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| B.C. Reg. 190/84 O.C. 1109/84 | Deposited June 15, 1984 |
[Last amended July 1, 2022 by B.C. Reg. 157/2022]
Region 8 — Okanagan
Part 1 — Open Seasons and Bag Limits
[en. B.C. Reg. 163/2008, App. 5, s. 20; am. B.C. Regs. 143/2009, App. 4, s. 32; 175/2010, App. 2, s. 40; 301/2010, App. 2, s. 22; 80/2012, App. 2, s. 25; 72/2014, App. 2, s. 21; 130/2016, App. 2, s. 25; 66/2018, App. 1, s. 8; 115/2018, App. 2, s. 23; 169/2020, App. 3, s. 23; 112/2021, App. 1, s. 3; 157/2022, App. 5, s. 16.]
* Season bag limits for big game and small game; daily bag limits for upland birds.
** See Part 2.
*** See Part 3.
| Item | Species | Management Units | Open Season | Bag Limit |
| 1 | MULE (Black-tailed) DEER Bucks (4 pt. or better) | 8-1 to 8-11, 8-21 to 8-26 | Sept. 10 to Sept. 30 | 1*** |
| 2 | MULE (Black-tailed) DEER Bucks | 8-1 to 8-11, 8-21 to 8-26 | Oct. 1 to Oct. 31 | 1*** |
| 3 | MULE (Black-tailed) DEER Bucks (4 pt. or better) | 8-1 to 8-11, 8-21 to 8-26 | Nov. 1 to Nov. 10 | 1*** |
| 4 | MULE (Black-tailed) DEER Bucks (4 pt. or better) | 8-12 to 8-15 | Sept. 10 to Nov. 10 | 1*** |
| 5 | MULE (Black-tailed) DEER Bucks (youth season) | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26** | Sept. 1 to Sept. 30 | 1*** |
| 6 | Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 66/2018, App. 1, s. 8.] | |||
| 7 | WHITE-TAILED DEER Bucks | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26** | Sept. 1 to Sept. 9 | 1*** |
| 8 | WHITE-TAILED DEER Bucks | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Sept. 10 to Nov. 30 | 1*** |
| 9 | WHITE-TAILED DEER Antlerless | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Oct. 10 to Oct. 31 | 1*** |
| 9.1 | WHITE-TAILED DEER Antlerless | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26** | Nov. 1 to Nov. 30 | 1*** |
| 10 | MOOSE Bulls | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26** | Nov. 1 to Nov. 15 | 1 |
| 11 | ELK Bulls (6 pt. or better) | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26** | Sept. 1 to Oct. 20 | 1 |
| 12 | Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 80/2012, App. 2, s. 25 (b).] | |||
| 14 | BLACK BEAR | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Apr. 1 to June 30 Sept. 1 to Nov. 30 | 2** |
| 15 | COUGAR | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Nov. 15 to Mar. 31 | 1 |
| 15.1 | WOLF | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Sept. 10 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to June 15 | 3 |
| 16 | SKUNK; RACCOON | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Apr. 1 to Mar. 31 | NBL |
| 17 | COYOTE | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Sept. 1 to June 30 | NBL |
| 18 | BOBCAT | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Nov. 15 to Feb. 28 | 1 |
| 19 | LYNX | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Nov. 15 to Feb. 28 | 1*** |
| 20 | SNOWSHOE HARE | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Apr. 1 to Apr. 30 Aug. 1 to Mar. 31 | 10 per day |
| 21 | BLUE (Dusky) GROUSE; SPRUCE (Franklin) GROUSE; RUFFED GROUSE | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Sept. 10 to Nov. 30 | 5(15)*** |
| 22 | PHEASANT Cocks | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 | 2(6) |
| 23 | QUAIL | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 | 10(30) |
| 24 | GRAY PARTRIDGE (HUNGARIAN) | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 | 3(9) |
| 25 | CHUKAR PARTRIDGE | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 | 5(15) |
| 26 | DUCKS | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Sept. 24 to Jan. 5 | 8(24) |
| 27 | COOTS; COMMON SNIPE | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Sept. 24 to Jan. 5 | 10(30) |
| 28 | ROSS'S GEESE; SNOW GEESE; WHITE-FRONTED GEESE | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Sept. 24 to Jan. 5 | 5(15) |
| 29 | CANADA GEESE; CACKLING GEESE | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Sept. 20 to Nov. 28 Dec. 20 to Jan. 5 Feb. 21 to Mar. 10 | 10(30) |
| 30 | MOURNING DOVES; EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES | 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Sept. 1 to Sept. 30 | 5(15) |
| 31 | TURKEY (BEARDED) | 8-1, 8-9, 8-10, 8-12, 8-14, 8-15, 8-22, 8-26** | Apr. 15 to May 15 | 1*** |
| 32 | TURKEY (ANY BIRD) | 8-1, 8-9 | Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 | 1*** |
| 33 | TURKEY (ANY BIRD) | 8-10, 8-12, 8-14, 8-15, 8-22, 8-26 | Oct. 1 to Oct. 15 | 1*** |
Part 2 — Restrictions on Open Seasons
1 (1) The open season for hunting with a bow only for mule (black-tailed) deer bucks and white-tailed deer bucks in M.U.s 8-1 to 8-15 and 8-21 to 8-26 is September 1 to September 9.
