2015 Hunters and Trappers Guide September 22
2015 Hunters and Trappers Guide September 22
2015 Hunters and Trappers Guide September 22
2015
saskatchewan.ca/hunting
Waterfowler
Heritage Days
September 5 to 7 and
October 10 to 12, 2015
Minister’s Message
I am pleased to present the 2015 Hunters' and Trappers' Guide.
This annual publication underlines our government's
commitment to the long-term management of wildlife and the
sustainable harvest of game and fur species in Saskatchewan.
The abundant game species in our province offer a range of
hunting opportunities that appeal to thousands of resident and
non-resident hunters each year.
This guide details the hunting and trapping season dates, bag
limits and hunting areas. It also includes licensing and land access information,
as well as a summary of wildlife regulations. This publication is a valuable
resource that will answer many of your hunting or trapping questions.
More than 77,000 hunters and trappers purchased licences through
Saskatchewan's automated hunting, angling and trapping licence (HAL) system
last season. HAL has been improved and expanded for 2015. The big game
draw, including pool status, draw history and results, and the hunter harvest
survey are now available through your personal HAL account. Additionally,
new security enhancements were implemented for self-serve users including
the requirement to use a password.
The Government of Saskatchewan's Red Tape Reduction Initiative provided an
opportunity to comment on hunting rules and regulations. We heard from
many of you that our wildlife resources are an important part of our heritage
and must be protected. Recently our government amended The Wildlife Act to
strengthen hunting prohibitions. The most serious conservation and safety
offences now carry a minimum two-year suspension, and a lifetime ban will be
in effect for those who are convicted three times. Additionally, individuals will
be prohibited from buying a licence in Saskatchewan if they have unpaid fines
or are prohibited in another jurisdiction.
I would like to remind all Saskatchewan residents that hunting and trapping are
important to the province's wildlife management process, helping to ensure our
natural heritage will be available for future generations.
Herb Cox
Minister of Environment
Printed in Canada/95,000
Table of Contents
How to Use this Guide.............................................................................1
Big Game Seals .......................................................................................1
Harvest Ledgers ......................................................................................2
What's New for 2015 ...............................................................................3
Hunting Opportunities for 2015 ................................................................4
Proposed for 2016....................................................................................6
Licensing Fees and Requirements .............................................................7
Residency and Licence Information ..........................................................9
Chronic Wasting Disease ........................................................................10
Volunteer Opportunities .........................................................................11
Wildlife Research ..................................................................................12
Fish and Wildlife Development Fund ......................................................13
Definitions ............................................................................................15
Summary of Hunting Regulations ...........................................................17
Saskatchewan Resident Draw Season Dates .............................................26
Canadian Resident Draw Season Dates....................................................34
Regular Season Dates.............................................................................36
Upland Game Birds (Saskatchewan Residents) Season Dates ....................42
Upland Game Birds (Canadian and Non-residents) Season Dates..............43
Migratory Game Birds (Saskatchewan and Canadian Residents) ...............44
Migratory Game Birds (Non-residents) ....................................................45
2016 Spring Snow Geese ........................................................................46
Trapping Season Dates ...........................................................................47
Summary of Trapping Regulations and Information .................................47
Update on Trapping Standards................................................................49
Certified Killing Traps for 2015................................................................51
Certified Foot-hold Restraining Traps for 2015..........................................52
Tagging Information ..............................................................................56
Contact Information ..............................................................................58
Photos If you would like to submit a picture for consideration in our
photo gallery, please email in jpeg format to:
andrea.busse@gov.sk.ca.
Please note that photo considerations must follow applicable
regulations, show safe firearm handling procedures and
display respect for the animal.
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Saskatchewan
How To Use This Guide Hunting, Fishing
and Trapping
How To Use This Guide Heritage Day
November 15, 2015
How To Use
Harvest This Guide
Ledgers
Important information about Harvest Ledgers
(Canadian and non-resident game bird hunters only)
· The province's hunting, angling and trapping licence (HAL) system uses a
generic harvest ledger for its Canadian and non-resident game bird
licences; there are no longer leg seals for sharp-tailed grouse and gray
(Hungarian) partridge. The harvest ledger is used by the hunter to record
the harvest of these species.
· If you wish to purchase your game bird licence online with a home
computer, you must first obtain a blank, unregistered harvest ledger.
· Ledger packs containing blank unregistered ledgers, can be obtained free
of charge from Saskatchewan licence issuers, ministry offices, select
provincial park offices, and ordered online or by phone.
· When a Canadian or non-resident game bird licence is purchased via the
online website, an applicant must enter the number from a new,
unregistered harvest ledger in order to complete the purchase. The hunter
then records the licence number, the year and his or her signature on the
ledger. The licence holder must also record the species and limit in the
sections titled species A and species B. This information is printed in the
special provisions section of the game bird licence. For example, species A:
sharp-tailed grouse, limit four; species B: gray partridge, limit eight.
· Once the ledger is registered, the serial number is printed on the associated
licence and the ledger cannot be used for another licence.
· Remember, if a ledger pack, or a Canadian or non-resident game bird
licence is ordered online, you must allow 10 business days for delivery.
