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Newfoundland
and Labrador
Open Season Big Game Caribou Hunting Order, (Filed Under the
authority of sections 38 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. Hunting
prohibited 3. Caribou
management areas 4. Open
seasons 5. Bag
limit 6. Prohibition 7. Sunday
hunting 8. Repeal Schedule Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Open Season Big Game Caribou Hunting Order,
Newfoundland, 2007-2008. Hunting prohibited 2. The hunting of caribou is prohibited throughout
the Caribou management areas 3. The caribou management areas are as described
in the Schedule. Open seasons 4. (1) The open seasons for the hunting of caribou in the areas described in the Schedule shall be:
(2) In
addition to subsection (1), hunting by bow and arrow only shall be permitted in
Areas 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 76, 77, 78 and 79 for the period Bag limit 5. The bag limit is one caribou as specified in
each licence, except a 2 caribou bag limit for resident licences in Area 71, Prohibition 6. A person shall not transport or possess any
firearm under the authority of a valid game licence without being in possession
of an outdoor identification card, or equivalent non-resident card issued to
the person. Sunday hunting 7. Hunting
with a firearm on Sundays shall be permitted across the entire province,
beginning Repeal 8. The
Open Season Big Game Caribou Hunting
Order, Newfoundland, 2005-2006, Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 77/05,
is repealed. Schedule (a) Area 61 - LaPoile All that area
of the Then following
a straight line in a southeasterly direction to the northern extremity of Then following
a straight line in a southerly direction to Then following
Lloyd's River to Lloyd's Then following
a straight line in a southeasterly direction to the northern extremity of Burnt
Pond; Then following
the shoreline of Burnt Pond and the river leading to White Bear Lake the
shoreline of White Bear Lake and the western bank of White Bear River to White
Bear Bay; Then following
the coastline in a generally westerly direction to Channel–Port aux Basques; Then following
the TCH in a northerly direction to where it crosses the Southwest Brook; Then following
Southwest Brook to the point of commencement but excluding all offshore
islands. (b) Area 62 - Buchans Plateau All that area of the Island of Newfoundland
bounded by a line beginning at the TCH Bridge crossing Southwest Brook; Then following the TCH in a generally
north-easterly direction to Camp 33 Road; Then following Camp 33 Road to the
south-western extremity of Then following the southern and eastern shoreline
of Then following Hinds Brook to Then following the south-western shore of Then following a straight line to the
southern extremity of Then following a straight line to the
western abutment of the Exploits Dam; Then following the southern shoreline of Red
Indian Lake to the a small cove on Red Indian lake located at 48° 34'
09.0" north latitude and 57° 03' 36.1" west longitude; Then following a straight line a generally
south-easterly direction to southwestern extremity of a unnamed lake located at
48° 15' 48.1" north latitude and 56° 47' 52.1" west longitude; Then following the eastern bank of a unamed
river flowing into the Meelpaeg Reservoir; Then following the northern shoreline of the
Meelpaeg Reservoir in a generally south-westerly direction to the southern
extremity of Pudops Dam; Then following Grey River to its confluence
with an unnamed river located at 48° 02' 03.7" north latitude and 56° 56'
35.9" west longitude; Then following the north bank of the unnamed
River in a westerly direction to its headwaters; Then following a straight line in a
generally westerly direction to the headwaters of another unnamed River which
flows in a westerly direction; Then following the north bank of this
Unnamed River in a westerly direction to its confluence with White Bear River
located at 48° 00' 01.9" north latitude and 57° 17' 58.9" west
longitude; Then following the western bank of White
Bear River in a north-westerly direction to Then following the eastern shoreline of Then following the western bank of Then following the western shoreline of
Burnt Pond to Then following the eastern shoreline of
Burnt Pond in a northerly direction to a small river flowing into Burnt Pond; Then following a straight line in a
north-westerly direction to south-western extremity of Lloyd's Then following north bank Then following a straight line in a
north-easterly direction to the northern extremity of Then following a straight line in a
north-westerly direction to the south-eastern branch of Southwest Brook; Then following Southwest Brook in a westerly
direction to the point of commencement. (c) Area 63 - All that area of the Island of Newfoundland
bounded by a line beginning at the mouth of White Bear River in White Bear Bay;
Then following the western bank of White
Bear River to its confluence with Unamed River located at 48° 00' 01.9" north
latitude and 57° 17' 58.9" west longitude; Then following the north bank of Then following a straight line in a
