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Minister’s Message s Message Minister’s Message Thank you for taking the time to review the 2016-17 Hunting and or taking Trapping the time Guide to review and for the playing 2016-17 your Hunting part in and managing our Province’s ide and wildlife for playing resources. your part Hunter’s in managing and trapper’s our Province’s Newfoundland and Minister’s Message urces. Hunter’s Labrador and have trapper’s an outstanding Newfoundland appreciation and and interest in our wildlife ve an outstanding Thank your input for appreciation taking our the wildlife time and interest to management review in the our 2016-17 programs wildlife is very helpful and ut in our Hunting important wildlife and management in Trapping contributing Guide programs to and the for decisions playing very helpful involved your part and in in conserving and contributing managing protecting to the our all decisions province’s wildlife populations involved wildlife resources. in conserving and their habitat. and ll wildlife Hunters populations and trappers and their in Newfoundland habitat. and Labrador have always This Guide played is an prepared integral for role your in our benefit wildlife and management to help you become familiar with the variety of im s prepared programs hunting for your and benefit trapping your input and regulations, to is an help important you seasons become contribution and familiar quotas with that the are variety designed of important to appropriately man trapping to wildlife the regulations, decisions resources. seasons we make It also and to contains quotas conserve that important and are protect designed changes these to for appropriately the upcoming manage season our as well as inf valuable resources. urces. It regarding also contains various important wildlife changes programs for and the projects upcoming that season support as conservation well as information initiatives in our p rious wildlife This that Guide many programs is of prepared you and projects as involved a reference that in. support Please for you, be conservation so sure that to you consult initiatives the Guide in our before province heading off int f you are can or involved become visit our in. familiar website Please with and be social the sure hunting to media consult and links the trapping noted Guide below regulations, before to heading access seasons online off into and services the quotas field offered by th ebsite that and Department are social established media of Environment links to manage noted below and our Conservation. wildlife to access resources. online services It also contains offered by important the t of Environment changes for and the Conservation. upcoming season as well as information about wildlife programs and projects Hunting that and support trapping the participation conservation is oftentimes initiatives in passed which down many by of you family are members, involved. friends an trapping You mentors, participation can also and visit continues is our oftentimes website to be and passed the important down social by media part family of links the members, noted culture below and friends lifestyles to access and other of online Newfoundlan d continues services Labradorians. to be offered an important by All the hunters Department and of trappers the of culture Environment have and a lifestyles moral and and Conservation. of ethical Newfoundlanders obligation to and conduct activi s. All hunters safe and and responsible trappers have manner a moral which and is vital ethical to obligation the continued to conduct success activities of our wildlife in a managem Participation in hunting and trapping activities is a time-honoured tradition passed ponsible programs. manner which is vital to the continued success of our wildlife management down by family members, friends and other mentors, and is an important part of the Newfoundland and Labrador culture and lifestyle. It is vital to the continued success of Government is committed to safeguarding the responsible and sustainable use of all our wild our wildlife management programs that all hunters and trappers conduct themselves t is committed resources to safeguarding and is especially the committed responsible to and ensuring sustainable that our use environment of all our wildlife stays healthy and co in a safe and responsible manner while practicing these traditions. nd is especially benefit committed present and to future ensuring generations. that our environment We will work stays collaboratively healthy and with continues all stakeholders to a ent and The public future Provincial to generations. determine Government the We best will is committed possible work collaboratively approaches to the responsible for with managing all stakeholders and sustainable our wildlife and use resources the of and I lo termine all to the our the best wildlife task possible of resources making approaches our and province I am for looking managing even forward better our wildlife to place working resources to live with and you and enjoy. to I look make forward our f making province our province an even an better even place better to place live and to live enjoy. and enjoy. I wish you all a safe and successful hunting and trapping season. ll a safe I wish and successful you all a safe hunting and successful and trapping hunting season. and trapping season. Hon. Perry Trimper rimper Minister Hon. Perry Trimper Minister www.gov.nl.ca/env l.ca/env @Env_GovNL GovNL Environment and C Environment and Conservation
