Hunters and Trappers Guide

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HUNTERS’ AND
TRAPPERS’ GUIDE
www.gov.sk.ca/hunting
NOTE: The season dates listed in this guide
will be the same in 2014. Please retain this
guide for scheduling your 2014 hunting
plans and Big Game Draw applications.
MINISTER’S MESSAGE
I am pleased to present the Saskatchewan Hunters' and Trappers' Guide for
the 2013/14 season. Information in the guide is intended to keep you
informed about changes in wildlife programs and services and to assist in
planning your annual hunting and trapping activities.
Saskatchewan's varied and abundant hunting opportunities provide a quality
experience for many thousands of outdoor enthusiasts. Hunting and trapping
continue to play an important role in our growing provincial economy. I
encourage all hunters and trappers to take an active part in the wise use and
management of the province's wildlife resources.
You will notice a few changes in the format of this year's guide. These
changes are intended to make the guide easier to handle, simpler to use and
more durable.
As many of you know, the province has moved to an automated hunting and
angling licensing system. This automated service provides greater
convenience. In addition to buying licences from an issuer, hunters can buy
online at home or order by phone. You will need to pick up a convenience
pack of seals at ministry/select provincial park offices or licence issuers in
order to complete most hunting licence transactions at home.
I wish you many enjoyable and successful hunting and trapping excursions
during the upcoming season. I encourage you to learn more about
Saskatchewan wildlife resources and services by visiting our website at
http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/.
Ken Cheveldayoff
Minister of Environment
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Saskatchewan Hunting, Fishing
and Trapping Heritage Day
November 15, 2013
Front Cover Photo: OA00253 – Hunting, near Craven
Tourism Saskatchewan/Douglas E. Walker
Printed in Canada/110,000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Use this Guide.....................................................................................2
What's New for 2013.......................................................................................3
New Regulations for 2013 ...............................................................................5
New Big Game Seals........................................................................................6
New Automated Hunting, Angling and Trapping Licensing .............................8
Licence Fees ..................................................................................................10
Residency and Licence Information...............................................................12
Did You Know?...............................................................................................13
General Information......................................................................................14
Summary of Hunting Regulations
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Hunting Regulations........................................................................15
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Baiting Regulations .........................................................................17
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Vehicle Controls ..............................................................................19
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Forest Road Closures.......................................................................21
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Transporting Big Game....................................................................21
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Game Bird Transport Requirements................................................22
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Special Lands Provisions..................................................................23
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Community Pastures .......................................................................24
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Trapping Information ......................................................................25
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Game Bird Hunting Closure Times ..................................................26
2013 Wildlife Management Zones Map ........................................................27
Big Game Draw Season Dates .......................................................................28
Regular Season Dates ....................................................................................36
Guided Season Dates.....................................................................................41
Game Birds Regular Limits/Season Dates......................................................44
Migratory Game Birds Regular Limits/Season Dates.....................................45
Game Bird Information..................................................................................46
Trapping Season Dates ..................................................................................47
Certified Killing Traps for 2013 ......................................................................48
Certified Foot-hold Restraining Traps for 2013 .............................................49
Update on Trapping Standards ......................................................................50
Trapping Information.....................................................................................51
Volunteer Opportunities ...............................................................................52
2013-14 Sunrise Sunset Times ......................................................................53
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund ............................................................54
Contact Information ......................................................................................56
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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
2013/14 Saskatchewan Hunters' and Trappers' Guide
The Hunters' and Trappers' guide is available annually from the
Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment to provide an up-to-date
synopsis of the bag limits, season dates, wildlife management zones,
regulations, new programs and other relevant information of interest to
hunters and trappers. This synopsis is neither a legal document nor a
complete summary of the current rules and regulations that pertain to
hunting and trapping in Saskatchewan and is intended to act as a
general reference only. Complete copies of The Wildlife Act, 1998 and
The Wildlife Regulations, 1991 are available in print and electronic form
from the Saskatchewan Queen's Printer at http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/.
The annual Hunters' and Trappers' Guide is available online in July and
in print in early August from all ministry offices and private licence
issuers.
Remember this Hunters’ and Trappers’ Guide is current for the 2014
spring bear, snow goose and trapping seasons. Please retain this
document as a valuable reference throughout the year.
Whether you are new to hunting and trapping in the province or are a
longtime outdoor enthusiast, the answer to your question is likely
contained in the following pages.
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Photos
If you would like to submit a picture for consideration for our photo
gallery, please email in jpeg format to: [email protected] .
Please note that photo considerations must follow applicable
regulations, show safe firearm handling procedures and display
respect for the animal.
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WHAT'S NEW FOR 2013
New opportunities for Farmland Moose
Moose populations in farmland Saskatchewan continue to be high and quotas
will increase by 875 licences above 2012 levels. First time either-sex moose
hunting opportunities will be offered in zones 2, 5, 15, 16, 51, 52 and
Buckland-Prince Albert Wildlife Management Zone. There will be new
antlerless moose quotas in zones 6A, 8A/11A, 36A and 40A. Quotas in the
remaining farmland zones have been adjusted to balance population levels
with occurrences of moose/human interactions.
New opportunities for Elk
In some areas of the province elk populations are above long term objectives.
In response wildlife managers have increased regular season antlerless
opportunities. A regular 'antlerless elk only' season will be offered within the
boundaries of Moose Mountain Provincial Park (not including zone 33) with
extended season dates. Changes to the regular elk season in east central
Saskatchewan will mean hunters will be able to hunt either-sex elk
throughout the entire season in zones 48, 49, 56, 57, 58 and 59.
Draw antlerless elk quotas have also been increased (556 more than 2012)
and first time hunts will be offered in zones 5A, 9/10(A), combined zone
28/45E(A) and 46(A).
White-tailed Deer
Saskatchewan resident white-tailed deer opportunities will be unchanged for
2013. Open seasons for antlerless white-tailed deer will be offered in wildlife
management zones 47, 54, 55 as well as the city zones of Regina/Moose Jaw,
Saskatoon and Buckland-Prince Albert.
Changes have been made to the Canadian resident white-tailed deer licensing
process. Canadian residents interested in hunting white-tailed deer in the
province were required to apply for a quota-based draw. This draw placed
applicants in two priority pools; the first pool consists of hunters who have a
family member who is a resident of the province, the second pool contains all
other applicants.
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WHAT'S NEW FOR 2013 - continued
Mule Deer
Mule deer quotas remain similar to last year, with some increases in areas
with depredation concerns. Hunters are reminded to confirm that an archery
mule deer season is in place for their hunting area.
Pronghorn Antelope
Pronghorn antelope in the province are at the very northern limit of their
range and can be susceptible to high levels of winter mortality. Two of the
past three winters have been very difficult for pronghorns. Therefore, the
season will remain closed for 2013.
Upland Game Bird
Due to concerns about upland bird populations, the ministry has reduced
limits for sharp-tailed grouse and ring-necked pheasants from three birds
daily to two birds daily with four birds allowed in possession. Hungarian
partridge possession limits have been lowered from three times the daily
limit to twice the daily limit.
Waterfowler Heritage Days
Saskatchewan is adopting Waterfowler Heritage Days which allow a youth
under 18 years of age to hunt without a federal migratory bird licence when
accompanied by a licensed adult. The days designated will be the Labour Day
weekend (on or after September 1) and the Thanksgiving weekend. This
opportunity will provide young people with the chance to practice hunting
and outdoor skills, learn about wildlife conservation, and reinforce safety
training in a structured, supervised environment. Youth hunters will still
require a Saskatchewan game bird licence (available as part of the Youth
Game Licence) and must have graduated from a Firearm Safety/Hunter
Education Course.
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NEW REGULATIONS FOR 2013
Big Game Transport Permit no longer required
Hunters who divide their meat and transport it to separate locations within
the province are no longer required to obtain a permit. Instead, the
successful hunter must provide documentation indicating his or her name,
signature, licence number, species of game and date of harvest. Any
individual possessing the unprocessed meat must have this information
readily available to an enforcement officer.
New Tagging Requirements
A significant change is that there are no longer different seals for different
species. This is part of the changes introduced with the automated licensing
system. The seal or tag included with a big game hunting licence has
changed. Hunters will notice that the seal is still the familiar three-part, antler
(head), hide and meat seal, however, it no longer contains an adhesive.
Hunters are asked to attach the tags using a string or plastic tie which they
supply. All seals are the same colour and design. When a big game licence is
purchased, a seal is registered with that licence and the hunter is asked to
record: the species for which the seal is valid; licence number; year; and
signature on the seal. This will ensure that when a hunter is tagging an
animal the correct seal is used. Please see page six for detailed instruction on
the use of the new seal.
Guided Bear and White-tailed Deer Licence
The non-resident white-tailed deer and non-resident bear licence have been
changed to a regular guided licence. This change will allow both Canadian
resident and non-resident hunters to participate in an outfitted hunting
opportunity. The guided white-tailed deer licence is available to Canadian
residents who choose not to participate or were unsuccessful in the draw.
Refer to pages 10 and 11.
Harvest Ledger
The Harvest Ledger is a new licence document which will be used to track
harvest of species which have a season or quota limit. Canadian and
non-resident game bird hunters will no longer be required to tag their game
birds. Instead, the hunter must record the date each game bird was taken.
This ledger must be kept up to date, remain in the hunter’s possession and
will be used to track the hunter’s seasonal harvest.
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NEW BIG GAME SEALS
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The automated licensing system uses a newly designed generic tag. There are
no longer separate seals for each species and licence type. All seals are
three-part, pre-numbered and orange in colour. When a big game licence is
purchased, a blank seal will be registered with that licence. The serial
number of the tag will be printed on the licence. Once the generic seal is
registered with the licence, it becomes a species-specific seal matching the
species-specific licence. Hunters will be required to write the year, species,
licence number and sign the seal in the spaces provided.
New - Convenience Pack Process
To purchase a regular or big game draw licence online using a personal
computer, you need to first visit a licence issuer or ministry/select provincial
park office to obtain a new convenience pack. A free convenience pack
contains six unregistered seals that have no expiry date. Once you have
purchased your licence online and registered a seal from a convenience pack,
you are now able to hunt.
Important: all hunting licences including seals continue to be available from
private issuers and ministry/select provincial park offices.
Procedure When Tagging an Animal
Each part of the three-part seal must be separated; the day, month and
year notched; and the seal secured to the animal immediately after the
animal is killed, as per instruction on the reverse side of the seal.
Note: the antler (head) seal is now required for all big game animals
except bears.
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Fold each seal in half with the signature/licence number facing outwards.
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Insert a string or plastic seal through both pre-punched holes in the seal
and;
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Attach the meat seal to any tendon of the hind leg or through the rib
cage
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Attach the hide seal to any part of the hide
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Attach the head (antler) seal to one antler of a buck/bull or secure it
to the ear of an antlerless animal. This seal must remain attached
until March 31 of the year following harvest of the animal.
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Heads or antlers that are exported must have the antler (head) seal
attached to the antler.
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Moose and elk hides may be left in the field in Zones 56 to 76 only. The
hide seal must remain attached to the hide at the kill site.
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Information to be completed by
hunter as shown.
Separating the 3-part seal (meat,
hide and antler/head).
Options for securing seal (string,
plastic tie, twist tie, wire etc.).
Cut out the year, month and day
of harvest on each seal.
Fold seal and insert the tie through
both holes.
Secure appropriate seal to hide, meat
and antler (head) of the animal.
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AUTOMATED HUNTING, ANGLING AND
TRAPPING LICENSING (HAL)
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A significant change for 2013 is the implementation of the automated
hunting, trapping and angling licensing (HAL) system. Obtaining your hunting
and angling licences will now be easier and more efficient with more ways to
purchase licences including: private issuers; ministry and select provincial
park offices; online through your personal computer; or ordered over the
phone.
Over the last several years, the ministry has consulted with many hunters,
anglers, trappers and issuers, and has heard that the manual, paper-based
system was outdated and needed to be modernized. It was costly to
administer for both the licence issuers and the ministry, and it did not meet
the ministry's management needs. The new system requires you to set up a
free account the first time you apply for an angling licence, the big game
draw or hunting or trapping licence. Once registered, future transactions are
very simple and fast requiring only one of your identification numbers to
access your account. The system will then offer you the licences available to
you based on your residency. It will also offer any big game draw licences
that you have been successfully drawn for.
Your initial registration will require your name (exactly as it appears on your
valid Saskatchewan Health Services Card), your date of birth, gender,
address and a secondary piece of identification. Many people use their
Driver’s Licence for this purpose. However, you can register with
identification such as your Firearms Licence, Passport, Firearm Safety or any
other personal numbered piece of identification that you normally carry with
you. The system does assign you a HAL Identification Number (ID) but will
also allow you to access your account by using the previously chosen piece of
identification. You are not required to remember or produce your HAL ID for
future transactions if you use your secondary identification.
Once you access your account at a ministry office, private licence issuer, by
phone or over the internet, you simply select a licence you wish to purchase
and make your payment. All hunting licences you purchase will be printed on
a single 8.5 X 11 sheet of paper. Remember, a printer is required to print the
licence if purchased via the self-serve internet channel. Licence fees have not
increased and the allocation of 30 per cent of licence revenue to the Fish and
Wildlife Development Fund will be retained.
