Restrictions on hunting methods
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(1)
Subject to subsection (5), no person shall, without a licence, at any time
hunt with, use or set any poison, traps, nets or snares for the destruction or
capture of game or wild boar
.
Restrictions on hunting in wildlife management zones
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(1)
Subject to subsection (2), no person shall hunt any wildlife in any wildlife
management zone during an open season for big game unless that person is the
holder of a big game licence that is valid in that zone.
(2)
Subject to the other provisions of these regulations:
(a)
a game bird licence holder may hunt game birds during an open game
bird season;
(b)
subject to clause (e), a fur licence holder may hunt fur animals with a
firearm during an open fur season if the fur licence holder is carrying out
normal trapping operations;
(c)
a Saskatchewan resident may hunt coyotes
or wild boar without a licence
if he or she is not hunting with, aiding, or assisting any other person hunting
big game
Prohibitions
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(1)
No person shall, without the consent of the owner or occupant of land:
(a)
dig a pit or other excavation or leave it open;
(b)
set or employ traps;
(c)
set out bait for the hunting of big game
or wild boar;
(1.1)
Subject to subsection (1.2), no person shall place bait for the purpose of
hunting wild boar.
(1.2)
The director may issue a licence including any terms and conditions that
the director considers appropriate, authorizing any person to place bait for the
purpose of attracting or hunting wild boar
Placing of bait
18.1
(1)
No person, for the purpose of hunting big game, shall place bait, except in
accordance with these regulations:
(a)
on any land in a provincial forest as defined in
The Forest Act
;
(b)
on any unoccupied Crown land; or
(c) on any land within a provincial park or recreation site constituted pursuant
to
The Parks Act
unless authorized by the director.
WILDLIFE, 1981
W-13.1 REG 1
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(1.1)
Subject to subsection (1.2), no person shall place bait for the purpose of
hunting wild boar.
(1.2)
The director may issue a licence including any terms and conditions that
the director considers appropriate, authorizing any person to place bait for the
purpose of attracting or hunting wild boar
THIS IS AN INTERESTING PIECE ABOUT HUNTING WITH DOGS.
AT THE END OF THE REGS THERE IS A LIST OF RMs
Dogs
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(1)
Subject to subsection (2.1), no person shall use a dog for hunting big game
or wild boar or permit a dog accustomed to pursuing big game or wild boar to
run at large in a locality where big game is usually found.
(2)
Any dog found chasing big game may be killed by any person without incurring
any liability.
(2.1)
The director may issue a licence including any terms and conditions that
the director considers appropriate, authorizing any person to use dogs for the
purpose of hunting wild boar
.
(3)
Repealed.
2 Aug 91 SR 59/91 s6.
(4)
No person shall hunt fur animals with a dog in:
(a)
any fur conservation area; or
(b)
those rural municipalities listed in Table 7 of the Appendix
2)
A person who has lawfully killed a big game animal or wild boar on wildlife
lands pursuant to the Act and these regulations may operate a vehicle on wildlife
lands for the sole purpose of retrieving the animal to a road or provincial highway
by the most direct route available.
TRY AND FIGURE THIS LOT OUT
(5)
Unless authorized by the director, no person shall, except along a provincial
highway, public highway, road or trail, operate or be a passenger in any vehicle for
the purpose of hunting within the following areas:
(a)
any community pasture owned or operated by the Government of
Saskatchewan or the Government of Canada;
(b)
any former pasture lands currently leased from the Government of
Saskatchewan or the Government of Canada.
(6)
Repealed.
30 Jne 2016 SR 59/2016 s13.
(7)
Unless authorized by the director, during a big game season, no person shall
operate or be a passenger in any vehicle for hunting, or for any purpose related
to hunting big game or wild boar in Regina-Moose Jaw and Saskatoon Wildlife
Management Zones, except along a road or road allowance with a trail.
(8)
No person shall, without written permission from the landowner or occupant,
during a big game season, operate or be a passenger in any vehicle for hunting or
for any purpose related to hunting big game or wild boar in Wildlife Management
Zones 15 to 18, inclusive, and 30 to 34, inclusive, except along a road or road
allowance with a trail.
(9)
A person who has lawfully killed a big game animal or wild boar in an area
described in subsection (3), (5), (7) or (8) may:
(a)
operate a vehicle within that area for the sole purpose of retrieving the
animal to a trail, designated trail, road or provincial highway by the most
direct route available; and
(b)
subject to the other provisions of these regulations, carry an encased
firearm in the vehicle while retrieving the big game animal.
(10)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a holder of a fur licence
may carry a rimfire rifle of .22 calibre or less in or on a vehicle and use a vehicle off
a road or trail while conducting normal trapping operations.
(11)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the director may
issue a licence including any terms and conditions that the director considers
appropriate, authorizing any person to carry any firearm in or on a vehicle and
use a vehicle off a road or trail for the purpose of:
(a)
hunting carnivores that are killing or harassing livestock; or
(b)
hunting wild boar causing damage to field crops or stored agricultural
produce.
