV3I2)(6 581-3240 . K]'llVES . ACCESS0RIES We also book: Moil 0rder & lnsutonte 0oims Hondled . Fishing Excursions . Adventure Wilderness . Cars . RVs . and more RelraltpcUN & TACKLE $0. 3227 Fraser St. Vancouver, LET US HELPYOU WITH OUR EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE & EXPENENCE. 8V4-4710 Super Natural, Cariboo'Chilcotln

Pte B 46 1gg4 - 95 BC HuurrNG A,vo TntPPINc RP,curtrt0NS,lvlorsrs I . Oen,x Sn,a.soNS . Sencrar- Anna.s . ClosED Annas . . No SrroorrNc Anna.s . LEff Anrca.s . accompany the species licence. BIGHORN MOUNTAIN SHEEP BLACK BEAR ** Only open for bucks with three or more (RAMS oNLY) Management Units: 5-1 to 5-6, 5-10 ro 5-15 (tines) points above the brow tine on one Full curl or greater Septl-Nov25 2 antler. See Point definition on page 74. The Management Unit: 5-3 Apr 15 - June 30/95 antlers must accompany the species licence. Sept I - Oct 15 1 Management Units: 5-7 to 5-9 *1'* No ntore than one buck may be taken in Septl-Dec2 MU 5-1. t\ntlerless Authoriz.ation Holders can MOUNTAIN GOAT Apr 15 - June 30/95 take an. antlerless deer in MU 5-4 in addition See page 75. to the one bLtck. Mountain goat populations are sensitive to harvest. Hunters are requested to select male Please take note of the regional bag limit for mountain goat when hunting. WOLF deer on page 43. Management Units: 5-4* to 5-9, 5-11 Management Units: 5-1 to 5-9, 5-12 to 5-15 fSee Map Ell subdivisions of MUs 5-4 for - Septl-May3l/95 3 and 5-5. Sept I Oct 2l I Management Unit: 5-15 Management Units: 5-10, 5-11 ffA portion of 5-1 1 only. See Map E23. Sept 1 - Sept Septl-Mar31195 See special area maps. 23 I -t See Maps E7, E9*, E(2, El6, 820, 830 - MU 5-1 to 5-5 COYOTE l[if - S""Maps E10, El7, E18, E33 @ Management Units: 5-1 to 5-15 Septl-Mar31195 NBI, MOOSE CARIBOU * Management Uniti 5-2 to 5-6, 5-10, Management 5-12 to 5-15 Uniti 5-12 *Mature Bulls: Sept 1 - Oct 14 1 Bulls: Oct 15 - Oct 31 1 *lt Management Unit: 5-15 CANADIAN is mandator.v for successful moose hunters *Mature to report their kill bv submitting one of the Bulls: Sept 1 - Sept'7 I TIRE *Open ASSOCIATE STORE incisor teeth (including cron*n crnd root) to an only to bulls with one antler bearing at leastfive points, each ofwhich is at least 8 cm fficictl oJ BC Environment, or by mailing the (3 (see tooth in a Hnt,e,tt l)ilta Card "Tooth Return" inches) in length, above the rear point Your Williams Lake envelope. Hunters are reminded to obtain d diagramonpage 8I ) orhaving amainbeamof Hunting Equipment Centre at least 75 cm (30 inches) in length. Tooth Return envelcpe v,hen buying their Phone 392-3303 180-3rd Ave. moose licence from a licence issuer. Tooth - vru s-rz. envelopes may also be ohtuirtr:rl.from Got'ern- @ ment Agents or BC Envirorwleilt Offrces. WITDERNESS and RECREATION PROPERTIES See special area map, El5. GRIZZLY BEAR IODGFS and RES0RTS .-. Limited Entry Hunting Only 1 Briush Columbia is an outdoorsman's [fil - Persons who were drawn for antlerless See Maps E19 and E2l for areas closed to all pdadise. Call now to find out how you can become a part of it for business or pleasure. or bull moose limited entry authorization for grizzly bear hunting. the Cariboo Region are not pemitted to hunt JUD WICKWIRE for or take any other moose during the general REALTY WORLD CARRUTHERS AND MEIKLE open season the moose Cariboo for in the 1674 Bedram St., Kelowna B.C. V1Y gG4 Region. Phone: (604) 762-2127 . Fax: (604) 762-0766

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1994 - 95 BC HuNrrNG AND TRAppTNG Rr,curArroNJ .tyN0pJ1J Pae t 47 F0x RAVEN No Open Season BAND.TAILED PIGEONS No open season Management Units: 5-l to 5-9, 5-12 to 5-15 Mar 1 - May 31195 5 LYNX Hunting of raven is limited to private land Management Units: 5-1 to 5-9,5-12 to 5-15 CHUKAR PARTRIDGE only. Decl-Dec31 1 Management Unit: 5-3 Sept 10 - Nov 25 5(15) COUGAR Management Units: 5-1 to 5-9,5-12 to 5-15 PHEASANT Nov 15 - May 31 2 Management Unit: 5-3 Hunters are requested not to shoo,t lactating Sept 10 - Nov 25 cougar, cougar in the company of lactating Daily Limit: 3 (only t hen) cougar, or cougar kittens. Should the total Possession Limit: 9 (onlY 3 hens) resident harvest offemale and young couqar exceed 10, the season maY be closed. M.U.5-2 / MU 5'2 /\/ // Hwyg? BOBCAT \, Williams L F.: '\ Lake --- :Y -.-. Management Units: 5-1 to 5-9,5-12 to 5-15 I Decl-Dec3l 1 -L-. \-Twln Lak.! city SNOWSHOE HARE .

SHARP.TAILED GROUSE Map E4 Gibraltar Mines No Map E5 Williams Lake R1ry1 Map E6 Reidemann Wildlife (situate Management Units: 5-2 to 5-6,5-12 to 5-14 Shooting Area (situate in MU 5- No Shooting Area (situate in MU Sanctuary in MU 5-2). Sept 10 - Nov 25 s(10) 2). s-2). No Hunting. Trapping or Dis- charge of Firearms. PTARMIGAN Management Units: 5-3 to 5-6, 5-10 to 5-12, 5-15 Septl-Nov1 s(1s)

DUCKS, COOTS, SNOW GEESE, ROSS' GEESE, WHITE.FRONTED GEESE, CANADA GEESE, COM. MON SNIPE Management Units: 5-l to 5-15 Sept 15 - Dec 15 Bag Limits: Ducks: 6(12) Coots: 10(20) Snow geese: 5(10) Ross'geese: 5(10) Map E7 Knife Creek Motor Ve- Map E8 Gaspard - Chum Creek Map E9 Chilko Lake Goat OPen White-frontedgeese: 5(10) hicle Restricted Areaclosed ATV Restricted Area (situate in Area. General open season goat 5(10) Year Canada geese: round (situate in MU 5-2). Road MU 5-3). hunting in MU 5-4 is restricted to Common sniPe: 10(20) highlighted in white is oPen. this area only. Please take note of the provincial daily bag limits.for geese and ducks on page 76.

Pee r 48 1994 - g5 BC HU.UTING AND TRAPPINC RTCULATIONS STNOPSlS . Opnx SpasoNS . Spp,crar. Anrca.s . Cr.osED Anne.s . . No SrroorrNc Anna.s . LEII Anna.s .

Tatlayoko

Map 811 Cariboo Mule (Black tailed) Deer Sub-u.rit Diuirioni (situate in MUs 5-4 and 5-5).

Map 810 Yohetta Mountain Goat Limited Entry Hunting Map 812 Potato Mountain Goat Closed Area (situate in MU Areas for Mountain Goat MU 5-4, zones A, B, C, D, E, F, G, 5-5). Vehicle restriction includes all areas above 1520m H, J. The operation of all terrain vehicles for the purpose of elevation in this area, year round. hunting, to transport wildlife or to transport hunters to or from the location ofwildlife is probibited in the YohettalEH area. ri T}twy 20 HU

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''3lFQo, i'l;; Map El5 Bluff-Middle Lake Map 816 Perkins Peak - Kappan Moose Closed Area (situate in Mtn Mountain GoatClosed Area MU5-5). (situate in MUs 5-5, 5-6). Map E I 3 Valleau Creek Vehicle Map 814 Hom-Bluff Lakes 1/4 Restricted Area (situate in MU l\{itre Road Restriction (situate

s-5). in MU 5-5). The discharge of I Height ot tand\ single projectiles is prohibited. ,rtl*""d..r,, at HU- parh 5-9 ""rL, \

Atm M.u. 5- E

Map E19 Genesee Bear Gizzly Map E20 Bella Coola Mountain Closed Area in 5- lsiruate MUs Goat Special Season (situate in 7, s-8). MUs 5-8, 5-9;. Special Season: Map 817 Cherry Creek Moun- MapE I 8 Jobin-McClirrchyMoun- Sept 1 - Sept 17. Bag Limit 1. tain Goat Limited Entry Hunting tain Goat Limited Entry Hunting Area (situate in MU 5-6). Area (sinmte in MU 5-6).

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Cousins Map E23 Tweedsmuir Park Bow Only Area. The bow and arrow only season MapE24 Tweedsmuir Park No for mule (blacked tailed) deer bucks is Hunting Areas (situate MUs Dec 1- Dec 24 (situate in MU 5-11). in Map E21 Dean-Kimsquit Griz- Map E22 OceanFalls No Shoot- 5-10,5-11, 6-1,6-2). zly Bear Closed Area (situate in ing Area (situate in MU 5-9). See Map E24 for Tweedsmuir Park No MU 5-9). Hunting Areas.

1994 - 95 BC HuwrruG AND TntppiNG R EGULATT0NS Sr,vorsrs Pee r,49 to Nazko

Puntataenkut

MU 5-13 Map 827 Junction Vehicle Re- Tibbles Roa sficted Area (situate in MU 5-14). i Closed year-round to the operation shown I of all motor vehicles. Road in white open APril I to Nov 30. MapE25 Tibbles Road singleprojectilesprohibited (situatein MU 5-13).

Map E26 West FraserRoad Restricted Area (situate in MUs 5-13, 5-14). The discharge of single projectiles prohibited.

289 ! row t-ottet n.-a\\ f1 IU a-15 Hwy 26

Dumc Z- iarrcivilc Jack ot Clubr Lrk. /"/\ n u 5-t5

Wells Shooting Map E28 Doc English Gulch Motor Map E29 Eureka Peak Vehicle Re- MapE30Mt.SprangerMountainGoat Map E31 No (situate in 5-15). Vehicle RestrictedArea(situate in MU stricted Area (situate in MU 5-15). Closed Area (situate in MU 5-15). MU 5-14). Roads highlighted in white are Closed year-round to the operation of open. Permission is required to use all vehicles. private road.

Wcttc Gray P!r k .\

Map E34 Goose Range and Eureka- Map 832 Ghost Lake Vehicle Restricted Map E33 Eureka/Boss DecePtion Deception Mountain Goat Closed Ar- Areas (situate inMU 5-15). Dashedline Mountain Goat Limited Entry Hunting eas (situate in MU 5-15). road is open. Area (situate in MU 5-15).

Huurtnc Tntpp I 6( I

boundaries. For a more precise delinition ol MU The boundaries indicated in lheilegional- maps approximalely repres€nt regional.mana0qm.ell.Lnil nounoaridd, consult tie ti.C. Recreational Atlas, 3td Edition' 1993'

LIMITED ENTRY HUNTING BAG LIMITS The bag limit for deer is one (either within an LEH area, during the time when a species or class of species is on LEH, there Deer: (black-tailed) deer or one white- n no general open season on that species or class of species' one mule is b restriciions regarding hunting bull moose in the southeastportion-of the tailed deer), except in MUs 6-12 and 6-13 Speciil s Moose Limited Entry Hunting where the season bag limit is 10. skeena Region apply to holdJrs of in Antlerless or Calf '7 bag limit for blue, spruce authorization. Consult the 1994195 Limited Entry Hunting brochure' Grouse: The (Franklin) ruffed and sharptailed grouse is p l0(30).

Pee n 52 t 994 - g5 BC HuurrNc AN D TRAPPTNG Rr,curATI0N J SrNoPs/s ' oen'x SsasoNS o Seccra.r- Annas . cr.osErD Anna.s . . No SrloorrNc Anna.s . LEff An.n,a.s .

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hunting throughout the Skeena Region. SN(}WM()BILE AND SN()W NOTICE TO HUNTERS Note that these animals are rarely pure in colour, and are usually somewhat UEHICLE RESTRICTIONS No Shooting Areas: Hunters should note dirty. Hunters should pass up any very light- Theuse the Highway No Shooting and No Hunting of snowmobiles to hunt wildlife coloured black bear. is prohibited Areas as outlined on page 78. in MUs 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-8, 6-9, 6- Hunters should The (see take note of the NO HI-INT- 15 and 6-30, except as authorized hunting of big game definition) is by permit ING AREA in the vicinity of Sewell near by BC Environment. prohibited within 400 m (ll4 mile) of Port Clements on the Queen Charlotte The either side of the centreline of the follow- use of snowmobiles for the purpose Islands. Contact BC Environment for fur- oftransporting ing roads: wildlife orto transport a hunter ther details. to or from the location - Equity Mine Road southerly and east- of wildlife is prohib- Convention on Intemational Trade-Ex- ired in MUs erly from Houston to the Equity Mine 6-4,6-5,6-6, 6-8, 6-9, 6-15 and port permits will be issued for black bear, 6-30, from April I to Dec 15. site (MU 6-9); and - Topley - Babine Lake Road northerly gizzly bear, cougar, lynx, bobcat and wolf. See from Topley to Babine Lake at Topley Convention on International Trade Landing (MU 6-8). section on page 77 . Lucy (in C(}MPULS()RY REPORTING Hunting, trapping and the discharge of Island the vicinity of Langara Island, Charlotte Islands) firearms is prohibited within Gwaii Haanas Queen is aWild- It is mandatory for all mountain sheep, life Sanctuary National Park Reserve (MU 6-12). and hunting, trapping and mountain goat, gizzly bear, cougar, caribou, The hunting of all wildlife is prohibited the discharge of firearms are prohibited bobcat, lynx and wolverine to be inspected. (MU within 2 km of either side of the Muddy 6-13). See Compulsory Reporting section on page Please avoid shooting collared Lake/Golden Bear Access Road (MUs 6- caribou or 77 for designated reporting centres and those 22,6-26). gnzzly bear. See Collared Wildlife Sec- portions of an animal which are required. tion page White (Kermode) and blue (Glacier) col- on 75. our phases of the black bear are closed to

1994 - 95 BC HuxrrNc AND TRAppTNG RtaurArt0NJ,SyN0p.r/.t Pee r 53 Bow and Arrow Only Season Maps F2, F6, F32. ( PARKS AND RECREATI()N AREAS Management Units: 6-1 to 6-11, 6-14, --. lllil - H,ltts 6-3.6-l 1.6-30. Parts ofseveral I\ 6-1s, 6-30 rt7 Hunters should note that big game sea- I Bucks:Septl-SePt9 | MUs are open by LEH authorization only. See parks are under Limited Entry sons in most *Bucks: Nov 21 - Nov 30 maps F2, F24,F29, F33, F35. F38' restrictions. Consult the current Lim- Hunting * Open only for bucks that have four or more Hunting Synopsis for map details. ited Enffy points (tines) above the brovv tine on one CARIBOU ln keeping with Section 29 of the Park and the antler. The antlers must accompany Management Units: 6- 17, 6-18, 6-22, Recreation Area Regulations, the following species licence. 6-24 to 6-27 Parks and Recreation Areas are only open to +* The possession lhnit for deer in MUs 6- 12 *5-point Bulls: Sept 1 - Oct 10 1 the discharge of firearms, bows and cross- and 6-13 is 3, (See Queen Charlotte Is' Management Units: 6-19, 6-23 bows during a lawful game hunting season: lands Deer licence inlonnation on pagc *5-point Bulls: Aug 23 - SePt 30 I Atlin Park and Recreation Area (MUs 75). See Notice to Hunters. Management Unit: 6-20 6-25,6-26,6-27). See MaPs F35, F36 A *5-point Bulls: Aug 23 - Oct 15 I and F37. WHITE.TAILED DEER +Only openfor bulls with one antler bearing Babine Mountains Recreation Area s Management Units: 6-1 to 6-11, 6-14, at least points (tines), including the tip of 6-8r See MaP F2. five iMU 6-30 main beam above the rear point' (See ( Fiordland Recreation Area (MUs 6-3' 6-15, the Bucks: Sept 10 - Nov 20 1 illustration on page Bl.) 5-9) 6 and Arrow Only Season area maps. Gitnadoix Recreation Area (MU 6-10). Bow See special Management Units: 6-l to 6-11,6-14, --. See Maps F2 and F4. pa.t. E 6-15,6-30 lllil of MUs 6- I 9, 6-20, 6-25 and 6-26 Mount Edziza Park and Recreation t7 1 N Area (MU 6-21) See MaP F33. Bucks:Sept1-SePtg are open by LEH authorization only. See Bucks: Nov 21 - Nov 30 Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park (MU Maps F28, F34. 6-15). See Map F2. s Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park (MUs MOOSE Management Units: 6-1*, 6-2*, 6-19 , 6-20). (Avoid shooting collared U See Maps F28, F29, F30' 6-4 to 6-10, 6-15, 6-30 wildlife.) N/ F31. Bulls: Oct 24 - Nov 4 | Management Units: 6-3, 6-1 1, 6-14, 6-16 Stikine River Recreation Area (MUs 6- Ir Bulls: Sept 10 - Nov 15 1 19.6-20,6-21,6-22). T Tweedsmuir Park and Recreation Area Management Units: 6-17 to 6-29 (MUs 5-10, 5-1 1, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4). See Bulls: Aug 15 - Nov 15 I Map Fl. Bow and Arrow OnlY Season 6-1 to 6-11, c Naikoon Park (MU 6-13). No Person Management Units: M shall hunt or discharge firearms from 6-14,6-15,6-30 April 1 to September 14. See Map F19. Bulls:Septl-SePt9 | - Nov 20 Boya Lake Park (MU 6-23). No Person Bulls: Nov l6 *See shall hunt or discharge firearms from Map FI F April I to Septernber 30. .-. N lllll - parts ol MUs 6-3. 6- I I and 6-20 have 'Iatshenshini-Alsck \Vilderness Park .g (MU 6-29j special regulations. See Maps F4 and F28. tl Park.s and recreation areas not listed M ubove are closed to hunting and closed to the ELK 6- discharge of .firearms. All individuals hunt- Management Unit: 6-13 Eaauia ?rhoo, ittg itr tt prorincial park or recreation areu Bulls: Sept 15 - Nov 15 1 should be av)are that the Park Act and Park ulillk e L' Act regulcrtions apPlY. THINHORN MOUNTAIN SHEEP Torifhrul M (RAMS 0NLY) Full curl or greater Stadtb ' 6- REGI()N OPEN SEASONS Management Units: 6-17, 6-18 to 6-26,6-29 SKEENA I Augl-Oct20 The largest in the Pacific Northwest MULE (Black-tailed) DEER See Maps F35 and F36. R, Unsurpassed QualitY Units: 6-1 lo 6-71,6-14, M Management .-. At Competitive Prices 6-ls,6-30 lljjl- vt rs 6-20 6-2 1 6-25. 6-29 {see Maos Bucks: Sept 10 - Oct 31 I F28, F33, F35, F37, F39). Management Units: 6-1 to 6-11,6-14' Located on Bomite Mtn. SI 6-r5,6-30 Rd., BR #2 Box 23, Mi MOUNTAIN GOAT Tenace, B.C. V8G 329 *Bucks: Nov 1 - Nov 20 I Management Units: 6-3, 6-"1, 6-l I, Units: 6-12, 6-13 PHONE: Management 6-17 to 6-30 Bucks: June I -Feb28195 **10(10) .l (604) 635.57i7 Aug I - Oct 15 F/rX: ct Antleriess: Oct 4 - Feb 28195 Management Units: 6-14 to 6-16 {604) 635.577i sl Augl-Novl5 I RES: Mr {604) 035.577'l See Notice to Hunters. See special areamaps. by Northwest" Special Bow and Arrow Only Season: see "Super Natural North Th

g5 STNOP.'1S Pd.cr 54 1994 _ BC HUUTING ANN TNEPPING RTCUTATIONS I ' oepN snasoNs . Sencrl.r- Anpas - cr-osED Anna.s . . No SrroorrNc Anpas . LEII ARna.s .