Table of Contents Licence Fees........................................................................1 New for 2016-17...................................................................2 General Information for Hunters...........................................4 Regulation Summary............................................................7 Penalties for Wildlife Offences ...........................................10 Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement..............................11 Seasons and Species Update Information Small Game Regulations.................................................12 Small Game (Island)...........................................................13 Small Game (Labrador) .....................................................14 Coyotes/Wolves................................................................15 Migratory Game Birds......................................................16 Murres (Turrs).....................................................................18 Murre Conservation Fund...................................................19 Big Game Regulations.................................................... 20 Moose Reduction Zones.....................................................22 Moose (Island)....................................................................23 Parks Canada Moose Reduction Program.........................25 Moose (Labrador)...............................................................27 Caribou (Island)..................................................................28 Big Game Application Draw Process..................................29 Big Game Licence Draw Analysis.......................................31 Black Bear (Island).............................................................32 Black Bear (Labrador) ........................................................33 George River Caribou Update (Labrador)..........................34 Trapping Summaries and Season Information Information for Trappers .....................................................36 Trapping Seasons (Island)……...........................................39 Trapping Seasons (Labrador).............................................40 AIHTS.................................................................................41 Best Management Practices for Marten.............................43 Newfoundland Marten: Road to Recovery..........................45 Avoiding Non-Target Species..............................................46 Information and Special Interest Hunters and Game Management.......................................47 Sighting in your Firearm………………................................49 Lynx Update........................................................................50 Black Bear Management....................................................51 Citizen Science...................................................................52 Bow Hunting Tips……. .......................................................53 Inland Fisheries Management............................................54 Fish and Wildlife Enforcement .......................................... 55 Domestic Wood Cutting......................................................56 Outdoor Safety and Survival...............................................57 Outdoor Skills Development Programs ..............................58 Youth Exchange Program...................................................59 Closed Areas.....................................................................60 Canadian Firearms Safety/ Hunter Education Course................................................64 Contact Information................................Inside Back Cover HUNTING AND TRAPPING GUIDE 2016-17 Licence Fees Moose Licence Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.00 Resident (Senior) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.80 *Non-Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502.00 Caribou Licence (Newfoundland) Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.00 Resident (Senior) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.80 *Non-Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675.00 Black Bear Licence Resident (Labrador) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.10 Resident (Labrador) (Senior) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.80 Resident (Application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.00 Resident (Application) (Senior) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.35 *Non-Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 *Non-Resident big game licences are only available through licenced outfitters operating within Province. Small Game (Ptarmigan/Grouse/Hare) & Coyote Licence Resident Small Game/Coyote (Combined) . . . . . . . . . 10.00 Resident Small Game/Coyote (Senior) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50 Non-Resident Small Game/Coyote (Canadian) . . . . . . 50.00 Non-Resident Small Game/Coyote (Alien). . . . . . . . . 100.00 Youth (under 16); Snaring Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREE Trapper’s Licence General Trapper’s Licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00 General Trapper’s Licence (Senior) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.75 Beaver Trapline Licence (Island) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00 Beaver Trapline Licence (Island) (Senior). . . . . . . . . . . . 9.75 Guide Licence Guide Licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 Guide Licence (Senior). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50 Wolf Shooting Licence (Labrador) Wolf Shooting Licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 Wolf Shooting Licence (Senior) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.25 NOTE: 1. Licences sold through vendor outlets and/or Government Services Centres are subject to an additional $3.00 fee at the time of purchase. 2. All licence fees are non-refundable and subject to change. 3. Prices do not include HST 4. Licence fees for seniors apply to those aged 65 and older. Canada Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permit (Ducks, Murres, Geese and Snipe) Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.00 Non-Resident (Canadian). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.00 Non-Resident (Alien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.00 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Conservation Wildlife Division 2016-17 Hunting and Trapping Guide, Copyright 2016 This publication is available online at www.env.gov.nl.ca/env/publications/wildlife Be Safe and Be Seen: Wear Blaze Orange While Hunting! Updated March 2016 1
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