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The Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis is a summary of the B.C. hunting and trapping regulations made under the Wildlife Act, prepared for the convenience of hunters and trappers.
The Regulations Synopsis:
The 2022-2024 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Synopsis is effective from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024.
Corrections and updates: Changes to regulations in 2022/23 or 2023/24 are updated in the online version of the synopsis and specific details are listed on the Hunting and Trapping Regulation Synopsis Corrections and Updates page.
The Province is divided into nine administrative regions, having a total of 225 management units (MU) for the purpose of game management. Each unit is identified by number and is shown with its boundaries delineated in black dashed lines on the following maps:
The following maps represent some of the areas where portions of a management unit are open/closed during the General Open Season or areas where hunting/shooting is restricted or prohibited. Not all maps within the Hunting and Trapping Regulations synopsis are include here. Refer to the current Hunting & Trapping Regulations Synopsis for more details and other boundary information including, but not limited to:
Road data is not up-to-date and roads depicted may not exist. New roads from 1995 onwards may not be shown on maps. The following maps are poster size maps and will not be legible if printed on standard 8.5x11 inch paper. You will be able to zoom in and take note of boundary details.
Note: Visit motor vehicle prohibitions for information and detailed maps regarding areas where vehicle use is restricted.
Region 1: Vancouver Island
Special Antlerless Mule Deer:
Adult hunters are only permitted to hunt antlerless deer in the designated Special Antlerless Mule Deer areas within these management units:
Special Antlerless Mule Deer areas are "Bow" or "Firearms Using Shot" only. The maps below are more detailed to help supplement those provided in the Regulations Synopsis:
No hunting/shooting areas
Region 2: Lower Mainland
Region 3: Thompson
Mountain Sheep:
No hunting/shooting areas
Region 4: Kootenay
Region 5: Cariboo
Region 6: Skeena
These maps are geo-referenced pdf's that can be downloaded to electronic devices with mapping programs such as Avenza maps. This will allow users to see where they are in relation to the boundaries of the zones.
All Species:
Black Bear:
Moose:
Region 7A: Omineca
Caribou:
Mountain Goat:
Region 7B: Peace
Muskwa-Kechika Access Management Area (PDF, 3.2MB)
Bison:
Moose:
Mountain Goat:
Region 8: Okanagan
No hunting/shooting areas
A Fraser Valley Special Area Hunting Licence is required to hunt anywhere within provincial Management Unit 2-4 and parts of Management Unit 2-8 within Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Mission and Coquitlam.
For information on hunting in provincial parks, visit BC Parks' fishing and hunting guide. To see if the park you are planning to visit allows hunting, check the park’s webpage.
For more information on trapping, visit Trapping in B.C.