Rules for hunting with status natives?
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Ardent
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As long as you're following the laws that apply to you, of course. But you cannot go out with him out of season, or take animals only he has the privilege to. I've been out with a full status friend but you won't catch a rifle anywhere near me, you can observe all you like.
In Saskatchewan you can not legally aid or hunt with a full status native while they are exercising their hunting rights. This includes if you have a license and it is during the correct season. They must have a purchased license in order for you to hunt with them.
You can hunt with your BIL, but he must abide by his treaty rights and you must abide by your provincial hunting regulations... here is the kicker (and be sure that you do not breach this... it is where most charges are laid)... if your BIL harvests an animal utilizing his treaty rights, you CANNOT assist him in any way with the harvest or recovery or processing of the animal and cannot receive the meat into your possession... if your BIL is OUT of his treaty area in hunting with you and you harvest a game animal under provincial regulation, your BIL CANNOT assist you with the harvest, recovery or processing of the animal... and cannot receive the meat outside of his treaty area... unless he possesses a valid hunting licence for the game species and area being hunted.
Not sure if anyone will know this, but my friend wants to go mule deer hunting in Alberta:
If someone is a status Indian (yeah I know, sounds bad but this one is on the Canadian gov't that is the term used in the 'Indian Act', take from this what you will) living in BC can they enter draws in Alberta? Can they buy tags without buying a hunting licence? I know FN's can fish in Alberta without a licence as long as they follow regulations...
If someone is a status Indian (yeah I know, sounds bad but this one is on the Canadian gov't that is the term used in the 'Indian Act', take from this what you will) living in BC can they enter draws in Alberta? Can they buy tags without buying a hunting licence? I know FN's can fish in Alberta without a licence as long as they follow regulations...
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First part sounds reasonable although I have no idea if it's actual law. Second part doesn't make sense. I can take anyone I want out hunting with me as an observer and extra pair of hands and I can give anyone I want moose meat. No hunting lic required. That's in BC though so YMMV.
I'm hearing a lot of interesting sounding BS. I'd like to see quoted law for most of it.
I doubt if a status native can buy a tag under the mnr rules without a hunting license.
From the mouth of a native: natives can hunt year round as long as they are on either reserve land or private property. No licenses or tags required.
That being said, I f*#king HATE that natives can do that because it screws us up when we actually follow the mnr hunting regs. I've heard of guys going up for a moose hunting trip and coming back empty handed cause the natives took six out of the area before the season opened.
Also in the hamilton area they let the natived go into the mohawk conservation area to hunt some deer for free instead of letting us go in there with bows and actually paying for tags.
They are talking about doing, or already have done, the same thing for the RBG in burlington that has a overpopulation of deer and threatens the gardens.
Sickens me.
In the paper some idiots are saying hunting is cruel one minute and the next they let the natives in for free!
Rant over
I doubt if a status native can buy a tag under the mnr rules without a hunting license.
From the mouth of a native: natives can hunt year round as long as they are on either reserve land or private property. No licenses or tags required.
That being said, I f*#king HATE that natives can do that because it screws us up when we actually follow the mnr hunting regs. I've heard of guys going up for a moose hunting trip and coming back empty handed cause the natives took six out of the area before the season opened.
Also in the hamilton area they let the natived go into the mohawk conservation area to hunt some deer for free instead of letting us go in there with bows and actually paying for tags.
They are talking about doing, or already have done, the same thing for the RBG in burlington that has a overpopulation of deer and threatens the gardens.
Sickens me.
In the paper some idiots are saying hunting is cruel one minute and the next they let the natives in for free!
Rant over
Sounds like that would apply to an out of season hunt. Just my 2cents based on the quoted portion of the post.
He dont need a Licence or tags but he needs his status card and his PAL
CreamySmooth
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In Sask you can't do this, as simply being with status is considered hunting because of the definition of hunting including "chasing or harassing" wildlife.
I think that the "cannot assist" in the harvest is a stupid rule. I agree that you shouldn't have a rifle out of your regulations etc.. hunting with a status native doesn't grant you any of their rights. So as long as you abide by your own hunting regulations I think you should be allowed to be part of the hunt to the point of at least giving the guy a hand gutting and loading up the game.
This is the law in Sask. I know because I have the letter to do so.
With indian status you are alowed to hunt on reserve land and crown land you need permission from the land owner to hunt on privet land and most provences you still ned to follow bassic reg's but dont need a licenc or tags.
on Haida Gwaii deer has bin open for months most natives here are just starting to hunt we give you white guys first crack at them we dont have to we can hunt year round but we don't
I have bin working in Alberta and I can hunt year round and yes for free but I havent yet
I mite sum day go if I hear of a farmer needing sum help with Elk but right now it makes more sence to hunt at home
I have not bin hunting yet this year but I going out in the morning
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^^^^ Common sense to me..
