Need help being able to hunt in BC!

The OP doesn't seem to understand that BC Resident Hunter regular open seasons, over the counter tags..... are available for hunts throughout the fall for virtually all game species in the province.
you don't "need" LEH draw tags to be able to hunt.
You MUST satisfy residency requirements or hire a guide outfitter.
Being that 2 of your crew are rcmp members, I'm sure you all have every interest in following the letter of the law.
here is the link the Provincial website that covers everything you will want to know about satisfying requirements and the hunting regulations, open seasons, huntable species and methods ect ect
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/recreation/fishing-hunting/hunting/regulations-synopsis
 
Gatehouse said:
You need to start from the beginning by taking the CORE course and get a Fish & Wildlife ID number then you can get a hunting license, then you can buy tags to go hunt deer.
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^ That's the way it is around here!

Why is it that the OP is asking for shortcuts?
 
OP was under the impression that he had to enter the LEH to be able to hunt anything this fall.

To the OP, once you get a BC Hunter Number you will be able to buy an over the counter tag for lots of different species - elk, moose, deer, sheep, goats, bears, etc.... You won't need to enter the LEH draw to be able to hunt.
 
I don't know what region you want to hunt but BC has lots of open seasons for deer. No LEH required. Just your license and a tag.
 
you don't need leh to hunt deer in bc. I havnt got a doe draw in years. I go deer hunting in bc every year. Bucks are open from sept 10 th to the end of November. By the time september comes you will have been in bc for more than 6 months so you should have no problem getting your hunting licence.
 
So what's the deal with his four foreigner friends here on two-year work visas?

Even if they are "residents" of BC but not Canadians or permanent residents are they allowed to hunt?

I have an opinion, but I'm biting my tongue or similarly restraining myself from commenting further.
 
KodiakHntr said:
OP was under the impression that he had to enter the LEH to be able to hunt anything this fall.

To the OP, once you get a BC Hunter Number you will be able to buy an over the counter tag for lots of different species - elk, moose, deer, sheep, goats, bears, etc.... You won't need to enter the LEH draw to be able to hunt.
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This is entirely correct.

Long story short: The purpose of the LEH isn't explained, searching "What is the LEH" gets you nowhere, the BC GOV website will tell you when it is but never actually explains what it is and why it exists. Going into the documentation you eventually find at the bottom of a wall of text a small section saying that it covers pretty much all game including game covered by other seasons.

Before coming to CGN I spoke to 3 different people including a FrontCounter rep and a Woodlands & Wildlife (I forget the actual dept name) rep. I made it clear at all stages that we wanted to hunt and that the LEH was what we could see. At no point did anyone say "That's not the only way you can hunt" even after being told "we just want to hunt and the season is in September"

Having hunted in several nations I can say that Canada has successfully taken what should be a simple endeavour and made it one of the more complex. Albeit Germany still tops the list for the effort required so far.

Anyhow to cut it short: We can all hunt, come June we'll have all been in the province for 6 months or more at which point we'll be residents. Before then there's nothing stopping us doing the CORE.

So fingers crossed all ended well
 
It’s actually really, really simple, there’s nothing murky or confusing. You just need to actually read the hunting regs / season synopsis, the table of contents regarding all your questions is buried deep... ;)

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/s...-2020/hunting-trapping-synopsis-2018-2020.pdf

First page after you open the cover, literally,

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Bratwurst said:
This is entirely correct.

Long story short: The purpose of the LEH isn't explained, searching "What is the LEH" gets you nowhere, the BC GOV website will tell you when it is but never actually explains what it is and why it exists. Going into the documentation you eventually find at the bottom of a wall of text a small section saying that it covers pretty much all game including game covered by other seasons.


Having hunted in several nations I can say that Canada has successfully taken what should be a simple endeavour and made it one of the more complex. Albeit Germany still tops the list for the effort required so far.
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Congratulations this realization is the first test in becoming a true BC resident.

As others pointed out it’s actually a pretty simple process:
Apply for your pal, might as well study up and do the rPal while you’re at it.
Then take another course (core) and it’s test.
After you pass three tests then:
Apply for a wildlife number
Then apply for another license.
Oh prove you live here and don’t forget to do that every so often
Get more licenses/tags for every species you want to hunt.
Don’t forget about the leh opportunities.
Put in applications for that.
Wait for a couple months to find out you got nothing and wasted money.
Read the regulations for the province
Don’t forget to read the special regs for each area.
Make sure to check for any in season changes.
Don’t forget about the weird mule deer regs across multiple areas.
Oh and don’t forget to look into closures due to native blockades.
And as easy as that you’re out hunting.

