Big Game Hunting Regulations

Regulation

Registration: R-019-92
Source: Unofficial consolidation PDF (justice.gov.nt.ca)
Under: Wildlife Act

This is an unofficial reading copy parsed from the Department of Justice consolidation PDF above — itself an office consolidation, not an official statement of the law. The authoritative text is in the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988 and the annual Statutes volumes.

s.1 amended by R-029-93,s.4
s.1 amended by R-101-93,s.2,3
s.1 amended by R-029-94,s.2
s.1 amended by R-050-94,s.2,3
s.1 amended by R-016-96,s.2
s.1 amended by R-151-96,s.2,3
s.1 amended by R-201-96,s.2
s.1 amended by R-033-97,s.2
s.1 amended by R-046-98,s.2,3
s.1 amended by R-081-98,s.2 in force Aug. 1, 1998
s.1 amended by R-014-2003,s.2
s.1 amended by R-083-2006,s.2
s.1 amended by R-019-2007,s.2
s.1 amended by R-063-2007,s.2,3 in force Oct. 1, 2007
s.1 amended by R-064-2007,s.2
s.1 amended by R-076-2007,s.2
s.1 amended by R-029-2009,s.2
s.1 amended by R-155-2009,s.2 in force Jan. 1, 2010
s.1 amended by R-044-2010,s.2 in force July 1, 2010
s.1 amended by R-095-2010,s.2
s.1 amended by R-061-2011,s.2
s.1 amended by R-116-2014,s.2 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.1 amended by R-005-2015,s.2 in force Jan. 28, 2015
s.1 amended by R-005-2016,s.2
s.1 amended by R-001-2017,s.2
s.1 amended by R-111-2018,s.2
s.1 amended by R-112-2018,s.2
s.1 amended by R-050-2019,s.2
s.1.01 amended by R-151-96,s.4
s.1.1 amended by R-115-93,s.2
s.1.1 amended by R-116-2014,s.3 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.1.2 amended by R-029-93,s.5
s.1.2 amended by R-029-2009,s.3
s.1.3 amended by R-116-2014,s.4 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.2 repealed by R-116-2014,s.5 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.3 amended by R-116-2014,s.6 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.4 amended by R-116-2014,s.7. R-029-93,s.6 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.4 amended by R-050-94,s.4
s.4 amended by R-151-96,s.5
s.4 amended by R-006-97,s.2
s.4 amended by R-057-99,s.2 in force Aug. 31, 1999
s.4 amended by R-116-2014,s.7 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.5 amended by R-081-98,s.3 in force Aug. 1, 1998
s.5 amended by R-057-99,s.3 in force Aug. 31, 1999
s.5 amended by R-116-2014,s.8 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.6 repealed by R-115-93,s.3
s.7 repealed by R-116-2014,s.9 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.8 amended by R-116-2014,s.10(5) in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.9 amended by R-029-93,s.7
s.9 amended by R-050-94,s.5
s.9.1 amended by R-050-94,s.5
s.9.1 amended by R-151-96,s.6
s.9.2 amended by R-006-97,s.3
s.9.2 amended by R-081-98,s.4 in force Aug. 1, 1998
s.9.2 amended by R-057-99,s.4 in force Aug. 31, 1999
s.9.2 amended by R-116-2014,s.11 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.10 repealed by R-050-94,s.6
s.12.1 amended by R-029-93,s.8
s.12.1 amended by R-151-96,s.7
s.12.2 amended by R-113-2018,s.2
s.12.2 amended by R-011-2021,s.2
s.13 amended by R-080-93,s.2
s.13 amended by R-116-2014,s.12 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.13.1 amended by R-029-93,s.9
s.13.1 amended by R-079-94,s.2,3
s.13.1 amended by R-081-98,s.5 in force Aug. 1, 1998
s.13.2 amended by R-011-2021,s.3
s.14 amended by R-096-92,s.2
s.14 amended by R-029-93,s.10
s.14 amended by R-080-97,s.2
s.14 amended by R-061-2011,s.3
s.14.1 repealed by R-061-2011,s.3
s.15 amended by R-096-92,s.3,4
s.15 amended by R-001-94,s.2,3
s.15 amended by R-081-98,s.6 in force Aug. 1, 1998
s.15 amended by R-061-2011,s.4
s.15 amended by R-090-2011,s.2
s.15 amended by R-062-2012,s.2 in force Oct. 5, 2012
s.15 amended by R-071-2012,s.2
s.15 amended by R-011-2021,s.4
s.15.1 amended by R-080-97,s.3
s.15.1 amended by R-081-98,s.7 in force Aug. 1, 1998
s.15.1 amended by R-062-2012,s.3 in force Oct. 5, 2012
s.15.1 amended by R-116-2014,s.13 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.15.1 amended by R-011-2021,s.5
s.16 amended by R-117-95,s.2
s.16 amended by R-019-2007,s.3
s.16 amended by R-116-2014, s.14,15 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.16.1 amended by R-113-2018,s.3
s.17 amended by R-081-98,s.8 in force Aug. 1, 1998
s.17 amended by R-057-99,s.5 in force Aug. 31, 1999
s.17 amended by R-063-2007,s.4 in force Oct. 1, 2007
s.18 amended by R-116-2014,s.17 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.19 amended by R-116-2014,s.18(4) in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.19.1 repealed by R-029-2010,s.2
s.20 amended by R-062-2008,s.2
s.20 amended by R-155-2009,s.4 in force Jan. 1, 2010
s.20 amended by R-116-2014,s.14,19 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.20 amended by R-001-2017, s.5(1)
s.21 amended by R-029-93,s.16
s.21 amended by R-001-95,s.4
s.21 amended by R-106-95,s.2
s.21 amended by R-080-97,s.4(a)
s.21 amended by R-069-98,s.2
s.21 amended by R-081-98,s.12 in force Aug. 1, 1998
s.21 amended by R-052-99,s.1
s.21 amended by R-057-99,s.9 in force Aug. 31, 1999
s.21 amended by R-045-2000,s.2
s.21 amended by R-069-2001,s.2
s.21 amended by R-061-2006,s.2
s.21 amended by R-019-2007,s.6
s.21 amended by R-062-2008,s.3
s.21 amended by R-155-2009,s.5 in force Jan. 1, 2010
s.21 amended by R-116-2014,s.20 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.21.1 amended by R-106-95,s.2
s.21.1 amended by R-080-97,s.4(b)
s.21.1 amended by R-069-98,s.3
s.21.1 amended by R-045-2000,s.3
s.21.1 amended by R-069-2001,s.2
s.21.1 amended by R-019-2007,s.7
s.21.1 amended by R-062-2008,s.4
s.21.1 amended by R-155-2009,s.6 in force Jan. 1, 2010
s.21.1 amended by R-116-2014,s.20 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.21.2 amended by R-106-95,s.2
s.21.2 amended by R-080-97,s.4(c)
s.21.2 amended by R-069-2001,s.2
s.21.2 amended by R-019-2007,s.8
s.21.2 amended by R-116-2014,s.21 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.21.3 amended by R-069-2001,s.2
s.21.3 amended by R-019-2007,s.9
s.21.3 amended by R-116-2014,s.20 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.22 amended by R-029-93,s.17
s.22 amended by R-116-2014,s.22 in force Nov. 28, 2014
s.22 amended by R-001-2017,s.6
s.22 amended by R-111-2018,s.3
s.23 repealed by R-116-2014,s.23 in force Nov. 28, 2014

Cites

s.13 Motor Vehicles Act

Cited by

None.