GRIZZLY BEAR rel is restricted to private ton( onlt Hunters DUCKS,C00TS, C0MMON Management Units: 6-1, 6-2,6-4 to 6-9 mLtst obtain pernission.from tandovners be- Stttpi, 'CntUiti 6-30 fore hunring on private tand' biE$'i; wnrrr_ Sept 15 - Oct26/94 Fiitiryrqq oeEsE, sN0w GEESE, Apr 15 - June 15/95 BLUE, SPRUCE (FRANKLIN) and ROSS'GEESE Management Units: 6-3, 6-10, 6-11, RUFFED GRQUSE Managemenr Unirs: 6_1. 6_2.6_4 ro 6_10, 6-14.6-1s Management Units: 6-1 to 6-30 6-15 to 6-30 Sept 15 - Oct26/94 sept r0 - Nov 15 10(30) Aprl-June1/95 ,,ff!*;Jl"il, u-u, 6-t1to6-14 Management Units: 6-18 to 6-29 SHARp-TAILED GRSUSE _ oyt 2 _ ran t6/e5 Septl-Oct26l94 1 Bag Limits: Ducks: Management units: 6-19 t"Z-zs 6(12) Apr 15 - June l5l95 coots: 10(20) sept lo - Nov 15 ro(30) Management Units: 6-16, 6-17 t3[?3] Septl-Oct26l94 I Hunters are reminded that the daity ajgri- gate bag limitfor all grouse is 10. 3:ffiA:Jr'3:, See Map F3, F5 white-fronted geese: 5(10) --. pTARMIGAN Snow geese s(10) Qlil - vus 6-t6.6-t7.6-20.6-21. parts ot Management units: 6- I to 6- 1 ptease 6-i9. (See Maps F27, F28, F33.) 1, 6-t4 to 6-30 take x;r"fi;:"rr"rirrirt dri;t:) Aug15 -Feb28195 10(30) limits.forgeeseaiaauiionpa'geza. BLACK BEAR There is no open season for black brant in Management Units: 6-1 to 6-30 Region 6. I Septl-Nov15/94 I Apr I - June 30/95 2 t BAND.TAILED PIGEONS M.I.J' See Notice to Hunters page 53 and page75. I No open season. I I WOLF 1km I ! Lake I Management Units: 6-1 to 6-30 Augl-June15 In that portion of MUs 6-1 and 6-2 being Tweedsmuir Park, the open season for wolf is Sept 1 - Mar 31 3

C()YOTE MU, s-9 ManagemenrUnirs: 6-1 to 6-l 1, 6-14 to 6-30 Sept 1 - Mar 31/95 NBL , i F()X I No Open Season

WOLVERINE Management Units: 6-1 to 6-11, 6-14 to 6-30 Oct 15 - Nov 15 I

Map F 1 Tweedsmuir Park No Hunting Areas (si tuate Map F2 Skeena and Babine Mtn. Mountain Goat LYNX in MUs 5-10, 5-11, 6-1, 6-2). The general open Limited Enrry Hunting Areas (situate in MUs 6-3. 6- Management hunting season Units: 6- l, 6-2, 6-4 to for bull moose in MU 6-2 in 4, 6-8, 6-9,6-10, 6-l l. 6-15" 6-30). Note: no open 6-9, 6-16 to 6-30 Tweedsmuir Park is Oct 18 to Nov 15. season for mountain goats on Skip Mountain (situate Nov 15 - Feb l5l95 1 in MU 6-15 at A symbol) above 300 m contour.

RACCOON M.U. 6-14, Management Units: 6-12, 6-13 6-1s No closed season NBL

SN()WSHOE HARE Management Units: 6-1 to 6-30 Aug 1 - Apr 30/95 10 (daity)

C()LUMBIAN GROUND S(lUIRREL Management Units 6-l to 6-30. Map F4 Smithers Bull Moose Limited Enrry Hunt- No closed season^ NBL ing Area (situate in MU 6-l0andportions of 6-3 and Map F3 Transition The open seasonfor Columbian ground squir- and Coastal Grizzlv Bear Closed 6-11). The general open hunting season for bull Areas (situate in MUs 6-3, 6-9,6-14,6-15). moose in this area is from Oct 24 to Nov 4 only. 1994 95 BC - HuNrruG AND Tntppr,ryc REGULATT0NS sv,vopsrs Pecn 55 Map F9 Grantham Road Sub- Map F6 BluntMountain SPe- MapFT BabineRiverNoShoot- MapFt Lakelsel:keNoShoot- Map F5 Kitlope GrizzLY Bear Area ing Area I km on eittrer side of ing Area and Shotguns OnIY division No Shooting Closure. The hunting of griz- cial Area (situate in MU 6-8). in MU 68). Area (situate in MU 6-9). (situate in MU 6-9). zly bezr is prohibited in 0te The open season for bow hunt- river Gituate goat area shown until Mar. 3l/95 ing of mountain is Aug (sinrate in MU G3). 15 to Oct 19.

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ap FlO Tatlow Road No Map Fll Kathlyn Lake No Map F12 Equity Mine Prop- hooting Area 0.4 kn either Shooting Area (situate in MU erty No Shooting Area (situ- ide of road (situate in MU G9). 6-e). ate in MU 6-9). Map F13 Hudson Bay Mountain No Shooting Area (situate in MU 6-9).

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"lytiP Map F16 Ecstall River No Map F14 Smithers Commu- Shooting Area (situate inMU nity Forest No Shooting Area 6-11) (situate in MU 6-9).

Map Fl7 Sandspit No Shooting Area (situate in MU 6-12). Map F15 City of Terrace No Shooting Area (situate in MUs 6-9,6-15).

MapF20Tow HillNoHunt- ing Area (situate in MU 6- Map F18 Delkatla Slough 13) Wildlife Sanctuary (situate in MU 6- I 3). No Hunting, TraP- ping orDischarge of Firearms.

Map F19 Naikoon Park No Shooting or Hunting Area (s ru- Map F21 Port ate in MU 6-13). Hunters should Clements No note the 50 metre striPs along the Shooting Area banks of the Tlell are oPen for Shotguns with Shot OnlY as (situateinMU6- indicated on map. l3).

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Map F23 Masset No Shooting Map F24 BearPass Mountain MapF25 AliceArm No Shoot- Map F27 Meziadin Gizzly Area (situate in MU 6-13). Goat Limited Entry Hunting ing Area (situate in MU 6-14). Map F26 North Kitsumkalum Bear Limited Entry Hunting Area (situate in MU 6-14). Lake No Shooting or Hunting Area (situate in MU 6-16). Area (situate in MU 6-15).

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Map F28 Spatsizi Gizzly B ear, Caibou, Moun- Map F30 Spatsizi Mountain tain Sheep and Moose Limited Entry Hunting Entry Hunting Area (situate in MU 6-19, 6- tueas (situate in MU 6-19, 6-20). 20).

P {,l.u\. o-zo MapF31 Spatsizi (ColdFish- Map F35 Atlin Mountain Goat Map F32 Todagin Mountain Gladys Lake) Ecological Re- Limited Entry Hunting only No Shooting Area and Moun- Map F34 Kawdy Caribou serve No Hunting Area (situ- Area and Atlin Park Mountain tain Goat Closed Area (situate Limited Entry Hunting Area at€ in MU 6-20). Cold Fish Sheep and Caribou Closed in MU 6-20). (situate in MU 6-25 and 6-26). Lake Camp No Shooting Area: Map F33 Mt. Edziza Park Area. (situate in MUs 6-25, 6- Caribou hunting is by LEH The discharge of firearms is Grizzly Bear, Mountain Sheep 26,6-27). and Mountain Goat Limited only. prohibited within 1 km of Cold (situate Fish Lake Camp. Entry Hunting Areas in MU 6-21).

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Map F37 Atlin Mountain Sheep Map F38 Tagish Highlands Map F39 Tatshensini Mountain Limited Entry Hunting Area (situ- Mountain Goat Limited Entry Sheep Limited Entry Hunting Map F36 Atlin Park Mountain Goat Closed and No ateinMU 6-25,6-27). Hunting Area (situate in MUs 6- Area (situate in MU 6-28,6-29\. Hunting Area (situate in MUs 6-25,6-27). 27,6-28\.

1994 - 95 BC HuxrtN6 ,4ND TRAppTNG RtcurtrroNS,!rryorsrs Pte n 57 repres€nt regional.managqm.e!!.l.nil boundaties. Fot a more precise delinition ol The boundaries indicated in these regional-tvtU maps approximalely UounOaririi, consult the g.C. Recreational Atlas, 3td Edilion, 1993.

LIMITED ENTRY HUNTING C()MPULS()RY REP()RTING BAG LIMITS There are special restrictions for It is mandatory for bull moose in 7-35 Deerr The bag limit for mule (black-tailed) one areas which support Limited EntrY and all elk, mountain sheep, mountain goat, deer is two; only one may be a buck and Hunting seasons. See Limited En- gizzly bear, cougar, caribou, bobcat, lynx may be antlerless. The bag limit for white- try Hunting section on page 10. and wolverine to be inspected. See Compul- tailed deer is one. sory Reporting section on page 77 for desig- Grouse: Theregional daily bag limitfor grouse nated reporting centres and those portions of (blue, spruce (Franklin), ruffed and ptarmi- an animal which are required. gan) is 10 ofeach species. Thinhorn Mountain Sheep: Beginning with

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\\ \,\:r\-\- '+. I sPlrsr:r !! , '-l' \. 1\ Pt4rEAiJ a-!4aJ $xer \\ (\/ wtL \'1 -*-f- j sheep taken in 1993 the bag limit for thinhorn mountain sheep in Region 7 is one in anv three year period.

OMIIIIECA.PEACE SUB.REGI(IN

There are a number of restrictions and prohibitions in rhis Region. I All Motor Vehicles- a All Motor Vehicles to hunt, transport wild_ Iife or to transport hunters. A ATVs (including mororcycles and "/-'7 A In MUs to7-ir5 during the periods: snowmobiles) for purposes of hunting, or 4:30 a.m to 8:00 a.m. from AJg 15 io Aug to-transport hunters, hunting supplies, 3l; witd_ -5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. from sept life or firearms to t to Sepi:O; or fronthe iocation of 6:30 a.rn. to wildlife. l0:00 a.m. lrom Oit I to Nov 15. A In MUs 7_20,7_32 ro 7_35, 7-42 to 7_58 V Snowmobiles for purposes of hunring. (except open roads shown in Map G32); Information signs may be posted . aithe and in 7- l 9 (east of the Wapiti points ofclosure for Forest Road road and veiicle restric- and north of theWapiti River) ;7 _21 (norrh tions. These signs are for the benefit of hunt_ and east of Highway 29);7_36 (wesr of ers but it is the hunters, responsibility to Aylard Creek and rhe unnamed creck due recognize closures whether a sign is in piace north of Aylard Creek that flows or not. Contact local BC Environment into the offices Graham River during the periods: for details. - Z-t 4:30 a.m to 8:00 a.m. from Aug 15 to Aug 3l; tr,X"W 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. from Sept t to Sepi:O: U; MUs 7-2 T0 7-18, 7-ZgTO 7-90 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. from Gt I to l.,tov t5. andT-l7 T0 7-39 V from March 31 to Dec 15 MU_s ];36, 7 --42, 7 -43, 7 -i0, 7-51,7-52,7-54,7-57 MUs 7-7 to 7-18, 7-1g lo 7-22. I Muskwa-Kechika Access Management MU 7.3 7-31 to 7-96,7-42 a Morkill ForestRoad to 7-b8 Area: restriction applies to vehicles other northerly of its cross_ A from Aug l5 roOct 3l : inMUs _31:7 _19 ing Fraser River 7 than aircrafl in portions of these MUs. Use (west of the Wapiti Forest Road or south of of a motor vehicle is only permitted within the Wapiti River); 7-21 and 7_22 (sourh MUs 7-19, 7-21 4OOm on either side oithe centre line of and west ol Highway 29t: 7_36 (easr of I above the 1372 metre elevation designated access routes. Use of a snow_ in the Aylard Creek and rhe unnamed creek due vicinity of Onion mobile is allowed anywhere Lake and Bone Mt. ex_ north of Aylard Creek that flows in the area cepting into the irom the historical ATV Trail from Graham River). Nov.l to Mar. 3 I (Map G32).

1994 - 95 BC Huurruc AND TRApptNc REcuLATt oN., ,S yN0psrs Pacn 59 Waoiti Forest Road to Onion Lake MUs 7-38, 7-39 a bull moose, taken in the Omineca-Peace ' and the species licence under MU 7-21 the.entire area Sub-region, which the moose was taken, together and <) above the 1200 metre elevation in the available forinspection by an officer ofBC vicinity of Quintette Mt. Transport of fre- MU 7-40 Environment. arms is prohibited. (Map G21) on all side roads of the FinlaY Russel A few white moose have been noticed in Road leading towards the Russel Forest MU 7-13. Hunters are requested to not Range MUs 7-21 ,7-22 shoot a white moose due to their unique- West i BP Canada/Ocelot Petroleum ness and viewing value to all people who Bullmoose Road enjoy wildlife. I above the $24 metre elevation in the Bullmoose Chamberlain Mt. area, except- N(ITICE T() HUNTERS ing BP Canada/Ocelot Petroleum West No Shooting Areas: Please note the High- PARKS ANI) RECREATI(}N AREA$ Bullmoose Road way No Shooting and No Hunting Areas In keeping with Section 29 of the Park outlined on page 78. and Recreation Area Regulations, the follow- MU7-22 the discharge of firearms is prohibited on ing Parks and Recreation Areas are only open i Shell CanadaleaseRoadfrom itsjunction the west half of Lot 1323, Peace River to the discharge of firearms, bows and cross- with Hasler Creek Forestry Road District, in which Halfway Elementary bows during a lawful game hunting season: above the 1525 metre elevation on Mt. Le School is located. See Map G42. A Carp Lake Park (MU 7-24) Hudette Ridge The discharge of firearms is prohibited Kakwa Recreation Area (MU 7- I 9). See within 400 m (1/4 mile) of either side oi Map G16. Road 520 between Hudson's HoPe and MU 7-31 - Kwadacha Recreation Area (MU 7-41). the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, ! the watersheds of McNaim and Doonan Kwadacha Wilderness Park (MU 7-41, Road 190 between Road 520 and Creeks above a point approximately 4 km - 7-42,7-50). Dunlevy Creek. downstream of their confluence between Monkman Park (MU 7-21). The discharge of firearms is prohibited May I and Oct 31. See Map G26 Muncho Lake Park (MUs 7-51, 7-54). between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. daily in See map G47. the Dawson Creek Environmental Dem- MU 7-35 Stone Mountain Park (MUs 7-50,7-51, onstration Areas. See MaP Gl9. I above the 1372mete elevation on Butler 7-54) See Map G44. The discharge offirearms is prohibited on Ridge Stuart Lake Park (MU7-25). Fort St John's sewage lagoons, that is the Tatlatui Park (No open season for moun- Northeast 1/4 of Section 19, Township 83, tain sheep) (MU7-39). Range 18, West of the 6th Meridian; and Wokkpash Recreation Area (MU 7-5 1). Southwest 1/4 of Section 30, Township r-ro. Parks and Recreation Areas not listed GLACIER AIR 83, Range 18, West of the 6th Meridian. above are closed to hunting and closed to the There is no shooting or hunting within discharge of FLOAT EQUIPPED 200m of the high water mark of Radar firearms. DeHavilland Beauer Lake in the vicinity of the City of Dawson Creek. ()MINEGA.PEACE Convention on International Trade-Ex- SUB.REGI(}N Cessna 1 85 port permits will be issued for black bear, (}PEN SEAS()NS gizzly bear, cougar, lynx, bobcat and Competitive Charter Rates 0N: wolf. See Notice to Non-ResidentHunters section on page 14, and Convention on MULE (Black-tailed) DEER HUNTING EXPEDITI(lNS International Trade section on page 77 . Management Units: 7-2 to 7-5 Export Permits: hunters planning to hunt Bucks: Sept 10 - Nov 3 | FISHING TRIPS inMUs 7-19 or7-20 and accessingby way Management Units: 7-6 to7-15 of the Alberta border should note special Bucks: Sept l0 - Nov 15 1 SCENIC EXPLORATI(INS recommendation in Export Permits sec- *Bucks: Nov 24 - Dec 4 I tion on page 77. Antlerless: Oct 14 - Oct l7 1 L(IDGE TRANSPORTATI(lN Hunters, while returning from hunting, Management Units: 7-19, 7 -22, 7 -31, 7 -36, are required to keep (a) the lower jaw, 7-43 including the incisorteeth, ofa calfmoose, *Bucks: Sept I - Sept 21 I Seruing North Central B.C. and (b) the antlers and an incisor tooth of Management Units: 7-19 to7-22, 7 -37 to 7 -36,7 -43 to 7 -47 P.O. Box 8, Fort St. James, Srneu Boar *Bucks: Oct 28 - Nov 20 1 8.C., Canada VOJ 1P0 Mourvrenv Outrrttpns Management lJnits: 7 -42, 7 -48 to '7-52,7-54, Pmviding back country access for B.C. residents. 7-57,7-58 *Bucks: ToLr FREE 1 -800-667-5868 Excellent hunting in northeaslem B.C. for sheep, Elk, Oct9-Nov4 | Goat, Moose, Black and Grizzly Ber. We provide earibou, * Open onlyforbucks withfour or more points Phone (604) 996-2269 fully supplied camps and reliable horses at reasonable rates. fishidj or photography trips md Spring Betr hunts also (tines) not including the brow tine on one Fax (604) 964-9691 available. References on request. antler. The antlers must accompany the spe- For further infomation, contact: cies licence. *?tfHi*'u" STEAMBOAT MTN. OUTFITTERS BOX 808, FORT NELSON, B.C. VOC lRo Bow and Anow Only Season @s (604) 774-l(X9.7?4-6030 Messages Only @ Phone: 0drcn inquines pFreftd) Management Unit: 7-15

Pd,e t 60 1994 - 95 BC HuurrNG .4No TntPPING RtcutertoNs Sv,vorsrs OepN Sna.soNS . Serccr,q.r- Annas . Cr-osErD Anna.s . No SrroorrNc Anp,q.s . LEff Anna.s .

