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Highway 113 no hunting area

Last updated on January 12, 2026

The public is invited to comment on the proposed firearm restrictions described below.

Status: Proposed

Region: Region 6, Skeena

Management unit (MU): 6-14, 6-15

Regulation type: Firearm Restrictions

Species: Not applicable

Closing date: February 13, 2026 at 4:30 pm PT

Current regulation:

Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis (PDF, 13MB) Page 10:

400 metre single projectile (firearm) prohibited areas:

  • Several major or heavily populated routes in the province have an additional 400 m area bordering the road allowance in which the discharge of a firearm using a single projectile is prohibited. The discharge of a shotgun using shot only is permitted
  • The discharge of a firearm using a single projectile is prohibited within 400 m (1/4 mile) on either side of the road allowance of following portions of the highways and roads in British Columbia listed below:
    • Highway 113 between Terrace and Kincolith (Gingolx). Canyon Drive (Road 520) between Hudson's Hope and the W.A.C. Bennett Dam

Proposed regulation:

Highway no shooting or hunting areas:

Highway 113 No Hunting Area:

  • No hunting within 400 m of the road allowance of the Highway 113 (Nisga’a Highway) between Sterling Mountain Parking Lot Recreation Site and Kincolith (Gingolx), and east to Nass Camp

400 metre single projectile (firearm) prohibited areas:

  • The discharge of a firearm using a single projectile is prohibited within 400 m (1/4 mile) on either side of the road allowance of following portions of the highways and roads in British Columbia listed below:
    • Highway 113 between Terrace and Sterling Mountain Parking Lot Recreation Site

For more information, consult map (PDF, 257KB).

Rationale:

The Nisga’a Lisims Government (NLG) has expressed safety concerns with the discrepancy between Nisga’a law and the current B.C. hunting regulation for Highway 113 (Nisga’a Highway). Under the Nisga’a Final Agreement (Nisga’a Treaty), the Nisga’a Lisims Government (the governing body of the Nisga’a Nation) enacted the Nisga’a Hunting Regulation, made under the Nisga’a Fisheries and Wildlife Act. (Part IV, s.26):

6. No person may hunt wildlife with a firearm or a bow in the following areas:

  1. Within 400 metres of either side of the road allowance of the Nisga’a Highway

NLG implemented this specific regulation as a high safety standard for their citizens and mirrored other Highway No Hunting Areas in B.C. (for example, Highway 3). This safety standard ensures safe hunting standards and safety for other Nisga’a land users (for example, mushroom and berry pickers) along Highway 113.

Currently, the B.C. Hunting and Trapping Regulations permit discharge of a shotgun or bow within 400 metres of either side of the road allowance on Highway 113, as Highway 113 is placed under the “400 metre single projectile (firearm) prohibited area”. Therefore, the current B.C. Hunting regulation does not align with Nisga’a law. This proposal will ensure consistency and safety for licensed harvesters and Nisga’a harvesters.

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