Contents

1. 1 1.01. 1.01 1.1. 1.1 1.2. 1.2 1.3. 1.3 2. Repealed 3. 3 4. 4 5. 5 6. Repealed 7. Repealed 8. 8 9. 9 9.1. 9.1 9.2. 9.2 10. Repealed 11. 11 12. 12 12.1. 12.1 12.2. 12.2 13. 13 13.1. 13.1 13.2. 13.2 14. 14 14.1. Repealed 15. 15 15.1. 15.1 16. 16 16.1. 16.1 17. 17 18. 18 19. 19 19.1. Repealed 20. 20 21. 21 21.1. 21.1 21.2. 21.2 21.3. 21.3 22. 22 23. Repealed SCHEDULE (subsection 8(1))

The Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Minister, under section 98 of the Wildlife Act and every enabling power, makes the Big Game Hunting Regulations.

Interpretation

(1) In these regulations,

"Aboriginal harvester" means a person harvesting wildlife in accordance with section 17 of the Act; (récoltant autochtone)

"area" means a portion of a wildlife management zone subdivided into a wildlife management area, under subsection 88(2) of the Act, by the Wildlife Management Zones and Areas Regulations; (région)

"commercial tag" means a tag issued under the Sale of Wildlife Regulations; (étiquette commerciale)

"conservation area" means a conservation area designated under subsection 89(1) of the Act; (aire de conservation)

"cub" means

(a) a young black bear,

(i) that is less than 1.2 m in length, measured from the tip of the nose in a straight line to the tip of the last vertebra in the tail,

(ii) the hide of which is less than 1.2 m in length, measured from the tip of the nose in a straight line to the tip of the skin of the tail, before being stretched and dried, or

(iii) the hide of which is less than 1.6 m in length, measured from the tip of the nose in a straight line to the tip of the skin of the tail, after being stretched and dried;

(b) a young grizzly bear

(i) that is less than 1.4 m in length, measured from the tip of the nose in a straight line to the tip of the last vertebra in the tail,

(ii) the hide of which is less than 1.4 m in length, measured from the tip of the nose in a straight line to the tip of the skin of the tail, before being stretched and dried, or

(iii) the hide of which is less than 1.6 m in length, measured from the tip of the nose in a straight line to the tip of the skin of the tail, after being stretched and dried; and

(i) that is less than 1.5 m in length, measured from the tip of the nose in a straight line to the tip of the last vertebra in the tail,

(ii) the hide of which is less than 1.5 m in length, measured from the tip of the nose in a straight line to the tip of the skin of the tail, before being stretched and dried, or

(iii) the hide of which is less than 1.8 m in length, measured from the tip of the nose in a straight line to the tip of the skin of the tail, after being stretched and dried; (ourson)

"GHL" means General Hunting Licence; (PCG)

"HTC" means Hunters and Trappers Committee; (CCT)

"IFA" means the Agreement between the Committee for Original Peoples’ Entitlement, representing the Inuvialuit of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, and the Government of Canada, dated June 5, 1984 and tabled in the House of Commons of Canada on June 19, 1984, and recorded as document number 322-7/20; (CDI)

"LHC outfitter" means a local harvesting committee that is the holder of an outfitter licence issued under the Wildlife Business Regulations; (pourvoyeur CLR)

"limit" means, subject to an existing quota, the number of animals a hunter may kill in a season; (limite)

"male adult Dall’s sheep" means a male Dall’s sheep bearing at least one horn that is three-quarter curl or larger, determined on the basis of a straight line drawn from the anterior aspect of the base of the horn to the tip of the horn, and when viewed from the side,

(a) if the straight line passes in front of the posterior aspect of the eye socket, that horn shall be deemed to be a three-quarter curl horn, and

(b) where the horn is broken, worn or incomplete, it shall be deemed to be a three-quarter curl horn if the straight line, when drawn to the logically projected tip of the horn, would pass in front of the posterior aspect of the eye socket; (mouflon de Dall mâle adulte)

"non-LHC outfitter" means a holder, other than a local harvesting committee, of an outfitter licence issued under the Wildlife Business Regulations; (pourvoyeur autre qu’un CLR)

"NR" means Non-Resident Hunting Licence; (NR)

"NRA" means Non-Resident Alien Hunting Licence; (ENR)

"quota" means the total number of tags for a specific animal which may be issued for all licence types within a given zone or area; (quota)

"SHL" means special harvester licence; (PSR)

"RES" means a Resident Hunting Licence; (RES)

"two year old polar bear" means a polar bear that is two years of age or older but is younger than three years of age; (ours polaire de deux ans)

"yearling polar bear" means a polar bear that is one year of age or older but is younger than two years of age; (ours polaire d’un an)

"zone" means a wildlife management zone designated, under subsection 88(1) of the Act, by the Wildlife Management Zones and Areas Regulations. (zone)

(2) A reference to a zone or area is a reference to that zone or area as described

(a) in the Wildlife Management Zones and Areas Regulations; or

(b) in the case of the Mobile Core Bathurst Caribou Management Zone, in the Mobile Core Bathurst Caribou Management Zone Regulations.

(3) A reference to a conservation area is a reference to that area as described in the Conservation Area Regulations. R-029-93,s.4; R-101-93,s.2,3; R-029-94,s.2; R-050-94,s.2,3; R-016-96,s.2; R-151-96,s.2,3; R-201-96,s.2; R-033-97,s.2; R-046-98,s.2,3; R-081-98,s.2; R-014-2003,s.2; R-083-2006,s.2; R-019-2007,s.2; R-063-2007,s.2,3; R-064-2007,s.2; R-076-2007,s.2; R-029-2009,s.2; R-155-2009,s.2; R-044-2010,s.2; R-095-2010,s.2; R-061-2011,s.2; R-116-2014,s.2; R-005-2015,s.2; R-005-2016,s.2; R-001-2017,s.2; R-111-2018,s.2; R-112-2018,s.2; R-050-2019,s.2.

1.01.

A reference to regulations without a citation is a reference to regulations made under the Wildlife Act. R-151-96,s.4.

Application

1.1.

Sections 2, 14 and 22 of these regulations do not apply to bison killed under the Nuisance Bison Control Regulations. R-115-93,s.2; R-116-2014,s.3.

1.2.

Where these regulations conflict with the terms of the following regulations, the following regulations shall have priority:

(a) Inuvialuit Settlement Region Tuktoyaktuk Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations;

(b) Inuvialuit Settlement Region Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations;

(d) Inuvialuit Settlement Region Inuvik Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations;

(e) Inuvialuit Settlement Region Sachs Harbour Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations;

(f) Inuvialuit Settlement Region Olokhatomuit Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations.