*Bucks:Sept1-Sept9 1 Management Units: 7-20, 7 -21, 7 -32 to 7 -35, Management units 7-35, 7-42, 7-57 7 -44 to 7 -47 andT-58 (Note: includes those parts of Bucks: Sept 1 - Sept 2l I Sikanni-Muskwa Foothills Moose Special Area within MUs 7-42 and 7- WHITE.TAILED DEER 57from Sept I to Oct 3)) Management Units: 7-2, '7-3,'l-4,7-ll to 7-13,7-15 TEGAL Bucks: Sept l0 - Nov 15 I MATURE Management Units: 7-19, 7-22,7-31, 7-36, BULL

7 -43 T MOOSE Bucks: Sept I - Sept 21 I Management Units: 7-19 to7-22,7-31 to 7 -36, 7 -43 to 7 -46 Bucks: Oct 28 - Nov 20 I ww Management Units: 7 -42,7 -57 ,7 -58 Brow t Bucks:Oct9-Nov4 I Palm \ Bow and Arrow only Season at least 3 points on brow palm Management Units: 7-20, 7 -21, 7 -32 to 7 -35, 7 -44 to 7-47 ry Bucks: Sept I to Sept 21 I

MOOSE LEGAL IMMATURE BULL MOOSE- Management Units: 7-2 to 7-18, 7-23 to7-30,7-38 *Bulls:Septl-Sept9 I **Calves: OctT -Oct23 I Management Units: 7 -42 to 7 -44, -7 *Bulls: Sept l0 - Nov 3 I -48, 7 -49, 7-55 to 7-58 Brow palm only 2 points Management Units: 7-39 to 7-41 Bulls: Oct 2 - Oct 15 1 Bulls: Aug 15 - Nov 15 1 Special Weapons Season**** ****Muzzle loaders, longbows and cross- Management Uniti 7 -37 Management Unrt:7-32 bows only permitted during the special sea- Bulls: Aug 15 - Nov 3 I Bulls: Nov 2l -Dec 3 1 son. Management Units: 7-19 to7-22, *Open only for bull moose having no more Note: ol.l bullmoose taken in RegionT, the 7-3t,7-36,7-43,7 -46 than two points (tines) on one antler. for **Open attlers uul ttn incisor tooth must Ltccompany- Bulls: Aug 15 - Sept 21 I only for calf moose less than 12 the species licence. Bulls: Oct 16 - Oct 3l months ofage. --. Managemenr Units 7-32, 1 -33, 7 -34, 7 -44, See special area maps. I.ry I I ll pleut. note concurrent LEH only season 7-45 'F** Open only for: in a portion of 7-39 (See Map Bulls: Aug 15 - Sept 21 1 a) bull moose* having no more than two MU G39). Also 'l Management Unit: 7-35 points (tines) on one antler; or MUs 7-2 ro 7- 18, -23 to 7 -30,7 -38. Bulls: Sept I - Sept 2l*** 1 b) legal mature bull moose. See page 73 Management Units: 7-47 to 7 -49, 7 -55, 7 -56 for definition. Bulls: Aug 15 - Sept 30 1 Oct 16 - Oct 3l STONE MOTINTAIN SAFARIS tTD. Management Units: 7-50 to7-54 First Class Big Game Hunting for Sheep. Goat. Elk. Bulls: Aug 15 - Oct 31 I Moose. Caribou, Grizzly. Blackbear and Wolf. Management Units. 7 -42, 7 -57 ,7 -58 Trail Rides, Wildlife Photo Safaris, Wilderness Adventure Trips, Fishing, Trekking and m0re! Bulls: Aug 15 - Aug 31 I Book your next Wilderness Adventure with: Bulls: Sept I - Sept 30xxx DAVE VIENS . Stone Mountain Safaris Ltd. Bulls: Oct 16 - Ocq 31**x Box 7870, Toad River, B.C. V(rc 2X0 Management Units'.7 -32to7 -34,7 -44to1 -45 (6041 232-546,s **Calves: Oct 4 - Oct 11 I lrember Guide Outfitters Association of B.C. Bow and Arrow Only Season FNAWS. SCI, BCWF RIVIEF. NBCGA Management Unit 7-15 Natural Peace River - Alaska CUIDED HUIIT3 FOR sHEEB ELl( GRTZLY 8EAR, CARTB0U, MmSE, BLACK BEAR J R's Gustom Gu nsm ith i n g y,Errril!,,,,0 ITTETTlotl RESIDEIIT HUIITERs WE ARE NOW BETTER EOUIPPED TO SEBVE YOU IN NEVIS CREEK FOR GUI DED HUNTS AND PACK TRIPS. SERVICE & REPAIRS TO ALL CABINS AVAILABI.I. UILDERTESS EXCUBSIOIS We Specialise in: MAKES OF FIREARMS PHOTOGRAPHY HORSE MCI HIKING, CAMPING, . . ST0CK & METAL REFINISHING REC0IL PADS. J R's RECOIL REDUCERS. DRILLING & TAPPING FISHING . BEDDING & FREE.FLOATING . RE-BARRELLING. WILDCAT RE.CHAMBERING . INSURANCE CLAIMS REDFERN LAKE OPEN FOR NATURE TRIPS . SPECIAL 0RDER PARTS. RE-L0ADING EOUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES. ,nx Paul Glllls Box209, Tomslake, B,C. VOC 210.J,8, REMPEL,T86-5029 RRll, Mile 308, Box 30, FL Nelson B.C. ffi VoC 1R0 Phons: (604)n4-6457

1994 - 95 BC HunrrNc AND TRApprNa RrcurArr0Ns ,SyNop.rls Pecn 61 ELK BIGHORN MOUNTAIN SHEEP GRIZZLY BEAR Management Units: 7-41, 7 -42, "l -57,7-58 (RAMS 0NLY) Full Curl or Greater ManagementUnitsl.1 -25tol -30,'7:37 to7 -41 **Bulls: Aug 15 - Oct 3l I Management Units: 7-18, 7-19 Sept 1 - Nov 15 I Management Units: 7-49, 7-50 Aug 15 - Sept 30 1 Apr 15 - June 15i95 I *Bulls: -42,7 7 -58 Aug 15 - Sept 10 I See special area maps. Management Units:7 -47 to **Bulls: Sept 11 - Oct 31 I Sept 1 - Oct 26 | Management Units: 7-48,'7 -51, 7 -53, 7 -54 THINHORN MOUNTAIN SHEEP Apr 15 - June 15/95 I **Bulls: Sept 1 - Sept 10 I (RAMS 0NLY) Full Curl or Greater Management Units: 7- 19 to'l -22,'7 -31 BLACK BEAR Management Units: 7-36, 7 -42, 7 -43, 7 -50 to 7 -36,7 -43 to 7 -46 Management Units : 7- 1 8 to 7-23, 7 -31 to 7 -58 to 7 -52,7 -54,7 -57 *Bulls: Sept 1 - Sept 10 I Aug 15 - Nov 15 2 Aug 1 - Oct 15 ltr **Bulls: Sept 1 1 - Oct 31 1 Apr 15 - June 15/95 Management Units: 7-37, 7-391 to7-41 Management Unit: 7-50*** Units: 7 -2 to 7 -17 7 -24 to 7 -30 Augl-Oct20 1* Management , Antlerless: Aug 20 - Aug 25 Septl-Nov15 fTatlatui P rovincial Park in MU 7 - 3 9 is clos ed * Openonlyforbullswithat least one branched Apr 15 - June l5l95 to mounlain sheep hunting. antler. A branched antler is one with at least See page 75. See special area maps. three points (rines). Antlers must accompany * See regional bag limit on page 58. the species licence. WOLF ** Open only for bulls with at least one six MOUNTAIN GOAT Management Units: 7-2 to 7-58 point antler. Antlers must accompany the spe- Aug I - May 31195 3 cies licence. Note that minimum point length Mountain goat are sensitive to harvest. Hunt- ers are requested to select male mountain goat for elktaken in Omineca-Peace Sub Region is COYOTE 2.5 cm. See page 77 compulsory inspec- when hunting. for Management Units: 7-2 to 7-58 tion details. Management Units: 7-3 to7-5,7-17, Sept 1 - Mar 31/95 NBL *** Open only in that part of the Tuchodi 7 -18, 7 -27 to 7-30, 7 -36 to 7 -41, 7 -43 River watershed above Childers Creek and Aug 15 - Oct 15 1 below the creek located on the north side of Management Units: 7-50 to 7 -52, 7 -57 WOLVERINE Tuchodi River,2,500 metres east of Margison Sept 1 - Sept 30 1 Management Units: 7-3, 7-17 to7-22, See special area maps. 7 -31 to 7 -43, 7 -47 to',l -58 C reek plus the G athto C re e k wat e r s he d abov e Oct 15 - Jar 1 M arten C re ek and be low G ary P ow e ll C re e k. 15195 @ tu, 7-3,7-4.(See Map G7.) LYNX TSAYTA CARIBOU Management Units: 7-2 to 7-58 - 1 Management Units: 7- 19. 7 -21, 7 -22, Nov 15 Feb l5l95 AVIATION LTD. 7 -30, 7 -31, 7 -36 to 7 -41, 7 -43 FLIGHTS for the best in *5 Point Bulls: Aug 15 - Oct 15 1 SNOWSHOE HARE HUNTING ANd FISHING Management Units: 7 -42, 7 -48, 7 -49, Management Units: 7-2 to 7-58 North and Coastal B.C. 7 -55,7 -56 Aug I - Apr 30/95 10 (daily) Box'1.178, Fort St. james, B.C. VOJ 1P0 *5 Point Bulls: Oct 1 - Oct 6 1 Phone (604) 996-8540 (north) Management Units: 7-50 to7-54 or (604) 627-1351 (coastal) *5 PointBulls: Aug 23 - Sept 30 I Management Unit:7-57 *5 PointBulls: Aug 23 -Sept2? I Bow and Arrow Only Season Management Unil 7-58 x5 Point Bulls: Aug 23 - Sept22 I * Open only for bulls with one antler bearing N(IRTHEASTERiI BRITISH at least five points on the main beam beyond the rear point. See diagram on page 81. See page 77 .for compulsory inspection require- Come and hunt one ol B.C.'s finest hunting areas. . Flights for Sheep, Elk, Grizzly, ments. See special area maps. The Muskwa River and Gathto Creek drainages, game Hunt from Moose. Caribou and Goat Hunters management units 7-49 & 7-50. major camp or make side from Fort Nelson Highland Glen tu 7-39. (See Map G39) the comfort of a cabin and you prefer. Lodge, Alaska Hwy. Mile 462, @ trips with tents it The Big Nine huntable Elk, M00se, Sheep, Goat, Mule Deer, - Muncho-Lake, B.C. species are . Serving: Muskwa, Tucfrodi, Pnoprrpt RTVER PACIIpRS Blick Bear. Grizzly, Caribou and Woll. Greai Kluachesi, Kwadacha, Kechikd, hunting, excellent accommodati0ns and food. Hunt & OUTFITTERS on horseback with a professional guide dedicated Gatraga, Liard and Muncho Lake you hunting areas. Prophct and Muskawa River Areas to ensuring have a successful and enjoyable Non-gulded hunts for Stone Sheep, Elk, Goat, hunt. Hunting seasons from Aug 1st thru Nov 1st Moose, Grizzly and Black Bear. Spring Bear summer wilderness vacations from May 15 thru hunts also dvailable. Wiiderness trips for Aug 15. For information and bookino: LIARD TOURS LTD. photography and fishing. Horses and provlded Barrv Tomokins P.0. Box 319{l-D fully-equipped camps for unique wilderness experience. Big Nind Outfitters Ltd. Fotl llslson. B.G. VllC 1R0 Ft. St. John, B.C. V1J 4J2 rwFaildhtiltury phons: contacl: Dan Chipesia Box6742 ('614) n4.n0S (604) 787-8431 Res: (604) 785-7250 Messages Prophel Bivet, B.C. V(lC 2V0 River, Alaska Highway Super, Natural Peace Phone: {604) 774-0977

Pae n 62 1994 - 95 BC HunrtNc AND TRAPPTNG RncurArtoNs SvN0Psls OpnN SpasoNS . Sencra.r. Anpa.s . Cr-osED Anna.s . No SrroorrNc Anpas . LEII Anrca.s .

C()LUMBIAN GROUND SPRUCE (FRANKLIN) and DUCKS, COOTS, CANADA SOUIRREL RUFFED GROUSE GEESE, WHITE.FRONTED Management Units:'l-2 to 7-58 Management Units: 7-2 to 7-18,7-23to7-30, GEESE, SNOW GEESE, ROSS' No Closed Season NBL 7-37 to 7-41 GEESE, COMMON SNIPE The open seasonfor Columbian ground squir- Sept 10 - Nov 15 10 ofeach (30 ofeach) Management Units: 7 -2 to 7-58 rel restricted to private is land only. Hunters Management Units: 7-19 to7-22, Septl-Nov30 must obtain permission from landowners be- 7 -31 to 7 -36, 7 -42 to 7-58 Bag Limits: Ducks: 6(tz) fore hunting on private land. Sept I - Nov 15 10 ofeach (30 ofeach) Coots: 10(20) Canada Geese: s(10) BLUE GROUSE PTARMIGAN White-fronted geese: s(10) Management Units: 7-2 to 7 -7, 7 -17, 7 -18, Management Units: 7 -2 to 7 -6, 7 -17 to 7 -19, Snow geese: s(10) 7 -23, 7 -27, 7 -28, 7 -30, 7 -37 7 to -41 7 -21 to 7 -23, 7 -27 to 7 -31, 7 -36 to 7 -43, 7 -50 Ross' geese: s(10) Sept 10 - Nov 15 10(30) to 7 -55,7 -57 Common Snipe: 10(20) Management Units: 7-21 to 7 -22, 7 -31,'l -36, Aug 15 -Feb28/95 10(30) See Map G29. 7 -42, 7 -43, 7-50 to 7 -52, 7 -54, 7 -57, 7 -58 Please take note of the provincial bag limits Septl-Nov15 10(30) RAVEN for geese and ducks on page 76. Management Untts: 7 -20, 7 -21, 7 -32 to 7 -35, $HARP.TAILED GROUSE 7-45,7-46 Management Units: 7-20 to 7 -22, 7 -32 to No Closed Season 5 7 -35, 7 -44 to 7 -49, 7 -52 to 7 -56, 7 -58 Hunting of raven is limited to private land Sept I - Nov 15 3(9) only.

Map Gl Mount Thompson Mountain Goat Closed Area (situate in MU 7- 2).

& GATIITO CREEK DRAINAGES OVER PAST 10 YEARS Also Stone Sheep, Grizly, Mountain M.U.'s 749 &7-50. Sheep, E[q Goat, Caribou, Deer, Black Bear, Elk. Moose, Black Bear, Grizziy, Goag Fishing and Pack Trips on Request. Write or Call: (604) 783-9455. (604) Mule Deer and Wolf. Flights in & out Fax 783-9454 Map G2 Canoe DARWIN WA\SON from Ft. Nelson to Base Camp, horses, Reach Grizzly CHN$NNA FALLS AUTFITTEBS, INC. latest camp equipment and food BearClosedArea Box 450. Hudson's Hope, B.C. Canada V()C 1V0 (situate in MU 7- suppted. hobably the best dea to hrmt [r€mber G.0.4.8.C, N.A.H.C.. F,N.A.WS., N.BiC.G.A, F.N.A.B.c inB.C. D. Special photo trips with bird and CORLANE animal watching from June lst to Aug. lst or later. SPORTING GOODS LTII. . l,lew& us€d llroatrns p Humiq equpmn & st4p$es i Fbhlng tad(le & gear . Catr$ng equlprsll E . Allllcoo€s3 IG '.Arcalntoflflailon I L7363,Et-73er Map G3 Vale- . Phonsord€rs wdcofiE mountNoShoot- (situate 1ll0- 102nd Av.. D.wror cn.t, t.C., Ylc zcl ing Area PlEn.: (6lXl 7EZ.Z11l F',tl0'!llTl'-mz B in MU 7-2). "Suoer Natural Peace River. Alaska Hioh Cadetalde/ f

NorthwardAirltd. AAJ I---4 I I Box506,DawsonCreek,B.C.VlG4H8 Map G4 Robert DOUBLE A PACKERS t I tarry Moody W. Stanattwild- AND OUTFITTERS Af life Sanctuary us for a wilderness trip in Northeastern I I u*,,'0,782-8191 (situate in MU 7- C.'anQ ltunt fo_Elk, Sheep, Caribou, ffig$z:lP"s 2). No hunting, Moose.'Deer and Bieor. | | **,,uu0,786-5548 trapping or dis- Fligh* for Elk, Bea4 Sheep and Moose Hunting. charge of fire- As Well as Camping and Fishing. afins. voc lHo Non-guided hunting.

1994 - 95 BC HuurruG AND Tntppruc REGULATToNS Sy,vopsr.s Pte n 63 ALBERTA Hsrihr JASPEF

Map G5 East Twin Creek Moun- Map G6 Holmes River Moun- Map G8 Kiwa Creek Mountain tain Goat Closed Area (siruate in tain Goat Closed Area (situate in Goat Closed Area (situate in MU 7-3). MU 7-3). 7-4). MU Map G7 Holrnes River and Casde Creek Mtn Goat Limited Entry Areas (situate in MU 7-3 and MU 74). M U Bride M U ?-3' sDay cr F .er L.k. M.U. Ford MU

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12 HU .'\ 5-t5,/ uu \. . 3-46 ' Map G9 Dunsler Mountain Goat Map G10 Tabor Mountain No Closed Area (situate in MU 7-3). Shooting or Hunting Area (s'tuate in MUs 7-9). Map G12 Prince George Moose Limited Entry MapGll RedRockSeed Fo.t St. HuntingArea(situ- Jemoa Orchard No Shooting ate in MU 7-12). Area (situate in MU 7- 10).

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Map G13 Paaren's Beach No Shooting Area (situate in MUs Map G16 7-13,7-25). Kakwa No Hunting Area (situate inMUT-19). Map G15 Gleason Creek Mtnr Goat Closed Area (situate in MU Map G14 Miworttr No Shooting Area 7-18). (situate in MU 7-15).

Map G19 Dawson Creek Envi- ronmental Demonstration Areas Map G20 Groundbirch Resricted Map G17 Bear Mountain Area Map GlS One Island Restricted (situate in MUs 7-20,7-33).The Firearms Area (situate in MU 7- (situate in MU 7-20). From June Firearms Area (situate in MU 7- discharge of fuearms is prohibited between 9:30 and 3:30 p.m. 2 1). Shotguns with shot only from 1 to Oct 15 hunting is prohibited. 20). Shotguns with shotonly from June 1 to Oct 31: June I to Oct 15. daily.

Pte n 64 1994 - 95 BC HuurruG AND Tn,+pp LVG R EGULATtoNS Srropsrs ' oenx snasoNs o Sen,cra.r- Anpa.s . cr.osED Ann,Rs . . No SHoorrNG Annas . LEff Annn s .

B!LLMOOSE , ACCFSS RO MU 7.2t 6' ANT

Map G21 Quintette Mountain Map G22 Kinuseo Falls No Map G24 Quintette Coal No Shooting Area (situate Vehicle Restricted Area (situate Shooting No Hunting Area (situ- in MU 7-21). in MU 7-21). See Vehicle Re- ate in MU 7-21). strictions, page 59. Map G23 Bullmoose Mine No Shooting Area (situate in MU 7- 21).

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Map' G26 McNairn lslap G27 Sunset Prairie Map G28 Goodlow Re- Map G29 Peace River CreekandDoonan Creek Restricted Hunting Area stricted Hunting Area Duc\ Coot, Snow Goose, Motor Vehicle Closed (situate in MU 7-32). (situate in MU 7-33). Canada Goose, White- AreabetweenMay l and From June 1 to Oct 31 From June 1 to Oct 15 fronted Goose and Com- Oct 31 (situate MU 7- hunting is prohibited. hunting is prohibited. Map G25 Mt. Bergeron-TumblerRidge No Shooting mon Snipe Closed Area 3 1). or Hunting Area (situate in MU 7-21). (situate in MU 7-33).