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There are numerous advantages to this new service:
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A client has the option of 24 hour at-home online licence purchase
availability.
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The system will reduce administration time and costs for issuers and
simplify the process.
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Out-of-province clients will have the option to purchase a big game
or game bird licence prior to arriving in the province by phone at
1-855-848-4773 (8:00 am - 9:00 pm).
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Saskatchewan clients who are a considerable distance from a licence
issuer will no longer have to incur the expense necessary to drive to
purchase a big game licence if they have already obtained a convenience
package (see page 6).
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The ministry will have up-to-date data that can inform resource
management decisions and improve compliance activities.
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Access to “real time” licence information will provide a more current
understanding of hunter/angler activity and demographics with potential
for new or enhanced marketing opportunities.
For more information or to purchase hunting, trapping or angling licences,
visit our website at http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/licences
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Remember, you only require one HAL account for
hunting, angling and big game draw licences.
Your HAL ID is your permanent, unique number so
protect it!
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LICENCE FEES
Hunting licence and seals (tags) must be
carried with you at all times while hunting.
Fees include GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Note: The ministry’s automated licensing system will ensure that any
purchase of a hunting licence will also include a 2013 Wildlife Habitat
Certificate.
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(required for all game fur and youth licences)
Wildlife Habitat Certificate..............................................................$10.79
Game Birds:
A Federal Migratory Game Bird Permit, the applicable Saskatchewan
game bird licence and a Wildlife Habitat Certificate are all required to
hunt waterfowl.
Migratory Game Bird Permit (only available at post offices) .....$17.85
Saskatchewan Resident Game Bird Licence ...............................$10.79
Canadian Resident Game Bird Licence.......................................$56.91
Non-resident Game Bird Licence .............................................$113.83
Youth Game Licence (Saskatchewan Residents only)
(includes game bird and a first white-tailed deer licence) ...........$8.83
Persons aged 12 to 18 years (inclusive)
White-tailed Deer:
First Saskatchewan Resident ............................................................$32.38
Antlerless (Saskatchewan Residents only)........................................$19.62
Canadian Resident Draw ................................................................$137.38
Guided (Canadian and Non-residents) ...........................................$274.76
Elk:
Saskatchewan Resident ....................................................................$32.38
Saskatchewan Resident Draw...........................................................$53.97
Moose:
Guided Canadian Resident .............................................................$161.92
Guided Non-resident ......................................................................$323.83
Mule Deer:
Saskatchewan Resident Archery.......................................................$37.29
Saskatchewan Resident Antlerless Draw ..........................................$19.62
Barren Ground Caribou:
Residents of Zone 76 only ................................................................$21.59
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Black Bear:
Canadian Resident............................................................................$53.97
Guided (Canadian and Non-residents) ...........................................$161.92
Fur Licences (Saskatchewan Residents only):
South Saskatchewan..............................................................................$30
Fur Conservation Area (available at Ministry of Environment
offices only) ...........................................................................................$10
Youth - available with Youth Game Licence upon completion
of the Trapper Education Course available only at Ministry of
Environment offices .............................................................................Free
Treaty Indian (available at local band offices) ......................................Free
Fur Dealer Licences:
Resident.................................................................................................$50
Each agent (maximum of three) ............................................................$50
Non-resident .......................................................................................$350
Duplicate Seals (available at Ministry of Environment offices)..........$5.40
Lost/Destroyed Seals or Ledgers (Replacements)
Harvest ledgers and big game seals that have been registered (activated)
with a licence may only be replaced at a ministry office. Hunters will be
required to complete a Statutory Declaration describing the
circumstances of the loss before the appropriate seal or ledger may be
replaced.
Lost/Destroyed Licences (Reprints)
Licences may be reprinted online on your personal computer, at a
Ministry of Environment Office (no charge) or within 24 hours of
purchase from a private licence issuer.
Guided Licence
Hunters purchasing a guided licence must have secured the services of an
outfitter.
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RESIDENCY AND LICENCE INFORMATION
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A Saskatchewan resident is
a Canadian resident who possesses a valid Saskatchewan Health Services
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Card, whose principal residence is in Saskatchewan and who has been
living in the province for three months prior to applying for a licence.
a member of the regular force of the Canadian Armed Forces or RCMP who
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is stationed and residing in the province; or
a member of the regular force of the Canadian Armed Forces who was a
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Saskatchewan resident when recruited or deployed from the province.
A Canadian resident is
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a person other than a Saskatchewan resident whose principal residence
is in Canada, and who is a Canadian citizen or has resided in Canada for
12 months immediately before his/her application for a licence.
A Non-resident is
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a person other than a Canadian or Saskatchewan resident.
All Saskatchewan residents must provide their valid Health Services Card
when buying game licences. The name on the licence must match the
person's name on the valid Health Services Card. Members of the Canadian
Armed Forces and RCMP officers can use their regimental numbers when
buying resident licences.
Youth 12 to 15 years of age must have a parent or guardian complete the
consent portion of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Habitat Certificate. While
hunting, the youth must be under the direct supervision of an adult who is
at least 18 years of age.
Youths aged 16 to 17 may hunt unsupervised.
Federal firearm legislation requires all hunters to carry a valid Federal
Licence or Federal Minors' Licence when using non-restricted firearms.
A youth hunter without a Federal Licence or a Federal Minors’ Licence must
be under the supervision of someone who holds a Federal licence.
A Youth Game Licence is valid for both either-sex white-tailed deer and
game birds. However, youth wishing to hunt waterfowl must purchase a
Federal Migratory Game Bird Permit. A free Youth Fur Licence is also
available. First time trappers must also take a humane trapper education
course or pass an equivalency test available from Ministry of Environment
offices.
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DID YOU KNOW?
! People born after January 1, 1971, must graduate from a Firearm
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Safety/Hunter Education course in order to hold or apply for a
Saskatchewan game or fur licence. These individuals should be prepared to
present proof of training when purchasing or applying for a licence.
Contact the Saskatchewan Association of Firearm Education (SAFE) to check
your status or to obtain documentation of successful completion.
(306-352-6730 or www.saskhuntered.ca)
Hunting includes taking, wounding, killing, chasing, pursuing, worrying,
capturing, following after or on the trail of, searching for, shooting at,
trapping, setting snares for, stalking or lying in wait for any wildlife,
whether or not the wildlife is subsequently captured, wounded or killed.
Migratory game birds may be given away provided each bird is identified
with the name, address, Migratory Game Bird Permit number, date taken
and signature of the hunter.
Regardless of how land is posted (i.e. no hunting or no trespassing),
persons may hunt on that land provided they have permission from the
landowner or lessee.
If a hunter wounds an animal and it runs onto posted land, it is the hunter's
responsibility to contact the landowner and obtain permission to hunt
before entering the posted land.
Hunting is prohibited in game preserves, road corridor game preserves,
wildlife refuges, migratory bird sanctuaries and other closed areas such as
designated co-management areas.
If a hunter shoots any wildlife of the incorrect species or sex, the hunter
shall immediately field dress the animal, then call the local conservation
officer to report it.
If a hunter harvests a big game animal that appears unhealthy or has been
previously injured, the hunter should contact the local conservation officer.
Once the carcass has been deemed unfit for human consumption, a
replacement licence may be issued upon relinquishment of the animal.
Manitoba regulations prohibit bringing a cervid (deer, moose, elk) into
Manitoba that has been killed in another province or state without first
removing the head, hide, hooves, mammary glands, entrails, internal
organs and spinal column. These parts must remain at the place of origin.
This restriction applies to all hunters including First Nations people.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Wildlife Research
The ministry, in co-operation with its partners at the University of
Saskatchewan, is currently researching the seasonal activities, habitat
preferences and travel patterns of mule deer, moose and white-tailed deer. A
number of animals have been fitted with radio collars in order to track their
movements.
We ask that hunters refrain from shooting these animals when in the field
and to report all sightings, colour of the collar and any visible markings on the
collar to your nearest Ministry of Environment office. If an animal is
accidentally shot, please report it immediately to your nearest conservation
officer. The knowledge gained from these collared animals will greatly aid us
in managing our resource.
Banded Waterfowl
Hunters who shoot banded waterfowl should report the band number and
harvest information by one of the following methods:
Toll free: 1-800-327-BAND (2263)
Mail: Bird Banding Office
Website: www.reportband.gov/
Canadian Wildlife Service
Email: BBO [email protected]
Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
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REGULAR SEASON LICENCES
We’ve Automated our Hunting and
Angling Licence Service!
All Big Game Draw licences
and fall hunting licences will be
available on August 1!
The Ministry of Environment has automated its licensing system.
Purchase your angling, hunting or trapping licences:
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online through your personal computer any time*
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through private issuers, Ministry of Environment and select
provincial park offices; or
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by phone at 1-855-848-4773 (8:00 am - 9:00 pm).
*To purchase a big game licence online, you must first obtain a convenience pack from a
ministry/select provincial park office. Please see Page 6 for the new convenience pack/seal process.
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Regulatory changes for 2013 appear in bolded red print.
SUMMARY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S HUNTING
REGULATIONS
The following is a summary and as such, the original statutes should be
consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law.
Complete information is contained in The Wildlife Act, 1998 and
The Wildlife Regulations, 1991 and may be obtained by writing:
Queen's Printer, B19, 3085 Albert Street, Regina, SK, S4S 0B1
(306) 787-6894 or by accessing the website at www.qp.gov.sk.ca.
HUNTING REGULATIONS
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It is a violation to:
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discharge a firearm at night from
roads, road allowances and
ditches.
shoot across or along a highway
or grid road.
use any artificial light, night
vision scopes or night vision
goggles for the purpose of
hunting.
carry a loaded firearm in or on a
vehicle or while on horseback. A
rifle or shotgun is deemed
loaded when shells are in the
magazine or when a loaded clip
is attached to a hinge plate or in
contact with the firearm. A
muzzleloader is deemed loaded
when the firearm is charged and
the ignition system is in place on
the firearm.
hunt or trap within 500 metres of
a building, stockade or corral
occupied by people or livestock
without the consent of the
owner or occupant in charge.
hunt wildlife from one-half hour
after sunset to one-half hour
before sunrise.
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hunt big game with a rifle, hunt
in a designated rifle-only season
or accompany a rifle hunter
without wearing an outer suit
from the waist up of scarlet,
bright yellow, blaze orange or
white or any combination of
these colours. Headwear must
be any one of these colours
except white. Coloured vests are
not considered a complete outer
suit from the waist up, and
therefore are not acceptable.
hunt wildlife with a rifle other
than a muzzleloader during a big
game season in Regina/Moose
Jaw and Saskatoon wildlife
management zones. Exception:
licensed trappers may carry and
use a .22 (or less) calibre rimfire
rifle in these areas during a big
game season, provided they are
performing "normal trapping
operations".
use a vehicle or power boat to
chase wildlife.
hold a regular and a draw licence
for the same species.
hold two licences of the same
licence type (i.e. either-sex mule
deer).
SUMMARY OF REGULATIONS - continued
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hold or apply for a licence while
suspended.
use aircraft for any purpose
connected with searching for,
hunting or killing wildlife.
aid or assist people who are
exercising their Aboriginal
hunting rights unless you possess
Aboriginal rights or carry a
permit to assist.
waste, destroy, allow to spoil or
abandon the edible flesh of a
game bird or big game animal,
except bear.
injure or kill a game bird or
animal without making every
reasonable attempt to retrieve it.
retrieve a wounded animal after
legal hunting hours without
consent from a conservation
officer.
carry or transport a firearm
through a game preserve,
wildlife refuge, wildlife
management unit, regional park,
provincial park, protected area or
recreation site that is closed to
hunting unless the firearm is
encased and in a vehicle.
use or carry another person's
licence, seal or certificate while
hunting.
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hunt game birds within 500
metres of a wildlife feeding
station or enter any lands posted
with lure crop signs contrary to
posted instructions.
hunt game birds with a shotgun
unless the magazine is plugged in
such a way that it cannot hold
more than two shells.
hunt migratory game birds with a
rifle or more than one shotgun.
hunt upland game birds with a
centrefire rifle.
use recorded calls other than
snow goose vocalization to hunt
waterfowl.
kill female black bears with
young of the year cubs at heel.
transport any game, including
pheasants, not accompanied by
evidence of its sex and age
except when all ages and both
sexes of game may be legally
hunted.
hunt big game with a firearm or
metal projectile of .23 calibre or
less.
hunt big game with full metaljacketed, hardpoint, nonexpanding bullets.
Areas Closed to Hunting
Fort a la Corne Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) and all provincial
parks, regional parks and recreation sites are closed to hunting
unless otherwise specified. Firearms must be encased unless you
have a hunting licence valid for that area.
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hunt big game with a bow with a
draw weight of less than 18.2
kilograms (40 pounds) and
arrowheads of less than 2.2
centimetres (7/8 inch) in
diameter.
!
hunt big game with a crossbow
with a draw weight of less than
68 kilograms (150 pounds) and
arrowheads of less than 2.2
centimetres (7/8 inch) in
diameter.
