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How to Use the Hunting Tables and Maps
All maps included in the Summary of Hunting Regulations are for reference purposed only; they are not legal documents. More detailed topographical maps can be purchased from:
Canada Map Office Department of Natural Resources 130 Bentley Ave. Nepean, ON Canada K1A 0E9 Telephone: (613) 952-7000 Toll Free: 1-800-465-6277 Toll Free: 1-800-661-6277 (fax) Website: http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/ Wolverine Guns and Tackle P.O. Box 1739, 102 Borden Drive, Stanton Plaza Mall Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P3 Telephone: (867) 873-8483, Fax: (867) 873-8439 Boreal Books 181 Mackenzie Road Inuvik, NT Telephone: (867) 777-3748
Holders of resident, non-resident and non-resident alien hunting licences are prohibited from hunting in any Territorial Park, Wildlife Sanctuary or Preserve, National Park, or Park Reserve. These protected areas are shaded dark grey on the Wildlife Management Unit Maps.
The NWT is divided into six wildlife management units represented by the letters D, G, I, R, S and U.
Click on the map below to view a larger picture of the Hunting Area
Within the wildlife management units, species management areas for certain animals are represented by a two-letter code and two-digit number:
PB polar bear
GB grizzly bear
WB wood bison
BC barren-ground caribou
MX muskox
WF wolf
WV wolverine
Maps of the hunting areas for different species in the wildlife management units are also illustrated.
Examples of how to interpret the coding of the different hunting area names:
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