· Canadian resident and non-resident game bird hunters must have their
licence and harvest ledger in their possession in order to hunt lawfully.
· Harvest ledgers obtained in a ledger pack can be used in future years.
· Hunters can give a blank, unregistered harvest ledger to another person to
be used for an online purchase of a Canadian and non-resident game bird
licence.
Attention Hunters
Please respect landowners and their property
… always ask permission before entering private land.
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Game Birds
Saskatchewan Resident Game Bird ..............................................................$10.79
Canadian Resident Game Bird ......................................................................$56.91
Non-resident Game Bird ..............................................................................$113.83
Note: : A Federal Migratory Game Bird Permit, the applicable Saskatchewan game bird
licence and Wildlife Habitat Certificate are all required to hunt waterfowl during the fall season.
Migratory Game Bird Permit .........................................................................$17.85
(only available at post offices and select licence issuers)
White-tailed Deer
First Saskatchewan Resident ........................................................................$32.38
Saskatchewan Resident Antlerless ...............................................................$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
Saskatchewan Resident.................................................................................$32.38
Saskatchewan Resident Draw .......................................................................$53.97
Guided (Saskatchewan, Canadian and non-residents)*............................$323.83
Mule Deer
Saskatchewan Resident Archery...................................................................$37.29
Saskatchewan Resident Draw .......................................................................$37.29
Saskatchewan Resident Antlerless Draw (1st and/or 2nd antlerless licence) .........$19.62
Note: A second antlerless mule deer licence is only available in select zones.
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Pronghorn Antelope
Saskatchewan Resident Draw .......................................................................$35.51
Black Bear
Saskatchewan Resident.................................................................................$16.68
Canadian Resident (non-guided) ..................................................................$53.97
Guided (Canadian and non-residents)* ......................................................$161.92
* Guided Licences
· All non-resident big game hunters (white-tailed deer, moose and bear) and
Canadian resident moose hunters must use the services of an outfitter and
possess the applicable guided licence.
· Canadian resident black bear hunters may hunt with or without an outfitter;
however, if an outfitter is used, a guided licence is required.
· Canadian resident hunters who hold a draw white-tailed deer licence have
the option to hunt with or without an outfitter and do not require a guided
licence.
Note: In order for a hunter to purchase a guided licence his or her outfitter must first purchase a
Resource Allocation Licence (RAL) and associate it to the hunter's HAL account.
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· If a youth hunter possesses a Federal Minors' Licence, they can hunt without
supervision once they reach 16 years of age.
People born after January 1, 1971, must graduate from a recognized firearm
safety/hunter education course in order to hold or apply for a Saskatchewan
game or fur licence. Individuals may be asked to present proof of training
when purchasing or applying for a licence or upon a compliance check by
conservation officers.
· You can contact the Saskatchewan Association of Firearm Education (SAFE)
to check your status or to obtain documentation of successful completion
(306-352-6730 or saskhuntered.ca).
· If you have received your training outside of Canada or the United States,
contact the SAFE or a ministry office to confirm that the training is
recognized in Saskatchewan.
Campus Dr, Saskatoon. Results for heads dropped off directly at CWHC will
take about 5-10 business days. Heads are being accepted at:
Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) / Prairie Diagnostics
Services (PDS)
52 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B4
A submission form to include the location where the animal was harvested
must accompany heads destined for CWD testing. A submission form to
include the location where the animal was harvested must accompany heads
destined for CWD testing. The submission form can be found online at:
http://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/ under the heading "report and submit".
Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative at cwhc-rcsf.ca
Volunteer Opportunities
Co-operative Deer Management Survey
The ministry is looking for participants for its annual deer management survey.
This survey provides valuable productivity and herd structure information that
is used when making management decisions. As with any survey, more
observations increase the reliability of the information and currently some
zones are under-reported, so that the data cannot be used. This survey runs
from September to November each year and requires volunteers to record
white-tailed deer and mule deer observations. 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 306-229-3279.
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, caribou 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 a radio collared animal
is shot, please contact the nearest conservation officer so the collar can be
retrieved. The knowledge gained from these collared animals will greatly help
us manage our wildlife resources.
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: reportband.gov Canadian Wildlife Service
Email: BBO_cws@ec.gc.ca Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
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Research
14%
Habitat Securement and
Management
11%
Projects
66% Education
Program Management
Habitat Acquisition
There are currently 90,798 hectares (224,359 acres) of land held by the FWDF.
Many of these land parcels are held jointly with partnering agencies, which
include Ducks Unlimited Canada, Nature Conservancy of Canada and the
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation. Through partnership funding with the
above agencies, there were 1,100 hectares (2,717 acres) of land purchased in
2014-15 fiscal year. An additional 548 hectares (1,353 acres) were protected
through conservation easements bringing the total land under easement
protection to 97,965 hectares (242,069 acres).
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.
