Yukon Hunting - Department of Environment - Government of Yukon

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Public Notice
Restricted Activities Within the
Nisutlin River Delta National
Wildlife Area
The Nisutlin River Delta National Wildlife
Area (NWA), Yukon, protects a fall staging
area for migratory waterfowl. Federal
regulations prohibit and restrict many
activities within the NWA.
The NWA is open to hunting for the
201�–201� season. Territorial rules
and federal hunting regulations apply.
Motorized boats (with some exceptions)
and snowmobiles are allowed, but all
other vehicles, including all-terrain
vehicles, are prohibited. Camping is
allowed, but standing trees may not
be cut for firewood. For a complete
list of restricted activities or to report
NWA fish and wildlife violations, please
call Environment Canada’s Wildlife
Enforcement Division at 867-393-6876
(Whitehorse).
Hazardous Materials Warning
Hunters should be aware of the potential
hazards of military debris within the NWA.
Be advised that Nisutlin Bay, including the
area within the Nisutlin River Delta NWA, is
a former bombing range that was used by
the Department of National Defence as a
training area for aircraft. Military explosives
and hazardous debris may remain in
Nisutlin Bay and could cause serious injury
or death.
What to do if you see a suspicious
object on land or in water: Do not
disturb it.
Contact the RCMP at:
867-390-5555 (Teslin)
867-667-5555 (Whitehorse)
Do not use a cellular or satellite
phone near the object.
To obtain more information on
unexploded explosive ordnance,
please visit the Department of
National Defence’s Unexploded
Explosive Ordnance and Legacy
Sites Program website at
www.uxocanada.forces.gc.ca.