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Newfoundland
and Labrador
Open Season Small Game Hunting and Snaring (Filed Under the
authority of sections 73, 80, 92 and 114 of the Wild Life Regulations and the
Wild Life Act, I make the following Order. Dated
at
ORDER Analysis 1. Short
title 2. Areas
defined 3. Open
season, hunting and shooting 4. Open
season, snaring 5. Hunting,
shooting, and snaring prohibited 6. Bag
limits 7. Small
game licence 8. Field
possession limit 9. Prohibition 10. Prohibition 11. Modified
snaring requirements 12. Approved
snaring devices 13. Repeal Schedule Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Open Season Small Game Hunting and Snaring
Order, 2007-2008. Areas defined 2. For the purpose of
the various small game hunting, shooting, and snaring seasons the applicable
areas are defined in the Schedule. Open season,
hunting and shooting 3. The open seasons for hunting, shooting small game shall be (a) for artic hare (i) no open season throughout the province
excluding (ii) for (b) for snowshoe or varying hare (i) October 13, 2007 to February 24, 2008, throughout the province excluding Labrador, the islands adjacent to Labrador, Great Island, Little Bay Islands, and Bell Island in Conception Bay, (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) no open season, (c) for ptarmigan (i) (ii) no open season, Fair Haven Area, (iii) (iv) September 22, 2007 to December 15, 2007 throughout the remainder of the province excluding Labrador, the island adjacent to Labrador, the Avalon/Swift Current Area, the Burin Area, and the Topsails Area, and (v) (d) for ruffed grouse and spruce grouse (i) (ii) (e) for porcupine, Open season, snaring 4. The open season for snaring small game shall be (a) for artic hare (i) no open season throughout the province
excluding (ii) (b) for snowshoe or varying hare (i) (ii) (iii) no open season, (iv) October 13, 2007 to February 24, 2008 through out the province excluding Labrador, the islands adjacent to Labrador, Great Island, Little Bay Islands, Bell Island in Conception Bay, Glover Island in Grand Lake, the Pine Marten Study Area and the Main River Study Area, and (v) (c) for ptarmigan (i) no open season, (ii) October 13, 2007 to February 24, 2008 throughout the province excluding Labrador, the islands adjacent to Labrador, Glover Island in Grand Lake, the Pine Marten Study Area, the Fair Haven Area, the Burin Area and the Main River Study Area, and (iii) (d) for ruffled grouse and spruce grouse (i) no open season , (ii) October 13, 2007 to February 24, 2008 throughout the province excluding Labrador, the islands adjacent to Labrador, Glover Island in Grand Lake, the Pine Marten Study Area and the Main River Study Area, and (iii) Hunting, shooting, and snaring prohibited 5. Notwithstanding the open seasons described in
sections 3 and 4 all small game hunting, shooting, and snaring is prohibited on
the following islands: (a) Kelly's
(b) Bag limits 6. (1)
The bag limits shall be (a) for
the province, excluding (i) arctic hare, not applicable, no open season, (ii) snowshoe or varying hare, a possession limit of 40 rabbits, (iii) ptarmigan (A) a daily limit of 12 birds and field possession
limit of 24 birds except as provided below, and (B) in the Avalon/Swift Current, Burin and
Topsails Areas as described in the Schedule A a daily limit of 6 birds and
field possession limit of 12 birds, and (iv) ruffed grouse and spruce grouse, a daily bag limit of 20 birds with
a field possession limit of 40 birds, ruffed and spruce grouse combined; and (b) for
(i) arctic hare, no limit, (ii) snowshoe or varying hare, no limit, (iii) ptarmigan, daily bag limit of 25 birds with a field possession limit
of 50 birds, (iv) ruffed and spruce grouse (A) Northern (B) Southern Labrador, daily bag limit of 20 with
field possession limit of 40 birds, spruce and ruffed grouse combined, and (v) porcupine, a possession limit of one
porcupine. (2) Notwithstanding
subparagraph (1)(a)(ii), the possession limit does not apply to persons
licensed under the Food and Drug Act
( Small game licence 7. A resident who has resided permanently in the
Torngat Mountains Electoral District for a period of not less than 6
consecutive months immediately prior to applying for the licence, may be issued
a small game licence free of charge. Field possession limit 8. Field possession limit refers to the number of
birds a small game licence holder may carry while hunting or travelling in the
country. Prohibition 9. A person shall not transport or possess any
firearm under the authority of a valid hunting licence without being in
possession of an outdoor identification card, or non-resident equivalent,
issued to the person. Prohibition 10. Hunting
with a firearm on Sundays shall be permitted across the entire province, beginning
Modified snaring requirements 11. A
person shall not snare small game in the Northwest Grand Lake Area, the Terra
Nova Area, the Charlottetown Enclave Area and the Red Indian Lake Area as
described in Schedule A except with a modified snaring device acceptable to the
minister. Approved snaring devices 12. Approved
snaring devices include (a) brass wire not larger
than 22 gauge attached to a firm anchor; (b) picture cord not
exceeding 6 strands attached to a firm anchor; and (c) snare set using other wire types, but attached
to modified coil. Repeal 13. The Open Season Small
Game Hunting and Snaring Order, 2005-2006, Schedule (a) Avalon/Swift Current Area All that area
of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at Friar Head in
Fortune Bay; Then northward
following the eastern shoreline of Then following
straight lines to the Tolt and the northern extremity of Whitehead Pond; Then following
the north Then following