!
hunt big game with a crossbow
other than in an open
muzzleloader or rifle season;
Exception: in the Regina/Moose
Jaw, Saskatoon and BucklandPrince Albert wildlife
management zones, crossbows
are permitted during all open
seasons.
! dig a pit or excavation or leave it
open without the consent of the
owner or occupant of the land.
! Canadian or non-resident game
bird hunters
C
exceed the season limit for
sharp-tailed grouse or
Hungarian partridge.
C
fail to record the date of kill
on a harvest ledger upon
taking a sharp-tailed grouse
or Hungarian Partridge.
C
hunt game birds without
possessing the harvest ledger
that is registered with game
bird licencee.
!
hold more than one game bird
licence if you are a Canadian or
non-resident hunter.
!
leave a tree stand, blind or any
other structure on provincial
!
!
!
forest land, unoccupied Crown
land or land within a provincial
park or recreation site after July
7 if placed between April 7 and
June 30 of the same year or after
December 31 if placed between
August 15 and December 19 of
the same year.
fail to clearly and permanently
mark, in a visible location on a
treestand or blind, the person's
name and address or the
outfitter's licence number and
the date the treestand or blind
was erected.
accompany, hunt with, aid or
assist a person hunting big game
while hunting coyotes or foxes.
BAITING REGULATIONS
Bait means any food including salt
and salt products intended to attract
big game but does not include fields
of crop or forage, whether standing
or harvested crops, forage or hay
stacked in the field where it is grown
or grain that is scattered or piled as
a result of farming operations.
On private land or occupied Crown
land, no person shall, without the
permission of the owner or
occupant, place bait, including salt
and salt products, for hunting big
game or feeding or attracting other
wildlife. It is recommended that salt
or salt products used for hunting
purposes be placed in a leak-proof
container.
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In the provincial forest, in provincial
parks or recreation sites and on
unoccupied Crown land, no person
shall:
!
store any bait at or near any bait
location.
!
hunt at a bait site placed by
another person without that
person's consent.
!
other than the owner, tear down,
remove, damage, deface or cover
up any bait or sign.
!
use salt or salt products for bait
unless placed in a leak-proof
container that is secured in such
a way to prevent the contents
from being spilled.
!
use as bait: any noxious weed or
noxious weed seed as described
in The Weed Control Act, any
exotic plant as described in The
Forest Resources Management
Regulations or any carcass or
part of a domestic animal other
than domestic animal trimmings
received from a licensed butcher
shop or abattoir.
!
feed wild ungulates between
January 1 and July 31.
!
In the provincial forest, in provincial
parks or recreation sites and on
unoccupied Crown land, no person
shall place bait including salt and
salt products for hunting big game:
!
without erecting at the site a sign
of durable material of not less
than 600 square centimetres
(8 x 12 inches) on which is clearly
marked the person's full name
and address or clearly marking
his/her full name and address on
any container used for holding
the bait.
! within 500 metres of any
campground, dwelling or other
place used by people.
numbered highway, primary grid
road or grid road.
maintained forest access road,
snowmobile trail or crosscountry ski trail prior to April 1.
! prior to August 1, except for
hunting bear during the spring
bear season on or after March 1.
How toof
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Hunter
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Inspections
hook
Conservation officers will be checking for compliance with hunting
regulations in hunting areas throughout the province and at
border crossings during hunting seasons. A hunting or trapping
violation may result in a fine and/or the loss of hunting privileges.
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For the purpose of hunting bear, no
person shall:
! use bait that is not placed in a
container.
! use a container with a volume
exceeding 210 litres (45 gallon
drum).
! use a container unless it is
constructed in such a way that
prevents a bear from becoming
trapped.
! use a container that can be
removed from the bait site by a
bear.
For the purpose of hunting big game
other than bear, no person shall:
! use bait, other than bales, that
exceeds 40 litres in volume
(9 gallons).
! in the case of bales, use more
than two bales with a combined
total weight exceeding 90
kilograms (198 pounds).
No person shall place bait on any
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund
land, National Wildlife Area or
Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
VEHICLE CONTROLS
Roads and Trails Only
A road means a prepared surface
designed for vehicular traffic. A trail
means a route regularly traveled by
vehicles.
! During an open big game season
in Zones 15 to 18 and 30 to 34,
no person hunting big game is
allowed to drive off roads or road
allowances with trails without
written permission from the
landowner, except to retrieve
legally killed big game animals
using the most direct route.
! In Moose Mountain Provincial
Park, the use of vehicles is
restricted to park roads and
designated trails.
! In Regina/Moose Jaw and
Saskatoon wildlife management
zones, no person hunting big
game is allowed to drive off
roads or road allowances with
trails except to retrieve legally
killed big game animals using the
most direct route.
A person who has placed bait for
the purpose of hunting big game
shall remove, at the end of the
hunting season for which it was
placed, any remaining bait, the
container and the sign marking the
bait.
In provincial parks and recreation
sites, no person shall place bait for
hunting big game without the
authorization of the park manager.
!
Sale of Wildlife
For information on the sale of wildlife, wildlife parts or to obtain
Sale of Wildlife Permits please contact the nearest Ministry
of Environment office.
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Vehicles are restricted to
designated roads within
Saskatchewan Landing Provincial
Park. Vehicles may not leave the
road for any purpose. In
National Wildlife Areas, vehicles
may not be driven off or beyond
roads and designated trails.
Vehicles may not leave the road
for any purpose.
Designated Trails in Cypress Hills
Provincial Park (West Block)
! No person shall drive a vehicle
off a designated trail or
provincial highway except to
retrieve legally killed big game
animals using the most direct
route. Firearms in vehicles
driven off designated trails to
retrieve game must be encased.
! No person shall park more than
10 metres from a designated trail
or provincial highway. Trails are
marked at the start and end with
designated trail signs.
All-terrain Vehicles (ATVs)
All-terrain vehicle means any selfpropelled vehicle designed for offhighway travel including trailers,
toboggans or other accessories.
Note: highway vehicles such as a
four wheel drive passenger vehicle,
including a ½ or ¾ ton truck, are not
considered an ATV provided the
vehicle has not been altered so that
the lowest portion of the bumper
extends no more than 75
centimetres (30 inches) off the road.
! ATVs may be used with
landowner permission to retrieve
legally killed big game animals by
the most direct route provided
no firearms are carried on the
vehicle.
! In Zones 1 to 47, 51, 52, 54, Duck
Mountain and Moose Mountain
provincial parks, Regina/Moose
Jaw, Saskatoon and BucklandPrince Albert wildlife
management zones and Fort a la
Corne Wildlife Management
Unit, no person shall carry a
firearm, including a bow, on an
ATV during an open big game
season. Exception: Encased
firearms may be carried on ATVs
in Duck Mountain Provincial Park
and Fort a la Corne Wildlife
Management Unit during the
spring bear season only.
!
!
Mount and Retain Permits
A permit may be issued to Saskatchewan Residents to mount
and retain wildlife that is found dead. In order to possess found
dead wildlife, individuals are required to contact the nearest
ministry office within seven days and produce the animal for
inspection and pay the required permit fee.
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In Zones 48 to 50 (not including
Fort a la Corne WMU), 53, 55 to
76 and in the West Block of
Cypress Hills Provincial Park, no
person shall carry a firearm on an
ATV during an open season for
big game unless it is encased.
! In Zones 56 to 59 and 68, from
September 15 to September 30,
October 15 to October 31 and/or
November 20 to November 30,
ATVs may only be operated
between noon and one hour
before sunrise for purposes
related to hunting.
Exception: In zones 56 to 59 and
68, during these restricted dates,
an ATV may be used at any time
of the day to retrieve legally
taken big game provided no
firearms are on the ATV.
! In Greenwater Lake Provincial
Park, a permit is required for all
ATV use. This permit is available
from the Park Administrative
office. Exception: ATVs may be
used to retrieve legally killed big
game animals without a permit.
! ATVs may not be used in
Saskatchewan Landing and
Douglas provincial parks, or any
National Wildlife Area or
Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
No highway vehicles are allowed
but ATVs, snowmobiles, horses
and bicycles may be used, at
your own risk. It is a violation to
drive unauthorized vehicles
where a road closure is in place,
or to open, damage or interfere
with a road closure.
! Breaking or cutting trees, or
mowing/damaging other
vegetation is not allowed.
!
!
TRANSPORTING BIG GAME
Hunters transporting big game
animals during an antlerless
season are required to keep
evidence of species and sex.
During the regular moose or elk
season, antlers must accompany
a bull moose.
! Carcasses transported separately
from hides must have either the
tail or the lower hind leg from
the hock joint down attached
with the hide still in place.
! Carcasses must be properly
tagged when delivered to a
butcher for cooling, cutting and
packaging. Provided hides are
properly tagged and the species
identification parts are attached
to the carcass, the hides can be
kept, sold to hide dealers or left
at a Saskatchewan Wildlife
Federation hide depot.
!
FOREST ROAD CLOSURES
!
Road closures using gates and/or
earth berms, are put in place on
forest roads to protect forest
resources and the road itself
from damage caused by highway
vehicles; signs indicate which
roads are closed.
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!
!
!
!
!
must be marked with the
sender's name, address, hunting
licence number and contents.
! No person, other than a
Saskatchewan resident, shall
import wildlife into
Saskatchewan from another
province or country, under the
authority of a game licence,
without first obtaining an Import
Permit from a Ministry of
Environment office.
! A Convention on the
International Trade in
Endangered Species (CITES)
Permit is required to export
bears out of Canada. Hunters
from the United States
accompanying their properly
tagged bears are exempt.
Hunters may now share an
unprocessed big game carcass
with their hunting partners
without requiring a permit. The
successful hunter must provide
documentation consisting of the
hunter's name, signature,
licence number, species of game
and date of harvest. The
individual possessing the
unprocessed meat must have
this information readily
available to an enforcement
officer.
Legally tagged big game may be
taken out of the province
without an Export Permit as long
as the licence holder travels with
the game.
Legally tagged raw big game
hides may be exported if a big
game hide seal is attached to the
hide.
Any wildlife or wildlife parts not
accompanying the licensed
hunter or wildlife not taken
under authority of a hunting
licence, including antlers, claws
or skulls, require an Export
Permit to be taken out of the
province. Permits are available
at all ministry offices.
Packages for shipping wildlife
within or outside the province
!
GAME BIRD TRANSPORT
REQUIREMENTS
All game birds must be packaged
in a manner that will permit the
number and species to be readily
determined; no bulk packaging
or bulk freezing.
! Your game bird licence is also a
permit to export legal limits of
game birds providing you
accompany them in transit.
!
Topographic Maps and Aerial Photographs
These can be purchased from: Information Services Corporation of
Saskatchewan, Geomatics Distribution Centre, 1301 - 1st Avenue,
Regina, SK, S4R 8H2, (306) 787-2799 or toll-free 1-866-420-6577.
Website: www.isc.ca. Rural municipal maps are available at rural
municipality offices.
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!
!
!
!
!
If the legal limit of migratory
birds you have taken
accompanies you in a private
vehicle, labelling is not required.
No person shall transport or ship
migratory birds belonging to
another person into the United
States.
No person can possess or
transport a migratory game bird
unless at least one fully
feathered wing remains attached
to the bird.
Crane hunters: A Convention on
International Trade in
Endangered Species (CITES)
Permit is not required if you are a
U.S. resident returning home at
the conclusion of your hunt
provided the cranes are part of
your accompanying personal
baggage and are in a fresh,
frozen or salted condition. Your
Saskatchewan game bird licence,
Habitat Certificate and Federal
Migratory Game Bird Permit
must be presented at the border,
as required.
Packages containing upland
game birds do not require labels
if they accompany you in transit.
If you ship them, upland game
bird containers must be marked
with your name and address,
your Saskatchewan game bird
licence number and a statement
of the contents.
When transporting pheasants,
evidence of sex must accompany
the bird. If the bird is plucked
and dressed in the field, leave
the head attached to the carcass.
SPECIAL LANDS PROVISIONS
Fish and Wildlife Development
Fund lands are open to public
hunting. Vehicle use is not
permitted except to retrieve
legally killed big game animals.
! Hunters are welcome in the
Dundurn Range and Training
Area; however, safety briefs are
mandatory for all users of the
area. Phone (306) 492-2212 for
dates and timing when briefings
will be given or if you have any
questions regarding open areas
and timings.
! There are six National Wildlife
Areas open to hunting in the
province: Last Mountain Lake;
Stalwart; Webb; Prairie;
Bradwell; and Tway. For
information on these areas and
restrictions applying to them,
contact the Canadian Wildlife
Service at (306) 975-4087.
! Fort a la Corne Wildlife
Management Unit and all
provincial parks, regional parks
and recreation sites are closed to
hunting unless otherwise
specified. Firearms must be
encased unless you have a
hunting licence valid in one of
these areas.
!
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All remaining wildlife
management units are included
in the wildlife management zone
that surrounds them and are
open for hunting during the
times specified in regulation.
Many of these areas are
community pastures and are
subject to the conditions
outlined in the Community
Pasture section in this guide.