generally easterly direction to the headwaters of another Then following the north bank of this unnamed
river to its confluence with Grey River located at 48° 02' 03.7" north
latitude and 56° 56' 35.9" west longitude; Then following Then following the north shoreline of
Meelpaeg Reservoir to an unnamed river flowing into Meelpaeg Reservoir; Then following the eastern bank of this
unnamed river in a northwesterly direction to the southwestern extremity of a unnamed
lake located at 48° 15' 48.1" north latitude and 56° 47' 52.1" west
longitude; Then following a straight line a generally
north-westerly direction to a small cove on Red Indian lake located at 48° 34'
09.0" north latitude and 57° 03' 36.1" west longitude; Then following the southern shoreline of Then following the south bank of the Then following a straight line in a
south-westerly direction to the intersection of Chrystal Lake access road and
the Lemotte's Lake access road at approximate UTM coordinates 597250 mE,
5419250 mN; Then following the Chrystal Lake Forest
Access road to its intersection with the brook draining Then following the brook to its outflow at Then following a straight line in a southern
direction to the mouth of Northwest Brook in Bay d'Espoir; Then following the coastline in a generally westerly direction to the point of commencement but excluding all offshore islands. (d) Area 64 - Middle Ridge All that area
of the Then following
Southeast Brook to Route 361; Then following Route 361 to the Then following
the Bay d'Espoir Highway in generally northerly direction to the Then following
the south bank of Then following
a straight line to the closest point of the TCH, Route 1; Then following
the TCH in a generally easterly direction to its intersection with the road
leading to the abandoned Alexander Bay Railway Station; Then following
this road to the T'Railway; Then following
the T'Railway in a generally southerly direction to Goobies; Then following
the Goobies - Then following
the coastline of (e) Area 65 - All that area
of the Island of Newfoundland on the Avalon Peninsula bounded by a line
beginning at the intersection of Witless Bay Line, Route 13, and the Trans
Canada Highway, TCH; Then following
Witless Bay Line to the coastline of Then following
the coastline in a generally southerly direction to Then following
the coastline of Then following
the western shoreline of the brook to the Southern Shore Highway, Route 10; Then following
the highway in a generally westerly direction to Peter's River; Then following
the eastern bank of Peter's River to its mouth in Then following
the shoreline of Then following
the southern shoreline of Salmonier Arm to the closest point of Salmonier Line,
Route 90, at St. Catherine's; Then following
Salmonier Line in a generally northerly direction to its intersection with the
TCH; Then following
the TCH in a generally easterly direction to the point of commencement but
excluding the (f) Area 66 - Gaff 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 eastern shoreline of Then following
a straight line to the closest point on the TCH; Then following
the TCH in a generally easterly and southerly direction to Badger; Then following
a straight line to the closest point on the south bank of the Then following
the Then following
a straight line in a northwesterly direction from the western abutment of
Exploits Dam to the southern extremity of Then following
a straight line in a northwesterly direction to the southeastern extremity of Then following
the southern and western shoreline of Then following
the south bank of Hinds Brook to the point of commencement. (g) Area 67 - Pot Hill All that area
of the Then following
the coastline of Bay D'Espoir to the mouth of Northwest Brook, Bay D'Espoir; Then following
a straight line in a northwesterly direction to the eastern extremity of Then
following the northern shore of Then
following the eastern shore of the outlet brook to its intersection with the
bridge on Then
following this road to its intersection with the Lemotte's Then
following a straight line in a north-northeasterly direction for approximately
550 metres to the mouth of Stoney Brook in the Then following
the south bank of the Then following
the TCH to its intersection with the Then following the highway to its
intersection with Route 361; Then following
Route 361 to Southeast Brook; Then following
Southeast Brook to the point of commencement. (h) Area 68 - All that area
of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at the southeastern
abutment of the bridge on the Bay D'Espoir Highway, Route 2, crossing the
Northwest Gander River; Then following
the Then following
the TCH in a generally easterly direction to the southwestern abutment of the Then following
the west bank of the Then following
the north bank of the (i) Management Area 69 - All that area
of the Then following
the southern shoreline of Salt Water Pond, the western coastline of Chimney
Bay, the western coastline of Canada Bay, and the western coastline of White
Bay to Sops Arm; Then following
the northern bank of Then following
a straight line to the opposite bank of Then following
a straight line in a southwesterly direction to the boundary of Then following
