Hunting & Trapping

HUNTING AND TRAPPING GUIDE 2016-17
• Please ensure that you provide all requested information on the skull tags and take special care to ensure that tags are SE-
CURELY attached to the skull. Please remember NOT to fill the tag out with pens or markers using water-soluble ink as information
will likely become unreadable during storage or processing.
• If you want the skull returned, you must submit it either in person or via courier to the Wildlife Division laboratory with a signature
required upon delivery. This process ensures that both the hunter and laboratory staff are able to track the bear skull. Your skull
will be returned to you cleaned and bleached. Please note that normal processing time is 6 to 12 months from the date of submission.
If you do not want to submit the entire skull, please submit the jawbone or the first upper premolar tooth. The first premolar
is located directly behind the canine. The premolar tooth is best submitted by securely attaching it to the completed skull tag
with transparent tape.
• While we exercise extreme care in tracking and processing your bear skull, we are not responsible for incidental loss or damage.
Coyote and Lynx Submissions
• Hunters are asked to submit the full carcasses from coyote and lynx harvested on the Island and in Labrador.
• It is preferred that all coyotes be pelted before submission.
• Lynx carcass submission is mandatory during the open season on the Island and no incentive will be paid for the carcass.
• Lynx submission in Labrador is voluntary and animals captured during the open season and submitted are eligible for a $50 incentive.
• On the Island of Newfoundland, accidentally captured lynx must be submitted whole (pelt and carcass) and is eligible for the $25
incentive.
• Carcasses are being used in an ongoing study to examine ecology, diet, and reproduction in coyote and lynx populations across
the province.
• Carcasses can be submitted to any FAA office, the Wildlife Division Laboratory in Corner Brook, or the Wildlife Division office in
Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
• Individuals submitting coyote carcasses are eligible to receive $25 per carcass. Individuals submitting lynx carcasses may also
be eligible for a carcass incentive based on the location and the season.
• A registration form will be filled out at the office where the animal is submitted providing information on the hunter submitting the
animal. This form must be filled out completely and accurately to ensure timely payment.
• In order for the animal to be used in the study it must be identified. A numbered tag is securely attached to the animal when it is
submitted. The tag number must be recorded on the registration form along with the date and location of kill.
• Please allow a minimum of 6 to 8 weeks to receive payment.
• For further information contact the Wildlife Division at 637-2025.
Wolf Carcass Submission (Island)
• Hunters or trappers who harvest an animal on the Island of Newfoundland that they suspect to be a wolf are requested to
contact the Wildlife Division or a FAA office. A permit to possess wolf pelts taken on the Island is required from the Wildlife
Division.
Marked Animals
• Big game animals and wolves have been ear-tagged and/or have had radio collars affixed to them. Ear tags may be made
of light plastic or metal. Radio collars are generally white or black in colour. Because of the cost associated with animal
capture and marking and the value that these animals have in monitoring programs, hunters are asked
not to harvest these animals. However, hunters who harvest these animals must return the radio collar and lower jawbone
(in the case of a big game animal). A $50.00 reward will be offered for the return of radio collars. Ear tags may be
returned to the hunter if desired.
• For more information on marked wildlife, please contact the Wildlife Division.
Injured or Diseased Animals
• Please report any observations of injured or diseased wildlife to the nearest FAA or Wildlife Division office. If a big game
animal harvested by you appears to be diseased or was previously injured, the entire carcass must be brought to a local
FAA or Wildlife Division office for inspection. In most cases, it is only possible to determine that an animal has a serious
disease or infection by examining the entire carcass. Hunters are advised that a replacement licence may only be issued
if a big game animal is found to be unfit for consumption because of disease or previous injury and the entire
carcass has been submitted for disposal.
Health Canada Advisories
• Health Canada advises that some big game animals treated with immobilizing drugs may be unsuitable for human consumption.
All big game animals captured using immobilizing drugs have been marked with a radio collar or ear tag or
both. If you happen to harvest a collared or ear-tagged animal, contact the Wildlife Division immediately at 637-2398 for
advice on the suitability for consumption.
• The Wildlife Division, after consultation with Health Canada, recommends the public not eat the liver or kidneys of moose
or caribou. The cadmium contained in one meal of either liver or kidney, combined with a person’s normal consumption of
cadmium in other foods, would likely be more than the weekly allowable intake of cadmium as recommended by the World
Health Organization.
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