Yukon Hunting - Department of Environment - Government of Yukon

Voluntary No-Hunting Requests
Yukon hunters have asked for an opportunity to show that some conservation goals can
be achieved through voluntary no-hunting requests, without the need for regulation.
The following are the voluntary no-hunting requests for this year.
Moose Harvest Management near Faro (GMS 4–42 to 4–46)
Signs are posted at the main access points to these game management subzones asking
successful resident hunters to report moose kills to the Faro District Environment
Yukon office (867-994-2862) within 48 hours of the kill. You may also advise us of
your kill by calling the TIPP line at 1-800-661-0525. You must still complete a Kill
Report form through an Environment Yukon office. If the maximum allowable harvest
for the area is reached, new signs will be posted asking hunters to hunt elsewhere for
the remainder of the 2011 season. Hunters are also asked not to special guide
non-residents for moose in GMS 4–42 to 4–46.
Ethel Lake Caribou Herd (GMS 4–01 to 4–04, 4–09, 4–10)
Environment Yukon asks all hunters not to hunt the Ethel Lake Caribou Herd. The
First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun and the Selkirk First Nation are asking their citizens to
comply with this request as well.
This is a small herd of about 300 animals. Surveys have shown that few calves born in
this herd have survived to adulthood in recent years. That means adult caribou removed
as a result of hunting and natural causes are not being replaced, and herd size is
probably shrinking. The Mayo District RRC has recommended all hunters avoid this
herd until calf survival improves.
Grizzly Bears in Ni’iinlii Njik (Fishing Branch) Wilderness Preserve
Environment Yukon asks all hunters not to hunt grizzly bears inside the Ni’iinlii Njik
(Fishing Branch) Wilderness Preserve. The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is asking its
citizens to comply with this request as well.
Bear hunting has been prohibited in Fishing Branch Ecological Reserve at the centre of
this protected area since 1993 and we’re asking you to voluntarily avoid hunting grizzly
bears in the Wilderness Preserve that surrounds the Ecological Reserve.
Migratory Birds
To hunt migratory birds you must have a federal migratory game bird permit
available at Canada Post outlets. In Yukon, migratory game birds include ducks,
geese, rails, coots, sandhill cranes and snipe. All other migratory birds are protected
from hunting. Bag limits and additional conditions apply. Pick up regulations with
your permit.
In the northern and central Yukon zones, open season runs September 1 to October
31 for non-residents and August 15 to October 31 for Yukon residents. In the southern
Yukon zone, open season runs from September 1 to October 31 for all hunters. Hunters
must use a shotgun no larger than 10 gauge with non-toxic shot.
For more information see:
www.ec.gc.ca/rcom-mbhr/default.asp?lang=En&n=5B13E761-1.
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