Trying to purchase a new licence on line the last few days as current one expires March 31. The website says not available, anyone know what's going on? Fee increase? NDP government not allowing anymore hunting in the province?
BC hunting licence 2022-23 not availlable
- Thread starter stang
- Start date
Weird it tells me on that page no licences available
- Location
- Fraser Valley, B.C.
Do you need to renew your residency ?
That would be my guess.
Check your residency credentials or whatever they call it. I just tried and I can buy a license without issues.
It's a valid question with this government.
Stop with the conspiracy theory.
You’ll give them ideas ...
For the last 40 years one has not been able to buy the following years hunting licence until after April 1 .
Don’t forget to check you Electronic BCId when you go to buy your licence...by checking I mean that it is current and valid, otherwise that is the next hoop to jump through.
Rob
Just in case anyone wasn't already aware, you can update your residency credentials in store now. My LGS was able to do it for me last fall (I didn't even need it done yet, but it extended my credential for another 3 years)
- Location
- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
If you buy it online as the op obviously does, you can update it online, it is usually approved the same day or the next day.
100% incorrect.
BC residents have always been able to purchase a license in March for the next license year. Lots of people hunt opening morning for bears, and lots of us have never had a day of the year without a valid license.
Oh I know. My understanding was previously you had to go into a Service BC Centre if you wanted to do it in person though, now all retailers that sell tags probably have the ability to do it on their computer if you're like me and sometimes buy tags in person. Just figured I'd give people reading this thread a heads up.
100% Correct
I used to sell hunting and fishing licences and the ministry always did the tag sales inventory before March so we could begin selling licenses and tags before the March31st deadline.
The booklets and tags got dated the day they were filled out and were the same year after year until the new online system began.
Now every 3 years we have to prove residency by physically attending a government agents office/BC Access/Frontline BC and proving residency with picture ID and a current utility bill which was what I think Rob was alluding to in the second part of his post.
Well, it appears I was wrong...something has changed.
Very interesting bit of news.
Mine expires in May of this year and will stop by my local LGS and check this out.
Thanks for the tip/news update Suther.
Rob
You can also do it online. I was to say it just requires you to submit a picture of your drivers license, and then it gets approved within a few days - usually within a day from what me and all my friends have experienced. No utility bill required that I can remember.