the boundary of Gros Morne National Park in a generally northerly direction to
a point where the park boundary crosses the Northern Peninsula Highway at UTM
co-ordinates 446,900 metres east and 5,535,096 metres north; Then following
the Then following the southbank of Big East
River to its outlet from an unnamed pond; Then following the southern shore of the
unnamed pond to its eastern most extremity; Then following
a straight line in a southeast direction to the western most extremity of an
unnamed pond; Then following
the southern shore of the second unnamed pond to its eastern most extremity; Then following
a straight line in an easterly direction to the headwaters of Then following
the south bank of (j) Area 70 - (k) Area 71 - (l) Area 72 - (m) Area 73 - All that area
of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning where Piper's Hole
River crosses the Terrenceville Highway; Then following
the coastline in a generally southwesterly direction to Then following
the highway crossing this bay to Marystown; Then following
Route 210 and 213 in a northwesterly direction to Garnish; Then following
the coastline in a generally northerly direction to Terrenceville; Then following
the Routes 211 and 210 to the point of commencement. (n) Area 74 - All that area
of the Then following
Route 213 in a southeasterly direction to 210; Then following
Route 210 in an easterly direction to where this road crosses Then following
the east coastline of (o) Area 75 - Blow Me All that area
of the Then following
the Then following
the coastline of the Then following
the coastline of Then following
the southern shoreline of Humber Arm to Cook's Brook; Then following
Cook's Brook to a point where this brook crosses a road leading to Then following
this road to the eastern end of Then following
the northern shoreline of Serpentine to the point of commencement. (p) Area 76 - All that area
of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at the western
extremity of Crouse Harbour on the Conche Peninsula; Then following
a straight line to the nearest point on Route 434; Then following
Route 434 in westerly direction to its intersection with Route 433; Then following
Route 433 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with Route 432; Then following
Route 432 in a westerly direction to its intersection with Route 430; Then following
Route 430 in a northerly direction to the point where it intersects a small
stream flowing from Grand Pond; Then following
said stream to its outflow into the Then following
the eastern coastline of the Then following
the coastline of Then following
a straight line to the closest point on Route 437; Then following
Route 437 to its intersection with Route 436; Then following
Route 436 to its intersection with Route 430; Then following
Route 430 in a generally southeasterly direction to its end at Loup Marin Point; Then following
a straight line to the coastline in Then following
the coastline of (q) Area 77 - Cape Shore All that area
of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by the line beginning at the intersection
of Routes 100 and 91 at Point Verde; Then following
the Then following
Route 92 in a generally southerly direction to Branch; Then
continuing to follow Route 92 to Route 100; Then following
Route 100 in a generally westerly direction to St. Brides; Then
continuing to follow Route 100 in a generally northerly direction to the point
of commencement at Point Verde but excluding all offshore islands. (r) Area 78 - Hampden All that area
of the Island of Newfoundland bounded by a line beginning at the intersection
of Route 410 with Route 411 at Flatwater Pond; Then following
Route 410 in a generally southerly direction to its intersection with the Trans
Canada Highway, Route 1, TCH, then following the TCH in a southwesterly
direction to its intersection with an unnamed road located northeast of Birchy
Lake; Then following
the unnamed road in a westerly direction to its intersection with Route 420; Then following
Route 420 to its intersection with Route 421; Then following
Route 421 to its end at the Beaches; Then following
a straight line in a westerly direction to the high water mark on the east shoreline
of Then following
the high water mark in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with Route
411 at Purbeck's Brook Bridge; Then following
Route 411 to the point of commencement but excluding all offshore islands. (s) Area 79 - All that area
of the Then following
a straight line to the nearest point on Route 421, Then following
Route 421 in a southerly direction to its intersection with Route 420; Then following
Route 420 in a southerly direction to its intersection with the Then following
the TCH in a southwesterly direction to its intersection with Route 430 near Then following
Route 430 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the boundary of
Then following
the eastern boundary of Then following
a straight line in a northeasterly direction to a point on Then following
the south bank of said river in a generally easterly direction to its outflow
in Sops Arm, Then following
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