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I have been a long gun owner and regular shooter for about 7 years, since I was old enough to buy my own rifle. I want to get into hunting but none of my family or friends hunt. I reckon that there is a hunters safety course that I must take but after that I really dont know much. I dont know where I can take said course, how long it is, how much it costs or what areas it applies to or when/how often they are run. I would like to be able to hunt in BC and New Brunswick. Would I require two seperate courses? In BC I would like to hunt somewhere in the area of Chilliwack/Fraser Valley region. In NB I would like to hunt in the Fredericton area. How/When does one apply for tags? There is a lot I dont know so any information would be helpful.
 
Download the Hunting Regs from both provinces, or otherwise get hold of a copy.
Read the licensing requirements.

Which province will you be Resident (read the definition in the Regs) in? That is the one you need to meet the qualifications for first.

Once you are Resident in one province, then you get to pay a stacked up price to hunt as a Non-Resident Hunter in another. Some provinces distinguish between residents of other parts of Canada, and people from outside Canada, too.

Start with a copy of the regs.

Hunting in other than your own province of residence can get expensive, but it can also open up opportunities too.

Here in BC, you need proof of completion of some form of Hunter Safety Course, to get your Hunter Number Card. You need that to get your licenses.

Cheers
Trev
 
Each province governs it natural resources. You will have to figure out the proper government agency which looks after it for both BC and NB. Be warned there will be differences between laws in each province. Some things which are legal in one will lead to hefty fines in the other.
 
If you are a cf member you are allowed to hunt as a resident in whatever province you are stationed in, so if you're currently stationed at gagetown, as far as the nb regs are concerned, consider yourself a resident.

At least that's my understanding. Maybe someone else could provide you with more pointed info on that?

FYI, I just drove back from there last week; as the highway heads N around Maine there's some smattering's of farmland intermixed with forest. Ripe barley and corn that's tassled out. That's where I'd go first if I was to want to hunt deer there. ;)
You'd have to find out about land ownership and permission.
 
Suka said:
If you are a cf member you are allowed to hunt as a resident in whatever province you are stationed in, so if you're currently stationed at gagetown, as far as the nb regs are concerned, consider yourself a resident.
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Not quite right. Again, gotta read the regs. MUST qualify for "Resident" status.

In BC, you need to be resident here a month to be considered "Resident", in Quebec, you had to be there for a full year.
Some provinces have differing lengths of time to qualify, depending on whether you are CF or Civ. BC, for example again, allows CF and RCMP members to claim resident status for a fishing lic. after 30 days, but everyone else waits a year.
Cannot tell you off the top of my head, about Alberta, or Saskatchewan, the only other provinces I have hunted in as resident while in the CF.

Each province defines a "resident" a bit differently.

Here's a big bonus for serving members from Alberta. As long as your Electoral District is registered in Alberta, and you are still in the CF, they will allow you to hunt as a Resident. Dunno if that applies to the RC's as well. That is only for while you are in, though.
Found that out through a friend that was posted to Yellowknife, but came back down to Alberta for hunting season. Resident tags are a lot cheaper than non -resident....

Check the Regs. Read 'em and weep, or be happy, depending on how easy or hard they make it to get yourself into the system.

Cheers
Trev
 
B.C. Resident means:

(a) a person who

is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada, whose only or primary residence is in British Columbia, AND
has been physically present in British Columbia for the greater portion of each of 6 calendar months out of the 12 calendar months immediately preceding the date of making an application under this Act or doing another thing relevant to the operation of this Act,
 
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