! Road corridor game preserves
prohibit all hunting within 400
metres of selected roads in the
provincial forest. While traveling
through road corridor game
preserves, firearms must be
encased and kept inside vehicles.
Licensed hunters in road corridor
game preserves may carry
unloaded firearms from a vehicle
to the edge of the game preserve
by the most direct route and
return in the same manner.
! Excluding any privately owned
land, only residents of the
following communities may hunt
big game within a 16 kilometre
(10 mile) radius of their
community: Beauval; Black Lake;
Buffalo Narrows; Camsell
Portage; Cree Lake;
Deschambault; Dillon; Fond du
Lac; Ile-á-la-Crosse; Kinoosao; La
Loche; La Ronge; Patuanak;
Pelican Narrows; Pinehouse;
Primeau Lake; Sandy Bay;
Southend; Stanley Mission; Stony
Rapids; Turnor Lake; and
Wollaston.
!
!
Indian reserves are closed to
licensed hunting unless
permission is granted by the
Chief or Band Council.
COMMUNITY PASTURES
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
(AAFC, formerly PFRA) and
Saskatchewan Provincial Pastures
(SPP):
! AAFC pastures are open to
hunting as follows: Zones 1-47 Nov 1; Zone 54 - Nov 10; Zones
48-53, 55 and 68N - Nov 15.
! Portions of some pastures may
remain closed beyond these
dates if livestock are still at large
or field operations are occurring.
! AAFC/SPP may open some
pastures to hunting prior to
these dates but hunters must
contact the pasture manager to
confirm this prior to entering the
pasture.
! Vehicles are restricted to roads
and trails; however, special
access conditions are in place in
select pastures.
! Contact the Pasture Manager for
access and trail information.
! No fires are allowed.
Visit www.agr.gc.ca/cpp for further
information regarding hunting on
AAFC Pastures.
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TRAPPING INFORMATION
!
It is a violation to:
hold a fur licence unless that
person has previously held a fur
licence or successfully completed
a recognized trapping course or
examination and a firearm
safety/hunter education course.
! take furbearing animals without
a fur licence except beaver (in
some rural municipalities),
coyotes, rabbits, raccoons and
skunks. These species may be
hunted year round without a
licence by Saskatchewan
residents in Zones 1 to 55
(outside of the Fur Conservation
Blocks).
! sell any furs without purchasing a
fur licence.
! purchase furs unless you hold a
Fur Dealers Licence.
! send or take fur out of the
province without obtaining an
export permit.
! tamper or interfere with legally
placed traps unless authorized to
do so.
! trap on any land without
permission of the landowner or
occupant.
! not check traps that are holding
devices or snares within one day
when set within five kilometres
of urban limits, three days when
set on other lands in the
southern zones and five days
when set on lands within the Fur
Conservation Block.
!
!
!
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use a foot-hold trap on land for
the restraint of any fur animal
unless the trap has been set to
kill the fur animal (i.e. quick-kill
trap) or has been modified to
improve humaneness.
use foot-hold traps for beaver,
muskrat, otter or mink unless the
trap is set so the animal drowns
when caught.
use foot-hold traps with an inside
jaw opening more than 24
centimetres (9.5 inches).
use traps with serrated jaws or
teeth to take furbearing animals.
use neck snares without a special
permit except to take beaver
under the ice or to take squirrels
and rabbits.
use steel, spring-activated power
neck snares without a permit.
Mechanically activated foot
snares, set to catch an animal by
the leg, may be used for all
furbearing animals.
trap bears except with
mechanically activated foot
snares or a "culvert cage" live
trap.
use hooks or sharp devices to
snag or spear furbearing animals.
hold or apply for a fur licence
while suspended.
GAME BIRD CLOSURE TIMES
The following areas are closed to hunting:
Cypress Lake and the islands thereon, 16
km north of Consul
Tobin Lake and the islands thereon
Witchekan Lake (north of Spiritwood)
the islands in the North Saskatchewan
River between the Paynton Ferry and
the Alberta border
The following water areas are closed to game bird hunting in, on, or within
500 metres of the water's edge from June 1 to November 9 inclusive:
Antelope Lake, 12.8 km north of Gull Lake
Avonlea Reservoir, 4.8 km southeast of
Avonlea
Barber Lake, 4.8 km north of Wiseton
Bigstick Lake, 16 km east of Golden Prairie
Birch Lake, 16 km northeast of Glaslyn
Boulder Lake, 16 km southeast of Watrous
Ibsen Lake, 6.4 km west of Yellow Grass
Junction Dam, 3.2 km north of Maple
Creek
Kiyiu Lake, 9.6 km north of Netherhill
Lac La Course, 9.6 km southeast of Pelly
Leech Lake, 12.8 km south of Yorkton
Lomond Lake, 4.8 km northeast of
Preeceville
Luck Lake, 6.4 km west of Birsay
Buffalo Coulee Lake, 12.8 km northwest of
Coleville
Cabri Lake, 16 km south of Mantario
Cactus Lake, 19.3 km southeast of Macklin
Castlewood Lake, 4.8 km north of Biggar
Cutbank Lake, 4.8 km northeast of Glidden
Deep Lake, 8 km south of Indian Head
Mallard Bay, 12.9 km north of Mortlach
Mud Lake, 16.1 km north of Wynyard
Muddy Lake, 11.2 km south of Unity
Opuntia Lake, 6.4 km east of Plenty
Paysen (Horfield) Lake, 30.5 km north of
Chaplin
Saline Lake, 3.2 km southwest of Invermay
Silver Lake, 11.3 km north of Sheho
Snipe Lake, 11.2 km northwest of Eston
Stonewall Lake, 3.2 km south of Invermay
Teo Lake, 12.8 km west of Kindersley
Thackeray Lake, 3.2 km east of Thackeray
Dewar Lake, near the town of Dewar Lake
Ear Lake, 9.6 km east of Reward
Eyre Lake, 11.2 km west of Mantario
Flat Lake, 4.8 km southeast of Wilkie
Goose Lake, 11.3 km east of Harris
Gooseberry Lake, 20.9 km northeast of
Fillmore
Grassy Lake, 11.3 km northeast of Luseland
Thomson Lake, 4.8 km northwest of
Lafleche
Waterhen Marsh, 6.4 km south of
Kinistino
Highfield Reservoir, 28.9 km east of Swift
Current
that portion of the Waterhen River, 4.8 km west and 3.2 km east from the Highway 4
crossing (8 km north of Dorintosh, Zone 69)
that portion of the South Saskatchewan River lying between Gardiner Dam and the north
boundary of Township 30, Range 8, west of the Third Meridian
that portion of the South Saskatchewan River and Lake Diefenbaker lying between the
Alberta border and Saskatchewan Landing Bridge
that portion of the North Saskatchewan River lying between the Paynton Ferry and the
Borden Bridge
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2013 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ZONES (WMZs)
A larger WMZ map supplement is available if required.
Provincial Forest
104° West Longitude
Ministry Office
Wildlife
Management Units
and Recreation Sites
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Wasekamio
74
Road
PARK
Clearwater
Lake
Turnor
914
Lac
La Loche
Lake
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La Loche
Southend
Frobisher
Hwy. 155 RCGP
Key
Lake
Shotgun-ArcheryMuzzleloader Areas
73
Churchill
Peter Pond
North/South Game
Bird District Dividing
Line
Royal
Lake
56° North Latitude
Lake
Steephill Lake
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Buffalo Narrows
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Knee
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Black
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71
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Sandy Bay
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Primrose Lake
Air Weapons Range
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Ile-a-la-Crosse
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Lac
Ile-a-la-Crosse
Gatehouse Island
PROVINCIAL PARK
La RongeLAC
165
La
Pelican Narrows
LA RONGE
Swan Lake
Plonge
Primrose
155
N. Bndry.
Twp. 69
RCGP
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RCGP
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52
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27
14
Asquith
Saskatoon
655
Biggar
14
Mariposa
Perdue
Hill
655
Progress
51
Ruthilda
658
21
Dodsland
28
4
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Coleville
41
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40
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Oxbow
18
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13
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34
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Wildlife Refuge
37
6
CYPRESS HILLS
Stevenson
Preserve
33
Old Wives
627
Grid
35
Whitewood
Kendal Game
Sanctuary
Briercrest
Bird Sanctuary
363
5
Duncairn Reservoir
Bird Sanctuary
Ri
9
1
Wildlife
Preserve and Bird
339
2
ve
Grenfell
Regina
Wascana Game
19
1
CROOKED LAKE
PROV. PARK
Indian Head
Bird Sanctuary
Old Wives Lake
Maple Creek
e
ell
pp
'A
1
Boggy Creek
Game Preserve
1
Hodgeville
Piapot
1
22
36
Skinner's
Qu'Appelle
Qu
POUND
PROV. PARK
1
Webb National Wildlife Area
1
22
22
BUFFALO
Mortlach
Moose Jaw
Gull Lake
35
Wildlife Refuge
lle
Morse
Esterhazy
KATEPWA POINT
PROV. PARK
Fishing
Lakes
Qu'Appe
13
9
McLaren Lake
Game Preserve
Langenburg
10
Lumsden
Lake
PROV. PARK
Swift Current
Saltcoats Game
Preserve
Melville
35
Ft. Qu'Appelle
River
Ri
Central Butte
SASK. LANDING
332
37
Preserve and Bird Sanctuary
617
ECHO VALLEY
PROV. PARK
Grid
e
BA
Cabri
52
Upper Rousay Lake Game
15
22
pp
DIEF
Hazlet
Grid
21
Ituna
15
38
Chamberlain
'A
Wildlife Refuge
EN
Fox Valley
8
Yorkton
Kelliher
Strasbourg
Holdfast
Nisku
Qu
LAKE
32
10
6
21
Lake
Riverhurst
Beechy
342
Twp. 20
Abbey
321
R. 19
R. 20
21
Burstall
Kyle
Kamsack
Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary
Mountain
Craik
Wildlife Refuge
n
12
PARK
9
Horseshoe Lake
Wildlife Refuge
ROWAN'S
RAVINE
PROV. PARK
Lucky Lake
T. 22
T. 21
PROV.
Game Preserve
GOOD SPIRIT LAKE
PROV. PARK
35
Last Mountain Lake
National Wildlife Area
Stalwart National Wildlife Area
11
PROV. PARK
42
11
Imperial
Last
Grid
Patterson Lake
MOUNTAIN
Foam Lake
Raymore
2
Davidson
23
Elbow DOUGLAS
a
13
DANIELSON
PROV. PARK
24
Drackley
w
Leader
R. 20
h
Sout
22
Elrose
Plato
14
No. 1
DUCK
Canora
Nokomis
15
Dinsmore
4
Eston
44
Newcombe
No. 2
Buchanan
39
Janusson
Wildlife Refuge
Mount Hope
11
Outlook Game
Game Preserve
Eatonia
44
Pelly
Invermay
Wildlife Refuge
16
Dafoe Game Preserve
Kenaston
Newcombe
Boundary separating
North and South
Game Bird Districts
Norquay
49
Fishing Lake
Wynyard
Watrous
BLACKSTRAP
PROV. PARK
15
Mantario
48
Preeceville
Lakes
Quill
16
764
Grid
Herschel
Rosetown
25
Kindersley
Colonsay
38
211
Harris
31
Alsask
Tennant Lake
Endeavour
Lintlaw
Mud Lake
Wildlife
Bradwell National Wildlife Area
PIKE LAKE
PROV. PARK
Opuntia Lake
Antelope
Watson
Bird Sanctuary
Saskatoon WMZ
30 ElstowAllan
Delisle
57
56
Round Lake
Rec. Site
48
Kelvington
Sutherland
ad
Charron Lake
Game Preserve
Humboldt
671
658
RCGP
Ro
30
Landis
Lake
Lake Lenore
376
14
Luseland
Woody Lake
9
LAKE
Round
349
777
Sanctuary
Macklin Game Preserve
and Bird
PROV. PARK
Archerwill
an
Middle Lake
and Bird
BEND
49
Preserve
GREENWATER
Naicam
and Bird Sanctuary
Wildlife Refuge
Shawaga
Game Preserve
42
Sw
45
EW
Neely Lake
Game
Porcupine PlainSanctuary
23
Lenore Lake Wildlife Refuge
20
Alvena
Redberry Lake
Radisson
GREAT
Langham
CH
Lake Bird Sanctuary
Horsehide
Lake
49
Bjorkdale
tle
Basin and Middle
41
Game Preserve
SK
Mistatim
23
679
Lenore
Lake
Lit
Basin
Lake
776
St. Brieux
Basin Lake Wildlife Refuge
12
Radisson Lake
14
Tisdale
Refuge
Wakaw
312
44
SA
PROV. PARK
Hudson Bay
6
Campbell Wildlife
Tway National Wildlife Area
Rosthern
Redberry
Lake
Wilkie
59
Melfort
Wildlife Refuge
Krydor
40
Unity
WILDCAT HILL
Ingvald Opseth
Preserve
Hafford
58
23
Weldon
St. Louis
RI
VE
Sibley
687
North Battleford
Arborfield
43
Prince Albert
54
Blaine Lake
376
Cut Knife
14
Twp. 51
49
9
Murray Lake
and Bird Sanctuary
21
55
3
21
Kerrobert
Carrot River
Fort a la Corne
Rabbit Lake
Man itou
26
GP
51 PAWMZ
Shellbrook 240
Lake
Heart's
rro
Ca
123
PROV. PARK
378
31
Nipawin
Twp. 52
t
49
White Fox
50
Smeaton
794
Bird Sanctuary
46
River
Game Preserve
9
Refuge
Weirdale
Meath Park
2
Canwood
Game Preserve
Neilburg
Macklin
Christopher Lake
Scent Grass Lake
Preserve
40
on
THE BATTLEFORDS
Jackfish
Lake
Marsden Game
E.B. Campbell
ge
River
3
Maidstone
SA
Tobin Lake
Drumheller Wildlife
ur
Berube Lake
Game Preserve
60
N
WA
HE
ATC
Candle
Lake
Game
Preserve
120
St
53
Spiritwood
Glaslyn
Cumberland House
l
nne
Cha
SK
Wildlife
Debden
26
3
62
Harding
Elk Closure Area RCGP
Candle
Lake
Paradise Hill
Turtleford
63
PARK
3
Lloydminster
PARK
RCGP
Fairy Island
61
PROV.
