NWT Summary of Hunting and Trapping Regulations

Northwest Territories Summary of Hunting and Trapping Regulations July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 HunTing in THe northwesT TeRRiToRies and CoVid-19 This document was printed in May 2021 for the 2021-22 hunting season. At the time of printing, several public health orders were in place for the Northwest Territories (NWT) to limit the spread of COVID-19. For current health orders and advice, consult with the Health and Social Services website: www.hss.gov.nt.ca/covid-19. It is recommended that hunters in the NWT continue to follow best practices to stay healthy and limit the spread of COVID-19. non-ResidenT HunTeRs Non-resident hunters should ensure they are aware of the latest restrictions before booking any trips to the Northwest Territories. Current advisories and updates to GNWT services can be found at: www.hss.gov.nt.ca/covid-19. Northwest Territories Summary of Hunting and Trapping Regulations Trapping and Summary of Hunting Territories Northwest Table of ConTenTs 3 WILDLIFE REGULATION UPDATES 7 SUMMARY OF TRAPPING REGULATIONS 3 Hunter Education Course 7 Carcass and Sample Collections 3 Muskox 8 Exporting Wildlife from the NWT 3 Wood Bison 8 Harvesting Wildlife on Private Lands 3 Moose 9 hARVESTING ALONG CANOL TRAIL 3 Mobile Core Bathurst Caribou MACKENZIE MOUNTAIN AREA Management Zone 10 AREAS REQUIRING PERMISSION 3 Drone Assisted Hunting 10 Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) 3 Fur Trappers Notice 11 Gwich’in Settlement Area (GSA) 3 GENERAL INFORMATION 12 Sahtu Settlement Area (SSA) 3 Licence Requirements 13 Hay River Reserve 3 Special Harvester Licences 14 Salt River First Nation Reserve 4 Fees and Salt Plains Reserve No. 195 15 4 ATTENTION RESIDENT HUNTERS 16 Ingraham Trail Development Area 4 We Need Your Help – Wek’èezhìı and Tłı˛cho˛ Lands NWT Resident Hunter Harvest Surveys 16 SANCTUARIES AND PARKS 4 16 Territorial Parks Your Licence National Parks, Park Reserves 4 Do You Need an Outfitter 16 and Protected National Historic Sites 5 SUMMARY OF HUNTING REGULATIONS 5 General Prohibitions 16 MIGRATORY BIRDS 5 Bow Hunting 16 FIREARMS INFORMATION 5 Where to Attach Tags 17 Basic Hunting Equipment Checklist 5 Tagged or Collared Animals 17 HOW TO USE THE HUNTING TABLES AND MAPS 6 Diseased or Scavenged Animals 18 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ZONES 6 Caching OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Reporting Vehicle Collisions 6 20 OUTFITTERS MANAGEMENT AREA MAP 6 Possession of Wildlife July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 July 1, 2021 to 1 21 BIG GAME SPECIES 53 FUR TRAPPERS ONLY 22 Black Bear 53 Beaver 24 Grizzly Bear 53 Coyote 26 Polar Bear 54 Ermine 28 Wolf 54 Fisher 30 Wolverine 54 Fox 32 Barren-ground Caribou 54 Lynx 34 Boreal Caribou 55 Marten 35 Northern Mountain Caribou 55 Mink 36 Dolphin-Union Caribou 55 Muskrat 37 Peary Caribou 55 Otter 38 Dall’s Sheep 56 How to SigHt-in Your rifle 40 Moose 58 FIELD DRESSING SMALL GAME 42 Mountain Goat AND UPLAND GAME BIRDS 44 Muskox 59 FIELD DRESSING BIG GAME 46 White-tailed and Mule Deer 60 BE BEAR AwARE! 48 Wood Bison 60 REPORT A POACHER 50 SMALL GAME SPECIES 60 CONTACT INFORMATION 51 Ground hog, Porcupine, 61 USE THIS TO HELP SIGHT IN YOUR RIFLE Northern Flying Squirrel 51 Hare, All Species 51 Marmots 51 Ground Squirrels 52 Red Squirrels 52 Upland Game Birds (Ptarmigan, Grouse) 52 Woodchucks This booklet is not a legal document nor a complete The Department of Environment and Natural Resources listing of the current hunting regulations. The hunting maps are not legal documents, but are included for useful while visiting the NWT such as Safety in Black reference to give a general outline of hunting areas in and(ENR) Grizzly has various Bear Country booklets and and A Field videos Guide you to may Common find the NWT. Wildlife Diseases in the NWT. Please visit our website for further information on how to obtain copies of these Amendments to regulations may be made after the documents. printing of this booklet. For more information and For a complete list of territorial hunting regulations, or check our website. visit our webpage at www.enr.gov.nt.ca. updates, contact a Renewable Resource Officer near you, Note: If the harvester is not listed in the table then Northwest Territories Summary of Hunting and Trapping Regulations Trapping and Summary of Hunting Territories Northwest harvesting of the species is unavailable. Cover Photo: Gordon Court 2 wildlife RegulaTion It is unlawful for any person to use traps not listed in updaTes listed in the Agreement on International Humane the regulations. Only may approved be used certified in the NWT. traps approved Hunter education Course Trapping Standards As of January 1, 2020, all resident and non-resident For more information, please visit our website at hunters are required to take Hunter Education training www.enr.gov.nt.ca or be sure to obtain a copy of the prior to being issued a hunting licence in the NWT, annual NWT Trapper’s calendar. under the Wildlife Act, unless they are exempt in the regulations (for example, persons who have engaged the geneRal infoRmaTion them while hunting). services of a licenced guide or outfitter to accompany inspect hunters for compliance with hunting regulations Check the ENR website for more information: atDuring check the points, hunting border season, crossings Renewable and in Resource hunting areasOfficers www.enr.gov.nt.ca/huntereducation throughout the NWT. muskox There are new hunting opportunities for harvesting muskox in U/MX/01 for residents through a limited entry draw. For more information contact ENR and see licence Requirements the species page 44. 