Hunter Education and Ethics Development

Before you head out on a hunt, remember…
Respect Wildlife. Take only what you need. Use all that you take.

Take HEED -- Learn Your Hunting Skills the Right Way
Sign up for the free Hunter Education and Ethics Development (HEED) workshop. The 20-hour workshop is held throughout the year in most Yukon communities, depending on enrollment. Topics include firearm safety, wilderness survival, wildlife identifications, hunting regulations, wildlife management and outdoor ethics.

Separate workshops are also offered for moose, sheep, bear and bison hunters. These workshops provide hunting tips as well as information about identification, meat care, ethics and regulations.

For further information contact:
Hunter Education Coordinator
Conservation Officer Services Branch
Department of Environment
Phone:(867) 667-5617
Toll free(in Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, local 5617
Fax: (867) 393-6206
E-mail: larry.leigh@gov.yk.ca

Mandatory Trapper Training

If you are applying for your first trapping licence or assistant trapping licence, you must graduate from a recognized trapper training workshop before a licence can be issued. If you are a previously licenced trapper under 65 years of age who has not yet graduated from a recognized trapper training workshop you need to do so as soon as possible.

Beginning with the 2000/01 season, trapping licences will be issued only to trappers who have completed such a workshop. If you are a previously licenced trapper over 65 years of age, trapping workshops are voluntary.

The Yukon Trappers Association offers two types of trapper training workshops to help you meet this requirement: a five-day basic workshop and a two-day upgrading workshop.

To register for a trapper training workshop, contact the Yukon Trappers Association at (867) 667-7091.