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Map G30 Charlie Lake No Shoor ing Area (situate in MU 7-33).

Map G31 Farrell Creek Restricted Firearms Area (situate in MU 7-35). Shotguns with shot only fromJune 1 to Oct 15.

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# !5 :{ 1l Map G32 Muskwa-Kechika Vehicle Restricted Area (situate in MU 7- -) 36,7 -42,7-43,7 -50,'1 -52,7-54,7 -57). See vehicle restrictions on page 59. Closed to all motor vehicles (otherthan aircraft) exceptthose roads/ trails shown highlighted in white (inch,rding 400m on either side). Map G33 Sikanni-Muskwa Foothills Moose Special Map G34 OspikaRiverMtn Goat Snowmobiles permitted Nov. I to Mar. 31. Detailed maps of this Area (situate in MUs 7-36, 7-42,7-43, j-57). T\e Closed Area lsiruate in MU 7- closure are available for inspection at all Omineca-peace BC open season for bull moose is Aug 15 to Oct 31. 37). Environment offices and all regional offices.

1994 - 95 BC HuurrNG AND TntpprNc REGULATToNS svrorsrs Pte t 65 Finlcy Rivo. M.U.7-39

l:1:"31 ( i'"* t; '.. 7-38 Germanse; 6/ Tarta Lindlng Landlng (2orm.); (6okm ) *r/ eJ)

Map G35 Mt. OgdenMountain Map G36 OminecaMining Road Map G37 Edozadelly No Hurting Map G38 McConnell Creek No Goat and Caribou Closed Area Extension No Shooting Area Area (situate in MU 7-39). Hunting Hunting Area (situate in MU 7-39). (situate in MU 7-38). (situate in MUs 6-L8,7-39). ol all wildlife species except caribou andmoose (imitedentry hunting only) is prohibited.

Map G40 Muskwa Flats Special Elk Area (situate in MU 7-42). The open season forhunting ttree- MapG39EdozadellyCaribou and Blackl-akeMoose point elk is from Aug 15 to Sept Map G4 1 Sikami-MuskwaFoot- Map G42 Upper Halfway No Limited Entry Areas. 10 and six-point elk from Sept I 1 hills Mountain GoatClosed Area Shooting Area (situate in tr.lu Z- to Oct 31: Bag linit: 1 (situate in MU 7-43 and'l-57). 44).

Map G43 Kluachesi Mountaln Map Grt4 Stone Mountain Pro- Map G45 Hornline Creek (situate Goat Closed Area in MU vincial Park No Shooting orHunt- Mountain Goat Closed Area Map G46 Frog River Special Mountain Goat Hunt- 7-50). ing Area (situate in MUs 7-50,7- (situate in MU 7-51). ing Area (situate in MUs 7-51, 7-52). The open 51,'7'54). season for mountain goat is Aug 25 to Oct 5.

USE RESPECT PROGRAM td TheUSERESPECTprograrnisuniquetothePeaceareaof the Milepost \/ M.t\ 7 ii6---..1-li province. This program is designed to reduce trespass problems and improve land user-landowner relations. There are M.U 7-51 '1 program at the il approximately 750-800 landowners on this -or. present time. USE RESPECT signs are posted tluoughout the nuncno ./". |f' Lakc / Peace andthey make it easy forthelandownerto tellthe public 43 iiir |Milepost The l.6km(1mi.) that they can use his or her land under certain conditions. eith€r side signs indicate ifaccess is permiued without permission, access of highway is permitted with permission, and vehicle access is permitted permission, the "designated route" system is used. Each orange (permision needed) or Map G47 Muncho Park Moun- with permission. In the case of vehicle access without (no location and telephone number on it. This will make it easier for potential tain Sheep and Mountain Goat green permission required) sign also has the landowner's name, persons have permission for access in those areas Closed Area (situate in MUs 7- land users to contact landowners. Dash cards will also be issued by landowners to those who 5t,7 -54). where permission is required. Consult the BC Environment ofhces in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek or Chetwynd for further deails. REMEMBER THAT ACCESS T0 PRIVATE PROPERTY IS A PRIVILEGE, DON'T ABUSE N.

Par' n 66 1994 - 95 BC HuurruG AND Tntpp/NG REGItLArloNs ,lv,vopsrs The boundaries indicaled in lhese regional maps approxima.tely repres€nt regional.management unil b0undalies. For a more precise deliniti0n 0l MU boundaries, consult lhe B.G. Recreational Aflas;3rd Edilion, 1993.

Pte n 67 See Compulsory Reporting section on page 76 for information. LIMITED ENTRY HUNTING 77 for designated reporting centres and those . No Shooting Areas: Hunters should note portions of an animal which are required. the Highway No Shooting Areas as outlined on page 78. Note also that the clo- dD *::'*;r::;r].it1ff ::T"fr sures for Highway 3 between Manning seasons. nunung reer-tmrreoEnry Park and Princeton and for the Coquihalla on page 10. SNOWM()BILE RESTRICTION$ Hunting- section Phase III (Okanagan Connector) Highway The use of snowmobiles tohunt wildlife, 97C are No Shooting and No Hunting BAG LIMIT$ transport wildlife or transport hunters to or Closures. Deer: The bag limit for deer is two, only one from the location of wildlife is prohibited in of which may be a mule (black-tailed) deer. the Okanagan Sub-region from April I to PARKS ANt) RECREATI()N AREA$ November 30. Both deer may be antlerless, but only one In keeping with Section 29 of the Park deer of each species may be taken. antlerless and Recreation Area Regulations, the follow- Antlerless deer may only be taken in Bow and ing Parks and Recreation Areas are only open Arrow Only or LEH seasons. VEHICLE RESTRICTI(}NS to the discharge of firearms, bows and cross- Mountain Sheep: A person who kills a male bows from September 1 to April 15 during the greater than one year of age in The operation of all motor vehicles is mountain sheep game 1 to 3 I in lawful hunting season: the Okanagan Sub-Region since January 1, prohibited from June October the the pri- Cascade Recreation Area (MU 8-5) 1990, may not hunt or kill another male moun- Galloping Hills Area except for mary roads leading to Lightning Peak and Darke Lake Park (MU 8-8) tain sheep greater than one year of age during (MU Mt. Scaia. See Map H13. Eneas Lake Park 8-8) the 1994/95 season. Keremeos Columns Park (MU 8-2) aggregate bag for The operation of all motor vehicles for the Grouse: The daily limit Nickel Plate Park (MU 8-7) grouse (blue, spruce (Franklin), and ruffed) is purpose ofhunting, to transport wildlife or Okanagan Mountain Park (MU 8-9) five (5). to transport hunters to or from the location portion Cathedral Park (MU 8-3) is open to the Elk: The bag limit for elk is one (1). of wildlife is prohibited in that of MU 8-5 on the Lawless-Jacobson Lake discharge of firearms from August 25 to April Forest Service Road (Project 5104-05) 15. The core area of Cathedral Park is closed to the discharge firearms. Contact Park C()MPULSORY REPORTING south of the point where it crosses Vuich of Creek. Branch staff for details. It is mandatory for all elk, mountain sheep, The operation of motor vehicles is re- Silver Star Park (MUs 8-22,8-25,8- mountain goat, gizzly bear, cougar, caribou, stricted to established roadways in the 26). No Hunting Area. See Map H16. bobcat, lynx and wolverine to be inspected. Osoyoos Oxbows motor vehicle restricted Parlcs and Recreation Areas not listed above area. See Map Hl. are closed to hunting and closed to the dis- (--? The operation of all motor vehicles is charge of firearms. SOREI: prohibited within the Underdown Creek e@ area of MU 8-1. See Map H2. OKANAGAN SUB.REGION ROBERTSONS The operation of all motor vehicles is prohibited in that portion of MU 8-9 de- OPEN SEASONS cr.oEHrlle A$D SHOES 48, 2801 PANDOSY ST., KELOWNA, B.C, VlY 1V8 scribed as Lot A and Lot B of Sublot gool MULE (BLACK.TAILED) DEER Your Complelo Store District Lot 27 10, Plan 27801, SDYD, and PHoNE: (604)762.4424 FAXI (604)861'90s7 Sublot 48, District Lot2710, Plan 1189, Management*Bucks:Sept1-Sept9 Units: 8-14, 8-15, 8-23 SDYD. 1 Zlhcsosse Management Unit: 8-3 *Bucks: Sept 10 - Oct 31 I N()TICE T() HUNTERS Management Units: 8-12 to 8-15, 8-23 Bucks: Sept l0 - Oct 3l I Convention on Intemational Trade-Export Management Units: 8-4 to 8-7 permits will be issued for black bear, griz- Bucks: Sept l0 - Nov 9 I zly bear, cougar, lynx, bobcat and wolf. Drawlng. Palnt S Management Units: 8-1, 8-2, 8-8 to See Convention on Intemational Trade Bob Rogg. Mapa. 8-1 l, 8-21, 8-22, 8-24 to 8-26 I Su1 section on page1l. HunUng,Flshlng, Camplng Bucks: Sept 10 - Nov 15 I 1 Llcenges. Hand Gunc. Llve jackrabbit, mountain White-tailed * Open only bucks having or more 1 Team Unliorms & Caps for four I cottontail and badger and other species are points (tines) above the brow tine on at least protected C. under the authority of the Wild- one antler. The antlers mus,t accompany the (hunting page life Act is prohibited). See species licence. t, See regional bag lirnit for deer. c RETAIL !$fiilT[fiH OIIIFIIIffiI Bow and Anow Only Seasons a WHOLESALE Specializing in Guided Management Units: 8-1, 8-2, 8-4 to tt Downtown Trophy Cougar Hunts 8-15,8-21 to 8-26 A lor B.C. Residents 236 Market Ave. Bucks: Sept I - Sept 9 n Bor 2260, 8-2, 8-8 to 8-11, p Also Calitornla Bighorn Sheep, Elk, Mule and White Tail Deer, Management Units: 8-1, Grand Forks, B.C. Moose, Mountaln Goat, Black Bear, Lynx & Bobcat 8-21,8-22,8-24 to 8-26 I 1H0 H0rsoback trips, wildlif€ vi€wing and Photography trips also voH available. Bucks: Nov 16 - Dec 10 Contact: MABC HUBBARD . GUl0E, 0UTFITTER See regional bag limit for deer. SITE 101, COMP4, RR1, PENTICTON, 8.C. V2A6J6 --, Phone/ Fax: (604) 493.6293 l$fl tvtus 8-1. 8-2, 8-8 to 8-10, 8-22 Pren 68 1994 - 95 BC HunrtnG AND Tntrr t,vc R EGULATi oNs Sv,vorsts l . OpeN Sn,asoNS . Sppcrar, Anrcas . Cr.osED Annls . . No SrroorrNc Ansa.s . LEII Anpa.s .

WHITE-TAILED DEER BIGHORN MOUNTAIN $HEEP CANADA GEESE Management *Bucks:Sept1-Sept9Units: 8-14, 8-15, 8-23 (RAMS ONLY)3/4 0url or Greater Management Units: 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 2 Management Units: 8-1, 8-9 Oct I - Dec 31 5(10) Management Unit: 8-3 Sept 10 - Sept 18 Management Units: 8-1, 8-8 to 8-11, Bucks: Sept 10 - Oct 31 2 See regional bag limit for mountain sheep. 8-2t,8-22 Management Units: 8-12 to 8-15, 8-23 Feb 20 - Feb 28195 s(10) Bucks:Sept 10 - Oct 31 2 BLACK BEAR Please take note ofthe provincial daily bag Bucks: Nov 7 - Nov 25 2 Management Units: 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 limit for geese on page 76. Management Units: 8-4 to 8-7 Sept I - Nov 2 Bucks: Sept l0 - 30 Nov 9 2 Aprl-June15/95 CHUKAR PARTRIDGE Management Units: 8-1, 8-2, 8-8 to 8-11, See page 75. Management Units: 8-1 to 8-4, 8-7 to 8-9 8-21,8-22,8-24 to 8-26 Oct4-Nov22 s(1s) Bucks: Sept 10 - Nov 25 2 COYOTE, SKUNK, RACCOON Hunting is permitted only between the hours * Open only for bucks having four or more Management of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. points (tines) above the brow tine on at least Units: 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 one antler. The antlers must accompany No Closed Season NBI, the (HUNGARTAN) species licence. GRAY See regional bag limit for deer. LYNX AND BOBCAT PARTRIDGE Bow and Arrow Only Season ManagementUnits: 8-1 to 8-15, 8-2lto8-26 Management Units: 8-l to 8-4,8-7 to 8-10, Management Units: 8-1, 8-2,8-4 to Dec 1 - Feb 28/95 l(of each) 8-15,8-22,8-26 8-15,8-21 to8-26 Oct4-Nov22 3(e) Bucks:Sept1-Septg 2 COUGAR Hunting is permitted only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Management Units: 8-1, 8-2, 8-8 to 8-15, Management Units: 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 8-21 to 8-26 Dec I - Feb 28i95 I Either Sex: Nov 26 - Dec 10 2(l) Hunters are requested not to shoot lactating MOURNING DOVES See regional bag limit for deer. cougar, or cougar kittens. Management Units: 8- I to 8- 15, 8-21 to 8-26 Septl-Sept30 s(10) rtrUr 8-1, 8-2, 8-8 to 8-10, @ SNOWSHOE HARE 8-12 to 8-15, 8-22to 8-24 Management Units: 8-l to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 PHEASANT Augl-Apr30/95 10 (daily) Management Units: 8- I to 8-3, 8-8 to 8-12, M00sE (BULLS oNLY). 8-14, 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 Management Units: 8-4 to 8-8" 8-11 COLUMBIAN GROUND Cocks: Oct 4 - Nov 15 2(6) Oct 15 - Oct 31 1 Management Units: 8-21, 8-22 *Open SOUIRREL only for bull moose having no more Hens: Nov 6 - Nov l5 Management Units: 8-l to 8-15, 8-21 to than two points (tines) on one antler. Antlers 8-26 Daily Limit: 2(only I hen) No Closed NBL must accompany the species licence. Season Possession Limit: 6(only 3 hens) The open seasonfor Columbian groundsquir- Successful hunters who kill abullmoose inthe Hunting is permitted only between the hours rel is restricted to private land only. Hunters 0kana gan Sub - Re gion are re quire d to submit of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. within l0 days ofthe kill, one ofthe incisor must obtain permissionfrom landowners be- hunting on private land. teeth (including crown and root). See Com- fore OUAIL pulsory Reporting and Inspection on page 77. Management Units: GROUSE BLUE, 8-1 to 8-4, 8-7 to 8-11 SPRUCE 8-21,8-22 EtK (FRANKLIN}AND RUFFED Oct4-Nov22 r0(30) Management Units: 8-1, 8-9, 8-10, 8-12 Management Units: 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 Hunting is permitted only between the hours *Bulls: Sept 10 - Nov 15 I Sept 10 - Nov 15 I s(1s) of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Management Units: 8-4 to 8-7 See page 68 for the regional daily aggregate *Bulls: Sept 10 - Oct 3l I bag limit.for g,rouse. Management Units: 8-14t, 8-15tt fSee Map HI}for open season. 1 DUCKS, COOTS, WHITE ffSee Map Hl l for open season I FRONTED GEESE, SNOW GEESE, * Open pnly bulls with at le ast one branched for ROSS' GEESE, COMMON SNIPE antler. A brailched antler is one with at least Management Units: 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 three points (tines), each ofwhich is at least 8 to 8-26 cm (3 inches) in length. The antlers must Octl-Dec31 accompany the species licence. See illusta- Bag Limits: Ducks: 6(12',) tion page 38. Coots: 10(20) All elk taken in the Okanagan Sub-region White Fronted Geese 5(10) nust be inspected. Portions requiredfor com- Snow Geese s(10) pulsory inspection are described on page 77. Ross'Geese s(10) @,rzur 8-4, 8-s, 8- 14, 8- I s. Common snipe: 10(20) Please take note of the provincial daily bag limits for geese and ducks on page 76.

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Map H2 Underdown Creek Vehicle Restricted Area (situate in MU 8- 1). Closed year-round to tle operation of all motor vehicles. Map H I Osoyoos Oxbows RestrictedArea(situate in MU 8-l). The operation of motor vehicles is restricted to established roadways. Hunting and the discharge of firearms are prohibited from Mar 1 to Sept 30 throughout the restricted area including the Mt. roadways. ^ Keogan

Map H3 Vaseux Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary (situate in MU 8.1).

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Map H10 Christian Valley Elk Special Area (situate in MU 8-14) open season for 3 pt. bull elk or better Sept 10 -Oct 31 (l). See definition on page 81. M.u. e-r{ ilinnifted --! /ai-\ Gallopingt Beservoi r Rd Whitehail Rd o""o"""LdJy'fi' ( \""i'

Map H12 Ward Lake No Hunting, No Shooting and Map H13 Galloping Hills Vehicle Resficted Area Map H14 GrandForks Shotgun Only Area(situate in No Trapping Area (situate in MU 8-15). (situate in MU 8-15). MU8-15).

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1994 - 95 BC HuurruG AND Tntrprrc R EGULATToNS Sy,vopsr.s Pae o 7l a permanent home in the Province, and who has COMPOUND CROSSBOW - means a crossbow DEFINITI()NS been in actual residence therein for six (6) months on which the bow string runs through pulleys. ALL TERRAIN VBHICLE - Means a wheeled in the previous twelve (12) months prior to any CROSSBOW - means a bow fixed across a stock vehicle or tracked vehicle propelled by motorized application under the Wildlife Act. with a groove for the anow or bolt and a mecha- power, and capable oftravel offa highway, includ- BIG GAME - means any mountain sheep, moun- nism for holding and releasing the string. (NOTE: ing motor cycles but not including other vehicles tain goat, caribou, elk, moose, deer, grizzly bear, Tl" : use of crossbows is permitted during special licenced for highway travel under the Motor Vehi- black bear, cougar, wolforother animal designated Bow and Arrow seasons unless otherwise indicated cle Act. by regulation. under the regional schedules.) ANTLERED ANIMAL - means a member of the BOLT - means a shaft or missile designed to be DECOY - means any material or manufactured deer family over one year of age bearing visible shot from a crossbow or catapult. product that simulates the appearance or has the bony antlers. form of wildlife. BOW - means a longbow or crossbow. ANTLERLESS ANIMAL - means a member of DEER FAMILY - means moose, caribou, deer the deer family or young animals of the deer family BROW TINE - means the first tine projecting and elk. bearing no visible antlers. The small skin- or hair- forward or upward in the lower l/3 of the antler of covered protuberances of fawns and calves do not a moose, caribou, elk or deer. FIRBARM : includes a device that propels a constitute antlers. projectile by means of an explosion, compressed BUCK ORBULL - with reference to deer, moose, gas or spring and includes a rifle, shotgun, hand- ARROW - means a slender shaft, which may be or elk means one bearing visible bony antlers. gun, pelletgun,"BB" gun or spring gun but does not pointed at one end and may be feathered at the Buck or Bull - with reference to Caribou means a include a bow. opposite end, for shooting fiom a bow. male I year of age or over, bearing visible bony antlers. FULL CURL BIGHORN RAM - means any BAIT - means anything, including meat, cereals, male bighorn mountain sheep, the head of which, cultivated crops, restrained animal or any manu- CALF - means a moose, elk or caribou less than when viewed squarely frorn the side, has at least factured product or material, that may attract wild- twelve (12) months ofage. one horn tip extending upwards beyond a straight life and includes plastic or other imitation foods CANCELLED SPBCIES LICENCE - means a line drawn through the centre of the nostril and the but does not include a decoy as described under Species Licence that has been cancelled as indi- lowest hindmost portion of the horn base. If the these regulations. cated on the licence. The Species Licence must be skull and horns are presented for examination, B.C. RESIDENT - means aperson who maintains cancelled immediately upon killing the animal. when viewed squarely from the side with both

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upward beyond a straight line dmwn BIGHORN through the lowesr hindmost portion edge ofthe eye socket and at right angles to a line drawn of the hom base and the lowemost through the lowest hindmost portion of the hom base edge of the eye socket. and the lowermost edge ofthe eye socket.