Hwy. 120
PROVINCIAL
NATIONAL PARK
RCGP
St.Walburg
Twp. 59
CANDLE LAKE
RCGP
2
Chitek LakeCowan Lake
y 91
Twp. 60
Meeyomoot
Lake
RCGP
Bittern Lake
HILLS
WhiteSwan
Lakes
Game
Preserve
REC. SITE
RCGP
PRINCE ALBERT
Big River
Lakes
WHITE SWAN
VE
67
Revo Lake
RCGP
Wildlife Refuge
NARROW
Rge 8
MAKWA LAKE
PROV. PARK
913
Swan
64
Snowfield
Lake
Lake
RCGP
68S
White
Rge 9
Delaronde
Scheelhaase Island
RCGP
RI
Cowan
Lake
RCGP
Maraiche Lake RCGP
106-Narrow Lake-120
Old
Makwa
Loon Lake
Big Sandy
Lake
Lake
Steepbank RD
Twp. 60
969
Rge 16
Hwy. 55
West
70
106
on
ns
Ha
106
Little Bear
Macdonnell
Lak e
RCGP
Twp. 61
Montre
Recreation site
65
LAKES PROV.
WILDERNESS PARK
RCGP
55
RC
East Trout
Lake
CLARENCE-STEEPBANK
66
RCGP
Lake
Meadow Lake
55
Rge 15
Lake
Green Lake
er
Riv
26
wa
Listen
GP
Elaine
r
gh
Mou
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Lak e
Hi
Beaver
la
k
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Do
Goodsoil
Be
68N
Bronson Forest
Amis k
Mystic Lake RCGP
969
ntain
W
Pierceland
Hwy 167 RCGP
ke
La
Lake RCGP
RCGP
RCGP
165
Wapawekka
Lake
Lake
Smoothstone
Lake
Is
Lake
106
Tracey
Rock
ug
Waterhen
2
Twp. 67
GP
RC
Line
Creighton
La
all
River
Lake
ar
RC
nd
Lake
155
MEADOW LAKE PROV. PARK
Bronson
Pe
Dore
Refuge
RCGP
17th Base 69
Ra
Bazill Wildlife
Hwy. 903
Backes Island
Wildlife Refuge
31
47
2
15
Minutes
10
Minutes
5
Minutes
5
Minutes
106°
27
10
Minutes
15
Minutes
20
Minutes
Draw Seasons
Draw Moose - Saskatchewan Residents Only
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Wildlife Management Zones Open
Zones 1, 2, 4 and 5
Combined Zones 6 and that portion of Zone 7 located east of Highway No.
271 and Grid Road No. 615 (Designate Zone 6)
Zones 10, 12 to 19, 21, 22, 24 to 32, 34 to 36, 38 to 42, 44 to 49, 51 to 54,
56 to 67, 68S and Narrow Hills, Wildcat Hill and Clarence-Steepbank Lakes
provincial parks, Round Lake and Bronson Forest recreation sites
Zone 23 including that portion of Douglas Provincial Park located west of
Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm) (Designate Zone 23)
Zone 33 including Moose Mountain Provincial Park (Designate Zone 33)
Combined Zones 43, 50 and Fort a la Corne Wildlife Management Unit
(Designate Zone FLC)
Zone 37 (that portion west of Highway No. 8 and south of Highway No. 5)
(Designate Zone 37)
Duck Mountain Provincial Park and that portion of Zone 37 east of
Highway No. 8 and north of Highway No. 5 (Designate Zone DM)
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park (Designate Zone GP)
Saskatoon Wildlife Management Zone (Designate Zone SMZ)
Zone 20 (Regina/Moose Jaw Wildlife Management Zone)
Buckland-Prince Albert Wildlife Management Zone (Designate PMZ)
Season Dates
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Oct. 1 - Oct. 14
and
Nov. 1 - Nov. 14
Bag Limit
one
moose,
either-sex
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Shotgun
Oct. 1 - Oct. 14
and
Nov. 1 - Nov. 14
Archery and
Crossbow
Oct. 1 - Oct. 14
and
Nov. 1 - Nov. 14
one
moose,
either-sex
one
moose,
either-sex
Additional Information
(Quotas Subject to Change)
Tentative 2013 licence quotas for
either-sex moose: 1(20), 2(25),
4(10), 5(10), 6(75), 10(15), 12(10),
13(20), 14(25), 15(20), 16(25),
17(40), 18(20), 19(35), 20(60),
21(35), 22(15), 23(50), 24(50),
25(35), 26(35), 27(35), 28(35),
29(35), 30(30), 31(10), 32(15),
33(125), 34(120), 35(20), 36(15),
37(35), 38(25), 39(50), 40(35),
41(35), 42(150), 44(30), 45(100),
46(90), 47(50), 48(250), 49(250),
51(10), 52(25), 53(75), 54(75),
56(250), 57(100), 58(25), 59(200),
60(75), 61(75), 62(50), 63(50),
64(50), 65(50), 66(50), 67(100),
68S(50), DM(40), GP(25), FLC(200),
SMZ(20), PMZ(10).
Moose requires only one draw
application. When applying for
moose, select antlerless and eithersex moose by using appropriate
zones.
No rifle hunting in Saskatoon
Wildlife Management Zone and Zone
20 (Regina/Moose Jaw Wildlife
Management Zone).
Archery and crossbow hunting only
in Buckland-Prince Albert Wildlife
Management Zone.
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Zone 1 (Designate Zone 1A) | Zone 2 (Designate 2A)
Zone 4 (Designate Zone 4A) | Zone 5 (Designate 5A)
Combined Zones 6 and that portion of Zone 7 located east of Highway No.
271 and Grid Road No. 615 (Designate Zone 6A)
Combined Zones 8 and 11 (Designate 8A)
Zone 10 (Designate Zone 10A) | Zone 13 (Designate Zone 13A)
Zone 23 including that portion of Douglas Provincial Park located west of
Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm) (Designate Zone 23A)
Zone 32 (Designate Zone 32A)
Zone 33 including Moose Mountain Provincial Park (Designate Zone 33A)
Zone 37 (that portion west of Highway No. 8 and south of Highway No. 5)
(Designate Zone 37A)
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Oct. 15 - Nov. 14
one
antlerless
moose
Saskatoon Wildlife Management Zone (Designate Zone SMA)
Zone 20 (Regina/Moose Jaw Wildlife Management Zone) (Designate Zone
20A)
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Shotgun
Oct. 15 - Nov. 14
one
antlerless
moose
antlerless moose: 1A(30), 2A(15),
4A(25), 5A(10), 6A(30), 8A(10),
10A(10), 13A(20), 14A(20), 15A(10),
16A(15), 17A(50), 18A(40), 19A(40),
20A(50), 21A(35), 22A(35), 23A(35),
24A(35), 25A(25), 26A(25), 27A(25),
28A(25), 29A(40), 30A(40), 31A(15),
32A(30), 33A(300), 34A(220),
35A(50), 36A(35), 37A(75), 38A(25),
39A(90), 40A(75), 41A(35), 42A(200),
44A(40), 45A(180), 46A(50), 47A(80),
SMA(30).
Antlerless moose is a cow or a 2013
calf.
Zone selection with an “A” are for
antlerless moose licences, example
36A.
Draw Seasons
Draw Elk - Saskatchewan Residents Only
30
Zone 5
Zone 6 and that portion of Zone 7 located east of Highway No. 271 and
Grid Road No. 615 (Designate Zone 6)
Combined zones 9 and 10 (Designate Zone 9)
Combined zones 14 and 24 (Designate Zone 14)
Zone 33 including Moose Mountain Provincial Park (Designate Zone 33)
Zone 37 including Duck Mountain Provincial Park (Designate Zone 37)
Zones 39, 42, 43, 47 and 54
Fort a la Corne Wildlife Management Unit (Designate Zone FLC)
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park (Designate Zone GP)
Combined Zones 1 and 2 (Designate Zone 1A)
Zone 6 and that portion of Zone 7 located east of Highway No. 271 and
Grid Road No. 615 (Designate Zone 6A)
Combined Zones 13, 19 and 23 including Saskatchewan Landing
Provincial Park and that portion of Douglas Provincial Park located west
of Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm) (Designate Zone 13A)
Zone 21 (Designate 21A)
Combined Zones 22, 29 and 30 (Designate Zone 22A)
Combined Zones 28 and 45E (east of Grid Road No. 674 and south of
highway No. 40 between Wilbert and Cutknife (Designate Zone 28A)
Zone 37 including Duck Mountain Provincial Park (Designate Zone 37A)
Combined Zones 47, 67 and 68 South (Designate Zone 47A)
Combined Zones 40, 48, 56 and 57 including Round Lake Recreation
Season Dates
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Sept. 1 - Sept. 30
Bag Limit
one elk,
either-sex
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Oct. 15 - Oct. 31
and Dec. 8 - Dec.
19
one
antlerless
elk
either-sex elk: 5(10), 6(50), 9(10),
14(10), 33(200), 37(40), 39(25),
42(50), 43(50), 47(50), 54(100),
GP(50), FLC(75).
antlerless elk: 1A(50), 5A(25),
6A(150), 7A(75), 9A(10), 13A(25),
21A(20), 22A(25), 28A(75),
31A(20), 33A(200/200), 34A(175),
35A(25), 37A(60), 39A(100),
41A(25), 42A (50), 43A(50),
46A(40), 47A(50), 48A(220),
49A(220), 50A(50), 52A(40),
54A(210), 55A(75), GPA(25).
Elk requires only one draw
application. When applying for elk,
select antlerless and either-sex elk
by using appropriate zones.
In Zones 43 and 50, the elk seasons
do not include Fort a la Corne
Wildlife Management Unit.
In provincial parks, elk hunting is
prohibited until September 10.
Antlerless elk is a cow or a 2013
calf.
The head of an antlerless elk must
accompany the carcass.
Zone selections with an “A” are for
antlerless elk licences, example 6A.
Site (Designate Zone 48A)
Combined Zones 49, 58 and 59 including Wildcat Hill Provincial Park
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park (Designate Zone GPA)
Zone 7 (that portion located west of Highway No. 271 and Grid Road No.
615 including Cypress Hills (West Block) Provincial Park (Designate Zone
7A)
Zone 33 including Moose Mountain Provincial Park
Zone 33A applicants cannot choose
which season split they apply for this split will be randomly assigned.
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Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Oct. 20 - Oct. 31
and Dec. 8 - Dec.
19
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
1st split
Oct. 15 - Nov. 9
Jan. 5 - Jan. 24
2nd split
Nov. 20 - Dec. 14
Feb. 1 - Feb. 24
one
antlerless
elk
one
antlerless
elk
Draw Seasons
Draw Pronghorn Antelope- Saskatchewan Residents Only
There will be no quotas for the 2013 pronghorn season. Applications will
not be accepted this year as it is anticipated that most hunters will attain
the top priority pool status before pronghorn numbers return to a
harvestable level.
Season Dates
Bag Limit
Draw Seasons
Draw Antlerless Mule Deer- Saskatchewan Residents Only
32
!
Zones 1, 2W (west of Highway No. 4), 2E (east of Highway No. 4), 3 to 28,
29W (west of South Saskatchewan River), 29E (east
of South Saskatchewan River) 30, 36, 40 to 44,
45W (west of grid road No. 674 and north of highway No. 40),
45E (east of grid road No. 674 and south of highway No. 40 between
Wilbert and Cutknife), 46, 47, 49 and 54, Cypress Hills (West Block)
and Saskatchewan Landing provincial parks
and that portion of Douglas Provincial Park located west of
Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm)
Season Dates
Archery
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
Muzzleloader/
Crossbow
Oct. 1 - Oct. 31
Rifle
Nov. 10 - Dec. 7
Bag Limit
two
antlerless
mule deer
per
licence
Archery and
Crossbow
Sept. 1 - Dec. 7
Muzzleloader
Oct. 1 - Dec. 7
Shotgun
Nov. 1 - Dec. 7
two
antlerless
mule deer
per
licence
No rifle hunting in Saskatoon Wildlife Management Zone and
Zone 20 (Regina/Moose Jaw Wildlife Management Zone).
antlerless mule deer: 1(175),
2W(50), 2E(75), 3(25), 4(50), 5(100),
6(50), 7(25), 8(25), 9(150), 10(150),
11(50), 12(25), 13(75), 14(50),
15(50), 16(25), 17(25), 18(25),
19(50), 20(50), 21(25), 22(25),
23(25), 24(75), 25(75), 26(40),
27(60), 28(75), 29W(50), 29E(50),
30(75), 36(25), 40(50), 41(50),
42(25), 43(25), 44(150), 45W(175),
45E(175), 46(200), 47(300), 49(50),
54(75), SMZ(100).
