American hunter and BC guide caught poaching in Yukon.

Just to clear up a few misconceptions here. Copied and pasted from page 17 of the current Yukon Hunting Regulations synopsis.


"Your Responsibilities as a Guide

These responsibilities apply to all guides, including Yukon residents guiding under a Special Guide Licence.


You must accompany your hunter at all times when hunting. See page 24 for details on what it means to accompany a hunter.

If your hunter commits a violation of the Wildlife Act you must mark the site and report the violation to a Conservation Officer as soon as possible.

You have a reasonable responsibility to ensure that the hunting laws, including those applying to the waste of meat and fur, are followed. See page 30.

You must complete and sign an Outfitter/Chief Guide/Hunter Report within 10 days of the end of the month in which the hunt occurred, whether or not any wildlife was killed. If no hunt occurred, you must still complete and sign the report within 10 days of the end of the month in which the permit expires.


Your Responsibilities as a Guided Non-Resident

You are responsible for following the hunting laws and ensuring that the meat and hide of any animal you kill is not wasted. See page 30.

You will be required to sign a legal document called an Outfitter/Chief Guide/Hunter Report. You should check this form carefully to make sure the information provided by your guide is accurate, including the kill location(s), dates and names of all people who acted as your guide.


If you kill a big game animal you must pay the harvest fee before leaving Yukon or within 10 days of the end of the hunt, whichever occurs first."

Ted
 
Why not? said:
Just to clear up a few misconceptions here. Copied and pasted from page 17 of the current Yukon Hunting Regulations synopsis.


"Your Responsibilities as a Guide

These responsibilities apply to all guides, including Yukon residents guiding under a Special Guide Licence.


You must accompany your hunter at all times when hunting. See page 24 for details on what it means to accompany a hunter.

If your hunter commits a violation of the Wildlife Act you must mark the site and report the violation to a Conservation Officer as soon as possible.

You have a reasonable responsibility to ensure that the hunting laws, including those applying to the waste of meat and fur, are followed. See page 30.

You must complete and sign an Outfitter/Chief Guide/Hunter Report within 10 days of the end of the month in which the hunt occurred, whether or not any wildlife was killed. If no hunt occurred, you must still complete and sign the report within 10 days of the end of the month in which the permit expires.


Your Responsibilities as a Guided Non-Resident

You are responsible for following the hunting laws and ensuring that the meat and hide of any animal you kill is not wasted. See page 30.

You will be required to sign a legal document called an Outfitter/Chief Guide/Hunter Report. You should check this form carefully to make sure the information provided by your guide is accurate, including the kill location(s), dates and names of all people who acted as your guide.


If you kill a big game animal you must pay the harvest fee before leaving Yukon or within 10 days of the end of the hunt, whichever occurs first."

Ted
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hey Ted, question
if a bc resident hunter wants to hunt in the Yukon, do they need a guide and the report papers you mention above or can one hunt with a Yukon resident hunter?
I have an info package here from the Yukon but I just can't quite make sense of it.
I have some friends up there who have invited me numerous times but I'm still unclear on what I need to do to be legal to hunt up there. I'd rather not have to spend the cash for a guide/outfitter. I really wish they would drop the provincial boundries/restrictions and just make the rules the same for ALL Canadian residents in each province.
 
Non-resident hunters

To hunt big game, non-resident aliens must be guided by a registered Yukon outfitter. Non-resident Canadians must be guided by a registered Yukon outfitter OR guided by a Yukon resident holding a Special Guide Licence. Please note: the 2014/15 special guide licences sold out on April 7, 2014.

http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/hunting-fishing-trapping/informationnonresidents.php
 
bearkilr said:
Non-resident hunters

To hunt big game, non-resident aliens must be guided by a registered Yukon outfitter. Non-resident Canadians must be guided by a registered Yukon outfitter OR guided by a Yukon resident holding a Special Guide Licence. Please note: the 2014/15 special guide licences sold out on April 7, 2014.

http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/hunting-fishing-trapping/informationnonresidents.php
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same thing I have here so I guess it is the sold out special guide licence
that is unfortunately ridiculous..... no such provisions exhist in BC , non residents just pay a bit more for a regular licence (non resident)

is it the same for fishing up there LOl
don't answer that, i'll hit up the google ;)
 
45ACPKING said:
same thing I have here so I guess it is the sold out special guide licence
that is unfortunately ridiculous..... no such provisions exhist in BC , non residents just pay a bit more for a regular licence (non resident)
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Similar thing in BC. You have to go through an outfitter or get a resident friend to sponsor you, but it's not available for all species, only non-LEH,etc.

There are a few provinces that distinguish between non resident Canadian and non resident foreign(non Canadian), Manitoba is one for instance. The only animal an out of province Canadian needs an outfitter/guide for is caribou. Bear, deer, moose and birds are OTC license. Some draw licenses for moose and elk are resident only.
 
bearkilr said:
Non-resident hunters

To hunt big game, non-resident aliens must be guided by a registered Yukon outfitter. Non-resident Canadians must be guided by a registered Yukon outfitter OR guided by a Yukon resident holding a Special Guide Licence. Please note: the 2014/15 special guide licences sold out on April 7, 2014.

http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/hunting-fishing-trapping/informationnonresidents.php
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there is 100 of them available only, and next year they re trying to start by draw.
 
bearkilr said:
Similar thing in BC. You have to go through an outfitter or get a resident friend to sponsor you, but it's not available for all species, only non-LEH,etc.

There are a few provinces that distinguish between non resident Canadian and non resident foreign(non Canadian), Manitoba is one for instance. The only animal an out of province Canadian needs an outfitter/guide for is caribou. Bear, deer, moose and birds are OTC license. Some draw licenses for moose and elk are resident only.
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small game and waterfowl is still available here ....
 
medvedqc said:
there is 100 of them available only, and next year they re trying to start by draw.
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so when a resident gets one of these special guide licences is it a whole season thing or just for one hunt
as in, if I were to be able to take advantage of such a licenced individual, would it cover one species one hunt, or all species for the season.
if I make the trip one day I don't want it to be for 10 days..... more like the entire season :D
I guess I could make a call to my friends up there as I haven't checked in for a couple months
 
Be certain to get your name in early for next year if you want to go.....the licences sell out fast.
 
Johnn Peterson said:
:eek:Amazing. Amazing that the hunting ban isn't Canada wide and the same should hold true for the guide prohibitation! While the guide should be depended upon for some of the finer points of law governing the hunt situation, the hunter should also be reponsible for a good working knowledge of the regulations. Leaving the meat or a sizeable edible portion of it behind:mad: is unforgiveable. You harvest the animal for your use, not to 'purposefully' help provide for nature. And, in my opinion, your meat losses from the likes of freezer burn shouldn't be any greater than those of beef you've purchased and frozen. As hunters, it's incumbent upon us, in respect for the game, to obey the applicable rules and regulations and to minimize meat loss, at all stages of the process.
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Misssed this earlier, Johnn. Our answer in the Yukon is found on page 24 of the synopsis:

"Some offences can also result in the automatic loss of a hunting licence for one or more years. Offences in this category include hunting specially protected wildlife, using a vehicle to chase wildlife or illegal guiding. If the courts have banned you from hunting in another jurisdiction, you cannot acquire a Yukon hunting licence until you are eligible again for a hunting licence in that jurisdiction"

So, if you are prohibited from hunting in another other jurisdiction, in or outside of Canada, you cannot legally obtain a hunting licence here.

Do something bad enough to be banned from hunting anywhere, you don't deserve the privilege to hunt here. It ought to be the same everywhere else, too!

Ted
 
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