3/4 CURL BIGHORN RAM - FULL CURL THINHORN RAM - means any means any male bighom mountain male thinhorn mountain sheep which has attained sheep,theheadofwhich,when viewed the age of eight (8) years as evidenced by yearly squarely from the side, has at least one hom growth annuli as determined by the Regional hom tip extending beyond a straight Manager or his designate, or whose horn tip ex- Reference points (+): use centre of the nostril and the lowest hindmost portion of the base of the horn. line drawn tlrough ttre back of rhe eye tends upwards beyond the forehead-nose bridge - opening;md at right angles to a line when viewed from the side. - drawn between the centre ofthe nostril cuCL FUR-BEARING ANIMAL - means a fox, badger, # ilcHocil and the lowest hindmostportion ofthe beaver, black bear, marten, fisher, Canada lynx, hom base. If the skull and homs are lhrough bobcat, mink, muskrat, land otter, raccoon, skunk, presented for examination, when back ol red and Douglas's squinel, sea otter, weasel, wol- viewed squarely from the side with verine, wolf or coyote. both homs in alignment, at least one GAME BIRD - means any grouse, partridge, quail, Legal rams cannot be pheasant, ptarmigan, migratory game bird, or bird LEGAL ILLEGAL identified anless viewed designated by regulation. squarely from the side. GAME - includes all big game, small game, game FULL CURL THINHORN Horn annuli do not birds and fur-bearing animals. c o nstitute a goodfield guide HUNT AND HUNTING - includes shooting ar, aging she ep. Thesefield for attracting, searching for, chasing, pursuing, fol- definitions adequately lowing after or on the trail of, stalking, or lying in ry"'14$''" conform to legal wait for wildlife or attempting to do any of those \ \:\ dejinitions, c opie s of whic h things, whether or not the wildlife is then or are available at BC subsequently wounded, killed or captured; LEGAL ILLEGAL \ Environment offices. (a) with intention to capture the wildlife, or (b) while in possession of a firearm or other weapon.

INTERNATIONAT MITITARY SURPLUS Some of our Regulor Stock Tree Bork Comouflooe Fleece Weor Brown Reol Tree Coirouflooe Roin Geor Green Reol Tree Comouflo5e Footweor Woodlond Comouflooe Knives Tiger Stnipe Cgmouflige Bock Pocks Snow Comouflooe LICENCE YEAR - means the period from April Desert Comouflo"ge Extreme Cold I to March 3l of the following year. USSR Comouflode Weother Clothing LOADED FIREARM - means any firearm containing Germon ComouYlooe Hots, Gloves, Socks live ammunition in eidrerthe breech orthe magazine. A British DPM Comou"floge Rocky Goretex Socks clip containing live ammunition, when attached to the French ... & mony more. & Boots in stock now firearm. is considered as the magazine. MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS - for which there is an open season in B,C. and for which a Canadian The best wool pclnts in the world Migratory Bird hunting permit is required are: waterfowl(ducks and geese, including brant); coot; Gerncn Wool Pqnts $t0.00 OFF common snipe; and mourning dove. Size28'34, Regulor $29.99, Size 36-46 Requlor $3g.g9 NO HUNTING AREA - means a designared area pair with thi; coupon - in which hunting (see Definirion) is prohibited. I I coupon expire; Dec. 3I /94 NO SHOOTING AREA - means a designared Check (o.tr sc'ent proof all p.trpose area in which the discharge of firearms is prohib- Real Tree carnouflage vveai byr-Wallst ited. NOTE: No Shooting Areas as prescribed under the Wildlift Act are open The Lorgest Selection to the use of bows of Militory Goods in B.C. and anows and crossbows unless specifically Pender, re- 334 W. Voncouver, B.C. V6B lTl 669-8843 stricted under hunting regulations.

1994 - 95 BC HuNrtNG ANo TntpptNC Rt,cutArroNs Sy,vopsrs Pee n 73 POINT - or "tine" means a branch of an antler WILDLIFE - means raptors, threatened species, . be liable to a fine which for certain offences will which is longer than the breadth of its base and is endangered species, game and other species of range between $200 and $10,000, rising to between at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) in length. For the purpose of vertebrates prescribed as wildlife by regulation. $ 1,000 and $50,000forrepeats of these offences, and determining the length of a point; for other offences to a fine ofnot more than $5,000, rising t0 between $500 and $10,000 for repeats of (a) the length of the point shall be measured N()TICE these offences; from the centre ofits base to the tip end, and Hunting License Fees for the . be liable to a term of imprisonment 0f up to six (b) base the point shall be measured the of 1994-95 Season months. along the nearest edge of the part of the ln 1991192, the Wildlife Branch completed a de- You should also be aware that: antler commonly known as the main beam. tailed review of the fees that it charges for licenses and . if you are convicted of an offence tnder lhe Migra- the main goals were to POWER BOAT - means a boat, canoe or yacht permits. In setting new fees, tory Birds Convention Act (Canada), you will have powered by electric, gasoline, oil, steam or other restrict any increases to modest amounts and to adjust your migratory game bird permit cancelled auto- mechanical means, but does not include a boat species license fees to reflect their relative values. The matically; powered manually nor a boat with an outboard cost of hunting licenses should continue t0 represent a . if you are convicted of two wildlife or firearm of- motor provided the motor is tilted or otherwise minor share of total hunting cosls. fences within a period of two years, your hunting the fees for resident black disengaged so as not to be ready for immediate use. Based on this review, licence willbe cancelled for an automatic minimum bear and deer licenses increase from $12 to $15 for the period of one year; RAPTOR - means a bird of the order Falconiformes 1994/95 season. The fee for a basic hunting license will . if you do not pay any fine($ imposed for wildlife known as vultures, eagles, falcons and hawks or of increase only for senior citizens (from $5 to $7). offence(s), all licences, permits and limited entry the order Strigiformes known as owls and includes HOW LONG SHOULD I KEEP MY hunting authorizations issued to you under the Wild- the eggs of these birds. IIUNTING LICENCE? life Act willbe cncelled and will remain cancelled ROAD ALLOWANCE - see definition, page 78. It is probably a good idea for hunters to keep a1l until the fine($ iVare paid. documents under which an animal was taken until the raccoon, lynx, SMALL GAME - includes fox, animal has been consumed. In the case of a mounted wolverine, snowshoe hare bobcat, coyote, skunk, trophy or a tanned hide, the licence and Cornpulsory game and birds. Inspection Data Sheet should be kept in a safe place SPIKE BUCK - means a male deer having antlers indefinitely. If a person wishes to transfer the hophy to that are composed of a main beam from which there someone else or requires an exporl permit to move it out are no bony projections greater than 1 inch in ofthe province, production ofthe original documentation length. makes the transferorthe issuance ofapermit much easier. It will greatly assist Ministry stafl il when a huntet disposes of a trophy, the licences and other documentation are transfened with the trophy, t0 the new owner.

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has held a hunting licence and a big game species licence Re&h/& GUN & TACKLE LTD. for 3 of the 5 years preceding application, This person premises Phone obtain the required permit from the Regional Office Dept. R Complete-on ounsmithing. All major or tax: must 3227 Fraser St. Vancouver, B.C. VsV 488 brands ol firearms and shooting supplies of BC Environment of the region in which the hunt is New and used guns (trades welcome) We ship anywhere 874-4110 intended. Application for the permit must be made on the

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proper fom (available from BC Environment Offices) at provincial bag limit up to a maximum of l0 deer when furbearing animal is exempt from paying the presEiSEI least one month prior to hunting, Only one Permit to hunting on the Charlorte (MUs Queen Islands 6-12, 6- royalty fee unless he offers the pelt for sale. See cunent Accompany will be issued to a person in a calendar year. l3). Up to 3 regularmule deer licences can be used on the Trapping Regulations 0n page 84 for royalty fees. pay- The non-residents permit must show the to Ac- Charlottes but they will count Queen toward the regional ment of a royalty fee is required only upon the initial sale company 0r a copy indicating the name of the permittee and provincial bag lirnits, (For example, if a mule deer ofthe pelt. Furbearers may only be hunted where an open and the permit number when purchasing their big game licence is used in MU 6-12 or 6-13 a hunter will be hunting season is declared. species licence. A non-resident who is not a resident of prevented from pursuing deer elsewhere in the Skeena Canada and is not a Canadian citizen, may also be eligible Region and it will count towards the 3-deer provincial SPECIAT }I(}TICE. GRIZZLY BEAR ()R under this procedure providing that he qualifies underone bag lirnit). BTACK BEAR ofthe requir ed relationship categories (ie, ifaccompanied by a father, brother, son, uncle, nephew, grandson, grand- Deer Licence Enliilemenl There is no open season on any two year old or father, mother, sister, daughter, aunt, niece, granddaugh- younger bear (grizzly bearor black bear) or any bear in its A person may not possess more than l0 of any ter, grandmother, spouse, father-in-law, mother-in-law, company. Do not shoot any grizzly bear or black bear cunent deer licences. The combination of deer licenses son-inJaw, daughter-in-law, brother-inlaw, or sister-in- when observed in a family unit, may include a maximum of 3 mule deer and/or 3 white- law). Permits ro Accompany may not be available for all There is no open season on white (Kermode) or tailed deer licences. species and areas. Check with the appropriate regional blue (Glacier) color phases of the black bear. office. Ifyou sh00t WATERFOWL HUNTERS an ear-tagged black bear, contacta BC Handguns Environrnent Office as soon as possible for important Waterfowl There are special handgun restrictions in Canada. die oflead poisoning when they ingest information. lead shot deposited Please contact the R.C.M.P. for details before bringing a by waterfowl hunters, Altemative handgun into Canada. non-toxic shot is available. Waterfowl hunters are en- $PECIAL REOUEST. M()UNTAIN G{IAT couraged to use steel shot for waterfowl hunting, espe- Small Game Hunters are encouraged to select male mountain It is not necessary for a non-resident cially over water. Hunters are reninded that steel shot of British goat when hunting. Males tend to be larger than females. two Columbia to be accompanied by a licenced guide sizes larger, fired through a shotgun with achokeone when Females usually exhibit a noticeable curvature at the tip stop hunting fbr small game (including game birdg. more open than normally used for lead shot, will of the homs. In addition males tend not produce similar energy and pattem. to be found in nanny/kid groups. 0ueen Charloite tslands Deer Licencfr ROYALTY These special deer tags allow hunters to exceed the FEES C()LLARED WILDLIFE I deer bag limit for the Skeena Region and the 3 deer Every holder ofa valid hunting ticence who kills a Please avoid shooting collared moose, elk, cari- HrHko QUALITY RIFLESI

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1994 95 BC - HuurtNG ANo TntpprNG RtcurArr0Ns .!v,v opsrs Pte n 75 northern pintails,4 goldeneyes and 8 mallards, bou, deer, mountain goat, mountain sheep, woll black B) Trespass Fee bear, grizzly bear, bobcat and cougars. Collared animals Some private landowners charge an access fee for carry radio transmitters and are used for research pur- the right of an individual or group to trespass on the poses. The death of one of these animals represents a landowner's property for the purpose ofhunting or PR()TECTED ANIMALS paidby substantial loss in terms of time and money. If a radio- for other activities. Trespass fees have been The following mammals are protected by regula- collared animal is inadvertently killed, please retum the individuals or local sportsmen $oups to access tion under the Wildlife Act (hwting is prohibited): collar to an office of BC Environment. farmland open to bird hunting in the Fraser Valley badger, for many years, but is seldomly used elsewhere in l. mountain cottontail (found in the Similkameen and PAY HUNTING B.C. 2. Okanagan Valleys), A) Hunting Operations on Private Land 3. white-tailed jackrabbit (confined to the South By special permitfWildlife Act Permit Regula- Okanagan Valley), tions l(t)1, a person or association can be authorized to carry on an operation for the purpose of The following species are designated as endan- property owned or controlled hunting wildlife on BAG LIMITS AND P()SSESSI(}N LIMITS gered in B.C. and may not be killed for any reason: by that person or association. Such operations are 1. Vancouverlslandmarmot, game birds Season bag limits forbig garne and small game and primarily for the purpose of hunting 2. sea otter, game birds are shown in the regional for which the hunter pays a preananged user fee. daily bag limits for 3. white pelican. date of the open season for the schedules following the 4. bunowing owl. species. PORTABLE GASOTINE The bag limits are printed in bold type, e.g. "2'" POWERED WINCHES "NBL" means No Bag Limit. An entry such as "2(1)" P()SSESSI()N AND TRANSP()RTATI(lN - Direct From Distributor - used for ungulates means the season bag limit is two animals of that species, one of which may be antlerless. BIG GAME An entry such as "10(20)" forgame birds means the daily Anyone who possesses or transports the carcass of bag limit is 10 and the possession limit while hunting or big game must leave attached to the carcass: 7200 lbs pulls up to retuming from hunting is 20. . to identify the sex, either number 9939.00 / The following list indicates the rnaximum a) a testicle or part of the penis, or in the province in one ofspecies which a hunter may take b) a portion of the udder or teats, or that portion ofthe limits may licence year. Exceptions to the Provincial bag head which normally bears the antlers. apply to some species in some regions. Provincial bag Anyone who possesses or transports only the hide regions limits may be achieved by hunting in one or more of grizzly bear must leave attached to the hide: are not exceeded. provided the regional bag limits . a testicle or part of the penis, or SPECIES BAGLIMIT . a portion of the udder or teats. Deer ...... ,.,...... ,...."...... '. 3* Go Anywhere Pulliig Power! Moose ...... ,...... '...... 1* GAME BIRDS Elk ...... ,...... 1* Anyone who possesses or transports a game bird Phone Orders - Prepaid Postage Black Bear ...... ,...... ,'.'. 2* must leave attached to the carcass one feathered wing' SASKATOON ALL.TERRAIN Grizzly Bear ...... "...... '...... 1 EVIDENCE OF SEX Mountain Sheep ...... ,...... '.. I Evidence of sex may be removed from the carcass (306) 382-230e Mountain Goat...... '. I of game or the hide of grizzly bear: Cougar ...... '.,.,....2* . after it anives at a person's normal dwelling place Wo1f...... ' 3 and is butchered and stored there for consumption on Other Big Game...... '...... l* the premises. Coyote ...... ,.,...... ,.,...... NBL* . after it is taken t0 a coid storage locker or meatcutting Raccoon, Skunk and Fox...... ,.,...... NBL* plant, or Wolverine ...... '...... ' 1 . after it has been inspected by an employee of BC Lynx ...... '... 1* )ther Sizes & Environment. Bobcat ...... '...... '. 5* of Pepper Spray NOflE: Leaving evidence of sa on the caruss will Snowshoe Hare...... 10 per day rwt spoil or in any way conlaminale the meat' Turkey ...... '.'.'...... "...'... I * see regional schedules for regional bag limits. TRANSPORTING WILDLIFE Anyone who possesses, transports or ships wildlife while in the field either actually GameBirds: Nopprson, or parts of wildlife within the Province of British Colum- have his hunting or retuming from hunting, shall in bia mu$ have with them: game in excess of three times possession upland birds . the species licence under which the animal was taken the daily limit. by himself. game birds For possession limits on migratory Or if the animal was taken by another person: see regional schedules. . a record of receipt of the wildlife showing: for all geese in aggregate is 5, For Your Nearest Dealer The daily bag limit - the date and place of receiPt. calr 1'800'661'2333 possession 10. - the name and address of the person who klled the per year. Fax; 1 -800-71 8'9888 The bag limit for turkey is 1 animal, or from whom it was acquired. in aggregate is 6, The daily bag limit for ducks - the B.C. Resident Hunter Number or permit number pintail, HSS WHOIESAIE only 1 of which may be a canvasback, 1 no*hem of the person who killed the animal. Van. Area: (604) 522'8000 fax: (604) 522-8809 The possession limit for 2 goldeneyes and 4 mallards. - the species licence number under which the animal ducks is 12, only 2 of which may be canvasback, 2

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was taken, and tion projects in their areas. Grants may be issued, in 3. the number of days the licencee hunted before killing - the species and sex ofthe animal taken. modest amounts, to cover up to one-half of the initial the animal, Anyone having wildlife butcherd and packaged is capital expenses ofapproved projects. Conservation, as 4. the sex ofthe animal taken, and required to obain from the butcher a receipt which indicates; defined for the purposes ofthis fund, includes any activ- 5. the licences under which the animal was taken. . the hunter number, . ity which maintains or enhances fish and wildlife and the species licence numher, their habitats, or contributes to public access or aware- FOR DESIGNATED COMPULSORY . the species, and . ness of our natural resources. INSPECTION CENTRES SEE PAGE 9 the sex ofthe animal taken. Applications and further information may be ob- The required parts ofall compulsory reported spe- GAME CHECK tained by contacting your regional BC Environment cies must be submitted to an official ofBC Environment office or by writing to: within 10 days of the kill, except: All hunters, with or without game, when encoun- Public Conservation Assistance Fund 1 . Persons who gain the written approval from a Conser- teringtemporary checking stations operatedby BC Envi- Wildlife Branch vation Officer, Wildlife Biologist, Wildlife Techni- ronment, are required by law to $op and repon. Their BC Environment cian or Official of BC Environment prior to hunting compliance with wildlife and firearms laws will be 3rd Floor - 780 Blanshard Street can submit such animals for inspection within l0 determined. Victoria, B.C. V8V lX4 days after the last day of the hunt; Comments on or questions about hunting regula- Persons who use the services oia licenced guide for tions and wildlife management are encouraged. the purpose ofklling a caribou, grizzly bear, moun- EXPORT PERMITS C()MPULS()RY REP(}RTING & tain goat or mountain sheep can submit such animals for inspection within l0 days after the last day ofthe In orderto export game from the Province, hunters INSPECTI()N (resident or non-resident) must obtain a permit for this continuous season in which the animal was taken (ie. purpose, unless the export permit which is valid for 30 COMPULSORY REPORTING fall killed grizzly bear must be submitted after the days is included in the species licence or the compulsory end of the fall season); or To manage wildlife we need popularion. age. sex. inspection data sheet. Persons who take a cougar or a wolfin the Kootenay time and site specific information. The mostefficient and Hunters planning to hunt in MUs 7-i9 or 7-20 and Region. These two species must be submitted to an effective way ofgetting needed information atthe present accessingbyway oftheAlbertabordershouldcontactthe official ofBC Environment in the Kootenay Region time is a compulsory inspection system. local Conservation Officer Service in Fort St. John, within 4 days of the.kill. The harvest ofthe following species ofgame mu$ Chetwynd or Dawson Creek to obtain export permits be reported to a regional or sub-regional compulsory prior to starting their hunt. reporting centre and the required parts submitted for Hunters possessing a mountain goat, mountain compulsory inspection (page 78): sheep, caribou or gizzly bear harvested in B.C., who 1) bull moose taken in Thompson-Nicola Sub-re- mu$drive through the Yukon andbackinto B.C. in order gion, in Cariboo Sub-region and in Okanagan Sub- to submit the animal for compulsory inspection, are region and all moose taken the Kootenay Region exempt from obtaining an export permit. 2) bull moose taken in MU 7-35 CONVENTION ON 3) elk taken in the Okanagan and Omineca-Peace INTERNATIONAL TRADE Sub+egions. 4) caribou The "Convention on the Intemational Trade of 5) grizzly bear Endangered Species;' 1C.I.T.E.S,; requires that a special 6) mountain sheep Convention Export Permit be obtained for the export 7) mountain goat fromCanadaofall grizzly bear, blackbear, cougar, lynx, 8) cougar bobcat and wolior parts ofthese animals. Such permits, 9) wolf taken in MUs l-l to l-13 and the Koorenay forgame leaving Canada directly from British Columbia, Region may be obtained by making an appointment during nor- l0) bobcat, lynx, and wolverine. mal working hours at BC Environment offices. See page The associated tagging and registration system for 9, all inspected hides, skulls orhoms is required to facilitate Vancouver Island Region: Nanaimo, Campbell River, verification of inspection of such animal parts in private Victoria (animals may be checked at any Conservation or commercial (taxidermist) possession for enforcement 0fficer Service by appointment only). purposes. lower Mainland Region: Suney, Chilliwack. Information required for cornpulsory reporting Thompson-Nicola Sub-region: Kamloops. includes: Kootenay Region: Castlegar, Cranbrook, Cre$on, Nel- 1. the location where the animal was killed, son. 2. the date the animal was killed, Cariboo Sub-region: Bella Coola, Williams Lake. Skeena Region: Smithers, Atlin, Bums Lake, Tenace, Dease Lake. Omineca-Peace Sub-regiont Fort Nelson, Dawson SI(YWAI.I(E TREE Creek, hince George, Fort St. John, Vemon. STANDS PUBLIC C()NSERVATI()N ASSISTANCE (onodion Mode! FUND for (onodion Hunlers

