Raccoon General Open Season

The public is invited to comment on the proposed hunting regulation described below.

Status: Proposed

Region: 7A

Management unit (MU): Region wide

Regulation type: General Open Season

Species: Raccoon

Closing date: 16:30, March 22, 2024

Decision statement: Pending

Current regulation

There is currently no raccoon hunting season in Region 7A

Proposed regulation

Species	Management Unit	Season Dates	Bag Limit
Raccoon	7-2 to 7-18, 7-23 to 7-30, 7-37 to 7-41	No closed season	NBL

 

 

 

 

Rationale

Current opportunities for raccoon in the Omineca are limited to trappers Oct 1 – March 31. Providing hunting opportunities for raccoons could discourage and prevent the establishment of possible invasive population. Region 5 (region-wide) and 6 (on Haida Gwaii) both implemented ‘no closed season, no bag limit’ seasons during last regulation cycle due to increased observations. Recently, there have been rare/occasional sightings of raccoons in the Prince George area; it is presumed that this is not a natural range expansion and they are errantly transported by vehicles/trains. There is concern that established expanding populations could have adverse effects on the local ecosystem.

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