Definitions
All-terrain vehicle (ATV): any Encased: in relation to a firearm,
motorized vehicle designed for off- means a firearm that is completely
highway travel, on or over natural enclosed in a fastened gun case or
terrain, water, snow, ice, marsh or wrapped in fabric, plastic or similar
swamp land and includes: material in a manner that makes the
· amphibious, ground effect or air- firearm not readily available for use.
cushion low-pressure tire vehicles;
· motorcycles and related two-wheel, Firearm: any device from which any
three-wheel and four-wheel shot, bullet or other missile can be
vehicles; discharged and, includes but is not
· snow or track vehicles; limited to a rifle, shotgun, pellet gun,
· any toboggan, trailer or other air gun, pistol, revolver, spring gun,
attachment to an all-terrain longbow, compound bow or crossbow.
vehicle; or
· any other means of motorized Game: big game or game bird and
transportation; not including motor includes any part of any big game or
boats or four-wheel drive game bird.
passenger, highway vehicles unless
Game bird: migratory game bird and
the front bumper is more than 75
upland game bird.
centimetres (30 inches) off the
road. Game preserve: any area designated
as such in regulation in which hunting
Big game: includes:
or trapping of any kind is not allowed.
· pronghorn antelope;
· black bear; Harvest ledger: a document that is
· any member of the deer family, associated with a licence on which a
whether known as caribou, deer, person records information related to
elk, moose or otherwise; and the taking or killing of an animal (date
· wolf. and species) as required by regulation.
Certified restraining trap: a foot-hold Hide: the skin or pelt of an animal,
trap that is included on the list of but does not include the other
restraining traps certified as meeting attached parts of the animal, such as
the requirements of the Agreement on the horns, antlers, claws or skull.
International Humane Trapping
Standards (AIHTS) as published and Hunting: includes taking, wounding,
updated from time to time by the Fur killing, chasing, pursuing, worrying,
Institute of Canada. capturing, following after or on the
trail of, searching for, shooting at,
Certified trap: a body-gripping trap trapping, setting snares for, stalking or
that is included on the list of quick-kill lying in wait for any wildlife, whether
traps certified as meeting the or not the wildlife is subsequently
requirements of the AIHTS, as captured, wounded or killed.
published and updated from time to
time by the Fur Institute of Canada.
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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, 1981 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 qp.gov.sk.ca.
in the WMZ that surrounds them ~ WMZs 48 to 50, 52, 53, 55 and
and are open for hunting during the 68N - November 15
times specified in regulation. · Portions of some pastures may
· Many of these areas are community remain closed beyond these dates if
pastures and are also subject to the livestock are still at large or field
conditions outlined in the operations are occurring.
community pasture section in this · Some pastures may open to hunting
guide. prior to these dates but hunters
Road Corridor Game Preserves must contact the pasture manager
· All hunting is prohibited within 400 to confirm this prior to entering the
metres of select roads in the pasture.
provincial forest. · Vehicles are restricted to roads and
· While traveling through road trails; however, special access
corridor game preserves, firearms conditions may be in place for
must be encased and kept inside select pastures.
vehicles. · Contact the pasture manager for
· Licensed hunters in road corridor access and trail information.
game preserves may carry unloaded · No fires are allowed.
firearms from a vehicle to the edge · Visit agr.gc.ca/cpp for further
of the game preserve by the most information regarding hunting on
direct route and return in the same AAFC pastures.
manner. · A number of AAFC pastures have
Northern Communities been transitioned to a patron-
· excluding any privately-owned controlled operation model.
land, only residents of the following · Visit
communities may hunt big game agriculture.gov.sk.ca/saskatchewan-
within a 16 kilometre (10 mile) pastures-program for further
radius of their community: information regarding hunting on
Beauval, Black Lake, Buffalo SPP and patron-operated pastures.
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. Regulations in a number of
Indian Reserves jurisdictions prohibit bringing a
· are closed to licensed hunting cervid (deer, moose or elk) into their
unless permission is granted by the respective provinces that has been
Chief or Band Council. killed in another province or state
Community Pastures without first removing the head, hide,
· Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada hooves, mammary glands, entrails,
(AAFC, formerly PFRA) and internal organs and spinal column.
Saskatchewan Provincial Pastures These parts must remain at the place
(SPP) and Patron Operated Pastures
of origin. This restriction applies to
· AAFC pastures are open to hunting
as follows: all hunters including First Nations
~ WMZs 1 to 47 - November 1; and Mètis people. Please check the
~ WMZs 54 - November 10; and regulations in your home jurisdiction.