1. General Hunting: An Aboriginal person that is a member or eligible to be a member of an wood bison NWT organization listed in the regulations. There are new hunting opportunities for harvesting of the Mackenzie Wood Bison population for residents 2. NWT Resident: A Canadian citizen or landed through a limited entry draw. For more information immigrant who has been living in the NWT for contact ENR and see the species page 48. 12 continuous months. moose 3. Non-resident: A Canadian citizen or landed If you are hunting moose in the Beaufort-Delta (BD) immigrant who lives outside the NWT or has region (Wildlife Management Zones I and G), you must not resided in the NWT for 12 months. 4. Non-resident Alien: An individual who is Visit page 41 for more information. neither an NWT resident nor a non-resident. visit the local ENR office to get tags stamped “BD Moose”. mobile Core bathurst Caribou 5. Aboriginal harvesters who do not have management Zone traditional harvesting rights in the NWT need The Mobile Core Bathurst Caribou Management Zone a Resident or Non-resident Hunting Licence. has been implemented to let harvesters know where harvesting is prohibited to assist in protecting and conserving all caribou. No caribou harvesting is allowed in this zone. For more information, please contact your special Harvester licences A Special Harvester Licence (SHL) can be issued to a localdrone ENR a office.ssisted Hunting person who does not have Aboriginal harvesting rights All General Hunting Licence, Resident Hunting Licence, in an area but is supporting an Indigenous family, living Non-resident, Non-resident Alien Licence, and Special a subsistence lifestyle, or given permission to trap or Harvester Licence holders are prohibited from the use or harvest more than is allowed under a Resident or Non- assistance of a drone (also known as Unmanned Aerial resident Hunting Licence, or a General Hunting Licence. Vehicles or Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) while An SHL cannot be used to harvest outside of harvest hunting wildlife in the NWT. seasons, limits or conditions applicable to Aboriginal fur Trappers notice harvesters established in the Big Game Hunting If you have an Aboriginal or Treaty rights to harvest in a Regulations, Small Game Hunting Regulations and the particular area of the NWT you no longer need a licence Trapping Regulations. to exercise that right; however, you must be able to All SHLs expire on June 30 following the date of issue. proves you have the right to harvest in that area when requested.show a Renewable Resources Officer identification that nearest you (see page 60). For more information, contact your ENR regional office Some land claim agreements in the NWT include an July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 July 1, 2021 to certain areas. This means that licenced hunters cannot harvestexclusive some right species for beneficiaries without permission to harvest fromfurbearers the land in claim organization. 3 do You need an outfitter Non-residents and non-resident aliens require an AttenTion ResidenT HunTeRs outfitter to hunt big game (but not small game). we need Your Help – NOutfittersWT Tourism provide (see licenced page 60). guides for the hunters they nwT Resident Hunter Harvest surveys serve. For information on outfitters in the NWT, contact Each fall, an NWT Resident Hunter Harvest Survey Your licence is sent to all resident hunters who purchased a You must have a hunting licence to hunt small game. resident big or small game hunting licence during To hunt big game you need a hunting licence and the previous hunting season. The survey asks wildlife tag(s). hunters to provide information about hunting effort and harvests. The next questionnaire will Wildlife tags are issued for each species. The tags are request information about the previous hunting part of your licence and must be attached to the animal season. immediately after the kill. Your hunting licence and wildlife tags must be carried with you when hunting. The information you provide in the Resident Hunter Harvest Survey is necessary for effective Licences and tags may be purchased from most ENR wildlife management in the NWT.

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