General Prohibitions
No one may chase, harass or molest wildlife.
Anyone who wounds wildlife
shall make every reasonable effort to retrieve it.
It is an offence to waste, destroy, abandon or allow to
spoil:
the meat of big game, other than bear, wolf or wolverine,
and the raw pelt or hide of any fur-bearing animal, including bears. It is
an offence to feed the meat of big game, other than bear, wolf and
wolverine, to domestic animals. With regards to ungulates, the following are
not considered waste if they are left behind; the head, the legs below the
knee joints and the internal organs. Bones, including rib bones, that are
stripped of meat may also be left behind. The shot damaged parts of the
carcass may also be cut away and left behind. Shot damaged means:
a) meat that has been torn by the shot or by bone broken by
the shot,
b) meat that has become blood-clotted as a result of the
shot.”
No one shall hunt wildlife without due regard for the safety
of other people and property.
No person shall hunt or discharge a firearm from, or within,
a motorized vehicle. In addition, no person shall have in, or on, a vehicle
a firearm that has any propellant powder, projectile or cartridge that can
be discharged in the breech or firing chamber.
No one shall discharge a firearm from, along or across a
public road.
No one shall use, or have in his or her possession while
hunting, any recorded game calls or mechanically or electrically operated
calling device of any description.
No one shall transport wildlife within the NWT unless it was
killed under a licence that has not been invalid for more than ten (10) days
or he or she has been issued a Wildlife Transport Permit.
The rules of hunting are designed to ensure that people hunt
safely and that wildlife will be conserved for future generations. Should an
individual be convicted of an offence, he or she could receive a fine and/or
a jail sentence for each offence and for each day that the offence
continues. Firearms, equipment and wildlife seized from the person could be
ordered forfeit and the person’s licence could be suspended or cancelled.