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Cypress Lake and the islands thereon, 16 km The islands in the North Saskatchewan River
north of Consul between the Paynton Ferry and the Alberta
border
Tobin Lake and the islands thereon Witchekan Lake (north of Spiritwood)
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 Ibsen Lake, 6.4 km west of Yellow Grass
Avonlea Reservoir, 4.8 km southeast of Avonlea Junction Dam, 3.2 km north of Maple Creek
Barber Lake, 4.8 km north of Wiseton Kiyiu Lake, 9.6 km north of Netherhill
Bigstick Lake, 16 km east of Golden Prairie Lac La Course, 9.6 km southeast of Pelly
Birch Lake, 16 km northeast of Glaslyn Leech Lake, 12.8 km south of Yorkton
Boulder Lake, 16 km southeast of Watrous Lomond Lake, 4.8 km northeast of Preeceville
Buffalo Coulee Lake, 12.8 km northwest of Luck Lake, 6.4 km west of Birsay
Coleville
Cabri Lake, 16 km south of Mantario Mallard Bay, 12.9 km north of Mortlach
Cactus Lake, 19.3 km southeast of Macklin Mud Lake, 16.1 km north of Wynyard
Castlewood Lake, 4.8 km north of Biggar Muddy Lake, 11.2 km south of Unity
Cutbank Lake, 4.8 km northeast of Glidden Opuntia Lake, 6.4 km east of Plenty
Deep Lake, 8 km south of Indian Head Paysen (Horfield) Lake, 30.5 km north of
Chaplin
Dewar Lake, near the town of Dewar Lake Saline Lake, 3.2 km southwest of Invermay
Ear Lake, 9.6 km east of Reward Silver Lake, 11.3 km north of Sheho
Eyre Lake, 11.2 km west of Mantario Snipe Lake, 11.2 km northwest of Eston
Flat Lake, 4.8 km southeast of Wilkie Stonewall Lake, 3.2 km south of Invermay
Goose Lake, 11.3 km east of Harris Teo Lake, 12.8 km west of Kindersley
Gooseberry Lake, 20.9 km northeast of Fillmore Thackeray Lake, 3.2 km east of Thackeray
Grassy Lake, 11.3 km northeast of Luseland Thomson Lake, 4.8 km northwest of Lafleche
Highfield Reservoir, 28.9 km east of Swift Waterhen Marsh, 6.4 km south of Kinistino
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
Saskatchewan Resident
Draw Seasons
Hunting in wildlife management units (WMUs) and national wildlife areas is allowed when they fall
within a wildlife management zone (WMZ) listed in the following pages as being open for big game
with the exception of Fort à La Corne WMU and the St. Denis national wildlife research area. See
Special Lands Provisions for more information. New season dates are indicated in bold and red.
WMZ 1 (Designate WMZ 1A), WMZ 2E (Designate WMZ 2EA) archery, one
WMZ 4 (Designate WMZ 4A), WMZ 5 (Designate WMZ 5A) muzzleloader, antlerless
WMZ 13, including that portion of Saskatchewan Landing crossbow, moose
Provincial Park south of the South Saskatchewan River shotgun and
(Designate WMZ 13A) rifle
WMZ 14E (Designate WMZ 14EA) | WMZ 16 (Designate WMZ 16A) Oct. 15 - Nov. 14
WMZ 17 (Designate WMZ 17A) | WMZ 18 (Designate WMZ 18A)
WMZ 19 (Designate WMZ 19A) | WMZ 21 (Designate WMZ 21A)
WMZ 22 (Designate WMZ 22A)
WMZ 23, including that portion of Douglas Provincial Park
located west of Diefenbaker Lake (Gordon McKenzie Arm)
(Designate WMZ 23A)
WMZ 24 (Designate WMZ 24A) | WMZ 25 (Designate WMZ 25A)
WMZ 26 (Designate WMZ 26A) | WMZ 27 (Designate WMZ 27A)
WMZ 28 (Designate WMZ 28A) | WMZ 29 (Designate WMZ 29A)
WMZ 30 (Designate WMZ 30A) | WMZ 31 (Designate WMZ 31A)
WMZ 32 (Designate WMZ 32A)
WMZ 33, including Moose Mountain Provincial Park (Designate
WMZ 33A)
WMZ 34 (Designate WMZ 34A) | WMZ 35 (Designate WMZ 35A)
WMZ 36 (Designate WMZ 36A)
WMZ 37 (that portion west of Highway 8 from Pelly to Kamsack
and south of Highway 5 from Kamsack to the Manitoba
border) (Designate WMZ 37A)
WMZ 38 (Designate WMZ 38A) | WMZ 39 (Designate WMZ 39A)
WMZ 40 (Designate WMZ 40A) | WMZ 41 (Designate WMZ 41A)
WMZ 42E (Designate WMZ 42EA) | WMZ 42W (Designate WMZ
42WA)
WMZ 44 (Designate WMZ 44A) | WMZ 45E (Designate WMZ 45EA)
WMZ 45W (Designate WMZ 45WA) | WMZ 46 (Designate WMZ
46A)
WMZ 47 (Designate WMZ 47A)
Zone 7W including Cypress Hills Provincial Park (West Block) archery, one elk,
muzzleloader, either-sex
crossbow,
shotgun and
rifle
Oct. 20 - Oct. 31
and
Dec. 10 - Dec. 19
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park (Designate WMZ GP) archery, one elk,
muzzleloader, either-sex
crossbow,
shotgun and
rifle
Sept. 10 -Sept. 30
and
Dec. 10 - Dec. 19
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Saskatchewan Resident Draw Seasons
..... Draw Elk - Saskatchewan Residents Only (cont’d)
Wildlife Management Zones Open Season Dates Bag Limit
Fort à la Corne WMU (Designate WMZ FLC) archery, one elk,
muzzleloader, either-sex
crossbow,
shotgun and
rifle
Sept. 1 - Sept. 30
and Dec. 10 -
Dec. 19
WMZ 7W, including Cypress Hills Provincial Park (West Block) archery, one