Route 210 to Goobies on the Then following
the Then following
the local road providing access to the Town of Then following
the shorelines of Trinity, Conception, St. Mary's and Placentia Bays to the
point where the shoreline meets the Piper's Hole River, thence following the
eastern shoreline of the Piper's Hole River in a general northerly direction to
the bridge that crosses the Burin Peninsula Highway, Route 210; Then following
Route 210 in a generally southerly direction to its intersection with the Then following
the north side of the Terrenceville highway to the shoreline of Then following
the shoreline of (b) Burin Area All that area
of the Then following
the Then following
Route 210 in a generally northerly direction to where it crosses the bridge on
the Piper's Then following
the eastern shore of Piper's Then following
the shoreline of (c) Fair Haven Area All that area
of the Avalon Peninsula of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line
beginning at the Chance Cove intersection with the Trans Canada Highway; Then following
a straight line in a southerly direction for approximately 50 metres to the
northern Then following
the northern and western Then following
a straight line for a distance of approximately 300 metres to the eastern shore
of Big Gull Pond; Then following
the eastern shore of Big Gull Pond to its south eastern extremity; Then following
the eastern shores of the string of brooks and ponds leading southwest to where
they empty into Then following
the coastline in a generally southerly direction to the mouth of Maturin Brook
near the community of Then following
the eastern shores of Maturin Brook and Maturin Ponds to the headwaters where
it intersects the railway line; Then following
the railway line in a southerly direction to its intersection with the
transmission line, a distance of approximately 2 kilometres; Then following
the transmission line in a northeasterly direction to the Then following
the (d) The Topsails All that area
of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at the mouth of Hinds
Brook in Grand Lake; Then following
the southeastern shoreline of Then following
a straight line to the closest point on the Then following
the Then following
a straight line to the closest point on the south bank of the Then following
the Then following
the shoreline of Red Indian Lake in first, a generally northerly direction and
then, a westerly direction to the mouth of Buchan's Brook; Then following
Buchan's Brook to Buchan's Then following
the western shoreline of Buchan's Then following
a straight line to the southeastern extremity of Hind's Then following
the eastern shoreline of Hind's Then following
the south bank of Hind's Brook to the point of commencement. (e) Northern Labrador Zone All that portion of Labrador, including
adjacent islands, north of a line commencing at a point on the Labrador coast
at 54° north latitude; Then following the westerly line of 54° north latitude to a point where this line intersects with 62° west longitude; Then following a northerly direction along
the 62° west longitude line to a point where
it intersects with the 55° north
latitude line; Then following the 55° north latitude line in a westerly direction to a point where it
intersects with the Quebec/Labrador border; Then following the Labrador-Quebec Boundary
in a northerly and easterly direction to a point where this boundary intersects
58° 26' 37.8" north latitude; Then following a straight line in a
south-easterly direction for 11941 meters to a point located at 58° 22'
14.2" north latitude and 63° 42'
2.3" west longitude; Then following a straight line in a
north-easterly direction for 15097 meters to a point located at 58° 25' 31.5" north latitude and 63° 27' 51.9" west longitude; Then following a straight line for 8960
meters in a north-easterly direction to a point where this boundary intersects
58° 28' 12.5" north latitude and coast line of mainland (f) Southern Labrador Zone All that
portion of Labrador, including adjacent islands, lying to the south of a line
commencing at a point on the Labrador coast at 54° north latitude; Then following
the westerly line of 54° north latitude to a point where this line intersects
with 62° west longitude; Then following
a northerly direction along the 62° west longitude line to a point where it
intersects with the 55° north latitude line; Then following
the 55° north latitude line in a westerly direction to a point where it
intersects with the Quebec/Labrador border. (g) Pine Marten Study Area All that part
of the Then following
the Camp 33 Road to the southwestern extremity of Then following
the shoreline of Then following
the southern bank of Red Indian Brook a distance of approximately 15 kilometres
to a small lake on its headwaters; Then following
a straight line in a generally southeasterly direction to the southeastern
extremity of Then following
the western bank of the brook flowing out of Then following
the western Then following
the northern bank of Lloyds River and the northern shore of Lloyds Lake and the
northern bank of Lloyds River, west of Lloyds Lake, to the mouth of the brook
flowing out of Cormacks Lake; Then following
the eastern or northern bank of this brook to Then following
a straight line in a generally northerly direction approximately 8 kilometres
to a point on the headwaters of Little Barachois Brook; Then following
the northern bank of Little Barachois Brook to its intersection with the
eastern boundary of the Then following
the eastern and northern boundaries of the park to the Then following
the (h) All that area
of the Island of Newfoundland, commencing at a tributary on Main River UTM
481,975 metres east 5,522,600 metres north; Then following