R-029-93,s.5; R-029-2009,s.3.

1.3.

Section 5, subsection 8(1.1),and sections 12, 17, 18 and Parts 1, 6 to 10, 12 and 13 of the Schedule do not apply to Aboriginal harvesters harvesting within their traditional area. R-116-2014,s.4.

General

Repealed, R-116-2014,s.5.

Tags may be obtained from a vendor by paying the fee set out in the Wildlife Fees Regulations. R-116-2014,s.6.

(1) The parts that evidence the age, species and sex of big game are,

(a) in the case of muskox, the testicles or scrotum;

(b) in the case of Dall’s sheep, the horns attached to the head with the eye sockets intact;

(d) in the case of caribou, the testicles or scrotum;

(e) in the case of wood bison, the testicles or scrotum;

(f) in the case of polar bear, the baculum of the male polar bear; and

(g) in the case of grizzly bear, the baculum of the male grizzly bear.

(2) Repealed, R-116-2014,s.7. R-029-93,s.6; R-050-94,s.4; R-151-96,s.5; R-006-97,s.2; R-057-99,s.2; R-116-2014,s.7.

(1) No person shall use ammunition of

(a) less than .222 calibre to hunt wolf and wolverine; or

(b) less than .243 calibre to hunt big game other than wolf and wolverine.

(2) No person shall use ammunition of less than .30 calibre to hunt wood bison.

(3) No person shall use ammunition that produces less than 2,800 joules of energy at the muzzle of the firearm to hunt polar bear.

(4) No person hunting big game shall use

(a) rimfire ammunition; or

(b) ammunition containing non-expanding or steel-jacketed bullets.

(5) No person hunting big game shall use

(a) a bow having less than 20 kg of draw weight at 700 mm; or

(b) an arrow other than one having a broadhead point width of at least 25 mm or an unbarbed three-bladed bodkin head.

(6) No person hunting big game shall use

(a) a crossbow having less than 68 kg of draw weight at 700 mm;

(b) a bolt (quarrel) weighing less than 16.2 g; or

R-081-98,s.3; R-057-99,s.3; R-116-2014,s.8.

Repealed, R-115-93,s.3.

Repealed, R-116-2014,s.9.

(1) The type of licence, the limit, quota and other restrictions applicable to the harvesting of big game animals in a zone or area, or where applicable, conservation area are set out in the Part or Parts of the Schedule pertaining to the animal.

(1.1) No person shall hunt a big game animal in a zone or area that is not set out in Column II or III of a Part of the Schedule pertaining to the animal.

(1.2) For greater certainty, a type of licence that is set out in Column II of an item in a Part of the Schedule pertaining to a big game animal does not authorize the hunting of the animal in any zone or area that is not set out in Column III of that item.

(2) Where no restriction appears in these regulations, there is no restriction of number, sex, size, location or limit with respect to the hunting of big game.

(3) Where a quota for a big game animal is established in the Schedule, a hunter shall be subject to the quota, notwithstanding that the limit for that hunter may be unrestricted.

(4) Where a holder of a non-resident hunting licence or non-resident alien hunting licence wishes to export big game that he or she has harvested, the holder shall obtain and comply with a wildlife export permit issued under the Wildlife Licences and Permits Regulations. R-064-2007,s.3; R-116-2014,s.10; R-001-2017,s.4.

(5) Repealed, R-116-2014,s.10(5).

Black Bear

No person shall hunt a black bear cub or a black bear that is accompanied by a cub. R-029-93,s.7; R-050-94,s.5.

Grizzly Bear

9.1.

(1) No person shall hunt a grizzly bear cub or a grizzly bear that is accompanied by a cub.

(2) No person shall hunt a grizzly bear that is in a den. R-050-94,s.5; R-151-96,s.6.

Polar Bear

9.2.

(1) No person shall hunt a polar bear cub or a polar bear that is accompanied by a cub.

(2) No person shall hunt a female polar bear that is in a den or is constructing a den.

(3) Repealed, R-116-2014,s.11.

(4) No person, other than the holder of a GHL, shall hunt polar bear by means other than with a dog team or on foot. R-006-97,s.3; R-081-98,s.4; R-057-99,s.4; R-116-2014,s.11.

10.

Repealed, R-050-94,s.6.

11.

Where a hunter fails to return an unused tag under subsection 19(8), the hunter shall be deemed to have killed a bear.

12.

A person who kills a bear shall provide to an officer, the lower jaw of the bear and the information that officer requires, as soon as practicable after the bear is killed.

12.1.

(1) A person who kills a polar bear shall provide the following to an officer as soon as practicable after the bear is killed:

(a) the person’s name;

(b) the person’s hunting licence number and tag number;

(d) the lower jaw or undamaged post-canine tooth and, when present, lip tattoos and ear tags;

(e) evidence of the sex of the bear;

(f) any other information required by an officer.

(2) Where the evidence of the sex of a bear killed is not provided under subsection (1), and the officer has not verified the sex of a bear, the bear shall be deemed to have been female. R-029-93,s.8; R-151-96,s.7

Moose

12.2.

(1) No person other than the following shall hunt moose in G/MO/01:

(a) a person eligible to be enrolled as a participant in the Gwich’in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement;

(b) a person holding an SHL and hunting with the permission of the applicable Gwich’in local harvesting committee;

(d) a person holding an RES and hunting with the permission of the applicable Gwich’in local harvesting committee.

(2) No person other than the following shall hunt moose in S/MO/01:

(a) a person eligible to be enrolled as a participant in the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement;

(b) a person holding an SHL and hunting with the permission of the applicable Sahtu Dene and Métis local harvesting committee;

(c) a person holding a GHL and hunting with the permission of the applicable Sahtu Dene and Métis local harvesting committee;

(d) a person holding an RES and hunting with the permission of the applicable Sahtu Dene and Métis local harvesting committee.

R-113-2018,s.2; R-011-2021,s.2.

Muskox

13.

(1) No person, other than an Aboriginal harvester or the holder of a GHL, shall knowingly approach, in or on a vehicle, as defined in section 105 of the Act, 1.5. km of a muskox for the purpose of hunting the muskox.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person

(a) who is approaching a muskox already killed for the purpose of recovering the carcass; or

(b) in or on a vehicle on a highway, defined in the Motor Vehicles Act.

R-080-93,s.2; R-116-2014,s.12.

13.1.

(1) Every year the following tags shall be available to residents through draws:

(a) a tag entitling residents to hunt one muskox in Wildlife Management Muskox Area S/MX/01;

(b) a tag entitling residents to hunt one muskox in Wildlife Management Muskox Area U/MX/01.