(Designate WMZ 7WA) muzzleloader, antlerless elk
crossbow,
shotgun and
rifle
Oct. 20 - Nov. 9,
Nov. 20 - Nov. 29
and Dec. 10 -
Dec. 19
Landowner Permission
Please ask 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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Saskatchewan Resident Draw Seasons
Draw Pronghorn Antelope - Saskatchewan Residents Only
Wildlife Management Zones Open Season Dates Bag Limit
Combined WMZs 8 and 11 (Designate WMZ 8) archery, one
Combined WMZs 9 and 10 (Designate WMZ 9) muzzleloader, pronghorn
crossbow, antelope,
shotgun and either-sex
rifle
Oct. 1 - Nov. 9
Additional Information
Draw Antlerless Mule Deer - Saskatchewan Residents Only, two licence option
Wildlife Management Zones Open Season Dates Bag Limit
WMZs 1, 2E, 4, 5, 9, 10, 24, 27, 28, 41, 44, 45E, 45W, 46 and 47 archery two
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31 antlerless
Note: Applicants successfully drawn for these WMZs can muzzleloader mule deer
purchase both a 1st antlerless mule deer licence and a 2nd and crossbow
antlerless mule deer licence. Oct. 1 - Oct. 31
rifle
Nov. 10 - Dec. 7
Additional Information
Additional Information
Licence Issuers
A list of licence issuers by community can be found on the ministry's
website at environment.gov.sk.ca/licences.
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Canadian Resident
Draw Seasons
Hunting in wildlife management units (WMUs) and national wildlife areas are allowed when they fall
within a wildlife management zone (WMZ) listed in the following pages as being open for big game
with the exception of Fort à La Corne WMU and the St. Denis National Wildlife Research Area. See
Special Lands Provisions for more information.
Reminder to Hunters
Please check with authorities prior to importing wildlife to your home state
or province. Other jurisdictions may have additional requirements or
restrictions for importing game animals taken in Saskatchewan.
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Canadian Resident Draw Seasons
... Draw White-tailed Deer - Canadian Residents Only
Wildlife Management Zones Open Season Dates Bag Limit
WMZ 56, including Greenwater Lake Provincial Park and Round archery, one white-
Lake Recreation Site, muzzleloader tailed deer,
WMZ 57, including Woody River Recreation Site and crossbow either-sex
WMZ 58 Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
WMZ 59, including Wildcat Hill Provincial Park rifle
WMZs 60, 61 and 62 Nov. 1 - Dec. 2
WMZ 63, including the southern portion of Narrow Hills
Provincial Park
WMZ 64, including Great Blue and the southern portion of
Clarence-Steepbank Lakes provincial parks
WMZ 65, including the northern portion of both Clarence-
Steepbank Lakes and Narrow Hills provincial parks
WMZs 66 and 67
WMZ 68S, including Bronson Forest Recreation Site
WMZ 68N
WMZ 69, including Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Additional Information
Regular Seasons
Hunting in wildlife management units (WMUs) and national wildlife areas is allowed when they fall
within a wildlife management zone (WMZ) is listed in the following pages as being open for big game
with the exception of Fort à La Corne WMU and the St. Denis National Wildlife Research Area. See
Special Lands Provisions for more information.
When a series of WMZs are listed, it includes all zones within the series (eg. WMZ 1 to 10 includes
zones 1, 2E, 2W, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7E, 7W, 8, 9 and 10).
WMZs 48 to 50, 53 and 55, and Fort à la Corne WMU archery one white-
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31 tailed deer,
muzzleloader either-sex
and crossbow
Oct. 1 - Oct. 31
rifle
Nov. 1 - Dec. 7
WMZs 56 to 69, including Greenwater Lake, Great Blue Heron, archery, one white-
Meadow Lake, Narrow Hills, Wildcat Hill and Clarence- muzzleloader tailed deer,
Steepbank Lakes provincial parks and in Bronson Forest, and crossbow either-sex
Woody River and Round Lake recreation sites Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
rifle
Oct. 1 - Dec. 7
WMZs 70 to 73, in Lac La Ronge Provincial Park and that rifle one white-
portion of Clearwater River Provincial Park located south of 57 Sept. 1 - Dec. 7 tailed deer,
degrees north latitude either-sex
Additional Information
Ÿ No rifle hunting in Saskatoon WMZ and Regina/Moose Jaw WMZ. Shotguns may not be used
during the muzzleloader season.
Ÿ Archery and crossbow hunting only in Prince Albert WMZ.
Ÿ In provincial parks and recreation sites which are open to hunting within WMZs 56 to 73,
white-tailed deer hunting is prohibited until September 10.