Make sure you always carry your tags with you. But not your license or leh, obviously.

Easy peasy! Unless of course you run into a CO in the bush then you’ll be required to produce the magical unicorn hoof.

Welcome to BC
 
Bratwurst said:
This is entirely correct.

Long story short: The purpose of the LEH isn't explained, searching "What is the LEH" gets you nowhere, the BC GOV website will tell you when it is but never actually explains what it is and why it exists. Going into the documentation you eventually find at the bottom of a wall of text a small section saying that it covers pretty much all game including game covered by other seasons.

Before coming to CGN I spoke to 3 different people including a FrontCounter rep and a Woodlands & Wildlife (I forget the actual dept name) rep. I made it clear at all stages that we wanted to hunt and that the LEH was what we could see. At no point did anyone say "That's not the only way you can hunt" even after being told "we just want to hunt and the season is in September"

Having hunted in several nations I can say that Canada has successfully taken what should be a simple endeavour and made it one of the more complex. Albeit Germany still tops the list for the effort required so far.

Anyhow to cut it short: We can all hunt, come June we'll have all been in the province for 6 months or more at which point we'll be residents. Before then there's nothing stopping us doing the CORE.

So fingers crossed all ended well
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I assume you have taken courses in another jurisdiction, if so they should be acceptable here.

"Proof of hunter safety training includes:

Conservation & Outdoor Recreation Education certificate

A confirmation letter from the B.C. Wildlife Federation or the Fish and Wildlife Branch

A document issued by a territory or province of Canada, other than British Columbia, or a government of an international jurisdiction evidencing successful completion of a hunter safety training course"
 
Good luck with the pal in bc, I am still waiting since november... just waiting for BC officer approval.
 
I've heard all the core courses are delayed too, indefinitely. Only local students in either primary or secondary school?
 
riversrest said:
I've heard all the core courses are delayed too, indefinitely. Only local students in either primary or secondary school?
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You can take the course online then schedule the exam or field day or whatever it is they have now.

If the OP has a German Hunter Safety Course, that would be acceptable here as per the Government Website.
 
I have read on various sites and read comments by hunters that the BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis is hard to understand, too complicated, ambiguous, hard to read, yadayada.

I don't believe that the document is hard to understand.

But then I have been reading it since 1960 when it was barely a pamphlet and have followed its evolution, so I might have a small advantage.

But still, if you have at least average reading comprehension skills it is not that difficult.
 
It gets far, far more complicated indeed than BC resident hunting. In fact it’s about as cut and dry as regs get when you have pushing 20 species of four footed game to manage. BC is home to more huntable species than any other province, state, or even country when you consider it by itself in North America. That in and of itself means there’s going to be regulations to contend with. They do a pretty good job of making it all intelligible when you consider that.
 
Bratwurst said:
This is entirely correct.

Long story short: The purpose of the LEH isn't explained, searching "What is the LEH" gets you nowhere, the BC GOV website will tell you when it is but never actually explains what it is and why it exists. Going into the documentation you eventually find at the bottom of a wall of text a small section saying that it covers pretty much all game including game covered by other seasons.

Before coming to CGN I spoke to 3 different people including a FrontCounter rep and a Woodlands & Wildlife (I forget the actual dept name) rep. I made it clear at all stages that we wanted to hunt and that the LEH was what we could see. At no point did anyone say "That's not the only way you can hunt" even after being told "we just want to hunt and the season is in September"

Having hunted in several nations I can say that Canada has successfully taken what should be a simple endeavour and made it one of the more complex. Albeit Germany still tops the list for the effort required so far.

Anyhow to cut it short: We can all hunt, come June we'll have all been in the province for 6 months or more at which point we'll be residents. Before then there's nothing stopping us doing the CORE.

So fingers crossed all ended well
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I get the impression you didn't look very hard. Because about any web search for or about hunting in BC, is going to find you looking at the main page that has the regs and licensing requirements on it.

And seriously, what part of Limited Entry Hunting, gave you the impression that it was the only way to get in to hunt?

The BC regs explain EXACTLY who is who, as far as residents, non-residents, and non-resident aliens, and how much each is expected to pay for their opportunity to hunt.

Download the regs. Start at the front, read through them. Decide where you think you will hunt. Read the additional info for that region, and understand if there are zones that are under special terms.

It's not so hard that whining about not finding information about the LEH (which is a self explanatory term, when you actually look at it) and what it is, should be high on your list.
 
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