(2) The open season for hunting with a bow only for white-tailed deer (either sex) in M.U.s 8-1 to 8-15 and 8-21 to 8-26 is December 1 to December 20.
(3) to (6) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 180/96, s. 59 (b).]
(7)-(10) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 212/93, s. 52.]
(11) A person commits an offence if the person kills a mule (black-tailed) deer buck during the following open seasons unless the buck has at least 4 points on one antler, not including the brow tine:
(a) in M.U.s 8-1 to 8-11 and 8-21 to 8-26 during the periods September 10 to September 30 and November 1 to November 10;
(b) in M.U.s 8-12 to 8-15 during the period September 10 to November 10.
(12) It is a condition of a hunting licence that, unless the holder is less than 18 years of age, that holder not hunt
(a) white-tailed deer bucks in M.U.s 8-1 to 8-15 and 8-21 to 8-26 during the period September 1 to September 9, excepting bow only seasons,
(b) mule (black-tailed) deer bucks with fewer than 4 points on both antlers, not including the brow tine, in M.U.s 8-1 to 8-15 and 8-21 to 8-26 during the period September 1 to September 30, or
(c) antlerless white-tailed deer in M.U.s 8-1 to 8-15 and 8-21 to 8-26 during the period November 1 to November 30.
(13) A person commits an offence if the person kills a mule (black-tailed) deer buck and does not, while returning from hunting, keep the antlers of the deer and the species licence under which the deer was killed, together and available for inspection by an officer.
[am. B.C. Regs. 205/85, s. 21 (a); 173/86, s. 38; 190/87, Sch. s. 60; 177/89, ss. 74 and 75; 184/90, s. 27; 203/91, s. 56; 225/92, s. 46; 212/93, s. 52; 288/95, ss. 46 and 47; 180/96, s. 59; 226/98, s. 23 (a); 195/99, s. 30 (a); 216/2000, s. 32 (a); 168/2001, s. 25; 190/2002, s. 22 (a); 269/2003, s. 23; 152/2006, s. 24 (a); 168/2007, s. 23 (a); 159/2008, s. 2 (h); 175/2010, App. 2, s. 41; 301/2010, App. 2, s. 23; 80/2012, App. 2, s. 26; 130/2016, App. 2, s. 26 (a); 66/2018, App. 1, s. 9; 30/2020, Sch. 1, s. 9.]
2 (1) For the purpose of section 26 (1) (c) of the Act, there is no open season for bull elk in Region 8 — Okanagan, unless the bull elk has at least one branched antler with at least 6 tines (points), except as authorized by the Limited Entry Hunting Regulation (B.C. Reg. 134/93).
(2) A person commits an offence if the person kills a bull elk in Region 8 — Okanagan and does not, while returning home, keep together and available for inspection by an officer, the antlers of the elk and the species licence under which the elk was killed.
(3) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 216/2000, s. 32 (b).]
(4) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 180/96, s. 60 (b).]
[am. B.C. Regs. 173/86, s. 39; 190/87, Sch. ss. 61, 62; 177/89, s. 76; 225/92, s. 47; 376/92, s. 9; 212/93, s. 53; 180/96, s. 60; 226/98, s. 23 (b); 195/99, s. 30 (b); 216/2000, s. 32 (b); 74/2017, App. 3, s. 12; 119/2022, App. 1, s. 14.]
8 (1) Except as permitted under the Limited Entry Hunting Regulation (B.C. Reg. 134/93), for the purpose of section 26 (1) (c) of the Act, there is no open season for bull moose in Region 8 unless the bull moose has no more than two tines (points) on one antler.
(2) A person commits an offence where the person kills a bull moose as described in subsection (1) and does not, while returning from hunting, keep the antlers of the moose and the species licence under which the moose was killed, together and available for inspection by an officer.
[en. B.C. Reg. 212/93, s. 55; am. B.C. Regs. 288/95, s. 48; 226/98, s. 23 (c); 216/2000, s. 32 (d); 74/2017, App. 3, s. 12.]
10 (1) In M.U.s 8-1 to 8-15 and 8-21 to 8-26, the open seasons for ducks, snow geese, Ross's geese, white-fronted geese, Canada geese and cackling geese is the first two-day weekend in September.
(2) The open season set out in subsection (1) is restricted to persons under 18 years of age.
[en. B.C. Reg. 168/2001, s. 25; am. B.C. Regs. 291/2004, s. 23 (a); 222/2005, s. 24; 152/22006, s. 24 (b); 168/2007, s. 23 (b); 159/2008, s. 2 (h); 163/2008, App. 5, s. 21.]
11 (1) The open season for hunting blue, spruce (Franklin) and ruffed grouse with a bow only in M.U.s 8-1 to 8-15 and 8-21 to 8-26 is December 1 to December 10.
