Hunting and trapping regulations
Last updated on February 20, 2024The public is invited to comment on the proposed hunting and trapping regulations listed below. Users may view proposals without logging in. To post a comment, a BCeID basic account is required. A link to a comment form is provided on each proposal page.
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| Title | Species | Region | MU | Regulation type | Closing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory reporting of moose and caribou hunting | moose, caribou | province-wide | all | general open season, limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Clarification of cougar kitten definition | cougar | province-wide | all | general open season | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Clarification of goldeneye definition | goldeneye duck | province-wide | all | general open season |
16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Amalgamating Roosevelt elk hunting seasons | elk | 1 | 1-9, 1-10, 1-12 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Change male-only pheasant season to any pheasant | pheasant | 1 | region 1 | general open season | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Intentional feeding/baiting prohibition | turkey, ungulates | 1 | region 1 | general wildlife regulation | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| South coast elk limited entry hunting | elk | 2 | 2-5, 2-6, 2-12, 2-14, 2-15 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Expand mountain goat LEH Zone D of 3-16 | mountain goat | 3 | 3-16 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Kamloops no shooting, no hunting closure amendment | all | 3 | 3-27 | firearms restrictions | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Rescinding 2021 wildfire motor vehicle prohibition | all | 3 | regions 3 and 8 | motor vehicle prohibition | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Cherry Creek Bummers Flats motor vehicle prohibition | all | 4 | 4-20, 4-21 | motor vehicle prohibition | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Modify mountain goat LEH zones to exclude Gimli Peak and Mulvey Lakes | mountain goat | 4 | 4-16 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Private land youth antlerless elk LEH | elk | 4 | 4-3, 4-22 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Apply 6 pt antler restriction to west Kootenay bow only elk season | elk | 4 | 4-8, 4-9, 4-14 to 4-19, 4-27 to 4-33, 4-37, 4-38 | general open season | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Close hunting season for common raven | common raven | 4 | region 4 | general open season | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Premier Ridge motor vehicle prohibition | all | 4 | 4-21 | motor vehicle prohibition | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Malde Creek motor vehicle prohibition | all | 4 | 4-9 | motor vehicle prohibition | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Grave Prairie motor vehicle prohibition | all | 4 | 4-23 | motor vehicle prohibition | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Galton Range motor vehicle prohibition | all | 4 | 4-2 | motor vehicle prohibition | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Columbia Lake motor vehicle prohibition | all | 4 | 4-25 | motor vehicle prohibition | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Buckworth Creek motor vehicle prohibition | all | 4 | 4-7 | motor vehicle prohibition | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Alexander Creek motor vehicle prohibition | all | 4 | 4-23 | motor vehicle prohibition | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Extend spring turkey season | turkey | 4 | region 4 | general open season | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Reimplement early October LEH bull moose hunting seasons | moose | 5 | 5-13, 5-14 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Implement general open season for antlerless white-tailed deer | white-tailed deer | 5 | 5-1 to 5-6, 5-11 to 5-1 | general open season | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Expand current sharp tailed grouse hunting season | sharp tailed grouse | 5 | 5-1 | general open season | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Lord River and Chilko Newton Road no hunting restrictions | all | 5 | 5-4 | hunting restriction | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Close hunting season for mountain goat in the Niagara PMU | mountain goat | 5 | 5-15 | general open season | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Close select limited entry hunting seasons for antlerless mule deer | mule deer | 5 | 5-2, 5-4, 5-5, 5-13, 5-15 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Shift lynx hunting season | lynx | 5 | 5-1 to 5-9, 5-12 to 5-15 | general open season | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Atlin moose LEH | moose | 6 | 6-25, 6-26 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Blunt special archery area billy only harvest | mountain goat | 6 | 6-8 | general open season | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Caribou LEH | caribou | 6 | 6-17 to 6-26, 7-37, 7-39, 7-41 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Babine mountain - mountain goat LEH season change | mountain goat | 6 | 6-8 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| New LEH zones for north Skeena moose | moose | 6 | 6-19, 6-21, 6-22, 6-23, 6-24, 7-52 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Southern Skeena elk 6 point bull general open season | elk | 6 | 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to 6-6, 6-8, 6-9 | general open season | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Introduce new bull moose LEH subzones and split existing bull moose LEH season dates | moose | 7A | 7-13 to 7-15, 7-24 to 7-29, 7-38 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Youth only private land antlerless elk LEH opportunity | elk | 7A | 7-12 to 7-14, 7-25 | limited entry hunting | 16:30 - March 22, 2024 |
| Raccoon general open season | raccoon | 7A | region 7A | general open seasons | 16:30, March 22, 2024 |
| Morning ATV hunting closed areas | all | 7A | 7-24 to 7-29 | motor vehicle prohibition | 16:30, March 22, 2024 |
| Replace bighorn mountain sheep GOS with LEH | mountain sheep | 7B | 7-18, 7-19 | limited entry hunting | 16:30, March 22, 2024 |
| Antlerless elk LEH boundary change | elk | 7B | 7-35 | limited entry hunting | 16:30, March 22, 2024 |
| Amend the Bullmoose/Chamberlain Mountain and the southeast Peace elevation motor vehicle prohibition areas | all | 7B | 7-21, 7-22, 7-53, 7-58 | motor vehicle prohibitions | 16:30, March 22, 2024 |
| Fontas community no hunting area | all | 7B | 7-47, 7-48, 7-56 | motor vehicle prohibitions | 16:30, March 22, 2024 |
| Northern Rockies motor vehicle prohibition - Iver Lake snowmobile access | caribou | 7B | 7-22 | motor vehicle prohibitions | 16:30, March 22, 2024 |
| Remove antler restrictions for moose LEH | moose | 7B | 7-19 to 7-22, 7-31 to 7-35, 7-44 to 7-49, 7-55, 7-56, 7-58 | limited entry hunting | 16:30, March 22, 2024 |
| Thinhorn mountain sheep - Dunlevy and Schooler populations | mountain sheep | 7B | 7-36 | general open season, limited entry hunting | 16:30, March 22, 2024 |
| 8-10/8-22 moose LEH | moose | 8 | 8-10, 8-22 | limited entry hunting | 16:30, March 22, 2024 |