Regulations

Sunday Hunting

• It is now legal to hunt on Sundays in Newfoundland & Labrador

Bows and arrows:

• It is unlawful to hunt wildlife with a Cross bow and arrows
• It is unlawful to hunt any wildlife with an arrow tipped with poison or drug
•  It is unlawful to hunt with barbed or explosive arrow head.
• It is unlawful to hunt with a long bow unless the bow has at least 45 pounds pull at full draw.

Use of Tags:

• Tags issued with a big game caribou license must be attached and locked on the animal before it can be moved
• It is unlawful to possess or transport any big game unless the tags are attached and locked. 

Hunting at night:

• It is unlawful to hunt at night

Hunting Hours:

• It is unlawful to hunt big game earlier than one half hour before sunrise or later than one half hour after sunset on any day. 

Firearms and ammunition:

• The minimum calibre that you are able to hunt with is a .243. 
• It is unlawful to hunt big game with any .22 calibre rifle or any rifle using ammunition with a Note: for this regulation .22 calibre includes .218, .219, .2120, .220, .222, .22/250, .223, .224, and .225. 
•  bullet weight of less than 100 grains, or a muzzle velocity of of less than 1500 foot pounds. 
• It is unlawful to hunt big game with a rifle slug with any shotgun smaller than 20 gauge. 
• Handguns are illegal in Canada and under No CIRCUMSTANCE are you allowed to bring in a hand gun.  
•  Also the legal hunting age for hunting big game is 18 in Newfoundland and Labrador.

   If you require information on the Canadian gun laws and bringing a gun into Canada you can get the necessary forms and regulations from this site:     http://www.cfc.gc.ca/info_for-renseignement/non-residents/registration_e.asp

also go to Canada Firearms Centre (Phone 1-800-731-4000 for more information.

 For information and forms go to this link for bring wild meat into the United States.

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/bse.html

 http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/bsecan_meat_troph.pdf

      Hunters must use a United States declaration form 3315 for all game entering the united States from Canada. American hunters should obtain these at U.S. Customs  when leaving the United States.

email:info@caribouhunts.ca