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Regular Seasons
Antlerless White-tailed Deer - Saskatchewan Residents Only
Wildlife Management Zones Open Season Dates Bag Limit
Saskatoon WMZ archery and one
crossbow antlerless
Sept. 15 - Dec. 2 white-tailed
muzzleloader deer
Oct. 15 - Dec. 2
shotgun
Nov. 15 - Dec. 2
Additional Information
Ÿ Antlerless white-tailed deer season open in Saskatoon and Prince Albert WMZs only.
Ÿ No rifle hunting in Saskatoon WMZ. Shotguns may not be used during the muzzleloader season.
Ÿ Archery and crossbow hunting only in Prince Albert WMZ.
Ÿ Antlerless white-tailed deer is a doe or 2015 fawn.
Ÿ The head or proof of sex of an antlerless white-tailed deer must accompany the hide and
carcass.
WMZs 70 to 76, including Lac La Ronge, Athabasca Sand Dunes archery, one bull
and Clearwater River provincial parks muzzleloader, moose
crossbow,
shotgun and
rifle
Sept. 1 - Nov. 30
Additional Information
WMZs 50, 53, 55, 60 to 67, 68S and 69, including Great Blue archery, one bull elk
Heron, Narrow Hills, Meadow Lake and Clarence-Steepbank muzzleloader,
Lakes Provincial Parks and Bronson Forest Recreations Site crossbow,
and that portion of WMZ 47 located north of Highway 3 and shotgun and
north of Highway 26 rifle
Sept. 15 - Sept. 30
Additional Information
Ÿ Bull elk is a male elk having an antler at least 15 centimetres in length as measured on the
outside of the curve from the antler from the skull to the tip.
Ÿ An antlerless elk is a cow or a 2015 calf.
Ÿ The antlers of bull elk must accompany the carcass in the bull elk season.
Ÿ In provincial parks and recreation sites open to hunting, elk hunting is prohibited until
September 10.
Ÿ No regular elk hunting in Fort à la Corne WMU.
Additional Information
Ÿ Hunters who are successful in the either-sex mule deer draw cannot purchase an archery mule
deer licence.
Ÿ Hunters are reminded to confirm that their hunting area has an open archery mule deer
season.
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Regular Seasons
Barren-ground Caribou - Saskatchewan Residents of Zone 76 Only
Wildlife Management Zones Open Season Dates Bag Limit
WMZs 76 archery, one either-
muzzleloader, sex
Note: Only residents of WMZ 76 can purchase this licence. crossbow, barren-
shotgun and ground
rifle caribou,
Oct. 15, 2015 - per
April 14, 2016 licence
Additional Information
Ÿ “Resident of WMZ 76” means a Saskatchewan resident who has lived in WMZ 76 for three
months immediately preceding the date of licence purchase.
Ÿ Saskatchewan 1st and 2nd barren-ground caribou licences are only available from the
Ministry of Environment office in Stoney Rapids.
Duck Mountain, Greenwater Lake, Great Blue Heron, Lac La archery, one black
Ronge, Clarence-Steepbank Lakes, Narrow Hills and Meadow muzzleloader, bear, either-
Lake provincial parks, and Bronson Forest, Woody River and crossbow, sex
Round Lake recreation sites shotgun and
rifle
Apr. 15 - May 31
and Sept. 10 -
Oct. 14
Wildcat Hill, Clearwater River and Athabasca Sand Dunes archery, one black
provincial parks and Fort à la Corne WMU muzzleloader, bear, either-
crossbow, sex
shotgun and
rifle
Apr. 15 - June 30
and Sept. 10 -
Oct. 14
Additional Information
Ÿ All non-resident hunters must use the services of a licensed outfitter and possess a guided
black bear licence.
Ÿ Canadian residents have the option of using the services of an outfitter by purchasing a
guided bear licence.
Ÿ No colour dress requirements for archery, crossbow, muzzleloader and shotgun hunters.
Ÿ No hunting of female bears with young of the year cubs at heel.
Ÿ Archery and crossbow hunting only in Prince Albert WMZ.
WMZs 67, 68S and 68N including Bronson Forest Recreation archery, one white-
Site muzzleloader tailed
and deer,
crossbow either-sex
Sept. 1 - Oct. 31
rifle
Nov. 1 - Dec. 7
WMZs 70 to 73, including Lac La Ronge Provincial Park and that rifle one white-
portion of Clearwater River Provincial Park located south of 57 Sept. 1 - Dec. 7 tailed
degrees north latitude deer,
either-sex
Additional Information
Ÿ In provincial parks and recreation sites which are open to hunting, white-tailed deer hunting is
prohibited until September 10.
Ÿ Non-residents of Canada must use the services of a licensed outfitter while hunting
white-tailed deer.
Ÿ Canadian residents who were not successful in the white-tailed deer draw can hunt
white-tailed deer by using the services of an outfitter and possessing a guided white-tailed
deer licence.
Ÿ Guided white-tailed deer archery, muzzleloader, crossbow, shotgun and rifle seasons are in
place in portions of some forest fringe WMZs. For additional information contact a Ministry of
Environment office.
Guided Hunts
For a list of outfitters offering guided hunts, contact:
Saskatchewan Outfitters Association
Box 572 Station Main Saskatoon, SK S7K 3L6
phone: 306-668-1388; fax: 306-668-1353; email: soa@sasktel.net
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Sharp-tailed Grouse
North Game Bird District Sept. 15 - Dec. 7 Daily limit: 2 Possession limit: 4
Ruffed Grouse
North and *South Game Bird Districts Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Daily limit: 10 Possession limit: 20
Spruce Grouse
North Game Bird District Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Daily limit: 10 Possession limit: 20
Ruffed Grouse
North Game Bird District Sept. 15 - Dec. 7 Daily limit: 10 Possession limit: 20
Spruce Grouse
North Game Bird District Sept. 15 - Dec. 7 Daily limit: 10 Possession limit: 20
Additional Information
White Geese (white and blue phase snow geese and Ross' geese)
North and South Game Bird Districts Sept. 1 - Dec. 16 Daily limit: 20
Possession limit:
No possession limit
Sandhill Cranes
North and South Game Bird Districts Sept. 1 - Dec. 16 Daily limit: 5
Note: Sandhill Crane hunting is Possession limit: 15
prohibited in Last Mountain Lake
National Wildlife Area.
Ducks
North and South Game Bird Districts Sept. 1 - Dec. 16 Daily limit: 8 (only 4 may be
pintails)
Possession limit: three times daily
limit
Additional Information
Ÿ See the Upland Game Bird section for the definition of the North and South Game Bird
District.
Ÿ Before October 15, hunting for dark geese is restricted to morning only (one-half hour before
sunrise to 12:00 noon) in the South Game Bird District and WMZs 43, 47 to 50, 52 to 59 and 67
to 69.
Ÿ White geese may be hunted all day (one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset)
in both the South and North Game Bird District.
Ÿ Electronic calls using white goose vocalization (snow and/or Ross' goose) may be used to hunt
white geese with no restrictions on the type or colour of the decoys used.
Ÿ In Last Mountain Lake and Stalwart national wildlife areas all waterfowl hunting is prohibited
until September 20.
Ÿ Prince Albert WMZ is closed to all game bird hunting.
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White Geese (white and blue phase snow geese and Ross' geese)
North and South Game Bird Districts Sept. 1 - Dec. 16 Daily limit: 20
Possession limit:
No possession limit
Sandhill Cranes
North and South Game Bird Districts Sept. 1 - Dec. 16 Daily limit: 5
Note: Sandhill Crane hunting is prohibited Possession limit: 15
in Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife
Area.
Ducks
North and South Game Bird Districts Sept. 1 - Dec. 16 Daily limit: 8 (only 4 may be
pintails)
Possession limit: three times daily
limit
Additional Information
Ÿ See the Upland Game Bird section for the definition of the North and South Game Bird
District.
Ÿ Before October 15, hunting for dark geese is restricted to morning only (one-half hour before
sunrise to 12:00 noon) in the South Game Bird District and WMZs 43, 47 to 50 and 52 to 59 and
67 to 69.
Ÿ White geese may be hunted all day (one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset)
in both the South and North Game Bird District.
Ÿ Electronic calls using white goose vocalization (snow and/or Ross' goose) may be used to hunt
white geese with no restrictions on the type or colour of the decoys used.
Ÿ In Last Mountain Lake and Stalwart national wildlife areas all waterfowl hunting is prohibited
until September 20.
Ÿ Prince Albert Wildlife Management Zone is closed to all game bird hunting.
Waterfowl Hunters
All day hunting for dark geese begins October 15.
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Non-toxic Shot
The use of non-toxic shot is required for 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-nickel-copper shot,
tungsten-matrix shot, tungsten-nickel-iron shot or tungsten-polymer shot.
Additional Information
Ÿ Hunters are required to have a 2015 Federal Migratory Game Bird Permit and stamp in their
possession while hunting white geese.
Ÿ Provincial game bird licence or habitat certificates are not required.
Ÿ White geese including Ross' geese may be hunted all day (one-half hour before sunrise to
one-half hour after sunset) in both the game bird districts.
Whooping Cranes
Whooping Cranes are protected. If you observe one, call the
Whooping Crane Hotline at 306-975-5595 or contact your nearest
ministry office.
Arctic Fox Oct. 15, 2015 - Mar. 15, 2016 Province wide
Badger Nov. 1, 2015 - Apr. 15, 2016 Province wide
Bear Sept. 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016 Fur Conservation Areas only
Beaver Oct. 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016 Fur Conservation Areas only
Oct. 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016 Except In RMs with an open season bylaw
Summary of Trapping
Regulations and Information
General Information Corne WMU (portions of WMZ 40,
The province is divided into two 42W, 43, 45W, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52,
trapping areas: 53, 55, 68N and all of WMZs 56 to
Northern Fur Conservation Blocks 76). For additional information
Ÿ constitutes all Crown non-leased contact a Ministry of Environment
lands north of Highways 3, 35 and office.
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Provincial Forest in central and community-based Fur Conservation
northern Saskatchewan, Duck Areas, which are managed by
Mountain and Greenwater Lake individual trappers through an
provincial parks and Fort à La orderly membership system.