Antlerless mule deer is a doe or a
2013 fawn.
All antlerless mule deer licences
have a bag limit of two antlerless
mule deer per licence.
Hunters holding both a draw eithersex and a draw antlerless mule deer
licence may hunt antlerless mule
deer during the either-sex season
dates but only in the zone in which
their antlerless licence is valid.
In provincial parks, antlerless mule
deer hunting is prohibited until
September 10.
Draw Seasons
Draw Mule Deer - Saskatchewan Residents Only
33
!
Zones 1, 2W (west of Highway No. 4), 2E (east of Highway No. 4),
3 to 19, 21 to 28, 29W (west of South Saskatchewan River),
29E (east of South Saskatchewan River), 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 38 to 44,
45W (west of grid road No. 674 and north of Highway No. 40),
45E (east of grid road No. 674 and south of Highway No. 40 between
Wilbert and Cutknife), 46, 47, 49, 50 and 52 to 55, Cypress Hills (West
Block) and Saskatchewan Landing provincial parks and that portion of
Douglas Provincial Park located west of Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon
McKenzie Arm)
Season Dates
Archery
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
Muzzleloader/
Crossbow
Oct. 1 - Oct. 31
Rifle
Nov. 1 - Nov. 14
Bag Limit
one mule
deer,
either-sex
Archery and
Crossbow
Sept. 1 - Dec. 7
Muzzleloader
Oct. 1 - Dec. 7
Shotgun
Nov. 1 - Dec. 7
one mule
deer,
either-sex
Note
Big Game Draw licences will not be mailed to successful
applicants, licences will be available through the automated
licensing system either from a private issuer, ministry/select
provincial park office or online through your personal computer.
either-sex mule deer: 1(250),
2W(100), 2E(150), 3(50), 4(75),
5(100), 6(100), 7(25), 8(25), 9(75),
10(200), 11(25), 12(25), 13(100),
14(75), 15(50), 16(25), 17(25),
18(50), 19(100), 20(75), 21(75),
22(75), 23(75), 24(200), 25(75),
26(100), 27(75), 28(75), 29W(75),
29E(75), 30(75), 31(25), 33(25),
34(25), 36(25), 38(20), 39(20),
40(50), 41(75), 42(75), 43(25),
44(125), 45W(150), 45E(150),
46(250), 47(300), 49(25), 50(25),
52(50), 53(25), 54(125), 55(50),
SMZ(100).
Hunters who hold a draw either-sex
mule deer licence cannot hold an
archery mule deer licence.
In provincial parks, mule deer
hunting is prohibited until
September 10.
Wildlife Management Zone and Zone
20 (Regina/Moose Jaw Wildlife
Management Zone).
Draw Seasons
White-tailed Deer - Canadian Residents Only
Zones 1 to 6, 7 including Cypress Hills (West Block) Provincial Park, 8
to 19, 21 including Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, 22, 23
including that portion of Douglas Provincial Park located west of
Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm), 24 to 32, 33 including
Moose Mountain Provincial Park, 34 to 36, 37 including Duck
Mountain Provincial Park, 38 to 47, 51 and 52
Saskatoon Wildlife Management Zones (Designate Zone SMZ)
34
Buckland-Prince Albert Wildlife Management Zone (Designate PMZ)
Zones 48, 49, 50 including Fort a la Corne Wildlife Management Unit,
53 to 55
Note: Hunting in Fort a la Corne Wildlife Management Unit from
Nov. 25 to Dec. 2 only.
Zones 56 including Greenwater Lake Provincial Park and Round Lake
recreation site, 57, 58, 59 including Wildcat Hill Provincial Park, 60 to
62, 63 including Narrow Hills Provincial Park, 64, 65 including Clarence
Steepbank Lake Provincial Park, 66, 67, 68 South including Bronson
Forest Recreation Site, 68 North, 69 including Meadow Lake Provincial
Park
Season Dates
Rifle
Nov. 25 - Dec. 2
Bag Limit
one whitetailed deer,
either-sex
Archery and
Crossbows
Sept. 1 - Dec. 2
Muzzleloader
Oct. 1 - Dec. 2
Shotgun
Nov. 25 - Dec. 2
Archery and
Crossbows
Sept. 1 - Dec. 2
Archery
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
Muzzleloader and
Crossbow
Oct. 1 - Oct. 31
Rifle
Nov. 25 - Dec. 2
Archery,
Muzzleloader and
Crossbow
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
Rifle
Nov. 1 - Dec. 2
either-sex
either-sex
either-sex
either-sex
Tentative 2013 licence quotas
for Canadian resident whitetailed deer (draw closed July 2,
2013): 1(60), 2(115), 3(5),
4(50), 5(65), 6(80), 7(30),
8(15),9(90), 10(40), 11(20),
12(15), 13(45), 14(55), 15(30),
16(15), 17(35), 18(30), 19(45),
20(10), 21(65), 22(35), 23(35),
24(30), 25(20), 26(10), 27(10),
28(25), 29(60), 30(60), 31 (25),
32(20), 33(45), 34(50), 35(45),
36(40),37(110), 38(30), 39(80),
40(25), 41(65), 42 (95), 43(55),
44(35), 45 (125), 46(45),
47(220), 48(105),
49(110),50(105), 51(15),
52(55), 53(160), 54(220), 55
(150), 56(100), 57(55), 58(5),
59(65), 60(10), 61(5), 62(15),
63(25), 64(10), 65(5), 66(90),
67(195), 68S(30), 68N(25),
69(100), 73(10), SMZ(25),
PMZ(5).
Rifle hunting is not permitted
in Regina/Moose Jaw and
Saskatoon wildlife
management zones. Shotguns
may not be used during the
muzzleloader season.
Zone 73 including that portion of Clearwater River Provincial Park
located south of 57 degrees north latitude
!
It is Unlawful to:
! Hunt a game animal without possessing a
valid Saskatchewan hunting licence for that
species
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! Use another person’s licence to hunt
! Obtain a licence using false information
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and Rifle
Sept. 1 - Dec. 2
!
either-sex
Fort a la Corne Wildlife
Management Unit is closed to
Canadian residents until
November 25.
In provincial parks and
recreation sites, white-tailed
September 10.
Licence Issuers
A list of licence issuers by community can be
found on the ministry’s website at
www.environment.gov.sk.ca/licences
Regular Seasons
Archery Mule Deer - Saskatchewan Residents Only
Zones 1, 2, 4 to 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 18, 19, 21 to 30, 40 to 42, 44 to 47, 54 and
Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park and that portion of Douglas Park
located west of Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm)
Regina/Moose Jaw and Saskatoon wildlife
management zones
Season Dates
Archery
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
Archery and
Crossbow
Sept. 1 - Dec. 7
Bag Limit
one mule
deer,
either-sex
one mule
deer,
either-sex
In provincial parks, archery mule
September 10.
Hunters who hold an archery mule
deer licence cannot hold a draw
either-sex mule deer licence or an
earn-a-buck mule deer licence.
Barren Ground Caribou- Saskatchewan Residents of Zone 76 (Only)
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Zone 76
Season Dates
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Oct. 15, 2013 April 14, 2014
Bag Limit
one
barrenground
caribou,
eithersex, per
licence
“Resident of Zone 76” means a
Saskatchewan resident who has
lived in Zone 76 for three months
immediately preceding the date of
licence purchase.
Saskatchewan First and Second
Barren-ground Caribou Licences are
available from Ministry of
Environment offices in Zone 76.
Regular Seasons
Elk - Saskatchewan Residents Only
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Zones 48, 49, 50, 53, 55 to 67, 68S and 69, Narrow Hills, Meadow Lake,
Wildcat Hill and Clarence-Steepbank Lakes provincial parks, Bronson
Forest Recreation Site, Round Lake Recreation Site, that portion of Zone
42 located east of Highway No. 35 and that portion of Zone 47 located
north of Highway No. 3 and north of Highway No. 26
Zones 48, 49, 56 to 59, Wildcat Hill Provincial Park, Round Lake Recreation
Site and that portion of Zone 42 located east of Highway No. 35
Season Dates
Archery
Aug. 20 - Sept. 4
and
Oct. 1 - Oct. 4
Bag Limit
one elk,
either-sex
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Sept. 15 - Sept. 30
one elk,
either-sex
Zone 50, 53, 55, 60 to 67, 68S and 69, Narrow Hills, Meadow Lake and
Clarence Steepbank Lakes provincial parks and that portion of Zone 47
located north of Highway No. 3 and north of Highway No. 26
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Sept. 15 - Sept.
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Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Nov. 15 - Nov. 30
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Oct. 15 - Nov. 9
Nov. 20 - Dec. 14
Jan. 5 - Jan. 24
Feb. 1 - Feb. 24
one bull
elk
Zone 53 (that portion located east of Highway No. 55)
Moose Mountain Provincial Park only
Bull elk is a male elk having an antler
at least 15 centimetres in length as
measured on the outside curve of
the antler from the skull to the tip.
The antlers of bull elk must
accompany the carcass in the bull
elk season.
sites, elk hunting is prohibited until
September 10.
No regular elk hunting in Fort a la
Corne Wildlife Management Unit.
one elk,
either-sex
one
antlerless
elk
Season open within the boundaries
of Moose Mountain Provincial Park
only. Excluding Zone 33 outside of
the park boundary.
Regular Seasons
Moose - Saskatchewan Residents Only
Zones 55 to 59, 63 to 67, 68S, 68N and 69, Narrow Hills, Meadow Lake,
Wildcat Hill and Clarence-Steepbank Lakes provincial parks, Bronson
Forest and Round Lake recreation sites
Zones 70 to 76, Lac La Ronge, Athabasca Sand Dunes and Clearwater River
provincial parks
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Season Dates
Archery
Sept. 15 - Sept.
30
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Oct. 15 - Oct. 31
and Nov. 20 Nov. 30
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Sept. 1 - Nov. 30
Bag Limit
one bull
moose
one bull
moose
Bull moose is a male moose that is at
least one year old.
The antlers of bull moose must
sites, moose hunting is prohibited
until September 10.
Regular Seasons
White-tailed Deer - Saskatchewan Residents Only
Season Dates
Archery
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
Muzzleloader/
Crossbow
Oct. 1 - Oct. 31
Rifle - Nov. 15 - Dec. 7
Bag Limit
either-sex
Regina/Moose Jaw, Saskatoon wildlife management zones
Archery and
Crossbow
Sept. 1 - Dec. 7
Muzzleloader
Oct. 1 - Dec. 7
Shotgun - Nov. 1 Dec. 7
Archery and
Crossbow
Sept. 1 - Dec. 7
Archery
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
Muzzleloader/
Crossbow
Oct. 1 - Oct. 31
Archery and
Muzzleloader
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
Rifle - Oct. 1 - Dec. 7
Archery,
Muzzleloader and
Rifle
Sept. 1 - Dec. 7
either-sex
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Zones 1 to 19, 21 to 41 and 44 to 47, Cypress Hills (West Block),
Saskatchewan Landing, Duck Mountain and Moose Mountain provincial
parks and that portion of Douglas Provincial Park located west of
Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm)
Buckland-Prince Albert Wildlife Management Zone
Zones 42, 43, 48 to 55 and Fort a la Corne Wildlife Management Unit
Zones 56 to 69, Greenwater Lake, Meadow Lake, Narrow Hills, Wildcat
Hill and Clarence-Steepbank Lakes provincial parks and Round Lake and
Bronson Forest recreation sites
Zones 70 to 73, Lac La Ronge Provincial Park and that portion of
Clearwater River Provincial Park located south of 57 degrees north
latitude
either-sex
one
white-tailed
deer, eithersex
either-sex
either-sex
deer hunting is prohibited
until September 10.
WMZ and Zone 20 (Regina/
Moose Jaw WMZ).
Archery and Crossbow hunting
only in Buckland-Prince Albert
WMZ.
Regular Seasons
Antlerless White-tailed Deer - Saskatchewan Residents Only
Zones 47
Season Dates
Archery - Sept. 1 Oct. 31
Muzzleloader
Oct. 1 - Oct. 31
Bag Limit
one antlerless
white-tailed
deer
Zones 54 and 55
Archery - Sept. 1 Oct. 31
Muzzleloader
Oct. 1 - Oct. 31
Archery and
Crossbow Sept. 1 Dec. 7
Muzzleloader
Oct. 1 - Dec. 7
Shotgun - Nov. 1 Dec. 7
Archery and
Crossbow
Sept. 1 - Dec. 7
one antlerless
white-tailed
deer
Regina/Moose Jaw and Saskatoon wildlife management zones
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one antlerless
white-tailed
deer
one antlerless
white-tailed
deer
Antlerless white-tailed deer is a
doe or 2013 fawn.