(2) The open season for hunting blue (Dusky) grouse, spruce (Franklin) grouse and ruffed grouse in M.U.s 8-1 to 8-15 and 8-21 to 8-26 from September 1 to September 9 is restricted to persons who are less than 18 years of age.
[en. B.C. Reg. 190/2002, s. 22 (b); am. B.C. Reg. 72/2014, App. 2, s. 22.]
13 Despite Part 1 of Schedule 8, a person may hunt black bear on private property in M.U.s 8-01 to 8-26 from August 1 to August 31.
[en. B.C. Reg. 291/2004, s. 23 (c).]
14 (1) The open season for hunting with a bow only for bull elk that have at least one branched antler with at least 6 tines (points) in M.U.s 8-1 to 8-15 and 8-21 to 8-26 is September 1 to September 9.
(2) Section 2 (2) applies for the purpose of subsection (1) of this section.
[en. B.C. Reg. 72/2014, App. 2, s. 23.]
14.1 A person commits an offence if the person kills a bearded turkey in M.U.s 8-1, 8-9, 8-10, 8-12, 8-14, 8-15, 8-22 and 8-26 during the open season from April 15 to May 15 and does not, while returning from the hunt, keep the beard of the turkey available for inspection by an officer.
[en. B.C. Reg. 157/2022, App. 5, s. 17.]
Part 3 — Bag Limits and Possession Limits
1 (1) The aggregate bag limit for deer is 3.
(2) The bag limit for white-tailed deer is 2, only 1 of which may be a buck.
(3) The bag limit for mule deer is one.
(4) Both deer may be antlerless, but only one antlerless deer of each species may be taken.
[en. B.C. Reg. 195/99, s. 31 (a); am. B.C. Reg. 130/2016, App. 2, s. 27.]
2 The daily aggregate bag limit for blue, spruce (Franklin) and ruffed grouse is 5.
[am. B.C. Reg. 190/87, Sch. s. 64.]
7 (1) The aggregate season bag limit for turkey is 2 in one licence year.
(2)-(3) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 175/2010, App. 2, s. 42.]
[en. B.C. Reg. 222/2005, s. 25 (b); am. B.C. Reg. 175/2010, App. 2, s. 42.]
[en. B.C. Reg. 77/2010, App. 1, s. 2; am. B.C. Regs. 175/2010, App. 2, s. 43; 301/2010, App. 2, s. 24; 80/2012, App. 2, s. 27; 72/2014, App. 2, s. 24; 130/2016, App. 2, s. 28; 66/2018, App. 1, s. 10; 115/2018, App. 2, s. 24; 43/2019, App. s. 3; 84/2020, App. 1, s. 10; 169/2020, App. 3, s. 24; 119/2022, App. 1, s. 15; 157/2022, App. 5, s. 18.]
Maps
2010 Elk GOS Zone A of 7-20
2010 Elk GOS Zone A of 7-42
2010 Elk GOS Zone B of 7-42
2010 Mountain Goat GOS Zone A of 4-30
2010 Mountain Goat GOS Zone D of 6-20
2010 Mountain Sheep GOS Zone E of 6-25
2010 Mule Deer GOS Zone A of 2-11
2012 Mountain Goat GOS Zone A of 6-09
2016 Moose GOS Zone A of 6-19
2018 Chilcotin Mountain Goat Closed Area
2019 Caribou Zone A of 6-18
2019 Caribou Zone A of 7-39 and 7-40
2020 Bison GOS Zone E of 7-42
2020 Bison GOS Zone F of 7-57, 7-58
2020 Black Bear Korich/Kainet/Culpepper Lagoon/Salmon Bay
2020 Blanchet Mountain Mountain Goat Closed Season
2020 Driftwood Mountain Mountain Goat Closed Season
2020 GOS Mountain Goat Closed Area Zone A of 7-51
2020 GOS Mountain Goat Closed Area Zone A of 7-54
2020 Mitchell Mountain Mountain Goat Closed Season
2020 Moose GOS Zone A of 6-21
2020 Moose GOS Zone A of 6-25
2020 Moose GOS Zone A of 6-28, 6-29
2022 Black Bear MU 5-9 Closed Season
2022 Black Bear MUs 6-3 and 6-11 Closed Season
2022 Moose 7-31 Closed Season
2022 Moose 7-51 Closed Season
2022 Mountain Sheep GOS Zone C of 3-17
2022 M.U. 7-52 Moose Compulsory Inspection
2022 M.U. 7-52 Moose Compulsory Reporting
2022 Sharp-Tailed Grouse 5-14 Closed Season
NOTE: Maps are exempt from publication and may be inspected at the offices of the Fish and Wildlife Branch, Ministry of Forests, 2975 Jutland Road, PO Box 9374 Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, B.C. V8T 5J9, during regular office hours.
[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Wildlife Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 488, ss. 108 and 109.]
Contents | Sections 1 to 19 | Schedule 1 | Schedule 2 | Schedule 3 | Schedule 4 | Schedule 5 | Schedule 6 | Schedule 7 | Schedule 8 and 9
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