Yukon Hunting - Department of Environment - Government of Yukon

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24 Attracting Dangerous Wildlife u It is unlawful to feed dangerous wildlife, or to leave food or garbage in a place where dangerous wildlife may have access to it. Dangerous wildlife includes bears, foxes, coyotes, wolves and cougars. u A Conservation Officer can enter and inspect a building, other than a dwelling house, without a warrant if the officer believes on reasonable grounds that dangerous wildlife is or might be attracted to the place. u If a Conservation Officer believes that an attractant poses a risk to public safety the Officer may issue a Dangerous Wildlife Protection Order directing the person in charge to clean up, contain or remove the attractant. Baiting and Poisoning It is unlawful to: u use bait to hunt big game other than wolves or coyotes, or u possess or use poison or drugs to kill, injure, disable or capture wildlife. Definitions Bait means anything placed for luring or attracting wildlife by its sense of smell or taste but does not include parts of legally taken wildlife not reasonably suitable for human consumption that are located at the place in the field where the wildÌife died. Hunting means shooting at, attracting, searching for, chasing, flushing, pursuing, following after or on the trail of, stalking or lying in wait for wildlife. If you do, or try to do, any of these things (a) with the intent to wound, kill or capture wildlife, or (b) while in the possession of a firearm or other weapon, you are considered to be hunting even if you do not actually wound, kill or capture wildlife. Wildlife means a vertebrate animal of any species that is wild by nature, and includes wildlife in captivity but does not include fish. When referenced in the Wildlife Act and this booklet, the word wildlife includes dead or live wildlife, the whole or any part of wildlife, and the eggs and sperm of wildlife. Specially Protected Wildlife means cougar, gyrfalcon, peregrine falcon, trumpeter swan and the Chisana Caribou Herd. Big Game Animal means moose, caribou, wood bison, muskox, sheep, goat, deer, elk, black bear, grizzly bear, polar bear, wolf, wolverine and coyote. Small Game Animal means snowshoe hare, arctic ground squirrel and porcupine. Game Bird means grouse and ptarmigan. Carcass includes ALL the body parts of a dead animal. Possession means having something in any place for the use or benefit of yourself or another person. This includes something that you keep off your property or in the possession of another person. When one person in a group has something in their possession with the knowledge and consent of the rest, it is considered to be in the possession of each member of the group.
Bowhunting u When hunting big game with a bow, hunters must use a bow having a draw weight of at least 20 kg (45 lbs) at your draw length, and must use broadhead arrows at least 710 mm (28 in.) in length. u Sheep hunters in subzone 9–03 (Gray Ridge) are restricted to bowhunting only. Since this is a permit hunt area for sheep, you must first obtain a permit through the lottery system. (See page 13.) u Bison hunters are not permitted to hunt with a bow. Captive Wildlife It is unlawful to: u hunt wildlife for the purpose of keeping it in captivity, without a special permit obtained in advance, or u hunt wildlife in captivity. Compulsory Submissions Species Compulsory Submission Bison incisor bar Sheep skull attached to the horns including the entire eye socket Mountain goat skull attached to the horns Deer the incisor bar and the antlers with all or part of the skull attached Elk entire head and complete hide (72 hours) Black bear complete skull Female grizzly bear complete skull plus the vulva attached to the hide complete skull plus the baculum (penis bone) Male grizzly bear attached to the hide or the penis sheath and scrotum attached to the hide Wolf, wolverine pelt ($10 sealing fee) u Every person who kills a bison, sheep, goat, deer, elk, black bear, grizzly bear, wolf or wolverine must deliver compulsory submissions to a Conservation Officer or wildlife technician. u Compulsory submissions for elk must be submitted no later than 72 hours after the animal was killed. u Compulsory submissions for bison, sheep, goats, deer and bears must be submitted no later than 15 days after the end of the month in which the animal was killed, or at the request of a Conservation Officer. u Compulsory submissions for wolves and wolverines must be submitted no later then 15 days after the end of the month in which the animal was killed or BEFORE the pelts are sold or transferred, whichever comes first. Submitted pelts are sealed with a numbered metal tag. A $10 sealing fee is charged for wolf and wolverine pelts, GST extra. Note that a Wildlife Act Permit is required before selling the pelt of a wolverine. 25
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Page 3 and 4: Hunting Regulations Summary 2012-13
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Page 9 and 10: Avian Flu: Is it safe to hunt, hand
Page 11 and 12: Voluntary No-Hunting Requests Yukon
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Page 15 and 16: Permit Hunts by Lottery If you wish
Page 17 and 18: Mandatory Kill Reporting for Moose
Page 19 and 20: Other laws non-residents and guides
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Page 64 and 65: 62 ZONE 1 Season Dates and Bag Limi
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