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REGION 1 REGION 2 Hunting in BC Parks Only the Parks, Conservancies, Protected Areas and Recreation Areas Listed Below Are Open Hunting in BC Parks Only the Parks, conservancies, protected areas and recreation areas listed below are open to hunting during the specified time periods. Maps noted in the following list are published in the Hunting and Trapping Synopsis and at the end of this list. Individuals visiting BC Parks, either a Park, Conservancy, Recreation Area or Protected Area should be aware that the Park Act and its regulations apply, as do the hunting regulations. Visit www.bcparks.ca for more information on other activities allowed or prohibited in specific parks. REGION 1 w 4In keeping with Section 29 of the Park, Conservancy and Recreation Ug iwey/Cape Caution - Blunden Bay Conservancy Area Regulation, the following Parks and Recreation Areas are only open . .(MU 1-14, 5-7) to the discharge of firearms, bows and crossbows during a lawful game Vargas Island Park . (MU 1-8) hunting season: Wahkash Point Conservancy . .(MU 1-15) White Ridge Park . (MU 1-9) Atna River Park . (MU 1-14) Woss Lake Park . (MU 1-11) Bear Island Conservancy. (MU 1-14) Yorke Island Conservancy . (MU 1-15) Bella Coola Estuary Conservancy . (MU 1-14) ✚ Bligh Island Marine Park . (MU 1-12) Waterfowl includes ducks, coots, common snipe, snow geese, Ross’s geese Bodega Ridge Park. (MU 1-1) Canada geese and cackling geese. Brooks Peninsula Park . (MU 1-12) Burnt Bridge Creek Conservancy . (MU 1-14) REGION 2 Cape Scott Park (waterfowl only)✚ the area east of Dakota Creek is open to all hunting . (MU 1-13) In keeping with Section 29 of the Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Carmanah Walbran Park. (MU 1-3) Regulation, the following are only open to the discharge of firearms, bows Cascade-Sutslem Conservancy. (MU 1-5) and crossbows from Sept. 10 to June 15 during a lawful game hunting Catala Island Marine Park. .(MU 1-12) season: Catto Creek Conservancy . (MU 1-5) Bishop River Park. (MU 2-14) Cetan/Thirston Bay Conservancy . .(MU 1-15) Callaghan Lake Park . (MU 2-6) Claud Elliott Lake Park . .(MU 1-10) Chilliwack Lake Park . (MU 2-3) Clayoquot Arm Park . (MU 1-8) Campground area and ecological reserve remain closed to hunting. Clayoquot Plateau Park . (MU 1-8) Clendinning Park . (MU 2-6) Clayton Falls Conservancy . (MU 1-13, 1-14) Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area . (MU 2-17) Dawley Passage Park . (MU 1-8) Desolation Sound Marine Park. (MU 2-12) Dzawadi/Klinaklini Estuary Conservancy. (MU 1-15) Duck Lake Protected Area . (MU 2-12) Epper Passage Park . (MU 1-8) E.C. Manning Park that portion in MU 2-17 only . (MU 2-17) Flores Island Park. (MU 1-8) Estero Basin Conservancy . .(MU 2-15) Forward Harbour Conservancy . .MU 1-15) Homathko Estuary Park . (MU 2-15) Gibson Marine Park (waterfowl only)✚ (shotguns only) (MU 1-8) Homathko River - Tatlayoko Protected Area . (MU 2-15, 5-5) Gillard - Jimmy Judd Island Conservancy. (MU 1-15) is open to the discharge of firearms from Sept 1 to June 30 God’s Pocket Marine Park. .(MU 1-13) only during a lawful game hunting season. Gold Muchalat Park. (MU 1-9) Indian Arm Park . (MU 2-8) Hesquiat Lake Park . (MU 1-8) Inland Lake Park . (MU 2-12) Hesquiat Peninsula Park . .