The head of an antlerless
white-tailed deer must
accompany the hide and
carcass.
In provincial parks, antlerless
white-tailed deer hunting is
prohibited until September 10.
WMZ and Zone 20 (Regina/
Moose Jaw WMZ).
WMZ.
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Regular and Guided Seasons
Black Bear - All Hunters
Zones 30, 34 to 40 and 42 to 76
Duck Mountain, Greenwater Lake, Lac La Ronge, Clarence-Steepbank
Lakes, Narrow Hills and Meadow Lake provincial parks, Bronson Forest
and Round Lake recreation sites
Wildcat Hill, Clearwater River and Athabasca Sand Dunes provincial parks
and Fort a la Corne Wildlife Management Unit
Season Dates
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow,
Shotgun and
Rifle
Apr. 15 - June 30
and
Aug. 25 - Oct. 14
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow,
Shotgun and
Rifle
Apr. 15 - May 31
and Sept. 10 Oct. 14
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow,
Shotgun and
Rifle
Apr. 15 - June 30
and
Sept. 10 - Oct. 14
Archery and
Crossbow
Apr. 15 - May 31
Sept. 10 - Oct. 14
Bag Limit
one black
bear,
either-sex
All holders of a guided licence
must use the services of a licensed
outfitter while hunting
. bears
No colour dress requirements for
archery, muzzleloader and shotgun
hunters.
No hunting of female bears with
young of the year cubs at heel.
one black
bear,
either-sex
one black
bear,
either-sex
one black
bear,
either-sex
Wildlife Management Zone
Guided Seasons
Guided Moose - All Hunters
Zones 60 to 62
Zone 69
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Zones 70 to 76, Lac La Ronge, Athabasca Sand Dunes and Clearwater River
provincial parks
Season Dates
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Oct. 1 - Oct. 14
and
Nov. 1 - Nov. 14
Archery
Sept. 15 - Sept.
30
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Oct. 15 - Oct. 31
and
Nov. 20 - Nov. 30
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and
Rifle
Sept. 1 - Nov. 30
Bag Limit
one bull
moose
one bull
moose
one bull
moose
Bull moose is a male moose that is at
least one year old.
sites, moose hunting is prohibited
until September 10.
All guided moose hunters must use
the services of a licensed outfitter.
The antlers of bull moose must
Guided Seasons
White-tailed Deer - Canadian and Non-Residents Only
Zones 56 to 66 and 69, Greenwater Lake, Meadow Lake, Narrow Hills,
Wildcat Hill and Clarence-Steepbank Lakes provincial parks and Round
Lake Recreation Site
Zones 67, 68S and 68N and Bronson Forest Recreation Site
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Zones 70 to 73, Lac La Ronge Provincial Park and that portion of
Clearwater River Provincial Park located south of 57 degrees north
latitude
Season Dates
Archery,
Muzzleloader and
Crossbow
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
Rifle
Oct. 1 - Dec. 7
Archery,
Muzzleloader and
Crossbow
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
Rifle
Nov. 1 - Dec. 7
Archery,
Muzzleloader,
Crossbow and Rifle
Sept. 1 - Dec. 7
Bag Limit
either-sex
either-sex
either-sex
September 10.
All holders of a guided licence
must use the services of a
licensed outfitter while hunting
white-tailed deer.
For a list of outfitters offering
guided hunts, contact the
Saskatchewan Outfitters
Association, Box 572 Station MN
Saskatoon, SK S7K 3L6
phone: (306) 668-1388
fax: (306) 668-1353
Non-resident white-tailed deer
archery, muzzleloader,
crossbow and rifle seasons are
in place in portions of some
forest fringe zones. For
additional information contact
a Ministry of Environment
office.
Game Birds - Regular Seasons
Dates
Bag Limit
Ring-necked Pheasants – Saskatchewan Residents Only
South Game Bird District
Oct. 1 - Dec. 31
Daily: 2 (cocks only)
Possession: 4
Sharp-tailed Grouse – All Hunters
Saskatchewan Residents, Canadian Residents and Non-residents of Canada
North Game Bird District
Sept. 15 - Dec. 7
Sept. 15 - Nov. 14
Saskatchewan Residents:
Daily: 2 / Possession: 4
Canadian Residents and
Non-residents of Canada:
Daily: 2 / Season Limit: 4
Use of Harvest Ledger required
Hungarian Partridge – All Hunters
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Saskatchewan Residents
North and South Game Bird District
Canadian Residents and Non-residents of Canada
Sept. 15 - Dec. 31
Sept. 15 - Dec. 7
Sept. 15 - Nov. 14
Canadian Residents and Non-residents of
Canada
Daily: 8 / Season Limit: 16
Use of Harvest Ledger required
Ruffed Grouse and Spruce Grouse – All Hunters
Canadian Residents and Non-residents of Canada
Sept. 15 - Dec. 31
Sept. 15 - Dec. 7
Sept. 15 - Nov. 14
All Hunters
Ruffed Grouse:
Spruce Grouse (North Game Bird District
only):
Ptarmigan – All Hunters
Nov. 1 - Mar. 31
Note: Canadian and Non-resident game bird hunters upon taking a sharp-tailed grouse or Hungarian partridge must
immediately record in ink the year, month and day of the kill on their harvest ledger.
Migratory Game Birds - Regular Seasons
Geese and Sandhill Cranes – All Hunters
Saskatchewan Residents and Canadian Residents
All geese and Sandhill Cranes
Canada geese, white geese and sandhill cranes
White-fronted geese
Non-residents of Canada
White geese and sandhill cranes
Dark geese
All geese and Sandhill Cranes
Dates
Sept. 1 - Dec. 16
Sept. 1 - Dec. 16
Sept. 1 - Dec. 16
Sept. 1 - Dec. 16
Sept. 10 - Dec. 16
Sept. 1 - Dec. 16
Bag Limit
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Sandhill Cranes:
Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area
is closed to all sandhill crane hunting)
White geese includes white and blue phase
snow geese and Ross' geese: Daily: 20 /
Possession: 60
Dark geese includes Canada, cackling and
white-fronted geese
Saskatchewan and Canadian Residents: 8
daily, of which only 5 may be white-fronted
geese. Possession: three times daily limit
Non-residents: 8 daily, of which only 4 may
be white-fronted geese. Possession: three
times daily limit
Ducks, Coots, Snipe – All Hunters
Sept. 1 - Dec. 16
Ducks: Daily (of which only four may be
pintails): 8
Possession: three times daily limit
Coots and Snipe: 10 each daily
Possession: three times daily limit
2014 Spring Snow Goose – All Hunters
North and South Game Bird Districts
Hunters are required to have a 2013 Federal Migratory Game Bird Permit and
stamp in their possession while hunting snow geese. Provincial Game Bird Licence
or Habitat Certificates are not required. Snow geese may be hunted all day during
the spring season.
Apr. 1 - Apr. 30
(West of 106
degrees long.)
Apr. 1 - May 31
(East of 106
degrees long.)
Snow geese includes both white and blue
phase:
No hunting of Ross' geese
Note: electronic calls using snow goose vocalization may be used to hunt snow geese with no restrictions on the
type or colour of the decoys used.
Game Bird Information
!
DEFINITIONS
North Game Bird District includes Zones 43, 47 to 76, Fort
a la Corne Wildlife Management Unit, Clearwater River,
Clarence-Steepbank Lakes, Athabasca Sand Dunes,
Greenwater Lake, Lac La Ronge, Meadow Lake, Narrow
Hills and Wildcat Hill provincial parks, Bronson Forest and
Round Lake recreation sites. Buckland-Prince Albert
Wildlife Management Zone is closed to all bird hunting.
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South Game Bird District includes Zones 1 to 19, 21 to 42,
44 to 46, Saskatoon and Regina/Moose Jaw wildlife
management zones, Duck Mountain, Moose Mountain,
Saskatchewan Landing and Cypress Hills (West Block)
provincial parks and that portion of Douglas Provincial
Park located west of Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie
Arm). In Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, game
bird hunting is prohibited until September 20.
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Whooping Cranes
Whooping Cranes are protected. If you
observe a Whooping Crane, please call the
Whooping Crane Hotline at (306) 975-5595 or
contact your nearest Ministry of Environment
office.
The use of non-toxic shot is required for PNLEASE
OTE
hunting migratory game birds in Canada.
Non-toxic shot means bismuth shot, steel
shot, tin shot, tungsten-bronze-iron shot,
tungsten-iron shot, tungsten-iron-nickelcopper shot, tungsten-matrix shot, tungstennickel-iron shot or tungsten-polymer shot.
Before October 15, hunting for all geese is
restricted to morning only (one-half hour
before sunrise to 12:00 noon) in the South
Game Bird District and Zones 43, 47 to 59 and
67 to 69. All day hunting for all geese begins
October 15. Exception: White geese may be
hunted all day, east of 106 degrees longitude.
Trapping Season - Saskatchewan Residents Only
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Species
Season Dates
Arctic Fox
Badger
Bear
Beaver
Bobcat
Coyote
Oct. 15, 2013 - Mar. 15, 2014
Nov. 1, 2013 - Apr. 15, 2014
Sept. 1, 2013 - May 31, 2014
Oct. 1, 2013 - May 31, 2014
Oct. 15, 2013 - Mar. 15, 2014
Oct. 15, 2013 - Mar. 15, 2014
Open Season
Nov. 1, 2013 - Mar. 1, 2014
Oct. 15, 2013 - Mar. 15, 2014
Nov. 1, 2013 - Mar. 1, 2014
Nov. 1, 2013 - Mar. 1, 2014
Nov. 1, 2013 - Mar. 1, 2014
Oct. 15, 2013 - May 31, 2014
Nov. 1, 2013 - Apr. 30, 2014
Open season
Open season
Nov. 1, 2013 - Mar. 15, 2014
Nov. 1, 2013 - Mar. 1, 2014
Oct. 15, 2013 - Mar. 15, 2014
Oct. 15, 2013 - Feb. 15, 2014
Fisher
Fox (Red, Silver, Cross)
Lynx
Marten
Mink
Muskrat
Otter
Raccoon
Skunk
Squirrel
Weasel
Wolf
Wolverine
!
Trapping Information
Area
Closed outside Fur Conservation Areas
Except in RMs that have passed an open season bylaw
In Fur Conservation Areas
Outside Fur Conservation Areas
For additional information on Saskatchewan fur programs and issues, visit the
Ministry of Environment website at www.environment.gov.sk.ca
CERTIFIED KILLING TRAPS FOR 2013
Neck-snares are not covered under the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards and can continue to be used
subject to existing provincial regulations and policy. For updates on trapping standards and certifications, go to www.fur.ca
Species
Continue use of existing traps until certified traps are identified.
Beaver
Underwater and
on Land
Belisle Classic 330
Belisle Super X 280
Belisle Super X 330
B.M.I. 280 Body Gripper
B.M.I. BT 300
Bridger 330
Duke 330
Bobcat
Fisher
Belisle Super X 120
Belisle Super X 160
Belisle Super X 220
Lynx
Marten
Belisle Super X 120
Belisle Super X 160
B.M.I. 126 Magnum Body
Otter
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Badger
LDL C280
LDL C280 Magnum
LDL C330
LDL C330 Magnum
Rudy 280
Rudy 330
Sauvageau 1000-11F
Sauvageau 2001-8
Sauvageau 2001-11
Sauvageau 2001-12
Species Specific 330-Dislocator Half Magnum
Woodstream Oneida Victor-Conibear 280
Koro # 2
LDL C 160 Magnum
LDL C 220 Magnum
Gripper
Koro #1
LDL B 120 Magnum
Rudy 160 Plus
Rudy 120 Magnum
Rudy 220 Plus
Northwoods 155
Rudy 120 Magnum
Rudy 160 Plus
Sauvageau 2001-5
Sauvageau 2001-6
Sauvageau 2001-7
Sauvageau 2001-8
Sauvageau C 120 Magnum
Sauvageau 2001-5
Sauvageau 2001-6
Certified Killing Traps - continued
Species
Belisle Super X 110
Belisle Super X 120
B.M.I. 120
B.M.I. 120 Magnum
B.M.I. 126 Magnum
Muskrat
Underwater
Any jaw trap (body gripping or leg-hold) set as a submersion set that exerts clamping force on a muskrat and that maintains a muskrat
underwater
Raccoon
Belisle Classic 220
Belisle Super X 160
Belisle Super X 220
Belisle Super X 280
Weasel
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Muskrat
On Land
Bridger 120
Duke 120
Koro Muskrat
LDL B 120 Magnum
Ouell 4-11-180
Ouell RM
Rudy 110
Rudy 120
Rudy 120 Magnum
Sauvageau C 120 “Reverse Bend”
B.M.I. 280 Magnum
Body Gripper
Bridger 160
Bridger 220
Duke 160
Duke 220
Koro #2
LDL C 160
LDL C 220
LDL C 220 Magnum
LDL C280 Magnum
Northwood 155
Rudy 160
Rudy 160 Plus
Sauvageau C120 Magnum
Sauvageau 2001-5
Triple M
Rudy 220
Rudy 220 Plus
Sauvageau 2001-6
Sauvageau 2001-7
Sauvageau 2001-8
Woodstream Oneida Victor Conibear 160
CERTIFIED FOOT-HOLD RESTRAINING TRAPS FOR 2013
Bobcat
Continue use of existing modified restraining (foot-hold) traps until certified traps are identified.