this tributary in a generally northerly direction to UTM 483,840 metres east
5,528,225 metres north; Then following
a straight line in a southeasterly direction to UTM 488,460 metres east
5,525,000 metres north; Then following
a straight line in an easterly direction to the eastern extremity of a small
pond at UTM 498,485 metres east 5,525,000 metres north; Then following
the eastern shoreline of the pond to its outlet; Then following
a chain of brooks in a southerly direction to UTM 498,771 metres east 5,522,615
metres north; Then following
a straight line in a generally southeasterly direction to UTM 502,332 metres
east 5,518,590 metres north; Then following
a straight line in a generally southwesterly direction to UTM 499,538 metres
east 5,516,260 metres north; Then following
a straight line in a southerly direction to the outlet of a small pond at UTM
499,615 metres east 5,513,620 metres north; Then following
a stream that flows in a southerly direction to Then following
Then following
the tributary and a chain of ponds in a generally westerly direction to where a
small stream is intersected by the Upper Humber Forest Access Road at UTM
480,650 metres east 5,509,735 metres north; Then following
a straight line in a westerly direction to the east shore of a small pond at
UTM 469,023 metres east 5,510,070 metres north; Then following
the north side of the pond and a connecting tributary in a northwesterly
direction to its intersection with the eastern boundary of Gros Morne National
Park at UTM 466,335 metres east 5,510,602 metres north; Then following
the boundary of the park in a northerly direction to where it intersects a lake
at UTM 461,750 metres east 5,529,000 metres north; Then following
the south shoreline of the lake in an easterly direction to its most eastern
extremity; Then following
a straight line in an easterly direction to UTM 466,087 metres east 5,528,540
metres north; Then following
the southern shore of (i) All that area
of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at the intersection
of the Trans Canada Highway, TCH, Route 1 and Camp 33 Road; Then following
Camp 33 Road to the southwest extremity of Then following
the north shoreline of Then following
the south bank of the Then following
the TCH in a southwesterly direction to the point of commencement. (j) Terra Nova Area All that
area of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at the
intersection of North West River and the Terra Nova National Park, TNNP,
boundary at UTM coordinates 706,250 metres east and 5,365,250 metres north; Then
following the north bank of the said river in a westerly direction to UTM
coordinates 664,125 metres east and 5,346,625 metres north; Then following
a straight line in a northwesterly direction to UTM coordinates 663,750 metres
east and 5,353,125 metres north; Then
following a straight line in a westerly direction to the northeastern extremity
of Then
following a straight line in a northwesterly direction to the eastern extremity
of Then
following a straight line in a northerly direction to the eastern extremity of
South West Pond; Then
following a straight line in a northeasterly direction to the western extremity
of Dead Wolf Pond; Then
following the southern shoreline of Dead Wolf Pond to the mouth of a small
stream entering the pond at its eastern extremity; Then
following this stream to its headwaters pond; Then
following a straight line for approximately 500 metres due east to an unnamed
pond; Then
following a stream exiting this pond at its southeastern extremity; Then
following this stream in a southeasterly direction to its outflow in Riverhead
Brook; Then
following this brook in an easterly direction to its mouth in Gambo Pond; Then
following the north Then
following the west bank of Gambo Brook to its intersection with the Trans Then
following the TCH in an easterly direction to its intersection with the TNNP
boundary; Then
following the western boundary of TNNP in a southerly direction to the point of
commencement. (k) All that
area of the island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at the intersection
of the Terra Nova National Park, TNNP, boundary and the north shoreline of
Clode Sound, Bonavista Bay at UTM coordinates 720,554 metres east and 5,367,279
metres north; Then
following the TNNP boundary in a northerly direction to UTM coordinates 720,507
metres east and 5,370,209 metres north; Then
following the TNNP boundary in a northeasterly direction to UTM coordinates
721,554 metres east and 5,371,792 metres north; Then
following the TNNP boundary in a southeasterly direction to its intersection
with the north shoreline of Clode Sound, Then
following the shoreline of Clode Sound, (l) All that area of the Island of Newfoundland
bounded by a line beginning at the mouth of Victoria River and Red Indian Lake;
Then following the north bank of Then following a mid-way line between the
north and south shorelines of Then following the north bank of the Then following a straight line in a
northerly direction to the intersection of the Pine Marten Study Area and Then following the Pine Marten Study Area
boundary along Then following the western bank of Otter
Pond Brook, the western shore of Otter Pond and the west bank of Otter Pond
Brook to Lake of the Hills; Then following a straight line in a
northwesterly direction to UTM co-ordinates 471,250 metres east and 5,379,000 metres
north; Then following a straight line in a
northeasterly direction to its intersection with Clench Brook at UTM
co-ordinates 500,875 metres east and 5,401,000 metres north; Then following the south bank of Clench
Brook to its mouth on Red Indian Lake; Then following a straight line in an
easterly direction to the point of commencement. ©Earl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer |