Yukon Hunting - Department of Environment - Government of Yukon
Yukon Hunting - Department of Environment - Government of Yukon
Yukon Hunting - Department of Environment - Government of Yukon
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<strong>Environment</strong> <strong>Yukon</strong> Offices<br />
Whitehorse District<br />
10 Burns Road<br />
Box 2703<br />
Whitehorse, <strong>Yukon</strong> Y1A 2C6<br />
Phone: (867) 667-5221<br />
Toll free number: 1-800-661-0408<br />
Fax: (867) 393-6206<br />
Carmacks District<br />
Box 132<br />
Carmacks, <strong>Yukon</strong> Y0B 1C0<br />
Phone: (867) 863-2411<br />
Dawson City District<br />
Box 600<br />
Dawson City, <strong>Yukon</strong> Y0B 1G0<br />
Phone: (867) 993-5492<br />
Old Crow District<br />
Phone: (867) 993-5492<br />
Faro District<br />
Box 98<br />
Faro, <strong>Yukon</strong> Y0B 1N0<br />
Phone: (867) 994-2862<br />
HEED: Learn Your <strong>Hunting</strong> Skills the Right Way<br />
Sign up for the free Hunter Education and Ethics Development (HEED) workshop.<br />
The 20-hour workshop is held throughout the year in most <strong>Yukon</strong> communities,<br />
depending on enrollment. Topics include wildlife identification, hunting regulations,<br />
wildlife management, wilderness survival, outdoor ethics and the Canadian Firearms<br />
Safety Course.<br />
Separate workshops are also <strong>of</strong>fered for moose, sheep, bear and bison hunters. These<br />
workshops provide hunting tips as well as information about identification, meat care,<br />
ethics and regulations.<br />
Anyone born after April 1, 1987 must successfully complete this course before being<br />
issued a hunting licence.<br />
To register for a workshop, or for more information, e-mail the Hunter Education<br />
Coordinator at mark.callan@gov.yk.ca or call (867) 667-5617 in Whitehorse.<br />
Residents outside Whitehorse can call 1-800-661-0408 toll free.<br />
The VITAL FOUR ACTS <strong>of</strong> firearm safety<br />
1. Assume every firearm is loaded.<br />
2. Control the muzzle direction at all times.<br />
3. Trigger finger <strong>of</strong>f and outside the trigger guard.<br />
4. See that the firearm is unloaded. Prove it safe.<br />
Haines Junction District<br />
Box 5429<br />
Haines Junction, <strong>Yukon</strong> Y0B 1L0<br />
Phone: (867) 634-2247<br />
Mayo District<br />
Box 40<br />
Mayo, <strong>Yukon</strong> Y0B 1M0<br />
Phone: (867) 996-2202<br />
Ross River District<br />
Box 107<br />
Ross River, <strong>Yukon</strong> Y0B 1S0<br />
Phone: (867) 969-2202<br />
Teslin District<br />
Box 97<br />
Teslin, <strong>Yukon</strong> Y0A 1B0<br />
Phone: (867) 390-2685<br />
Watson Lake District<br />
Box 194<br />
Watson Lake, <strong>Yukon</strong> Y0A 1C0<br />
Phone: (867) 536-3210
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