Yukon Hunting - Department of Environment - Government of Yukon

Permit Hunts by Lottery
If you wish to hunt moose, caribou, sheep, goat, deer or elk in a permit area, you
must first submit an application to be included in the permit hunt lottery for one of
these species. It is unlawful to hunt these species in their respective permit hunt areas
without a valid permit and big game seal. Even if you have a permit for the area, you
still need written permission from the applicable First Nation to hunt on Category A
Settlement Land, as well as Category B Settlement Land if you are hunting bison or elk.
Permit Hunt Authorization (PHA) Applications
u Only Yukon residents are eligible to apply in the lottery for Permit Hunt
Authorizations (PHAs). You must be at least 14 years of age to apply for most
permits.
u Applications must be filed in person at an Environment Yukon office no later
than the third Friday in June. (Closing times differ. Check your district office.)
Experience tells us that most hunters intending to apply for a hunt in a permit area
wait until the last few days before the deadline. Avoid line ups. Apply early.
u A $10 fee must be submitted with each permit hunt application, GST extra.
All permit application fees are non-refundable.
u Permit Hunt Authorizations are mailed to successful applicants. Names
of applicants drawn in each category will be posted on the Environment
Yukon website.
u Moose, caribou, sheep, goat, deer and elk hunters who receive a PHA are
not eligible for another PHA for that species the following year unless there are
permits left over after the draw.
u Two deer PHAs will be issued for young hunters aged 14 and 15 only.
u One sheep PHA will be offered in the Kluane Wildlife Sanctuary for a resident
Yukon hunter. All applications will be given equal weight in the draw. Hunters
who harvested a sheep under this permit in previous years are ineligible to apply.
A map of the hunt area will be included with the permit.
u The area described on the PHA is the only place in the permit hunt area where the
permit holder may hunt for that species.
u Season dates for each permit area are noted on the PHA.
Permit Hunt Joint Applications
(applies to caribou, sheep, goat, deer and elk only)
Two persons who wish to hunt together for caribou, sheep, goat, deer or elk may apply
jointly on one application. Be aware, chances of being drawn are based on the number
of times the first name on the application is on file. The fee for a joint application is
$20, GST extra. If a joint application is drawn in the lottery, both applicants receive
a PHA for the same permit area. (If only one PHA is available, the person first named
receives the permit.) If two people who wish to hunt together submit separate
applications, the chances of getting PHAs for the same area are very slim.
Voluntary Return of Permits
Hunters successfully drawn for a PHA may voluntarily return the permit within
10 days of date of mailing, in cases where permits will not be used. Their names will
continue to be weighted in future draws as though they were unsuccessful in this year’s
draw. Application fees will not be refunded.
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