The Public Conservation Assistance Fund makes 600 Adoms Rd.. more than $50,000 per year for grants to clubs l(elownu. B.C VIV'lK4 other organizations wishing to implement conserva- hl(604)765-5385

1994 - 95 BC HuwrruG AND Tntpp/Nc R EGULATT0NS Sr,vorsrs Pee r 77 the and the tooth required as No person shall hunt small garne with a long bow MOUNTAIN GOAT information per instructions included with the LEH havingapulloflessthan l8kg(40lbs)withinthearcher's

authorization by mail within I 0 days of the draw length. kilr. MUZZLE LOADERS 8) For cougar; A muzzle loader containing porvder arrd shot in the - the skull with the lowerjaw (pref- banel but UNPRIMED (ie. no powder in the pan ol a tlnt erably skinned out). lock or no cap in the nipple of a percussion Iock) does not CARIBOU W0LF (oot6nay flu.1"1 to r.!3 & Rrgron the premolars from the upperjaw - constitute a loaded firearm undel the Wlld1ife Act but is a (Vancouver Island Region and loaded firearm under the Crininl Code of Canuda. Kootenay Region only). DOGS the entire hide bearing, in the case The use of dogs is permitted in the hunting of all of males, a testrcle or pafi of the GRIZZLY BEAR game, but dogs must be on a leash r.vhen used to hunt mule penis and in the case of females, a deer, black-tailed deer, white-tailed deer. lallow deer. portion of the teats or mammary elk, moose, wolf, mountain sheep. nountain goat and glands. caribou. Dogs may be used to hunt srnall garne. grizzly 9) For wolf taken in MUs 1- I to l- l3 and bear, black bear or cougar. Any person mtiy train dogs by the Kootenay Region; allowing them. under supervision. t0 pursue game birds The head portions requbed t0 be submitteil for inspectiln are - the skull with the lower jaw, from August I to April 30. shaileil in gray in this diagram - the hide bearing, in the case of FALOONRY COMPULSORY INSPEGTION males, a testicle or part ofthe penis and in the case of Licenced falconers may hunt game brrds (mrgra- females, a portion 0f the teats or mammary glands Parts Required tory and upland) bi the use or with the aid of raptors (Kootenay Region only). throughout the Province during the regular open season inspction include: Parts rquired for compulsory I I ) For bobcat, lynx and wolverine; subject to the applicable bag limits as indicated in the theThompson-NicolaSub- 1) Forabullmoosetakenin - a canine tooth (Kootenay Region only),and regional schedules. region, in Cariboo Sub-region and the Okanagan - the entire hide. Sub-region; and all moose taken in the Kootenay RETRIEVAL Region; It is lawful for a person to retrieve a dead or injured - an incisor tooth, (including crown and root). The HUNTING METH()DS game animal with the assistance ofa power boat provided tooth may be delivered in person to a BC Environ- no person in the power boat is in possession trf a loaded ment Office, or it may be mailed in a Harvest Data ARCHERY HUNTING firearm. No penon shall kill, cripple or wound game Card Tooth "Retum" envelope, available fiom li- Bows and anows and crossbows and bolts (quar- without making all reasonable eflbrt to retrie\e and cence issuers, Govemment Agents or BC Environ- rels) may be used for hunting all big game, small game include it in his bag limit. The retrieved game shall be ment offices. and game birds except that a crossbow is prohibited to killed immediately and included in the hunter's bag limit. 2) For a bull moose taken in MU 7-35: hunt migratory game birds. The following restrictions the antlers and an incisor tooth, apply to the use of bows and crossbows province-wide. 3) For elk taken in the Okanagan and Omineca-Peace Checkregional schedules foropen seasons and additional HIGHWAY N() SHO()TING ANd N() Sub-regions; restrictions. HUNTING AREAS - the lower jaw bearing the incisor (front) teeth, - for males, the antlers attached to a portion of the Grossbows It is unlawful to discharge a firearm or hunt within upper skull l. No person shall hunt big game, other than deer, with the road allowances of all numbered highways and any - for females, the upper portion ofthe skull or a portion a crossbow (does not include compound crossbows) two lane or greater public road that is maintained by the of the teats or mammary glands. having a pull of less than 68 kg(150 lbs.) or a bolt Ministry of Transportation and Highwavs. The road 4) Forcaribou; (quanel) weighing less than I 6.2 grams(250 grains). allowance extends (a) l5 metres on either side of the - the lower jaw bearing the incisor teeth, 2. No person shall hunt deer, small game, or game birds middle of a road with less than three lanes, or (b) 15 - the antlers. with a crossbow (does not include compound cross- metres from the edge of the paved surface of a highway - for a caribou without at least one main beam meas- bowg having a pull of less than 55 kg( I 20 lbs.) or a with three lanes or more, or (c) to the boundary ofprivate uring over 60 centimetres (24 inches) in length, the bolt (quanel) weighing less than 16.2 gram(250 or cultivated land. whichever comes first. hide or part ofit bearing a testicle or part ofthe penis, grains). In addition to the above universal restriction, sev- 5) For grizzly bear; 3. No person shall hunt wildlife with a compound eral major or heavily populated routes in the province - the entire hide bearing, in the case of males, atesticle crossbow having a pull ofless than 45 kg( 100 lbs.) at have an additional 400 m area bordeling the road allow- or part of the penis and in the case of females, a a peak weight or bolt weighing less than 16.2 ance in which the discharge of a firearm using a single portion of the teats or mammary glands, grams(250 grains). projectile is prohibited. The discharge of a shotgun using - the skull withthe lowerjaw (preferably skinned out). 4. No person shall hunt big game with a crossbow shot only is permitted. These areas are listed below under 6) For mountain sheep (ie. Dall's, Stone's, Califomia having a bolt (quanel) other than one having a the heading 400 m Single Projectile Prohibited Areas. and Rocky Mountain); broadhead ofat lea$ 2.22 centimetres (7/8 ofan inch) It is unlawful to hunt or discharge a firearm within - the portion of the skull including nasal bones, the at the widest point. 100 metres of a church, school building, school yard, eye-socket, the horns and the associated connective Long Bow and Arrow playground, dwelling house, or farm or ranch building bone structure. that is occupied by persons or domestic animals. Owners No person shall hunt big game with a long bow 7) Formountaingoat; and occupiers or persons who have the permission ofthe - the horns and the jaw bearing the incisor teeth. having a pull of less than 18 kg(40 lbs.) within the owner or occupier, are exempted near dwelling houses or - For mountain goat in the Kootenay Region, archer's draw length and an anow other than one having farm or ranch buildings, provided they are at least l00m a residence or buildings. compulsory reporting requirements for those hunters a broadhead at lea$ 2.22 centimetres (7/8 of an inch) at from neighbour's with an LEH authorization will be met by providing the widest point. The major purpose of these restrictions attacks the

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problems associated with increasrng public pressure for :u.y of lhe Distr.ict Stewart more ol ai r or compensatt0n or reward recei ved prom andnore closures nearrural roads, where the urban 'r.ccl; or ired, accom_ lJ rur.r r panies public is expanding and assists another person to hunt wildlife,,. residential properlies, often at con- Highway 39 from the junction with Highway 97 A person siderable distances fion main must possess a valid British Columbia urban centres. The above north restrictions, of Mcleod Lake to its inter- Guide Outfitter Licence or Assistant although perhaps initially are more rhan Guide Licence in cept with the municipal order requi red for some pans boundaries to legally guide hunters. The govemment licences of the provi nce. u i I I be un i verral of the City of Mackenzie; guides and, more imporlantly, to ensure that their activities can be closelv universally understood. Highway moni_ 97 including those portions of the tored and regulated. It is unlikely that these changes will reduce anv Cariboo Highway hunter's from Coftonwood BC Environment intends to increase chances for a successful or fulfilling hunting prince its enforce_ River to George, the John ment ef'forts ro stop illegal guiding. experience. These changes will address A person who guides the safety coni Hart prince Highway from George without the proper licence comnits cems that have been expressed by many residents living anoffence. A ierson to Dawson Creek, and the Alaska whouseslheser'"icesolan in previously unrestricted rural areai, We hope illegal guide rnay.r:a prn) ro thai Highway from Dawson commo^n Creek to the ollence. be charged and con vicred ofrhe sense wi I I prevai I. and - if i n ,rme olience. dou br, don.t shoor i Lower post; .\0/tJ. l. \ Itcr.,,n r,ir,i lr,rr.r j,,;tdrd til:rLir/;tii i'.t Road520 between Hudson,s Hope and moto; rchicle or: I lti_l.hu,a.r.l,,iieihr; cr iltri iirt the 0EStGNATED WtLDLtFE W.A.C. Bennett Daml nraglzine is attrched ro a iircrr.llt. cornmits AII native an Road species of animals in the province ex_ offence 190 between Road 520 and Dunlevv . . under the Crimina! Cirrlr lf farrada. hr_ cluding invertebrates and fish Creek; have been designated as cause he/she has a 'loacicd ntagazirrc,.iu wildlife, poswssior: giving them full protection under proiisions of in an rrea uherc ihe disciiarge ol a lil.errrn thelildlifu is pLohiir_ Au,SBC.1982, chapter5T. These species may ".., .. 4OOM HUNTING AND THE DISCHARGE itcri b,v- lecierai. pt.or ilciril orr:rur;icipai iau i.c., not be hunted, killed, OF FIRBARMS PROHIBITED captured, kept as pets or useO tor r.l ithin thc ' no-shiiotilu AREAS ;ircl ol thc iiigitu a.r. commercial purposes unless specifically allowed Huning lnd the discharge of lirearms jsprohibited by regu- 2. Otherclosures that lation or by authority may be more restrictive on uithin 400m of a permit from BC EnvironmJnt. r.25 miler ol the rord rllor.rance ol the some highways orroads are listed The accompanying two below or under the following highways: schedules list the wildlife that Regional Schedules. may be considered as nuisances or pests. Highway 3 between Hope and Manning park, Schedule "B" lists animals that may 4OOM SINGLE PROJECTILE Manning park and princeton. be captured or killed only for the specific purpose ofp,oiecting PROHIBITED AREAS Coquihalla Hwy. (Okanagan Connectorphase property III) unless The an open )eason is desrgnared b1 regulaiion'rree discharge ofa firearm using a single projectile between its junction . with Highway Regional is prohibited within peachland Schedules of open seas0ns). 400m (0.25 mile; oteith-ersiOe oftne 97 near and its junction road allowance of following Schedule "C" contains animals that may be cap- portions of the highways with Highway 5 nearAspen Grove. tured or killed anywhere and and roads in British Columbia listed below: at any time in the province. These Highway mo$ly introduced species are detrirnental to 5 (Coquihalla Highway) berween HIGHWAY 99 DISCHARGE OF FIRE. propeny and native wildlife. Hope and thejunction ofHighways ARMS PROHIBITED AREA 1 and 5 at Kamloops; The discharge of firearms is prohrbited wirhin SCHEDULE B Highway 6 between Bench 400m westoftheroad Criek and Bantins allowance and I km east oftheroad (a) Taricha granulosa - rough-skinned newt Creek; allowance ofHighway (b) 99 between the northem boundarv Scapanlts toh)nsendli - Townsend,s mole Highway 16 berween of the Districr the boundary ofthe City Municipality of West Vancouver and the (c) Scapanu,s orarius - coast mole of prince Ruperr southern boundary (d) and the Britisir of the District Municipality of Lepus ameicanus - snowshoe hare Columbia - Alberta interprovincial Squarnish. (e) all of rhe :pecies of the lamily Arvicolidae _ r ole: boundary; and Iemmings. exc epl0ndonatr(t _ Highway aiberlricrs musk_ 20 between Bella Coola and the wesr rat. erly boundary ofTweedsmuir park; c.().R.E* _=__-* _* (0 Neotoma cinerea - bushy-tailed woodrat Highway 27 from junction the with Route 16 (e) all species of the g peromltscus C.O.R.E. is an educational program designed to en:us - deer mice (Yellowhead) west of Vanderhoof (h) Erethizon ensure that prospective new hunters meet dorsatum - porcupine to acceptable Fort St. James; standards (i) Thornomys talpoides - of knowledge and skill for saf'e and ethical northem pocket gopher Highway 29 between the intersection of High- participation in hunting. o Marmota flaviventrls - yellow-belliea maimot way 29 with Highway 97 in the (k) Marmota Although not compLrlsory. classroom insrruction monrLr - woodchuck vicinity of the Village of Chetwynd in C.O, R.E. is recom mended and may be obrained rhrough 0) Spermophilus columbianus - Columbian ground and the intersection of Highway 29 courses in adult education, community colleges, squinel with Highway rod aid 97 in the viciniry of gun clubs or advertisements in the local media. The (m) Mephitis mephitis - striped Charlie Lake, Peace River Land skunk written examination is based on: Ethics, (n) District; Firear.ms Safety, Procyon lotor - raccoon Regulations, First Aid and Survival, and Animal (o) Spilogale putorius Highway 35 and BiiJ - spotted skunk between Francois Lake and Burns Identification. There is a $7.00 fee foreach ofthe witten Lake; SCHEDULE C and practical examinations payable to the examiner. Highway 37 between (a) the intersection of high- To prepare Rana catesbeiana - American bullfiog at home for the C.O.R.E. exams, the way (b) 37 with Highway 16 and rhe course all specie: of rhe lamily Chelydridae _ snapping requires about 2 I hours of self study and practice boundary oIthe Disrrict olKitimar; turtles using the C.O.R.E. text. Information Highway 37 on how to objain the between the Skeena River Bridge (c) Didelphis virginiana - Nonh American opoi:um C.0.R.E. text and lists of volunteer C.O.R.E. examiners al Kil\ anga Post Office, Cassiar (d) Sylvilagus - are available from the offices ofthe GovernmentAgentor floridal?tr eastem cottontail Land Disrrict. and (e) 0ryctolagus the interseclion B*C EnUqLUent. cunicl.rlrs - European rabbit of said highway with Highway 37A (f) Mlocastor coypus - mtia (c) rT,'Jlll;,,"^ all species ofthe genus Sclrrlr - grey squinels Highu,ay 3?A fi:l$,?l',?dit ,.,o (h) all species "j. of the genus Cona,r - crows, except highrvai, and llighu,a'v 37 at DON'T SUPPORT ILLEGAL GUIDING Conus corax - common raven Meziadin Junction and thc bouncl_ ,,guide', ,,a (0 Pica pica - black-billed magpie TheWildlife Act defines as; person who 0) Passer domeslicus - house spanow

1994 - 95 BC H uttrtNc AN D TRAppTNG Rt,cutATr0NS ,Sy,vorsrs Ptcn 79 (k) Sturnus vulgaris - European starling Valley, provides the best moose (l) Colunthia livia - rock dove winter range in the region, and Upper premolar (m) Molothms arer - brownheaded cowbird habitat for other wildlife and fish (tooth required) or the nests or eggs of these bird species may be species. There are numerous rec- destroyed. reational opportunities, including hunting, trapping and guiding. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS Chilanko Marsh, 883 hectares. located near Puntzi Lake about Wildlil'e Management Areas are areas of special 135 km west of Williams Lake. is importance to fish or wildlife, administered for the pur- waterfowl well as poses of conservation and intensive management. On important to as other species associated June 8, 1987, the first six Wildlife Management Areas wildlife with productive wetland areas. The were designated to commemorate the Wildlife Centen- area be developed for public nial. The areas are: will viewing and hunting will be al- 1. Junction Wildlife Management Area, 5,300 hectares lowed. of grassland at the confluence of the Fraser and the jaw Chilcotin Rivers, provides year-round habitat for the Dewdrop-Rosseau Creek, on Side view ol bear north side Kamloops Lake, is world's largest population of non-migratory Califor- of excellent range for mule deer and California bighorn send you a "Management Participanl'jacket crest as a token nia bighom sheep. The area supports 2,000 to 3,000 sheep, and supports a wide variety of other wildlife of our appreciation for your help. At certain times, because of visitors annually, for limited-entry hunts, seasonal species. It is popular with naturalists in the spring and the volume ofteeth sent in for aging, some delays in handling hunts and wildlife viewing. hunters in the fall. and processing may be experiencd. Special Harvest Data 2. Pitt-Addington Marsh, 2,921 hectares in the lower hectares floodplain the Card envelopes (psage paid) will be provided at the time of Pitt River Valley about 60 km east of Vancouver, is Tranquille, 253 on the of Thompson River at the head Kamloops Lake, lies your licence purchase, or will be mailed with Limited Entry comprised ofwetlands in close association with agri- of within the Kamloops city boundaries. The area pro- Hunting autlrorizations. If a Harvest Data Card retum enve- cultural land and forest habitat. The area attracts a vides wetland habitat fbr abundant migra- lope is not provided for you at the time of your licence wide range of wetland wildlife species, in large num- excellent tory waterfowl, song birds, and other wildlife species. purchase. please contact you neare$ Wildlife Office or bers and diversity. Extensive enhancement work has Easily accessible by Kamloops residents, it is a popu- licence sub-issuerfora pstage paid return envelop. Foreach been done to encourage public use. lar area for bird-watching. Hunting is prohibited. tooth you submit for a$ng please indicate clearly youL hunter 3. Upper Cariboo River, 3,000 hectares 100 km north- 7. Skedans Islands, 25 hectares; number, name, and complete mailing addres. This infoma- east of Williams Lake in the upper Cariboo River 8. Limestone Islands, 50 hectares; and tion will ensure drat fuither procesing delays are avoided. L Reef Island, 250 hectares. 7, 8 and 9 are located Ungulate's Teeth: A lower front tooth complete midway on the east coast of the Queen Charlotte with root from your moose, elk, or deer is required for Islands; these three Wildlife Management Areas were accurate aging. The tooth is most easily removed by VVildfire! established to protect seabird nesting colonies and making cuts as deeply as possible on both sides of the provide accessible low impact viewing of seabird and tooth, hooking thumb over the top of the tooth and marine wildlife. as part of wildemess tourism. rotating the tooth forward, then cutting the root tiee. See 10. Green Mountain, 300 hectares of alpine and sub- the back side ofthe Harvest Card return envelope. Please alpine area about 32 km southwest of Nanaimo, on do not submit a tooth for a deer taken on Vancouver Vancouver Island, provides critical habitat for the Island. Vancouver Island marmot, an endangered species Black Bears Teeth: It is very important to the which occurs only on Vancouver Island. wildlife biologists of BC Environment to know the range I 1. South Arm Marshes, 850 hectares in the South Arm of of ages of black bears that are hunted. Fraser River are important waterfowl/fisheries areas It will be some time before infomation about black and are among the last of the natural islands and bears can be printed on the orange Harvest Data Card A burnt forest can be-a sorry habitat in the midst of massive urban concentration. envelopes, however, these envelopes should be used for sighi. Uncontrolled fire can The area includes Duck, Barber, Woodland and Rose the retum of black bear teeth. damage important wildlife and Kirkland Islands. The tooth required is one of the upper premolars. delstroy habitht, valuable 12. EnglishmanRiverEstuaryWildlifeManagementArea, The premolars are the small teeth directly behind the people timber and threaten 873 hectares oflargely foreshore habitat located near large canines. They are not readily noticeable and their using the woods like you. Parksville on the eastem side of Vancouver Island. removal will not detract from the appearance ofthe skull. please, care your So take of The area provides intemationally significant habitat lfboth the upper premolars are unsuitable, a lower campfires. Be careful with for waterfowl, including critical staging habitat for premolar will also be acceptable. Ifthe bear is an old bear cigaret'tes and matches. And if black brant. and has lost all four premolars, a canine tooth will be you spot a fire anywhere in I 3. South Okanagan,434 hectares located at the north end accepted. Please turn in the teeth from younger bears as our province, report it by of Osoyoos Lake. About 33 percent of B.C.'s endan- well as old ones. Every tooth is imporrant. getting a phone fast. to Dial gered or threatened species are found in this area. Operator and ask for: DATA C()LLECTI()N A T(}()TH F(}R TRUTH .THE HARVEST The single largest source of hunter activity and ZENITI{ 5555 CARD T()()TH RETURN PR()GRAM game harvest information is the annual Hunter Sample HARVEST DATA CARD Questionnaire. Every January, a large portion ofthe B.C. We'd like to know the exact age of the black bear, residents who have purchased a hunting licence in the moose, deer, and elk you have successfully huntd dris season. previous year are sent a questionnaire refening to the If you send us a tooth sample along with your completed species for which a particular licence was purchased. Harvest Card, our regional technicians will analyze it. We'll Hunters who have purchased several species licences