(2) The draws will be subject to the following conditions:

(a) subject to subsection (3), residents may participate once in each yearly draw;

(b) applications for the yearly draws may be obtained from the office of a wildlife officer after April 1;

(d) the draws shall take place no later than June 1;

(e) once one application has been drawn, one alternate application shall be drawn;

(f) in order to receive a tag, a successful applicant must pay the prescribed fee before June 30;

(f.1) where an applicant is successful in both draws, the applicant may purchase only one tag for the Wildlife Management Muskox Area of his or her choice;

(g) where a successful applicant refuses a tag or is not permitted to purchase a tag in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (f.1), the tag shall be offered to the alternate;

(h) the alternate must pay the prescribed fee within five days;

(i) where the alternate refuses the tag or fails to pay the prescribed fee within five days, the tag shall not be used that year.

(3) No person shall apply for a tag under subsection (1) and no tag shall be allocated to a person where that person has received a tag under this section for any of the previous four seasons. R-029-93,s.9; R-079-94,s.2,3; R-081-98,s.5.

13.2.

The Superintendent shall allocate a total of 30 tags for the hunting of muskox in Wildlife Management Muskox Area U/MX/01 to NR or NRA holders who have engaged the services of an outfitter. R-011-2021,s.3.

Wood Bison

14.

(1) An officer who issues a tag to hunt wood bison may require the holder of the tag, if he or she kills a wood bison, to provide

(a) any part of the wood bison required by the officer for purposes of identification; and

(b) any other requested information.

(2) The holder of a tag to hunt wood bison who is required to provide a part of a wood bison or other information under subsection (1) shall do so in accordance with the instructions provided by the officer. R-096-92,s.2; R-029-93,s.10; R-080-97,s.2; R-061-2011,s.3.

14.1.

Repealed, R-061-2011,s.3.

15.

(1) Each year four tags shall be available to residents through a draw, entitling residents to hunt wood bison in Wood Bison Management Areas D/W/06 and R.

(2) The draw will be subject to the following conditions:

(a) residents may participate once in each yearly draw;

(b) applications for the yearly draw may be obtained from the office of a wildlife officer after May 1;

(d) applications must be post-marked before June 15 and received before the draw date;

(e) the draw shall take place no later than June 30;

(f) where 14 tags have been allocated and an application bearing two names is drawn, the applicants may choose which one of them will receive the tag;

(g) once 15 applications have been drawn, alternate applications shall be drawn and placed on a waiting list;

(h) in order to receive a tag, a successful applicant must pay the prescribed fee before July 31;

(i) where a successful applicant refuses a tag, the tag shall be offered to the next person on the waiting list;

(j) persons on the waiting list who are offered tags must pay the prescribed fee within five days.

(3) No person shall apply for a tag under subsection (1) and no tag shall be allocated to a person where that person has received a tag for any of the previous two seasons.

(4) Prior to any tags being available to residents under subsection (1), each year up to four tags shall be available to tag recipients from the 2012 draw under that subsection, provided that those former recipients continue to be eligible for a tag.

(5) Tags may be made available to residents in accordance with subsection (1) beginning the year that fewer than four tags are available to former recipients in accordance with subsection (4), however the total number of tags available under this section in any year shall not exceed four.

(6) Subsections (4) and (5) apply notwithstanding subsection (1). R-096-92,s.3,4; R-001-94,s.2,3; R-081-98,s.6; R-061-2011,s.4; R-090-2011,s.2; R-062-2012,s.2; R-071-2012,s.2; R-011-2021,s.4.

15.1.

The Superintendent shall allocate zero tags for the hunting of wood bison in Wildlife Management Wood Bison Area D/WB/06 to a non-LHC outfitter. R-001-94,s.4; R-001-95.s.2; R-080-97,s.3; R-081-98,s.7; R-062-2012,s.3; R-116-2014,s.13; R-011-2021,s.5.

Caribou

16.

Where a quota for caribou is established in the Schedule, a quota is established for commercial tags under the Sale of Wildlife Regulations and the local harvesting committee responsible for the zone or area holds an outfitter licence issued under the Wildlife Business Regulations, the local harvesting committee may request the Minister to change the division of the quota between the commercial tags and the big game tags. R-117-95,s.2; R-019-2007,s.3; R-116-2014, s.14,15.

16.1.

No person other than the following shall hunt caribou in G/BC/03:

(a) a person eligible to be enrolled as a participant in the Gwich’in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement;

(b) a person holding an SHL and hunting with the permission of the applicable Gwich’in local harvesting committee.

R-113-2018,s.3.

Aircraft

17.

(1) No person shall hunt caribou in Wildlife Management Barren-Ground Caribou Area R/BC/01 within 12 hours of landing in the area by means of an aircraft, including a helicopter.

(2) No person shall hunt big game in the following outfitter areas within 12 hours of landing in any of the areas by means of an aircraft, including a helicopter:

(a) D/OT/01;

(b) D/OT/02;

(d) S/OT/01;

(e) S/OT/02;

(f) S/OT/03;

(g) S/OT/04;

(h) S/OT/05.

(2.1) No person shall hunt big game in Wildlife Management Muskox Area S/MX/01 within 12 hours of landing in the area by means of helicopter.

(3) Subsections (1), (2) and (2.1) do not apply to a guide who is preparing for a hunt. R-081-98,s.8; R-057-99,s.5; R-063-2007,s.4.

18.

(1) No person shall, except in an emergency, use a helicopter for transporting persons or things for the purpose of hunting or facilitating hunting or carrying wildlife in or suspended from a helicopter in Wildlife Management Barren-Ground Caribou Area R/BC/01 or U/BC/01. R-081-98,s.9; R-057-99,s.7; R-116-2014, s.17.

(2) Repealed, R-116-2014,s.17.

SCHEDULE (subsection 8(1))

PART 1. BEAR, BLACK

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. GHL D, G, I, R, S, U 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE

2. SHL D, G (except G/WP/01), I, R, S, U The dates specified on the The number 1 in local harvesting committee’s licence specified on the traditional area licence

3. RES D, G (except G/WP/01), I, R, S, U 15 AUGUST to 30 JUNE 1 1

4. NR D/OT/01, D/OT/02, G/OT/01, 15 AUGUST to 31 see CONDITIONS 1, 2

S/OT/01, S/OT/02, S/OT/03, OCTOBER

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

5. NR R, S (except S/OT/01, S/OT/02, 15 AUGUST to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2

S/OT/03, S/OT/04, S/OT/05), U

6. NRA D/OT/01, D/OT/02, G/OT/01, 15 AUGUST to 31 see CONDITIONS 1, 2

S/OT/01, S/OT/02, S/OT/03, OCTOBER

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

7. NRA R, S (except S/OT/01, S/OT/02, 15 AUGUST to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2

S/OT/03, S/OT/04, S/OT/05), U

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

2. The hunter may hunt in any of the seasons established for this class of licence, but may only take one animal each year.