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Ÿ Eligible trappers holding a valid fur Ÿ purchase pelts or fur animals from
conservation area fur licence or a a licensed trapper or fur dealer
Saskatchewan resident youth fur without a permit (contact your
licence, may only trap in the Fur local conservation officer for
Conservation Area(s) in which they further information).
are a member. Ÿ send or take fur out of the province
Ÿ Trapping in a Fur Conservation without obtaining an export permit.
Area is by application only through Ÿ use a foot-hold trap on land for the
Ministry of Environment offices. restraint of any fur animal unless
South Saskatchewan Open Trapping the trap has been set to kill the fur
Area animal (i.e. quick-kill trap) or has
Ÿ constitutes leased or private land been modified to improve
primarily in that portion of humaneness.
Saskatchewan south of the Ÿ use or set a body-gripping trap that
provincial forest boundary (all is not a certified trap for beaver,
leased or private lands within marten, fisher, muskrat or raccoon.
WMZs 1 to 55 and 68N). Ÿ use foot-hold traps for beaver,
Ÿ Eligible trappers holding a valid muskrat, otter or mink unless the
south Saskatchewan fur licence, or trap is set so the animal drowns
Saskatchewan resident youth fur when caught.
licence may trap anywhere in the Ÿ use foot-hold traps with an inside
South Saskatchewan Open Trapping jaw opening more than 24
Area provided they have obtained centimetres (9.5 inches).
right-of-access from the landowner Ÿ trap bears except with mechanically
(if private land), or occupant activated foot snares or “culvert
(lessee), or controlling government cage” live traps.
agency (if Crown land, AAFC/PFRA Ÿ use traps with serrated jaws or
Community Pastures, Rural teeth to take furbearing animals.
Municipality right-of-ways, etc.) Ÿ use hooks or sharp devices to snag
Trapping regulations or spear furbearing animals.
It is a violation to: Ÿ use neck snares without a special
Ÿ hold a fur licence unless that permit except to take beaver under
person has previously held a fur the ice or to take squirrels and
licence or successfully completed a rabbits.
recognized trapping course or Ÿ use power snares (steel, spring-
examination and a firearm activated power neck snares)
safety/hunter education course. without a special permit.
Ÿ take furbearing animals without a Ÿ tamper or interfere with legally
fur licence except beaver (in select placed traps unless authorized do
rural municipalities) coyotes, so.
rabbits, raccoons and skunks. Ÿ trap on any land without
These species may be hunted year permission of the landowner or
round without a licence by occupant.
Saskatchewan residents in WMZs 1 Ÿ fail to check traps or snares within
to 55 (outside of the Fur one day when set within five
Conservation Blocks). kilometres of urban limits, three
Ÿ hold or apply for a fur licence while days when set on other lands in the
suspended. southern zones and five days when
Ÿ sell any furs without possessing a set on lands within the Fur
valid fur licence or fur dealer’s Conservation Block.
licence.
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Trapper Education
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 recognized trapping education courses.
Ministry of Environment:
Phone: 306-933-5767
Website: environment.gov.sk.ca/trapping
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Sunrise/Sunset Times
No hunting of wildlife permitted between one-half hour after sunset and one-
half 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.
Times were captured at 52.000 Latitude, 106.000 Logitude near Colonsay, SK
To check times in your local area, visit sunrisesunset.com
Hunters can create and print their own maps (complete with WMZ
boundaries) under 'maps' at environment.gov.sk.ca.
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Options for securing seal (string, Cut out the year, month and day
plastic tie, twist tie, wire etc.). of harvest on each seal.
Fold seal and insert the tie through Secure appropriate seal to hide, meat
both holes. and antler or head of the animal.
Planning to burn
debris this fall?
Did you know that wind is a big factor
when lighting an open fire?
Have a Question?
Call 1-800-567-4224 (in North America)
or email centre.inquiry@gov.sk.ca
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 - Moose Jaw 306-692-8812
Canadian Firearms Centre 1-800-731-4000
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Denver, Colorado) 303-236-7540
S.A.F.E. - Saskatchewan Association of Firearm Education 306-352-6730
saskhuntered.ca
Bow Hunter Education Information saskbowhunters.ca
Ministry of Environment Inquiry Line 1-800-567-4224
Nature Conservancy of Canada (Regina) 306-347-0447
Ducks Unlimited Canada (Regina) 306-569-0424
Biologists
Barren-ground caribou and woodland caribou (La Ronge) 306-425-4237
Moose and bison (Meadow Lake) 306-236-9819
White-tailed and mule deer (Saskatoon) 306-229-3279
Pronghorn (Swift Current) 306-778-8522
Elk (Prince Albert) 306-953-2695
Game birds (Saskatoon) 306-933-5304
Black bears and furbearers (Saskatoon) 306-933-5767
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.
Report hunting violations
Did you know that Saskatchewan’s Turn In Poachers
(TIP) program receives more than 1,000 calls annually?
Contact our 24-hour TIP service if you notice someone hunting illegally
and wasting game.
All calls are confidential - you do not have to give your name.
Callers who provide information leading to a conviction could be
eligible for a reward of up to $2000.