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may receive questionnaires for more than one species and Formanagementunitsl -35,7 -42,7 -57, 7-58. (Note: are asked to respond. Replies from those who did nothunt CARIBOU ANTLER includes parts of Sikanni-Muskwa Foothills Moose that season, or who were unsuccessful. are just as valu- Special Area) able t0 wildlife managers as the intbrmation fiom hunters who did. ln addition to the standard questionnaire procedure, the Wildlife Branch will contact some hunters by telephone this season. Rear Periodic game checks, compulsory inspection and Point the voluntary tooth retum program fordeer, moose, elk and black bear all provide valuable inlbrmation for wildlife S-POINT BULL: has one antler which bears at managers across the province, From this information, Ieast 5 points (tines), including the tip of the main managers can determine who is hunting, where they are beam above the rear point.x Each point must be at hunting, how long they have hunted for and other impor- least 2.5cm (l inch) in length. tant information about the animal taken. This accurate

infomation enables managers to set very specific hunting at least 3 points on brow palm MATURE BULL: has a main beam which is at regulations on a year to yearbasis, reducing heavy harvests least 75cm (30 inches) in length or one antler which in some areas and extending the season in others to balance requiring a C.l.T.E.S. (Convention on International Trade bears 5 points (tines) above the rear point, *each the needs ofthe animal population against the needs ofthe in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora) permit, this point at least 8cm (3 inches) in length. public. permit may also be required for grizzly bear, black bear, 'tll the reu point ir nis:itrg, the first rear ltuing point r ili Without adequate information, managers must set bc usetl us reur poittl wolf, cougar, lynx or bobcat. very conservative harvest levels to.ensure that an British Columbia is part of a North American overharvest does not occur. The manager's choices are cancelled species licence. system ofrecording wild sheep identification and hence then limited to restricting harvest by closing areas, reduc- Limited Entry Hunting Authorization, if such is all sheep homs that are taken to a taxidermist in the ing season lengths, orapplying Limited Entry Hunting. In required in order to hunt the animal. province, must be inspected by an officer ofthe Ministry this situation, open hunting is unacceptable as it dsks Compulsory Inspection Data Sheet, which confrrms and a numbered plug inserled in one of the homs before overharuesting and possible long term damage to the thatthe animal has been inspectedby an officerofBC the animal can be exported, or re-exported here if the Environment, where such an inspection is required. animal origrnated outside the province. Good infonnation makes for good game manage- his or her trapping licence, if the animal was taken W here a h unter or taridermist, lanneror meatcutter menl and good huntingl under that authority. has any doubt 0r questions about how to proceed under 6. the valid permit that allows possession of the animal any circumstances which are not covered in the forego- TAXIDERMY, TANNING AND if a permit is required in exceptional circumstances. ing, he or she should contact BC Environment as soon as MEATCUTTING Normally a hunter would not be required to have possible. either a trapping licence or permit for a big game animal, Many hunters wish lo have their trophies mounted in addition to items I to 4. BEAR AND C()UGAR MEAT for display in their homes, or to have the hides tanned for The question is frequently asked, "Why do I need To prevent possible infection by trichinosis, bear leather and other articles, while an even larger number presen- this documentation?" The answer is simply that meat orcougar meat should not beconsumed unless ithas use the services of a professional meatcutter. These tation documentation helps to protect ofthe the recipient, been cooked at a temperature and for a time sufficient to businesses are required under the Wildlift Act and the i.e. the taxidermist, tanner or meatcutter, from prosecu- parts regulations to keep records of their transactions. allow all of the meat to reach a minimum intemal tion for illegal possession; it is required by law, and a temperature of 65.6 degrees C (150 degrees F). The regulations state that the following informa- "papertrail" exists should an investigation berequired. In tion must be recorded: addition, some taxidermists, as agents for their clients, TAKE CARE ()F Y()UR GAME MEAT (a) the total number of wildlife or parts of them of each present the necessary parts of game animals for compul- species acquired. For many people the opportunity to dine on fla- sory inspection by an officer of the Ministry, where the (b) the date of receipt of the wildlife or parts of them. vourful wild meat is one ofthe prime benefits ofhunting. hunter is unable to do so personally. In such cases it is (c) the name and address of the person from whom Others, out ofsony past experience, consider game meat mandatory that the hunter provide the taxidermist with all wildlife or parts of them were acquired, and quiteunpalatable. Which will itbe - gourmetor"gamey"? the information required for the inspection, including the (d) the serial number, date and type of licence under The difference depends much less on the skill of the location of the kill. If such information cannot be pro- which the wildlife or part of it was taken. qualified butcher who may cut the steaks and roasts for duced by the agent, who may also be a guide outfitter in In order to fulfill these requirements the hunter, your table than it does on the care you take as a hunter in the case of a non-resident, then the animal may be seized when he or she takes the parts of the animal he or she your initial treatment ofthe carcass, The basic rules: by the Ministry until all the documentation is complete. wishes processed to the business concemed, must take . place your shot carefully for a quick, clean kill with Difficulties in such situations occur often enough that with him or her the following documentation: little damaged meat. hunters should take special care toensure thatall informa- l. his or her hunting licence. . clean the animal as soon as possible. tion is available to an inspecting officer. 2, the species licence booklet with the appropriately . keep the meat fiee of hair, dirt and other contami- EXP(}RT FR()M THE PR()VINCE nants. . cool the carcass out, and keep it cool. Don't expose When a big game animal has processed a been by it to heat from a car motor, fumes or road dust. taxidermist, a tanner or meatcutter, it may be exported to For a fiee illustrated pamphlet giving detailed the hunter who lives in another province or in another instructions on field dressing deer, write the Wildlife country. An export permit is required the animal is Repoirs - lnsuronce cloims hondled if Branch, BC Environment, 3rd Floor - 780 Blanshard r Mdbile homes . Motor Homes . Troilers e Compers exported more than 30 days from the date of kill. If Street, Victoria, B.C., V8V 1X4 requesting "Care of exported less than 30 days from the date ofthe kill, either Game Meat". the species licence (wheie MERIDIAN MOBILE MFG or compulsory inspection is B.C. has specific regulations on the construction 1690 Coost Meridion Rood, Port Coquitlom (of{ required) the Compulsory Inspection Data Sheet may and use of campfires in wildemess areas. Please contact serve as an export permit. In the case of an animal the local Forest District Office for this information.

1994 * 95 BC HuurrNG AND TRAppTNG RtcurArroNs Sy,vopsts Prcr 81 period of primeness or biological criteria. modified leg-hold trap - means a trap which MAJ()R REGULATION CHANGES Further, there has been inconsistency across has a minimum space of 5 mm between the similar geographic areas and even within a jaws of the trap when in a closed position or 1. Some open season dates for trapping have region. Appropriate seasons were developed has manufactured pads made of a rubberlike been adjusted for 7994-1995. Please see using the following criteria: substance fastened to the trap jaws. the open seasons schedule on page 86. 1. pelt primeness 2. Open trapping seasons continue for fisher 2. vulnerability of age and sex classes to GENERAL REGULATIONS in Regions 3, 5, 6 and 7 for 1994-1995. harvesting Please see FISHER MANAGEMENT on These regulations apply to all ungranted 3. management concern for the species page 85. Crown land in the Province. 4. abundance (seasons where numbers are 3. Trappers shouldnote the 1994- 1995 Sched- 1. It is an offence to set a trap for, hunt, kill, nil or scarce are not waranted unless the ule of Royalties on page 84. take or capture a fur-bearing animal in any objective is to prevent dispersal of a colo- 4. The exemption allowing trappers to use area of the Province unless you are: nizing furbearer) recorded or electronic calls to hunt wolf, (a) the registered holder of the trap-line 5. consistency across the province (or in coyote or fox is eliminated. for that area, or northern / southern areas) -5. Trappers must have completed a trapper (b) authorized by regulations or a permit. 6. consistency across species caught in the education course since July I, 1982 to 2. Registration of a trap-line on Crown land same sets and at the same time qualify for a licence. may only be granted to aperson 1 9 years of 7. available and legislated humane harvest- 6. Muskrat and mink seasons in Region 2 are age or older who is a citizen of Canada or ing tools. adjusted to allow fur to reach peak prime- has the status of a permanent resident of This review gives the trapperthe greatest ness before trapping begins. Canada. flexibility within periods of primeness for 7. Fisher - compulsory inspection of car- No more than one trap-line shall be regis- "Class I" species; those present on a trapline casses is eliminated in Region 5. tered to a person. Registration of a trap- in manageable numbers. These are species 8. Squinel and bobcat - seasons are modified line does not such as beaver, muskrat, mink and marten. in Region 8 to allow pelts to reach peak (a) give the holder of a trap-line any pro- Note that even within a region, furbearers primeness. prietary rights in wildlife, or may prime at different times of year. It is up to 9. Lynx - the quota in Region 8 is removed (b) restrict the rights ofanother person the trapperto use his or her local knowledge to and season expanded. (i) to hunt, or properly manage and harvest these furbearers (ii) to capture wildlife where author- at the appropriate times. "Class II" species ized by regulations or a permit. move between and among traplines; these are THE FUR MANAGEMENT 3. The boundaries of a registered trap-line species such as fisher, wolverine and lynx. are defined by the Regional Manager. The PR()GRAM IN Greater care is necessary in managing these relinquishment or transfer of a trapJine species and seasons are set to protect vulner- BRITISH C()LUMBIA must be approved by the Regional Man- able age groups, in particular the breeding aget. In British Columbia, some 6,000 trap- females. pers actively manage 16 furbearer species, 4. No person shall continue to hold a regis- is in posses- following standards and legislation developed tered trap-line unless he or she sion of a valid licence to trap (or is other- by the Ministry. About half of the province's DEFINITI()NS trappers are Aboriginal. The recent accom- wise authorized to trap) and either plishments of the Fur Management Program egg trap - means a holding device set in a (a) carries on active trapping on his or her include: manner designed to capture a raccoon by a registered trapline to the satisfaction . "Management Guidelines For Trappers" front paw. of the Regional Manager, or permission the are available for mink, marten, fisher,lynx, foot snare - means a snare that is designed to (b) obtains from Regional wolverine, beaver and muskrat. capture the animal for which it is set by the Manager to temporarily discontinue . Continuing courses for licenced trappers foot or leg. the use of his or her registered trap- who had not had formal trapper education trapping - means the act of setting or placing line for a period not exceeding two since before the 1982/83 season. a trap in an operative condition, or killing by years. . Continued research into marten habitat the use of a firearm. 5. Where the holder of a registered trapJine needs and developed marlen habitat guide- fur-bearer - means any fox, badger, beaver, fails to lines for the Montane Spruce mafien, fisher, Canada lynx, bobcat, mink, (a) renew his or her licence annually, or biogeoclimatic zone. muskrat, land otter, sea otter, raccoon, skunk, (b) use his or her trap-line, the Regional . Continued monitoring of lynx and fisher red squirrel, weasel (ermine), wolverine, wolf, Manager shall cancel the registration populations in B.C. coyote and black bear. of that trap-line. killing snare - means any trap that is designed A person fails to use a trap-line, where to capture the animal for which it is set by the within a year that person fails to take from TRAPPING AND HUNTING neck. the trap-line fur-bearing animals ofa value killing trap - means any ffap or trapset that is of $200, or 50 pelts, except where it is SEASON$ F()R FURBEARERS designed to kill an animal. unreasonable to expect that value of ani- Trapping and hunting seasons for leg-hold trap - means a trap or device, other mals or pelts to be harvested from the trap- furbearers have changed little since they were than a snare, which is set in such a way as to line. originally set in the 1950s -1970s. For some capture the animal for whch it is set by the leg 6. A person who knowingly damages or in- species, they do not reflect the appropriate or foot.

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terferes with a lawfully set trap commits (h) set spring poles or running poles un- an offence. less they are equipped with a killing M(}I)IFICATI()N (}F LEG.H(}LI) 7. A person who leaves a trap set after the last trap. TRAPS day of the open season fbr the trapping of (i) use a trap equipped with a spearing fur-bearing animals commits an offence. device, A modified leg-hold trap is a leg-hold 8. It is an offence to have live wildlife in your () trap, hunt, kill or take a black bear, trap with padded or offset jaws. personal possession except under a licence except by the use ofa rifle, shotgun, or Trappers can modify existing leg-hold or permit or as provided by regulation. bow, traps to comply with the trapping regulations. Note: a trapping licence does not author- (k) trap a wolf, fox, coyote, lynx or bob- Standard coil spring or long-spring can be ize the possession of live wildlift. cat, except by means of a killing trap, modified by the following methods: 9. The use of electronic or recorded calls is a modified leg-hold trap, a live box l. The jaws must be modified to allow a banned for hunting furbearers. trap, foot snare or a killing snare, minimum of 5 mm or 3/16 inch space 10.A trapping licence will not be issued to a (l) use a snare made of wire heavier than between the jaws when closed, or person who has not satisfactorily com- 20 galge unless licenced or author- 2. A type of shim may be fastened between pleted a British Columbia Trapper Educa- ized to trap, or the jaws (near the sides of the jaws) caus- tion Program course since July l, 1982. (m) use a snare made of braided wire ing the trap to remain open a minimum of unless licenced or authorized to trap, 5 mm or 3/16 inch when in the "closed" TRAPPING REGULATI()NS or position. (n) use any Conibear trap larger than, but Some existing leg-hold traps may be L It is an offence to trap unless you notincluding #220 for land sets within modified by replacing standard jaws with (a) are authorized to trap, or any municipality in Region 2, offsetjaws or paddedjaws and replacement (b) have completed, since July l,1982, a (o) trap a fur-bearing animal, and if the lever. Replacement levers are required with trapper education course which is ap- animal is alive when you check the paddedjaws as standard levers will not close proved by the Director. trap, fail to immediately release or kill the trap properly. 2. It is an offence to; the animal, (a) use a leg-hold trap, (except a leg-hold (p) trap a raccoon except by means of a A MESSAGE T() THE TRAPPER trap designed for wolves) which is killing trap, killing snare, live box trap fastened solidly, if there is more than 1. The ASSIGNED TRAPPER NUMBER or egg trap. 30 cm of chain between the trap and (A.T.N.) is required by the Fur Trader 3. (a) A holder of a licence, permit or other the point to which it is fastened, when exporting fur, selling fur, and paying authorization to trap commits an offence (b) use a leg-hold trap designed to trap fur royalties. unless that person examines the holding or wolves which is fastened solidly, if Please remember to write your Assigned non-killing traps he or she has set on the there is more than 60 cm of chain Trapper Number on a slip of paper or letter trap line at least once every 72 hours, and between the trap and the pointto which when shipping yourfur to a fur trader. This the egg{rap(s) he or she has set for rac- it is fastened, will prevent delays in getting your furs to coons at least once every 24 hours. (c) trap beaver, otter, mink or muskrat on market and cash returns to you. Fur traders (b) A holder of a licence, permit or other land by means of a leg-hold trap, cannot ship or sell your fur without record- authorization to trap on private propeny unless the trap is equipped with a ing your Assigned Trapper Number. commits an offence unless that person submerging device, 2. The Wildlife Branch reseryes the right to examines the holding or non-killing traps (d) not use the minimum weight of 150 remove nuisance animals from Crown land, he or she has set on private property at least grams (6 oz), required to be securely whether or not the Crown land in question once every 24 hours. attached to all muskrat submerging is under a trap-line registration. 4. It is an offence to trap within 200 m of a sets smaller than size no. l-l/2, 3. Trapping within ecological reserves is pro- dwelling, unless you use: (e) use a leg-hold trap which has teeth or hibited. (a) if trapping on land, a live box trap, or other projections on the jaws of the 4. You are reminded that under Sections 247 (b) if trapping on or in water, trap, and 446 of the Criminal Code of Canada it (i) a Conibear trap not larger than size (f) use a killing snare on land unless the is an offence for anyone to willfully cause No. 330, or equivalent snare is or permit to be caused unnecessary pain. (ii) leg-hold traps not larger than size (i) equipped with a locking device, or suffering, or injury to an animal or injury No. 2, or (ii) designed to catch squirrels, to any person. (iii) submarine traps. (g) trap a wolverine, marten, fisher, wea- 5. As approved humane traps become avail- sel, skunk or squirrel except by means 5. It is an offence to trap on pri vate property able. trapping regulations restricting or of a killing trap, a live boxJrap or a without a trapping licence and the written prohibiting the use ofcertain other traps in killing snare, permission of the property owner. the capture of various animals will be brought into effect. ATTENTION! 6. Any raw pelt or skin of a fur-bearing Trappers & Hunters Ebt&,..t F*" animal shipped out of the Province must Buyers & Exporters of Raw Fur be accompanied by a Royalty Fur Export NEW Catalogl Fishing. hunting and - 126thAvsnue Permit. trapping videos. Books. Hawbakers lures, 8629 quality style traps. Hunting scents & Edmonton, Alberta 7. Any trapper accidentally capturing a wea- Canada TSB 1 G8 tanning supplies. Send $3.50 to: sel on Vancouver Island or on the Queen Telephone: (403) 474-5552 Charlotte Islands (M.U.'s 6-12 and 6-13) CNVADI,AN TMDING POST Fax (403) 477-3489 must forward the pelt and the carcass to the Box 71033. Burlington, Ont.. LZT 4J8 Wrlte for . Trapping Supplles (eo5) FREE SUPPLY . Firearme local BC Environment Office. 637-6373 Catalogue . Ammunitlon 8. Any trapper accidentally capturing afisher