PART 2. BEAR, GRIZZLY

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE OPEN SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. Aboriginal D, G, R, S, U 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE harvester in harvester’s traditional area

2. Aboriginal I/GB/01, I/GB/02, I/GB/03, 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2 harvester I/GB/06 in harvester’s traditional area

3. Aboriginal I/GB/04, I/GB/05 1 SEPTEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

4. GHL D, G, R, S, U 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE

5. GHL I/GB/01, I/GB/02, I/GB/03, 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2

I/GB/06

6. GHL I/GB/04, I/GB/05 1 SEPTEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2

7. SHL D, G, R, S, U The dates specified on the The number 1 in local harvesting licence specified on the committee’s traditional area licence

8. SHL I/GB/01, I/GB/02, I/GB/03, The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 2 I/GB/06 licence in local harvesting committee’s traditional area

9. SHL I/GB/04, I/GB/05 The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 2 in local harvesting licence, which may not be committee’s traditional area outside the period 1 SEPTEMBER to 31 MAY

10. RES D/OT/01, D/OT02, 15 AUGUST to 31 OCTOBER 1 1, 3

G/OT/01, S/OT/01,

S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

11. RES I/GB/01, I/GB/02, I/GB/03, 31 AUGUST to 31 OCTOBER see CONDITIONS 1, 2 I/GB/06 and 15 APRIL to 31 MAY

12. RES I/GB/04, I/GB/05 1 SEPTEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2

13. NR I/GB/01, I/GB/02, I/GB/03, 31 AUGUST to 31 OCTOBER see CONDITIONS 1, 2 I/GB/06 and 15 APRIL to 31 MAY

14. NR I/GB/04, I/GB/05 1 SEPTEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2

15. NRA I/GB/01, I/GB/02, I/GB/03, 31 AUGUST to 31 OCTOBER see CONDITIONS 1, 2 I/GB/06 and 15 APRIL to 31 MAY

16. NRA I/GB/04, I/GB/05 1 SEPTEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

2. The quota is established in the regulations made under the Act that enforce the by-laws made under the IFA by the appropriate HTC within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. The HTC may or may not allocate any portion of the quota to this class of licence or harvester.

3. One bear allowed in the lifetime of the hunter.

PART 3. BEAR, POLAR

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. Aboriginal I/PB/01 1 DECEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

2. Aboriginal I/PB/01 1 OCTOBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 4 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

3. Aboriginal I/PB/02 1 JANUARY to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

4. Aboriginal I/PB/03 1 DECEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

5. GHL I/PB/01 1 DECEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3

6. GHL I/PB/01 1 OCTOBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 4

7. GHL I/PB/02 1 JANUARY to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3

8. GHL I/PB/03 1 DECEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3

9. SHL I/PB/01 The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3 in local harvesting licence, which may not be committee’s traditional area outside the period 1 DECEMBER to 31 MAY

10. SHL I/PB/01 The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 4 in harvester’s traditional area licence, which may not be outside the period 1 OCTOBER to 31 MAY

11. SHL I/PB/02 The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3 in local harvesting licence, which may not be committee’s traditional area outside the period 1 JANUARY to 31 MAY

12. SHL I/PB/03 The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3 in local harvesting licence, which may not be committee’s traditional area outside the period 1 DECEMBER to 31 MAY

13. RES I/PB/01 1 DECEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3

14. RES I/PB/01 1 OCTOBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 4

15. RES I/PB/02 1 JANUARY to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3

16. RES I/PB/03 1 DECEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3

17. NR I/PB/01 1 DECEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3

18. NR I/PB/01 1 OCTOBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 4

19. NR I/PB/02 1 JANUARY to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3

20. NR I/PB/03 1 DECEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3

21. NRA I/PB/01 1 DECEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3

22. NRA I/PB/01 1 OCTOBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 4

23. NRA I/PB/02 1 JANUARY to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3

24. NRA I/PB/03 1 DECEMBER to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

3. Hunters issued tags for polar bear management area I/PB/01 or I/PB/02 may also hunt polar bear in the adjoining I/PB/01 or I/PB/02 that is within 30 km from any point where I/PB/01 and I/PB/02 meet. Hunters issued tags for polar bear management area I/PB/01 or I/PB/03 may also hunt polar bear in the adjoining I/PB/01 or I/PB/03 that is within 30 km from any point where I/PB/01 and I/PB/03 meet.

4. Male only.

PART 4A. BISON, WOOD

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. Aboriginal D/WB/05 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

2. Aboriginal D/WB/06, R 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 6 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

3. Aboriginal U 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE harvester in harvester’s traditional area

4. GHL D/WB/05 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 5

5. GHL D/WB/06, R 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

6. GHL U 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE

7. SHL D/WB/05 The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 4 in local harvesting licence committee’s traditional area

8. SHL D/WB/06, R The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 in local harvesting licence, which may not be committee’s traditional area outside the period 1 JULY to

30 JUNE

9. SHL U The dates specified on the The number 1, 6 in local harvesting licence specified on the committee’s traditional area licence

10. RES D/WB/05 1 JULY to 30 JUNE 1 1, 2, 3, 5

11. RES D/WB/06, R 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

12. RES U 1 SEPTEMBER to 15 MARCH 1 1, 6

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

2. Quota established in Part 4B.

3. Male only.

4. The local harvesting committee will notify a local wildlife officer of any tags allocated by it to GHL holders from other communities or to SHL or RES holders.

5. The Acho Dene Koe Band and the Nahanni Butte Dene Band will notify a local wildlife officer of any tags allocated by them to GHL holders from communities other than Fort Liard and Nahanni Butte and to SHL or RES holders.

6. Mandatory reporting of harvest.

PART 4B. BISON, WOOD

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ITEM WILDLIFE COMMUNITY WHERE

MANAGEMENT TAGS WILL BE ISSUED

ZONE/AREA

1. D/WB/05 Fort Liard and Nahanni Butte

2. D/WB/06, R see CONDITIONS

CONDITIONS

1. Tag are to be issued for males only.

2. Four tags may be allocated in accordance with the draw in section 15.

3. A total of twenty tags are to be issued to and distributed by the Deh Gah tags are to be issued to and distributed by each of the Tłı̨chǫ Government, and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.

PARTIE 4B. BISON DES BOIS

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No ZONE/RÉGION DE LA COLLECTIVITÉ OÙ

GESTION DE LA FAUNE LES ÉTIQUETTES SONT

DÉLIVRÉES

1. D/WB/05 Fort Liard et Nahanni Butte

2. D/WB/06, R voir CONDITIONS

CONDITIONS

1. Les étiquettes délivrées ne sont valables que pour les mâles.

2. Quatre étiquettes peuvent être allouées par le biais du tirage visé à l’article

3. Un total de 20 étiquettes sont délivrées et distribuées par la Première nation étiquettes sont délivrées et distribuées par chacun des organismes suivants Nord-Ouest, l’Alliance métisse North Slave et la Première nation dénée

PART 5A. CARIBOU, BARREN GROUND

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. Aboriginal G/BC/01, I/BC/05, S/BC/02, 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE harvester U/BC/01 in harvester’s traditional area

2. Aboriginal I/BC/06 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

3. Aboriginal S/BC/01 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED 1 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

4. Aboriginal D, R/BC/01, S/BC/03 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED 1, 3 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

5. Aboriginal R/BC/02 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED 1, 3 harvester in harvester’s traditional area, and excluding any portion of the area within the Mobile Core Bathurst Caribou Management Zone

