NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 19/11

Open Season Big Game Caribou Hunting Order,
Labrador, 2010-2011 (Amendment)
under the
Wild Life Regulations
and the
Wild Life Act

(Filed February 22, 2011)

Under the authority of sections 38, 92 and 114 of the Wild Life Regulations and the Wild Life Act, I make the following Order.

Dated at St. John's, February 10, 2011.

Ross Wiseman
Minister of Environment and Conservation

ORDER

Analysis

        1.   S.5 R&S
Closed season

        2.   Sch. Amdt.

NLR 106/10

        1. Section 5 of the Open Season Big Game Caribou Hunting Order, Labrador, 2010-2011 is repealed and the following substituted:

Closed season

        5. There shall be a closed season in the following zones

             (a)  Double Mer Barrens Zone;

             (b)  Grand Lake Zone;

             (c)  Nipishish Lake Zone;

             (d)  Mulligan River Zone;

             (e)  Orma South Zone;

              (f)  Seal Lake Zone;

             (g)  Orma North Zone;

             (h)  Michikamau East Zone;

              (i)  Michikamau West Zone;

              (j)  Twin Falls Zone;

             (k)  Colville Lake Zone;

              (l)  Sawbill Lake Zone;

            (m)  Milner Lake Zone;

             (n)  McPhayden River Zone;

             (o)  Lac Virat Zone;

             (p)  Red Wine Mountains Zone;

             (q)  Goose Bay Zone; and

              (r)  Metchin River Zone.

 

        2. The Schedule to the Order is amended by adding immediately after paragraph (r) the following:

             (s)  Red Wine Mountains Zone

All that area of Labrador commencing at the mouth of the Susan River located at 53° 44' 11.9" north latitude and 60° 59' 44.3" west longitude;

Then following the northern shorelines of Nardini Pond and Grand Lake in generally north easterly directly to the mouth of the Naskaupi River;

Then following the western bank of the Naskaupi River in generally north westerly direction to its confluence with the Red Wine River;

Then continuing to follow the western bank of the Naskaupi River in generally north westerly direction to its confluence with the Wapustan River;

Then following the northern bank of the Wapustan River in a generally westerly direction to the northern shoreline of a unnamed lake at its headwaters;

Then following the northern shoreline of said unnamed lake to its western extremity located at 54° 08' 20.4" north latitude and 61° 49' 49.6" west longitude;

Then following a straight line in a generally south westerly direction to the north shoreline of Pike Lake and its intersection with 62° 55' 41.0" west longitude;

Then following a straight line due south to the Metchin River outlet on an unnamed lake located at 53° 36' 04.9" north latitude and 62° 55' 41.0" west longitude;

Then following a straight line in a generally easterly direction to an unnamed lake at 53° 33' 44.3" north latitude and 60° 56' 31.1" west longitude;

Then following a straight line in a generally north westerly direction to the point of commencement.

              (t)  Goose Bay Zone

All that area of Labrador commencing at the mouth of the Susan River located at 53° 44' 11.9" north latitude and 60° 59' 44.3" west longitude;

Then following a straight line in a generally south easterly direction to a unnamed lake at 53° 33' 44.3" north latitude and 60° 56' 31.1" west longitude;

Then following 60° 56' 31.1" west longitude due south to its intersection with the Churchill River (Grand River);

Then following the northern bank of the Churchill River (Grand River) in a generally east by north east direction to Geyts Point;

Then following the shoreline of Goose Bay to Sandy Point;

Then following the shoreline of Lake Melville to North West Point;

Then continuing to follow the shoreline of Lake Melville from North West Point to the main bridge at Sheshatsheits;

Then following the southern shoreline of the Little Lake in a generally north westerly direction to the southern bank of the "The Rapids";

Then following the southern shoreline of the "The Rapids" and Grand Lake in a generally north westerly direction to Nardini Pond;

Then following the southern shoreline of Nardini Pond to the mouth of the Susan River, the point of commencement.

             (u)  Metchin River Zone

All that area of Labrador commencing at the Metchin River outlet on an unnamed lake located at 53° 36' 04.9" north latitude and 62° 55' 41.0" west longitude;

Then following a straight line in a southerly direction to the intersection of a unnamed river and 62° 55' 41.0" west longitude;

Then following a straight line in a west by south west direction to the eastern extremity of an unnamed pond located at 53° 25' 44.1" north latitude and 62° 59' 21.3" west longitude;

Then following a straight line in a south westerly direction to the south eastern extremity of an unnamed pond located at 53° 24' 10.3" north latitude and 63° 02' 57.9" west longitude;

Then following a straight line in a south westerly direction to the intersection of a unnamed river and a unnamed pond located at 53° 23' 18.1" north latitude and 63° 04' 28.3" west longitude;

Then following a straight line in a south westerly direction to the western extremity of an unnamed pond located at 53° 20' 59.4" north latitude and 63° 06' 33.5" west longitude;

Then following 63° 06' 33.5" west longitude due south to its intersection with the north bank of the Wilson River;

Then following the north bank of the Wilson River in a generally westerly direction to its intersection with the Metchin River;

Then following the northwest bank of the Metchin River in a generally north easterly direction to the point of commencement.

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