1994 - 95 BC Hunrr,ryc ANo TntpprNc RncurArr0Ns Sr.vopsrs Pee B 83 in Regions l, 2, 4, or 8 is requested to ()F lorward the pelt and carcass to the nearest SCHEtlULE R(}YALTIES PR(}UINCIAL PARK$ AND regional wildlife oflice. (a) On each beaver $0.s2 RECREATION AREAS (b) On each bobcat $2.03 Registered trap-line tenure within Pro- COMPULS()RY REP()RTING each (c) On coyote $0.99 vincial parks is subject to the provisions ofthe On each fisher RE(lUIREMENTS (d) $1.28 Park Act and Park R:g1tl'ttinn';. (e) On each fox $0.s4 Any wolf taken by trapping on Vancou- Trappers are r':quired to obtain a Park or (0 On each lynx $2.s3 ver Island or in the Kootenay Region; any Resource Use Permit to trap that part of their (g) On each marten $1.46 bobcat, lynx and wolverine taken by trapping trap-line occurring within a provincial park or (h) On each mink $0.9s in the Kootenay Region; and any lynx, includ- recreation area. The permit can be obtained by (i) On each muskrat $0.06 the carcass, taken by trapping in contacting the nearest provincial parks office. ing complete On each otter $r.47 the Okanagan Region must be submitted for 0) The permit fee is $100. (k) On each raccoon $0.24 inspection to an official of BC Environment 0) On each skunk $0.03 for the purpose of collecting information re- TRAP.LINE CABINS (m) On each Red squirrel $0.04 quired for management ofthese species. (n) On each weasel $0.13 Trappers should register their trap-line Reporting must occur on a monthly basis (o) On each wolf $2.47 cabins on Crown land. Cabin applications (by the end of each calendar month). (p) On each wolverine $s.11 may take up to six months to process. Contact Information required for compulsory in- (q) On each black bear $2.21 the Wildlife Branch of BC Environment for spection includes: . further information. the location where the animal was trapped FUR TRADING REGULATI()N$ . the date the animal was killed BLACK BEARS ANI) TRAPPERS . the number of traps used and days set 1. Licenced furtraders must submit a full and before the animal was killed complete return on all wildlife that has Bag Limits: Two black bear may be taken per r the sex of the animal been or is in their possession for each year by a licenced trapper on his or her trap- . a tooth from all bobcat and lynx taken irr calendar month, within 30 days of the last ping area, during the indicated open seasons. the Kootenay Region day of the month to which the report re- Teeth: In 1991, black bears were placed on the . the skull from all wolf taken in the Kootenay lates. A Fur Trader's Return Form is pro- "A Tooth for the Truth" program. The Wild- Region and on Vancouver Island. vided for that purpose. life Branch also wishes to collect black bear t Note: Gloves should be worn while han- The Assigned Trapper Number of every teeth from trappers. As for black bear har- dling u'olf car(asses as a precaution against ffapper from whom furs are received (ex- vested by hunters, the orange Harvest Data torrtr"rtirg kyd cept furs taken under a hunting licence, Card envelopes should be used for the return permit or on a reserve) must be recorded of black bear teeth. The tooth required is one FUR R(}YALTIE$ on the monthly return. of theupperpremolars. Readthe section of the 3. A1l licenced fur traders are now required to "Tooth for the Truth Program" for more infor- When a person is in possession of a pelt or measure any lynx pelt acquired by them at mation on how to remove a black bear a fur-bearing animal not raised in skin of the end of every calendar month and to premolar. captivity on which a royalty has not al- submit all measurements on prescribed Please see page l0 forregulations concerning ready paid under section, and been this forms. bear parts. fails to pay to the Minister of Finance a 4. The Fur Trader's Return Forms and Lynx his or her royalty on each pelt or skin in Pelt Survey Forms are available at your THE TRAPPER (IUE$TI()NNAIRE possession, prescribed regulation, as by BC Environment regional office. that person commits an oflence. Over the past 5 years, many of you have Section (l) above does not apply to the received a "Trapper from the LICENCE FEES Questionnaire" holder of a trapping licence, or a person Wildlife Branch. This questionnaire asked exempted from holding a trapping licence The fees payable for the issuance of a about the numbers of furbearers that you when selling pelts, lawfully taken by him trapping licence shall be: trapped, the effort you put into trapping, and or her, to the holder of a fur trader's li- l. For a trapping liCence issued to a resident what the habitat and prey were like. cence. in the Province to trap game...... $17.00 How is this inlormation is used? A person who kills a fur-bearing animal (includes surcharge for Habitat Conserva- In conjunction with the information on under the authority of a licence to hunt tion Fund) the numbers of furbearers that are trapped, as wildlife is exempt from paying a royalty in 2. For a duplicate licence to a person who, monitored by your ATN or Assigned Trapper relation to the pelt or skin of that animal, upon satisfactory proof, shows that his Number, the results of the trapper question- unless he or she intends to offer the pelt or trapping licence has been lost or destroyed naire are used to tell the Wildlife Branch about skin for sale. """"' $4'00 the status ofthe populations offurbearers and 3. To transfer registered trap-line rights to a to indicate to us where we should be con- person or group ofpersons ...... $25.00 cerned and direct our manasement effons. 4. For a furtrader's licence ...... $50.00 Who gets a questionnaire? 5. For a furtrader to trade from a place of You may be interested to know how business in another province ..... $400.00 trappers are chosen to answer the trapper Trapping licences shall be valid from the questionnaire. We can't send a questionnaire date of issuance to June 30 following. to every single trapper in the province because that would be too much work. Instead, we send a questionnaire to a sample of trappers, ensuring that this sample comes from all

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TRAPPER EDUCATI()N AND THE EGO TRAP FOR RACC()()NS iE(lUIREMENT (}F AI)UANCED The "egg trap" is a live holding device C()URSE$ F(}R LICENCED developed specifically for raccoons. This trap was tested TRAPPERS by the Fur Institute of Canada and was scientifically approved as humane for In cooperation with the BC Trappers this species. Its design, coupled with the use of rciation, BC Environment delivers the an appropriate bait, makes it specific only for incial Trapper Education program. This raccoon. It has been shown to be more hu- ram includes compulsory beginner mane than the cage traps commonly used for ses and advanced courses forexperienced trapping this species. The egg trap is an ac- rcrs. For the past 3 years, BC Environ- ceptable and approved trap for raccoon. This ., Native Affairs and the Department of trap must be checked at least once every 24 rn and Northern Affairs, Canada, have hours. .ucted Nati ve Trapper Education courses, e request of Native communities. For : information on trapper education FISHER MANAGEMENT ies, please contact your regional or dis- Wildlife or Enforcement office. In 1991, the Wildlife Program identified 'l'his new perrnit year, which begins on a decline in fisher populations. In cooperation lst 1994, Iicencecl trappers that have not with theB.C. Trappers Association, a strategy rapper instruction since July I, 1982 will was developed to address this decline and to gally required to take a course. Trappers recover populations. This strategy included have not taken a course will be denied closing the trapping season and continuing to rpping licence. collect and monitor carcasses from inciden- British Columbia is committed to legis- tally trapped fishers. g humane traps as they become available Carcasses were collected in the Cariboo .o ensuring that trappers are educated in sub-region from 1988/89 to 1993194. se of humane traps. All trappers have a Carcass collection revealed that: lnsibility to ensure that they are trained . Each trapper incidentally trapped an aver- lse the most humane traps available, that age of 2 fishers. )arers on their line are managed wisely . More juveniles were trapped in 1990/91 ;hat pelts are handled professionally. In compared to 1988/89. uture, trappers can expect a mandatory . There were more females trapped than ading every 5 years. males. he advanced course is 2 days in length, This means that reproduction is occur- sually held over a weekend. ring and that recovery has begun. It is very he new British Columbia Trapping important that the harvest of fishers be limited {anual, produced and published by the to allow fishers to reproduce and spread. How- ,.C. Trappers Association, is available at ever, it is very difficult for a rrapper NOT to le course for a cost of $25.00. trap fishers, because they are attracted by minimum 12 persons i of are required most baits. efore a course will be held. The delivery fa course is subject to instructor avail- What is the solution? bility. Our objectives with respect to fisher 'he cost of the advanced course is the management are to: 1) keep the incidental Ime as that of the beginner's course, catch of fishers as low as possible, and 2) rrrently $150.00. monitor the status of the population. The fisher trapping Who to Contact: season is open in the central and northern regions of the province. Requests for trapper education courses Check the Regulations to determine the ap- be directed to regional Wildlife Program propriate season in your region. You should es or district Conservation Service of- make every attempt to avoid catching fishers. . Trappers may also contact the provin- The Trapper Education Program and BC En- lrapper Education coordinator: vironment have prepared a fact sheet which Marlene Sharpe will help you in this endeavour. The fact sheet 5-595 Ongman Road is available at regional offices, from the B.C. Prince George, B.C. vzK4Ll Trappers Association and from all trapper education instructors. Tel:561-1602 The submission of fisher carcasses is Note that the demand for courses has voluntary in the Cariboo sub-region. Each high and an instructor may not always be carcass should be tagged with a waterproof able. PLAN IN ADVANCE TO TAKE carcass tag which is available at regional COURSE. and district BC Environmenr offices. Tags must

I TRAPpTNG REouLATtoNS Sy,vopsts Ptcn 85 APPLYING TO ALL BRITISH COLUMBIA ecoprovinces in British Columbia. At the end ofa trapping season, all the licenced trappers TRAPPER EDUCATI(}N ANt) THE EGG TRAP F()R RACCO(}NS for that year are assigned a number. These (}F RE(lUIREMENT AI)UANCED The "egg trap" is a live holding device numbers are called "random numbers" be- LICENCED developed specifically for raccoons. This trap cause they occur in no particular order. There COUR$ES FOR was tested by the Fur Institute of Canada and are in prov- about 2000 licenced trappers the TRAPPERS was scientifically approved as humane for ince. We then use the computer to pick the In cooperation with the BC Trappers this species. Its design, coupled with the use of numbers of, again in no particular order, about Association, BC Environment delivers the an appropriate bait, makes it specific only for 1000 trappers. This is our sample which re- provincial Trapper Education program. This raccoon. It has been shown to be more hu- ceives the questionnaire. This procedure en- program includes compulsory beginner mane than the cage traps commonly used for sures that the sample was picked fairly and is courses and advanced courses forexperienced trapping this species. The egg trap is an ac- representative of trappers throughout the prov- trappers. For the past 3 years, BC Environ- ceptable and approved trap for raccoon. This ince. The results of the questionnaires are ment, Native Affairs and the Department of trap must be checked at least once every 24 confidential. The only identifying informa- Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada, have hours. tion we use in reports is what ecoprovince the conducted Native Trapper Education courses, trapper lives in. We determine this from the at the request of Native communities. For Management Unit in which the trapline oc- more information on trapper education FISHER MANAGEMENT courses, please contact your regional or district Wildlife or Enforcement office. In 1991, the Wildlife Program identified This new permit year, which begins on a decline in fisher populations. In cooperation the B.C. Trappers Association. a July I st 1 994, licenced trappers that have not with strategy TRAPPER had trapper instruction since July I , I 982 will was developed to address this decline and to be legally required to take a course. Trappers recover populations. This strategy included SURVEY who have not taken a course will be denied closing the trapping season and continuing to a trapping licence. collect and monitor carcasses from inciden- British Columbia is committed to legis- tally trapped fishers. lating humane traps as they become available Carcasses were collected in the Cariboo and to ensuring that trappers are educated in sub-region from 1988/89 to 1993/94. the use of humane traps. All trappers have a Carcass collection revealed that: responsibility to ensure that they are trained . Each trapper incidentally trapped an aver- and use the most humane traps available, that age of 2 fishers. furbearers on their line are managed wisely . More juveniles were trapped in 1990i91 and that pelts are handled professionally. In compared to 1988/89. the future, trappers can expect a mandatory . There were more females trapped than upgrading every 5 years. . males. The advanced course is 2 days in length, This means that reproduction is occur- usually held over a weekend. . ring and that recovery has begun. It is very The new British Columbia Trapping important that the harvest of fishers be limited Manual, produced and published by the to allow fishers to reproduce and spread. How- B.C. Trappers Association, is available at ever, it is very difficult for a trapper NOT to the course for a cost of $25.00. trap fishers, because they are attracted by . A minimum of 12 persons are required most baits. before a course will be held. The delivery ofa course is subject to instructor avail- What is the solution? ability. Our objectives with respect to fisher . The cost of the advanced course is the management are to: l) keep the incidental B.C. ENVIRONMENT catch of fishers as low as possible, and 2) WILDLIFE BRANCH same as that of the beginner's course, currently $150.00. monitor the status of the population. The fisher trapping season is open in the Who to Contact: central and northern regions of the province. Requests for trapper education courses The Wildlife Branch thanks those trap- Check the Regulations to determine the ap- may be directed to regional Wildlife Program pers who have received and answered the propriate season in your region. You should offices or district Conservation Service of- questionnaire over the past 5 years. Many of make every attempt to avoid catching fishers. fices. Trappers may also contact the provin- you also wrote detailed comments; these were The Trapper Education Program and BC En- cial Trapper Education coordinator: also very appreciated and pro- vironment have prepared a fact sheet which much often Marlene Sharpe vided information we didn't get from the will help you in this endeavour. The fact sheet 5-595 Ongman Road questions. To those who will receive this is available at regional offices, from the B.C. Prince George, B.C. Trappers Association and from all trapper questionnaire next year, you are urged to fill it vzK4Ll out as completely as you can and return it. education instructors, Tel: 561-1602 Your reply is a valuable part of our Fur Man- The submission of fisher carcasses is Note that the demand for courses has Each agement Program. If you want to receive a voluntary in the Cariboo sub-region. been high and an instructor may not always be copy of the results or discuss them further, carcass should be tagged with a waterproof available. PLAN IN ADVANCE TO TAKE contact the B.C. Trappers Association or your carcass tag which is available at regional and THE COURSE. provincial or regional Wildlife Program staff. district BC Environment offices. Tags must

1994 - 95 BC HuurrNG AND TRApptNG Rr,cutATt0Ns SvN0ps/s Pecr,85 be filled out completely, including your As- signed Trapper Number, date and location of 1994/95 OPEN TRAPPING SEAS()NS FOR FURBEARERS kill, and type of set the fisher was trapped in. NOTE: THE FOLLOWING OPEN SEASONS APPLY TO THE ENTIRE REGION This cooperative effort between trappers UNLESS SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT UNITS ARE STATED i.e.1,2,4,5 means all of to ensure and the Wildlife Program is helping regions 1,2,4 and 5; i.e. 3 (12-15,18,20,26) means only the MUs in the ( ) and should be fishers will continue to recover. read as: for region 3 (3-12 to 3-15, 3-18,3-20 and3-26)' SPECIES REGION (Management Units) TRAPPING SEASON - TO NOT TRAP FISHERS BEAVER l, 2,3, 4, 5,8 Oct 15 Apr 30 HOW Octl-May3l When trapping other species: 6,1 . Modify your marten box. Make the entry MUSKRAT 1,3,4,5,8 Oct 15 - Apr 30 hole smaller, 2112 - 3" in diameter and 2 Nov 15 - Feb 15 increase the length of the box. 6,7 Octl-May3l . Remove your marten and mink traps where RIVER OTTER 1,2 (2-5,12-t6) Nov 15 - Feb 28 you see fisher signs. 2 (all others), 3, 4, 5 Oct 15 - Apr 30 . When trapping mink, do so on beaver 6.',| Octl-May31 the cover of tim- houses well away from 8 Novl-Apr15 ber. MARTEN 1,2,3,4,5,8 Nov - Feb 15 . Avoid using bait in lynx sets. Use scents 6, 7 (1-48, 55-58) Nov - Feb 28 and flashers to attract them instead. 1 (49-s4) Nov - Mar 15 . Do not use trail sets and trail snares where you have fishers. MINK r,3, 4,5,7 (1-48, 55-58), 8 Nov 1-Feb 15 Identify fisher habitat: 2,6 (3,11, t4) Nov 15 - Feb 15 . Establish refuges in traditional fisher ar- 6 (1, 2, 4-10, 12, 13, 15-30) Novl-Feb28 eas which you do not trap at all. This is the 7 (49-s4) Oct 15 - Feb 15 best method to maintain a breeding popu- WEASEL 2, 3, 4, 5,6 (except 12, 13) 7, 8 Novl-Feb15 lation of fishers. r,6 (12, t3) No Season . Avoid trapping in den sites. These are WOLVERINE 1,2,8, No Season cavities in large cottonwoods and in large 3,4,5 Nov - Jan 31 fir snags. Maintain these areas as refuges 6 (except: 3, ll, I4),7 Nov - Feb 28 for female fishers. 6 (3, 14) Nov - Feb 15 . Feed fishers; establish bait piles and do not lr, - trap any species around these bait piles. COYOTE l (r4, ls), 2,3, 4,s, 6,7,8 Oct 15 Feb 28 These bait sites should be started early in FOX l (14, l5),2,3,4,s,6,7 Oct 15 - Feb 28 the season and maintained yearly. Fishers 8 No Season have good memories and will return year SKUNK 1 (14, 15), 2,3, 4,s,6,7,8 Oct 15 - Feb 28 after year ifthe food is still there. To avoid WOLF 1 Novl-Jun30 other critters getting to your bait, hang it in 2 (2-4,7 -10,17- 19), 3 (45,46),4 (1,2),8 No Season a tree. 2 (s,6, lr-16),3 (12-20,26-44) Oct 15 - Feb 28 . Educate your resident, breeding popula- 4 (3-9,14-40)*,5 Oct l5 - Feb 28 tion offishers to be trap shy. Pre-bait your 6,',1 Oct 15 - Mar 31 sets and leave the safety clasps on traps so No Season fishers can set them off and learn to leave BOBCAT t,6,7 - traps alone. 2,3, 41 , s Nov 15 Feb 15 Please contacf your B.C. Trappers asso- 8 Nov 15 - Jan 31 ciation local, the Trapper Education Coordi- LYNX 1,2 No Season nator or your Regional or Victoria Fur Biolo- 3,6,1 Nov 15 - Feb 15 gist if you require additional information. 5 (l-14) Nov 15 - Jan 15 s (15) Novl-Dec3l +l Dec l-Dec 31 8 Nov 15 - Jan 31 RACCOON 1,2,3,4,5, 6 (except: 12,13),7,8 Octl-Mar3l 6 (12, t3) Jan 1 - Dec 3l RED SQUIRREL t,2,3,4,5 Nov - Mar 15 6,1 Nov - Mar 3l 8 Nov - Feb 15 FISHER r,2,4,8 No season 3,5,6,7 Novl-Feb15 BLACK BEART 1,2,3,4 No Season s, 6, (3, 1 1-14), 8 Oct l5-May l5 6 (r,2,4-10, l5-30), 7 Oct 15-May 3l * There is no closed season on wolf in the East Kootenay Trench below 3300' elevation, t Quota: Lynx - I in three years; Bobcat - 2 in one year, Black Bear - 2 in one year.

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