6. Aboriginal R/BC/03 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE harvester in harvester’s traditional area, and excluding any portion of the area within the Mobile Core Bathurst Caribou Management Zone

7. Aboriginal Mobile Core Bathurst NONE 0 N/A harvester Caribou Management Zone

8. Aboriginal G/BC/02, I/BC/07 NONE 0 NONE harvester in harvester’s traditional area

9. Aboriginal I/BC/08 16 JUNE to 31 MARCH UNRESTRICTED NONE harvester in harvester’s traditional area

10. GHL G/BC/01, I/BC/05, S/BC/02, 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE

U/BC

11. GHL I/BC/06 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2

12. GHL S/BC/01 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED 1

13. GHL D, R/BC/01, S/BC/03 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED 1, 3

14. GHL R/BC/02 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED 1, 3 excluding any portion of the area within the Mobile Core Bathurst Caribou Management Zone

15. GHL R/BC/03 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE excluding any portion of the area within the Mobile Core Bathurst Caribou Management Zone

16. GHL Mobile Core Bathurst NONE 0 N/A Caribou Management Zone

17. GHL G/BC/02, I/BC/07 NONE 0 NONE

17.1. GHL G/BC/03 1 JULY to 25 DECEMBER UNRESTRICTED NONE

18. GHL I/BC/08 16 JUNE to 31 MARCH UNRESTRICTED NONE

19. SHL G/BC/01 (except G/WP/01), The date specified on the licence, The number 1 G/BC/03, I/BC/05, S/BC/01, specified on the S/BC/02, U/BC/01 in local licence harvesting committee’s traditional area

20. SHL I/BC/06 The date specified on the licence, The number 1, 2 in local harvesting which may not be outside the specified on the committee’s traditional area period licence 1 JULY to 30 JUNE

21. SHL D, R/BC/01, S/BC/03 The date specified on the licence The number 1, 3 in local harvesting specified on the committee’s traditional area licence

22. SHL R/BC/02 The date specified on the licence The number 1, 3 in local harvesting specified on the committee’s traditional area, licence and excluding any portion of the area within the Mobile Core Bathurst Caribou Management Zone

23. SHL R/BC/03 The date specified on the licence The number 1 in local harvesting specified on the committee’s traditional area, licence and excluding any portion of the area within the Mobile Core Bathurst Caribou Management Zone

24. SHL Mobile Core Bathurst NONE 0 N/A Caribou Management Zone

25. SHL G/BC/02, I/BC/07 NONE 0 NONE in local harvesting committee’s traditional area

26. SHL I/BC/08 The dates specified on the licence, The number 1 in local harvesting which may not be outside the specified on the committee’s traditional area period licence 16 JUNE to 31 MARCH

27. RES G/BC/01 (except G/WP/01), 15 AUGUST to 30 APRIL 2 1, 3

I/BC/05

27.1. RES G/BC/03 15 AUGUST to 25 DECEMBER 2 1,3

28. RES R/BC/01 NONE 0 NONE

29. RES G/BC/02, I/BC/07 NONE 0 NONE

30. RES U/BC/01 15 AUGUST to 30 APRIL 1 1, 3, 4

31. NR G/BC/02, I/BC/07 NONE 0 NONE

32. NR R/BC/01, U/BC/01 NONE 0 NONE

33. NRA G/BC/02, I/BC/07 NONE 0 NONE

34. NRA U/BC/01 NONE 0 NONE

35. NRA R/BC/01 NONE 0 NONE

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

3. Male only.

4. Mandatory reporting of harvest.

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. Aboriginal I/DU/03, I/DU/04 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED 2 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

2. Aboriginal I/DU/05 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE harvester in harvester’s traditional area

3. GHL I/DU/03 NONE 0 NONE

4. GHL I/DU/04 NONE 0 NONE

5. SHL I/DU/03, I/DU/04 The date specified on the licence The number 1, 2 in local harvesting specified on the committee’s traditional area licence

6. SHL I/DU/05 The date specified on the licence The number 1 in local harvesting specified on the committee’s traditional area licence

7. RES I/DU/04 NONE 0 NONE

8. NR I/DU/04 NONE 0 NONE

9. NRA I/DU/04 NONE 0 NONE

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

2. Mandatory reporting of name of harvester, date and location of harvest, sex of the harvested animal and submission of front incisor.

PART 5A.2. CARIBOU, PEARY

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. Aboriginal I/PC/01, I/PC/04 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED 3 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

2. Aboriginal I/PC/02, I/PC/03 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

3. SHL I/PC/01, I/PC/04 The date specified on the licence The number 1, 3 in local harvesting specified on the committee’s traditional area licence

4. SHL I/PC/02, I/PC/03, The date specified on the licence The number 1, 2, 3 in local harvesting specified on the committee’s traditional area licence

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

3. Mandatory reporting of name of harvester, date and location of harvest, sex of the harvested animal and submission of front incisor.

PART 5B. CARIBOU, BARREN GROUND

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ITEM WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY WHERE QUOTA CONDITIONS

ZONE/AREA TAGS WILL BE ISSUED ON ISSUE

1. REPEALED, R-001-2017,s.7.

2. R/BC/01 see CONDITIONS 0 1, 2

3. R/BC/01 see CONDITIONS 0 1, 3

4. R/BC/01 Ndilo and Dettah 0 1, 4

5. U/BC/01 Łutselk’e 0 1, 5

6. U/BC/01 Fort Smith 0 1

CONDITIONS

1. All tags must be used during an outfitted hunt.

2. Tags will be issued by an officer to hunters who have engaged the services of a non-LHC outfitter in accordance with section 21.

3. Tags are to be issued to, and distributed by, the Tłı̨chǫ Government in accordance with subsection 20(2).

4. Tags are to be issued to, and distributed by, the local harvesting committee serving Ndilo and Dettah in accordance with subsection 20(3).

5. 50 of the tags must be used north of Łutselk’e.

PART 6.A. CARIBOU, BOREAL

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1 GHL D (except D/OT/01, 15 JULY D/OT/02), G (except G/OT/01), I, R, S (except

S/OT/01, S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05), U

2 SHL D (except D/OT/01, The dates D/OT/02), G (except licence G/OT/01), I, R, S (except

S/OT/01, S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05), U in local harvesting committee’s traditional area

3 RES D (except D/OT/01, 15 JULY D/OT/02), G (south of 68°N and except G/WP/01, G/OT/01), R, S (except

S/OT/01, S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05)

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

2. Male only.

PARTIE 6.A. CARIBOU, BORÉAL

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NO PERMIS ZONE/RÉGION DE

GESTION DE LA FAUNE

1 PCG D (sauf D/OT/01, D/OT/02), 15 JUILLET G (sauf G/OT/01), I, R, S 15 DÉCEMBRE (sauf S/OT/01, S/OT/02,

S/OT/03, S/OT/04,

S/OT/05), U

2 PSR D (sauf D/OT/01, D/OT/02), Les dates G (sauf G/OT/01), I, R, S permis (sauf S/OT/01, S/OT/02,

S/OT/03, S/OT/04,

S/OT/05), U dans la région traditionnelle du comité local sur la récolte

3 RES D (sauf D/OT/01, D/OT/02), 15 JUILLET G (sud du 68° N et sauf 15 DÉCEMBRE

G/WP/01, G/OT/01), R, S (sauf S/OT/01, S/OT/02,

S/OT/03, S/OT/04, S/OT/05)

CONDITIONS

1. Étiquette requise.

2. Mâle seulement.

PART 6.B. CARIBOU, NORTHERN MOUNTAIN

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1 GHL D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE

G/OT/01, S/OT/01,

S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

2 SHL D/OT/01, D/OT/02, The dates specified on the The number 1 G/OT/01, S/OT/01, licence specified on the S/OT/02, S/OT/03, licence S/OT/04, S/OT/05, in local harvesting committee’s traditional area

3 RES D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 15 JULY to 31 JANUARY 1 1

G/OT/01, S/OT/01,

S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

4 NR D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 25 JULY to 31 OCTOBER 1 1

G/OT/01, S/OT/01,

S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

5 NRA D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 25 JULY to 31 OCTOBER 1 1

G/OT/01, S/OT/01,

S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

PART 7. DALL’S SHEEP

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. GHL D, G, S 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE

2. SHL D, G, S The dates specified on the The number specified 1 in local harvesting licence on the licence committee’s traditional area

3. RES D (west of the Mackenzie 15 JULY to 31 OCTOBER 1 1, 2 River), G/OT/01, S (west of the Mackenzie River)

4. NR D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 15 JULY to 31 OCTOBER 1 1, 2

G/OT/01, S/OT/01,

S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

5. NRA D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 15 JULY to 31 OCTOBER 1 1, 2

G/OT/01, S/OT/01,

S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

2. Adult male only.

PART 8. DEER, WHITE-TAILED AND MULE

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. GHL D, G, I, R, S, U 1 JULY to

2. SHL D, G, I, R, S, U The dates specified in local harvesting licence committee’s traditional area

3. RES D, G, I, R, S, U 1 JULY to

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

2. Mandatory reporting of harvest.

3. Mandatory submission of head.

PARTIE 8. CERF, CERF DE VIRGINIE ET MULET

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Nº PERMIS ZONE/RÉGION DE SAISON

GESTION DE LA

FAUNE

1. PCG D, G, I, R, S, U du 1er JUILL.

2. PSR D, G, I, R, S, U Les dates indiquées dans la région permis traditionnelle du comité local sur la récolte

3. RES D, G, I, R, S, U du 1er JUILL.

CONDITIONS

1. Étiquette requise.

2. Signalement obligatoire de la prise.

3. Remise de la tête obligatoire.

PART 9. MOOSE

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. GHL D, G (except G/MO/01), I, 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE R, S (except S/MO/01), U

1.1. GHL S/MO/01 1 SEPTEMBER to 30 UNRESTRICTED NONE

NOVEMBER

1.2. GHL G/MO/01 1 SEPTEMBER to 30 UNRESTRICTED NONE

NOVEMBER

2. SHL D, G, G/MO/01, I, R, S, The dates specified on the licence The number 1 S/MO/01, U specified on the in local harvesting licence committee’s traditional area

3. RES D, G (south of 68 N and 1 SEPTEMBER to 31 JANUARY 1 1, 2 east of the west bank of the east branch of the Mackenzie River, and except G/MO/01), I (east of the east bank of the east branch of the Mackenzie River), R, S (except

S/MO/01), U

3.1. RES S/MO/01 1 SEPTEMBER to 30 1 1

NOVEMBER

3.2. RES G/MO/01 1 SEPTEMBER to 30 1 1

NOVEMBER

4. NR D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 1 SEPTEMBER to 31 OCTOBER 1 1

G/OT/01, S/OT/01,

S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

5. NRA D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 1 SEPTEMBER to 31 OCTOBER 1 1

G/OT/01, S/OT/01,

S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

2. The islands in the Mackenzie River are excluded from 1 December to 31 January.

PART 10. MOUNTAIN GOAT

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. GHL D, G, I, S 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE

2. SHL D, G, I, S The dates specified on the The number specified 1 in local harvesting licence on the licence committee’s traditional area

3. RES D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 15 JULY to 31 OCTOBER 1 1

G/OT/01, S/OT/01,

S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

4. NR D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 15 JULY to 31 OCTOBER 1 1

G/OT/01, S/OT/01,

S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

5. NRA D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 15 JULY to 31 OCTOBER 1 1

G/OT/01, S/OT/01,

S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

PART 11A. MUSKOX

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. Aboriginal I/MX/01, I/MX/02 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS NONE harvester in harvester’s traditional area

1.1 Aboriginal I/MX/03 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 3 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

2. Aboriginal I/MX/05 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE harvester in harvester’s traditional area

3. Aboriginal I/MX/06 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS NONE harvester in harvester’s traditional area

4. Aboriginal U/MX/01 1 JULY to 30 JUNE UNRESTRICTED NONE harvester in harvester’s traditional area

5. Aboriginal S/MX/01 1 AUGUST to 15 APRIL UNRESTRICTED 4 harvester in harvester’s traditional area

6. GHL I/MX/01, I/MX/02, I/MX/03 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 3

7. GHL I/MX/05 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 3

8. GHL I/MX/06 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 3

9. GHL U/MX/01 1 JULY to 15 APRIL and UNRESTRICTED NONE 15 JUNE to 30 JUNE

10. GHL S/MX/01 1 AUGUST to 15 APRIL UNRESTRICTED 4

11. SHL I/MX/01, I/MX/02, I/MX/03 The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 3 in local harvesting licence committee’s traditional area

12. SHL I/MX/05 The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 3 in local harvesting licence committee’s traditional area

13. SHL I/MX/06 The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 3 in local harvesting licence committee’s traditional area

14. SHL U/MX/01 The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 4 in local harvesting licence committee’s traditional area

15. SHL S/MX/01 The dates specified on the The number 4 in local harvesting licence, which may not be specified on the committee’s traditional area outside the period licence 1 AUGUST to 15 APRIL

16. RES I/MX/01, I/MX/02, I/MX/03 15 AUGUST to 30 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 3

17. RES I/MX/05 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 3

18. RES I/MX/06 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 3

19. RES S/MX/01 1 AUGUST to 15 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 2

20. RES U/MX/01 1 JULY to 15 APRIL and see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 4 15 JUNE to 30 JUNE

21. NR I/MX/01, I/MX/02, I/MX/03 15 AUGUST to 30 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 3

22. NR I/MX/05 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 3

23. NR I/MX/06 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 3

24. NR S/MX/01 1 AUGUST to 15 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 5

25. NR U/MX/01 15 AUGUST to 15 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 4

26. NRA I/MX/01, I/MX/02, I/MX/03 15 AUGUST to 30 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 3

27. NRA I/MX/05 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 3

28. NRA I/MX/06 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 3

29. NRA S/MX/01 1 AUGUST to 15 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 5

30. NRA U/MX/01 15 AUGUST to 15 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 4

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

2. Quota established in Part 11B.

3. The quota is established in the regulations made under the Act that enforce the by-laws made under the IFA by the appropriate HTC within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. The HTC may or may not allocate any portion of the quota to this class of licence or harvester.

