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2011/2012 Caribou Hunting Guidelines
Posted 13 January 2012, 11:54 am AST
2011/2012 HARVESTING PLAN & GUIDELINES: SUMMARY
1. As of January 9, 2012, caribou hunting tags will be issued, without cost to NunatuKavut members based on family subsistence needs, up to a maximum of two caribou per household. These guidelines do not cover transferals of caribou meat or hunting privileges to individuals who are not members of the NunatuKavut Community Council (hereinafter referred to as NCC)
2. Hunters are authorized to hunt for and use one NCC issued tag for NCC members of another household who are unable to hunt themselves. Both the tag recipients and the appointed hunters must sign for the tags, and hunters must present their membership Photo ID card.
3. NCC Caribou tags are strictly for food purposes for members of the NCC. No commercial or guided sport hunting is to be carried out under these NCC Guidelines.
4. Any member issued tags is required to report the particulars of the hunt. Reporting will be facilitated by a Caribou Hunt Return to be provided to all hunters, and can be returned by mail or fax, or dropped off at the NCC office in Goose Bay. All returns must be received by the NCC
office no later than June 1st , 2012 in order to receive tags for the next season.
5. All caribou taken in the hunt shall have a tag affixed to one leg of each animal from the time the animal is killed to the point it is processed for domestic consumption. Unused tags are to be returned to the NCC office.
6. All hunters are hunting under these guidelines at their own discretion, the NCC can and will provide moral support and advice to hunters that may incur charges from the province, but cannot guarantee financial or legal support in such circumstances. However, all NCC hunters are encouraged to hunt under these guidelines and excerise their aboriginal rights as granted under the constitution of Canada.
INTERIM CONSERVATION AND SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR NCC HUNTERS
7. Hunters should hunt and kill only barren-land caribou from the George River herd. Hunters must refrain from harvesting Woodland Caribou from threatened herds such as: Red Wine population, Lac Joseph population and Mealy Mountain population. These measures are a reflection of conservation concerns from within the membership.
8. Hunters should hunt and kill only in the areas deemed appropriate by the NCC which are consistent with zone openings.
9. Hunters should not hunt any wildlife with a cross bow and arrows, or an arrow tipped with poison or a drug, or equipped with barbed or explosive arrowheads.
10. Dogs should not be used as a part of the caribou hunt. However use of dog teams for travelling purposes is supported.
11. Any person who kills, cripples or wounds any game animal should make all reasonable efforts to retrieve that animal.
12. No hunter should chase caribou with or hunt from any aircraft, motor vehicle, boat, snow-machine or all-terrain vehicle of any type.
13. Respecting safety we recommend that hunters follow the federal and provincial guidelines for firearms and ammunition. Specifically:
i. Firearms must be cased or securely wrapped and tied if there is intent to carry, transport or possess firearms or ammunition in a closed zone while traveling to a hunting area.
ii. No pump or auto-loading shotgun should be utilized in the NCC hunt unless it is plugged or altered so that it cannot carry any more than a total of three shells in the magazine and chamber combined; or to hunt with any fully automatic rifle. (Semi-automatic or auto-loading rifles may be used.)
iii. It is recommended to not carry, transport or possess a loaded firearm in or on, or discharge a firearm from, any aircraft, motor vehicle, snow machine, or all-terrain vehicle. NOTE: a firearm is considered to be loaded if there is a live shell or cartridge in the chamber or magazine and the magazine is attached to the firearm in its usual position.
iv. No hunter should discharge a firearm from or across any railway bed,
highway, public or private road.
v. It is not recommended to use or possess, in any area frequented by wildlife, any ammunition that has been cut, ringed or altered in any way.
vi. It is not recommended to discharge a firearm within 1,000 meters of a school, playground, athletic field or a commercial wood operation or within300 meters of a dwelling.
14. Hunting must be conducted within the guidelines established by the NunatuKavut Community Council. Any violation to these guidelines will be assessed by the NCC Harvesting Compliance Committee and violators will be banned from the NCC Caribou Harvest for a period of time determined by the committee.
15. Hunters must have their membership photo ID cards in their possession at all times.
16. If you are approached by a Wildlife Enforcement Officer, hunters must identify themselves as a NCC member, show their NCC identification card, and state that they are exercising their aboriginal right to hunt under the guidelines of the NunatuKavut Community Council.
17. Members should dispose of the remains of their hunt in an appropriate fashion with all due consideration for health and the environment. We recommend that remains are left an adequate distance from the Trans Labrador Highway.
18. Hunters are recommended to follow traditional safety practices and safety guidelines as set out by Federal and Provincial regulation, until such time as the NCC can iterate its own guidelines.
19. In the spirit of conservation, NCC members obtaining a license and tags under these guidelines, are asked to not obtain an additional license from another source.
These guidelines have been updated as of January 9th , 2011, by the NunatuKavut Community Council. Further community consultations and negotiations could result in new guidelines or amendments to existing guidelines. The caribou return system will be used to estimate populations for the purposes of conservation and wildlife management in the interests of the membership and the environment.