(MU 1-8) Malaspina Park. (MU 2-12) Hunwadi/Ahnuhati-Bald Conservancy. (MU 1-14) Mount Elphinstone Park . (MU 2-5) I7loqaw7/100 Lakes Plateau Conservancy. (MU 1-15, 5-6, 5-11) Mount Richardson Park . (MU 2-5) Lower Nimpkish Park. (MU 1-11) Phillips Estuary . .(MU 2-15) Mahpahkum-Ahkwuna/Deserters-Walker Conservancy Pinecone Burke Park . (MU 2-8) . (MU 1-14, 1-15) Simson Park . (MU 2-16) Main Lake Park . (MU 1-15) Skagit Valley Park . .(MU 2-2) Marble River Park. (MU 1-13) South Texada Island Park . (MU 2-16) Nimpkish Lake Park . (MU 1-11) Spipiyus Park . .(MU 2-5) Nuchatlitz Park . .(MU 1-12) Tantalus Park . (MU 2-6) Octopus Islands Marine Park Upper Lillooet River Park. (MU 2-11) ✚ (waterfowl only) (shotguns only). (MU 1-15) In keeping with Section 29 of the Park, Conservancy Quatsino Park . (MU 1-13) and Recreation Area Regulation, the following Parks and Qwiquallaaq/Boat Bay Conservancy . .(MU 1-15) Recreation Areas are only open to the discharge of firearms, ✚ Sandy Island Park (waterfowl only) (shotguns only) . (MU 1-6) bows and crossbows during a lawful game hunting season: Schoen Lake Park. (MUs 1-10, 1-11) Seymour Estuary Conservancy . .(MU 1-14) Codville Lagoon Conservancy . .(MU 2-6) Sooke Mountain Park . .(MU 1-2) Daawuuxusda Conservancy . (MU 2-6, 2-11) Stafford Estuary Conservancy . .(MU 1-15) Damaxyaa Conservancy . (MU 2-10, 2-16) Strathcona Park - McBride Creek addition only Dean River Conservancy . (MU 2-6, 2-11) (See Map A39). (MU 1-7) Dean River Corridor Conservancy . (MU 2-6, 2-11) Strathcona Park - Megin Creek addition only Denison-Bonneau Park . (MU 2-6, 2-11) (See Map A39). (MU 1-8) Duu Guusd Conservancy . .(MU 2-11, 3-33) Sulphur Passage Park . (MU 1-8) Dzawadi/Upper Klinaklini River Conservancy . (MU 2-11) Sydney Inlet Park . .(MU 1-8) Ecstall Headwaters Conservancy . (MU 2-10, 3-16) Tahsish-Kwois Park . (MU 1-12) Thurston Bay Marine Park (waterfowl only)✚ (shotguns only). (MU 1-15) Tranquil Creek Park . (MU 1-8) Ugwiwey/Cape Caution Conservancy. .(MU 1-14, 5-7) REGION 3 Wells Gray Park . (MU 3-39*, 3-40*, 3-46); Parks, Conservancies, Recreation Areas & Protected Areas marked with Those portions of the park within MUs 3-40, 3-46 are only open to the discharge of firearms from September 20 to May 31 during a lawful game an asterisk (*) are exempt from the No Hunting No Shooting Restriction within 400 m of the centre line of park roads. These parks are NOT hunting season; Stillwater and Battle Mt. and Clearwater River (westside) exempt from Highway No Shooting and No Hunting Areas. roads are exempt from No Hunting No Shooting Restriction; Hunting and the discharge of firearms are prohibited in MU 3-45. Section 29 of the Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Regulation, the Wire Cache Park . (MU 3-41) following are open to the discharge of firearms, bows and crossbows only The following Provincial Parks are open to the discharge of firearms, bows and cross- during a lawful game hunting season. bows only during the lawful game hunting season, Sept. 20 to April 15: Adams Lake Marine Park . (MU 3-37) Cinnemousun Narrows Park . .(MUs 3-26, 3-36) Anstey Hunakwa Park* . (MU 3-36) Shuswap Lake Marine Park . .(MUs 3-36, 3-26) Arrowstone Park . (MU 3-30) Banana Island Park . (MU 3-27) REGION 4 Bedard Aspen Park* . (MU 3-17) Blue Earth Lake Park . ..
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