4. Mandatory report of harvest.

5. Male only.

PART 11B. MUSKOX

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ITEM WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY WHERE

ZONE/AREA TAGS WILL BE ISSUED

1. S/MX/01 Norman Wells

2. S/MX/01 see CONDITIONS

3. U/MX/01 Yellowknife

4. U/MX/01 Yellowknife

CONDITIONS

1. No sex distinction for the issue of tags.

2. Tags are available through a draw.

3. Tags are issued to, and distributed by, the Sahtu Renewable Resources

4. Tags are only available to RES holders.

5. Tags may be allocated to NR or NRA holders who have engaged the

PART 12. WOLF

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA/

CONSERVATION AREA

1. GHL D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 25 JULY to 31 MAY UNRESTRICTED NONE

G/OT/01, S/OT/01, S/OT/02,

S/OT/03, S/OT/04, S/OT/05

2. GHL D, G, I/WF/01, I/WF/02, 15 AUGUST to 31 MAY UNRESTRICTED NONE

I/WF/03, I/WF/04, I/WF/05,

R, S, U

3. SHL D/OT/01, D/OT/02, The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 2 G/OT/01, S/OT/01, S/OT/02, licence, which may not be S/OT/03, S/OT/04, S/OT/05 outside the period in local harvesting 25 JULY to 31 MAY committee’s traditional area

4. SHL D, G, R, S, U The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 2 in local harvesting licence, which may not be committee’s traditional area outside the period 1 SEPTEMBER to 31 MAY

5. SHL I/WF/01, I/WF/02, I/WF/03, The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 2 I/WF/04, I/WF/05 licence in local harvesting committee’s traditional area

6. RES D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 25 JULY to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2

G/OT/01, S/OT/01, S/OT/02,

S/OT/03, S/OT/04, S/OT/05

7. RES D (except D/OT/01, 15 AUGUST to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2 D/OT/02), G (except G/OT/01), R, S (except

S/OT/01, S/OT/02, S/OT/03,

S/OT/04, S/OT/05), U

8. RES I/WF/01, I/WF/02, I/WF/03, 15 AUGUST to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 4

I/WF/04, I/WF/05

9. NR D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 25 JULY to 15 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 3

G/OT/01

10. NR D/WS/01 * 15 AUGUST to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 3

* This is a conservation area.

11. NR S/OT/01, S/OT/02, S/OT/03, 25 JULY to 15 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 5

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

12. NR R, U 15 AUGUST to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 5

13. NR I/WF/01, I/WF/02, I/WF/03, 15 AUGUST to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 4

I/WF/04, I/WF/05

14. NR S/WF/01 1 AUGUST to 15 APRIL 2 1

15. NRA D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 25 JULY to 15 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 3

G/OT/01

16. NRA D/WS/01 15 AUGUST to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 3

17. NRA S/OT/01, S/OT/02, S/OT/03, 25 JULY to 15 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 5

S/OT/04, S/OT/05

18. NRA R, U 15 AUGUST to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 5

19. NRA I/WF/01, I/WF/02, I/WF/03, 15 AUGUST to 31 MAY see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 4

I/WF/04, I/WF/05

20. NRA S/WF/01 1 AUGUST to 15 APRIL 2 1

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

2. The limit is the number specified on the licence.

3. The hunter may hunt in any of the seasons established for this class of licence, but may take only one wolf each year.

4. A vendor shall not issue a tag to a hunter unless the hunter provides the vendor with the written permission of each applicable HTC for the hunter to hunt wolf in the area. For the purposes of this condition, "applicable HTC" means an HTC that has responsibility in the area in which the hunter will be hunting.

5. The hunter may hunt in any of the seasons established for this class of licence, but may not take more than two wolves each year.

PART 13. WOLVERINE

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ITEM LICENCE WILDLIFE SEASON LIMIT CONDITIONS

MANAGEMENT

ZONE/AREA

1. GHL D, G, I, R, S, U 25 JULY to 31 MAY UNRESTRICTED NONE

2. SHL D, G, I, R, S, U The dates specified on the see CONDITIONS 1, 2 in local harvesting licence committee’s traditional area

3. RES D, G, R, S, U 25 JULY to 30 APRIL UNRESTRICTED 1

4. RES I 1 JULY to 30 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 4

5. NR D/WS/01 1 DECEMBER to 15 MARCH see CONDITIONS 1, 3

6. NR D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 25 JULY to 15 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 3

G/OT/01, S/OT/01, S/OT/02,

S/OT/03, S/OT/04, S/OT/05

7. NR I 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 4

8. NR R 15 AUGUST to 31 OCTOBER see CONDITIONS 1, 3

9. NR U 1 DECEMBER to 15 MARCH see CONDITIONS 1, 3 and 15 AUGUST to

31 OCTOBER

10. NR S/WV/01 1 AUGUST to 15 APRIL 1 1

11. NRA D/OT/01, D/OT/02, 25 JULY to 15 APRIL see CONDITIONS 1, 3

G/OT/01, S/OT/01, S/OT/02,

S/OT/03, S/OT/04, S/OT/05

12. NRA D/WS/01 1 DECEMBER to 15 MARCH see CONDITIONS 1, 3

13. NRA I 1 JULY to 30 JUNE see CONDITIONS 1, 2, 4

14. NRA R 15 AUGUST to 31 OCTOBER see CONDITIONS 1, 3

15. NRA U 1 DECEMBER to 15 MARCH see CONDITIONS 1,3 and 15 AUGUST to

31 OCTOBER

16. NRA S/WV/01 1 AUGUST to 15 APRIL 1 1

CONDITIONS

1. Tag required.

2. The limit is the number specified on the licence.

3. The hunter may hunt in any of the seasons established for this class of licence, but may take only one wolverine each year.

4. A vendor shall not issue a tag to a hunter unless the hunter provides the vendor with the written permission of each applicable HTC for the hunter to hunt wolverine in the area. For the purposes of this condition, "applicable HTC" means an HTC that has responsibility in the area in which the hunter will be hunting.

R-116-2014,s.24; R-005-2015,s.3; R-092-2015,s.2; R-103-2015,s.2; R-109-2015,s.2,3,4; R-005-2016,s.3; R-008-2016,s.2; R-001-2017,s.7; R-111-2018,s.4; R-113-2018,s.4; R-137-2018,s.2; R-004-2019,s.2; R-033-2019,s.2; R-038-2019,s.2; R-050-2019,s.3; R-003-2020,s.2; R-073-2020,s.2; R-011-2021,s.7; R-045-2022,s.2; R-070-2023,s.2; R-046-2024,s.2; R-005-2026,s.2-6.

Big Game Hunting Regulations

Interpretation

Application

General

Black Bear

Grizzly Bear

Polar Bear

Moose

Muskox

Wood Bison

Caribou

Aircraft

Tags

SCHEDULE (subsection 8(1))

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