1. As of January 9, 2012, caribou hunting tags will be issued, without cost to NunatuKavut members based on family subsistence needs, up to a maximum of two caribou per household. These guidelines do not cover transferals of caribou meat or hunting privileges to individuals who are not members of the NunatuKavut Community Council (hereinafter referred to as NCC)
2. Hunters are authorized to hunt for and use one NCC issued tag for NCC members of another household who are unable to hunt themselves. Both the tag recipients and the appointed hunters must sign for the tags, and hunters must present their membership Photo ID card.
3. NCC Caribou tags are strictly for food purposes for members of the NCC. No commercial or guided sport hunting is to be carried out under these NCC Guidelines.
4. Any member issued tags is required to report the particulars of the hunt. Reporting will be facilitated by a Caribou Hunt Return to be provided to all hunters, and can be returned by mail or fax, or dropped off at the NCC office in Goose Bay. All returns must be received by the NCC
office no later than June 1st , 2012 in order to receive tags for the next season.
5. All caribou taken in the hunt shall have a tag affixed to one leg of each animal from the time the animal is killed to the point it is processed for domestic consumption. Unused tags are to be returned to the NCC office.
6. All hunters are hunting under these guidelines at their own discretion, the NCC can and will provide moral support and advice to hunters that may incur charges from the province, but cannot guarantee financial or legal support in such circumstances. However, all NCC hunters are encouraged to hunt under these guidelines and excerise their aboriginal rights as granted under the constitution of Canada.
INTERIM CONSERVATION AND SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR NCC HUNTERS
7. Hunters should hunt and kill only barren-land caribou from the George River herd. Hunters must refrain from harvesting Woodland Caribou from threatened herds such as: Red Wine population, Lac Joseph population and Mealy Mountain population. These measures are a reflection of conservation concerns from within the membership.
8. Hunters should hunt and kill only in the areas deemed appropriate by the NCC which are consistent with zone openings.
9. Hunters should not hunt any wildlife with a cross bow and arrows, or an arrow tipped with poison or a drug, or equipped with barbed or explosive arrowheads.
10. Dogs should not be used as a part of the caribou hunt. However use of dog teams for travelling purposes is supported.
11. Any person who kills, cripples or wounds any game animal should make all reasonable efforts to retrieve that animal.
12. No hunter should chase caribou with or hunt from any aircraft, motor vehicle, boat, snow-machine or all-terrain vehicle of any type.
13. Respecting safety we recommend that hunters follow the federal and provincial guidelines for firearms and ammunition. Specifically:
i. Firearms must be cased or securely wrapped and tied if there is intent to carry, transport or possess firearms or ammunition in a closed zone while traveling to a hunting area.
ii. No pump or auto-loading shotgun should be utilized in the NCC hunt unless it is plugged or altered so that it cannot carry any more than a total of three shells in the magazine and chamber combined; or to hunt with any fully automatic rifle. (Semi-automatic or auto-loading rifles may be used.)
iii. It is recommended to not carry, transport or possess a loaded firearm in or on, or discharge a firearm from, any aircraft, motor vehicle, snow machine, or all-terrain vehicle. NOTE: a firearm is considered to be loaded if there is a live shell or cartridge in the chamber or magazine and the magazine is attached to the firearm in its usual position.
iv. No hunter should discharge a firearm from or across any railway bed,
highway, public or private road.
v. It is not recommended to use or possess, in any area frequented by wildlife, any ammunition that has been cut, ringed or altered in any way.
vi. It is not recommended to discharge a firearm within 1,000 meters of a school, playground, athletic field or a commercial wood operation or within300 meters of a dwelling.
14. Hunting must be conducted within the guidelines established by the NunatuKavut Community Council. Any violation to these guidelines will be assessed by the NCC Harvesting Compliance Committee and violators will be banned from the NCC Caribou Harvest for a period of time determined by the committee.
15. Hunters must have their membership photo ID cards in their possession at all times.
16. If you are approached by a Wildlife Enforcement Officer, hunters must identify themselves as a NCC member, show their NCC identification card, and state that they are exercising their aboriginal right to hunt under the guidelines of the NunatuKavut Community Council.
17. Members should dispose of the remains of their hunt in an appropriate fashion with all due consideration for health and the environment. We recommend that remains are left an adequate distance from the Trans Labrador Highway.
18. Hunters are recommended to follow traditional safety practices and safety guidelines as set out by Federal and Provincial regulation, until such time as the NCC can iterate its own guidelines.
19. In the spirit of conservation, NCC members obtaining a license and tags under these guidelines, are asked to not obtain an additional license from another source.
These guidelines have been updated as of January 9th , 2011, by the NunatuKavut Community Council. Further community consultations and negotiations could result in new guidelines or amendments to existing guidelines. The caribou return system will be used to estimate populations for the purposes of conservation and wildlife management in the interests of the membership and the environment.