Coyote
Lynx
Belisle Footsnare #6
Oneida Victor #3 Soft Catch
equipped with 2 coil springs
Belisle Selectif
Wolf
Oneida Victor #3 Soft Catch
equipped with 4 coil springs
Oneida Victor #3 equipped with a
minimum of 8 mm thick, non-offset
steel jaws, 4 coil springs and an
anchoring swivel centre mounted on
a base plate.
UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT ON
INTERNATIONAL HUMANE TRAPPING STANDARDS
Canada is a signatory to the Agreement on International Humane Trapping
Standards. This Agreement states that only certified traps, where listed, can
legally be used for trapping furbearers. However, provisions in the
Agreement will allow the continued use of traps that have not yet been
tested or traps for species where an insufficient number of traps have
currently been certified.
This Agreement came into effect in Saskatchewan on October 1, 2007. The
table on page 48 shows the list of certified traps, by species as of June 2013.
The most current listing of certified traps can be found by checking the Fur
Institute of Canada website at www.fur.ca or by phone at (613) 231-7099 or
by e-mail at [email protected].
In accordance with the Agreement on International Humane Trapping
Standards, leg-hold (foot-hold) traps on land can be used for the restraint and
live-capture of a fur animal if the trap has been modified to improve
humaneness or is set in a manner that will kill the animal with reasonable
dispatch. In Saskatchewan, conventional steel-jawed leg-hold traps can be
modified to meet humane standards by:
offsetting the jaws so there is a minimum of 5 mm between the jaws
when in a closed position. This can be accomplished by adding a bead of
weld to the ends of the jaw edges to create a gap, or by grinding down a
portion of the jaw edge;
installing manufactured pads of a rubber-like substance fastened to the
trap jaws. Wrapping the trap jaws with duct tape is not sufficient; and
adding lamination to the trap jaws to increase the jaw thickness to 9 mm
or greater.
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!
!
For more information contact the nearest Ministry of Environment office or
Mike Gollop at (306) 933-5767 or e-mail [email protected].
!
Note
As per Agreement, all trappers will be required to use certified
killing traps for three additional species commencing as follows:
Lynx 2015; Weasel 2015 and Otter 2016.
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TRAPPING INFORMATION
Hunters who harvest coyote and beaver in southern Saskatchewan are
encouraged to make proper use of all animals.
Trapping in a Fur Conservation Area in Zones 37, 50, 52, 53, 54 and 56
to 76 is by application only through Ministry of Environment offices.
First time trappers must take a trapper education course or pass an
equivalency exam before they can obtain a fur licence. The trapper
education exam can be taken at Ministry of Environment offices.
The Saskatchewan Trappers Association (STA) and Northern
Saskatchewan Trappers Association Co-operative (NSTAC) offer
trapping education courses.
For information please contact:
STA - Floyd Hendrickson - [email protected]
NSTAC - Clifford Ray - (306) 960-0927
Saskatchewan Trappers Association:
(306) 862-4036
web site: http://sktrap.sasktelwebsite.net
Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association Co-operative:
(306) 960-0927
Ministry of Environment:
(306) 933-5767
For additional information on Saskatchewan fur programs and issues,
visit the Ministry of Environment website at
www.environment.gov.sk.ca
Tourism Saskatchewan is a year-round travel
information service. Receive information on
tournaments, festivals and other activities related to
hunting. You can also get travel information and trip
planning assistance. Visit their website and talk to a
travel counsellor via Live Chat.
Contact toll-free: 1-877-237-2273
Website: www.sasktourism.com
Email: [email protected]
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Cooperative Deer Management Survey (CDMS)
The ministry is looking for participants for its annual cooperative deer
management survey. This survey runs from September to November each
year and requires observers to record white-tailed deer and mule deer. No
special equipment is required but participants are asked to identify the
animals as to species: male, female or young of year, and class the buck by
antler size. For more information and to sign up please call (306) 787-9221.
Hunter Harvest Survey
Starting in 2011, a new species specific hunter harvest survey was introduced.
Hunter participation in this survey has been excellent. This information
provides valuable information for use in managing big game population
management in the province. For the 2013 season, the program will be
expanded to include regular season hunters. Since this is a species specific
survey you may receive more than one survey. The survey is very simple and
quick to complete. The survey results supply wildlife managers with valid
harvest estimates and success rates. This information assists in determining
quotas and season structure.
Thank You
The ministry would like to thank all hunters who completed the 2012 hunter
harvest survey and those who participated in the CDMS survey. The survey
results are posted on our website www.environment.gov.sk.ca/hunting
!
NEW
Upland Gamebird Survey
For those interested in contributing to upland game bird
management in the province, please visit
www.environment.gov.sk.ca/gamebirdsurvey.
This voluntary survey asks participants to submit observations of upland
game bird species throughout the year, the results of which will be used
to inform on the status of upland game birds in Saskatchewan and
direct management of these species.
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2013-2014 SUNRISE SUNSET TIMES
No hunting of wildlife permitted between ½ hour after sunset
and ½ hour before sunrise.
To calculate times for your hunting area, subtract one minute for
every 16 kilometres (10 miles) east of 106 degrees longitude or
add one minute for every 16 kilometres west of 106 degrees
longitude.
2013-2014
Week Ending
Sunrise
(am)
Sunset
(pm)
August 18
August 25
September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29
October 6
October 13
October 20
October 27
November 3
November 10
November 17
November 24
5:56
6:07
6:19
6:30
6:42
6:53
7:05
7:17
7:29
7:41
7:54
8:06
8:19
8:31
8:43
8:24
8:09
7:53
7:37
7:21
7:04
6:48
6:32
6:16
6:01
5:47
5:33
5:22
5:12
5:04
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Week Ending
Sunrise
(am)
Sunset
(pm)
December 1
December 8
December 15
December 22
December 29
January 5
January 12
January 19
January 26
February 2
February 9
February 16
February 23
March 2
8:54
9:03
9:10
9:14
9:16
9:15
9:11
9:04
8:56
8:45
8:33
8:20
8:05
7:50
4:58
4:55
4:54
4:57
5:02
5:10
5:20
5:31
5:43
5:56
6:09
6:22
6:35
6:48
FISH AND WILDLIFE DEVELOPMENT FUND
The Fish and Wildlife Development Fund (FWDF) was initiated as the
Wildlife Development Fund in 1970 with the fisheries component added
in 1984. Funding for the FWDF is provided by 30 per cent of the
revenue generated from the sale of angling, hunting and trapping
licences.
The main objectives of the terrestrial/wildlife component of the FWDF
are to secure and protect quality wildlife habitat, to support research
that will enhance the capacity to manage our flora and fauna and to
promote public awareness of the natural environment by supporting
communication of informational material.
Habitat Acquisition
There are currently 88,743 hectares (219,281 acres) of land held by
the FWDF. Many of these land parcels are held jointly with partnering
agencies which currently include Ducks Unlimited Canada, Nature
Conservancy of Canada and Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation.
Through partnership funding with the above agencies there were 1,889
hectares (4,668 acres) of land purchased in 2012-13 (fiscal year). An
additional 1,339 hectares (3,308 acres) were protected through
Conservation Easements bringing the total land under easement
protection to 93,980 hectares (232,221 acres).
!
PRIVATE LAND
Please remember to get permission to
access private land even if it is not posted.
!
The ministry and many conservation agencies support initiatives
that foster improved hunter and landowner relationships.
Southern Saskatchewan is comprised of 85 per cent privately
owned or controlled lands.
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A listing of lands held by the FWDF is available on the Ministry of
Environment website and is updated annually. These lands are open
for hunting during the appropriate seasons and can be accessed anytime
for a variety of low impact activities including nature watching and berry
picking.
Support for Management Research and Conservation Education
The FWDF annually supports a range of research, management and
education initiatives that increase the knowledge and awareness of
Saskatchewan's natural ecosystems. Agreements with hunting,
trapping and conservation organizations support a wide variety of
conservation and education programs. Grants are also awarded for
projects selected from funding proposals received annually. In addition,
awards of $5,000 each are made to a selection of university students in
support of their post-graduate research studies.
The FWDF invites funding proposals for submission by January 31 of
each year. Funding proposal applications are available at
www.environment.gov.sk.ca/fwdf
Projected 2013-2014 FWDF Wildlife Component Budget
Research 7%
Program
Management 21%
Habitat Securement
and Management
47%
Education 14%
Projects 10%
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Have a Question?
Call 1-800-567-4224 (in North America)
or email [email protected]
Ministry of Environment Offices
If you need hunting information or wish to report a fishing violation contact
the nearest Ministry of Environment or select provincial park offices listed
below. The area code for all numbers is 306.
Assiniboia
642-7242
Melfort
752-6214
Battlefords
386-2212
Melville
728-7480
Beauval
288-4710
Moose Jaw
694-3659
Big River
469-2520
Moose Mountain
577-2600
Buffalo Narrows
235-1740
Nipawin
862-1790
Candle Lake
929-8400
North Battleford
446-7416
Chitek Lake
984-2343
Outlook
867-5560
Christopher Lake
982-6250
Pierceland
839-6250
Creighton
688-8812
Pinehouse
884-2060
Dorintosh
236-7680
Porcupine Plain
278-3515
Duck Mountain
542-5500
Preeceville
547-5660
Estevan
637-4600
Prince Albert
953-2322
Fort Qu'Appelle
332-3215
Regina
787-2080
Greenwater
278-3515
Rowan’s Ravine
725-5200
Hudson Bay
865-4400
Saskatoon
933-6240
Humboldt
682-6726
Shaunavon
297-5433
Kindersley
463-5458
Southend
758-6255
La Ronge
425-4234
Spiritwood
883-8501
Leader
628-3100
Stony Rapids
439-2062
Lloydminster
825-6430
Swift Current
778-8205
Loon Lake
837-2410
Wadena
338-6254
Maple Creek
662-5434
Weyburn
848-2344
Meadow Lake
236-7557
Yorkton
786-1463
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Services to Hunters
Canadian Wildlife Service
306-975-4087
Saskatchewan Outfitters Association - Saskatoon
306-668-1388
Information Services Corporation of Sask. (maps) - Regina
306-787-2799
Toll Free
1-866-420-6577
Tourism Saskatchewan - Regina area
306-787-2300
(Travel Information) - Toll Free North America
1-877-237-2273
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
306-692-8812
Canadian Firearms Centre
1-800-731-4000
US Fish and Wildlife Service (Denver, Colorado)
303-236-7540
S.A.F.E. - Saskatchewan Association of
306-352-6730
Firearm Education
www.saskhuntered.ca
Bow Hunter Education Information
www.saskbowhunters.ca
Ministry of Environment Inquiry Line
1-800-567-4224
Biologists
Mule deer (Regina)
306-787-9221
Barren ground caribou, Woodland caribou and Bear (La Ronge)
306-425-4237
Moose and Bison (Meadow Lake)
306-236-9819
White-tailed deer (Melville)
306-728-7487
Pronghorn (Swift Current)
306-778-8522
Elk (Prince Albert)
306-953-2695
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Hunters:
Please respect private land.
Don't let your actions
cause a ‘No Hunting’
sign to go up!
! contact the landowner whenever possible, even when land is not posted
! it is illegal to hunt on posted land without permission
! be respectful of the landowner's wishes while hunting
! don't drive on crops, including seeded, muddy or swathed fields
! close all gates
! be careful with fire
! report any hunters damaging crops or property
! report illegal hunting to the TIP line
No Trespassing
NO
HUN
TING
TIP Line: 1-800-667-7561
DON’T LET
YOUR HUNTING
FUEL A WILDFIRE.
When you are hunting,
keep these FireSmart tips in mind
Practice fire safety when hunting or you could risk
starting a wildfire.
Hot mufflers can easily start grass fires.
Be mindful of where you park and ensure dry vegetation
doesn’t contact your exhaust.
When extinguishing fires, always ensure the fire is out
before leaving.
To learn more about being FireSmart, visit
www.environment.gov.sk.ca/firesmart.
Spot a wildfire? Call 1-800-667-9660.
Protecting Our Resources
...for today and tomorrow.
Protecting our province’s resources is everyone’s responsibility.
Report any violations to the TIP line or contact your nearest
Conservation Officer. Cash rewards of up to $2,000. Calls are not
traced or recorded and callers may choose to remain anonymous.
Every call is investigated.
SaskTel CELL #5555 or 1-800-667-7561
www.environment.gov.sk.ca

Hunters and Trappers Guide

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