Information for Non-Residents
Hunting
Fishing
Hunting
Non-residents wishing to hunt big game (bear,
moose, caribou) must apply through one of the Provinces outfitting
companies.
For more information on available outfitters visit
the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Hunting
and Fishing site. Non-resident small game
licences are available through regular vendor outlets (i.e. general
stores and sporting goods stores) and at Government Services Centers.
Federal Migratory Game Bird Permits are available through Canada Post
Offices.
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Non-resident hunters must possess a valid
non-resident hunting licence. He/she must also possess proof or
verification of having met his/her own jurisdiction hunter education
requirements and must present this information immediately upon
request of a Conservation Officer. Non-resident big game hunters are
required to be accompanied by licenced guides. Guides are supplied
by licenced outfitters. Small game or waterfowl hunters do not
require guides.
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Non-resident big game
licences are only
available through licenced outfitters. Hunters should contact the
outfitter of their choice to determine the availability of
licences and to obtain the required application forms.
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Hunters must use a U.S. Customs 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.
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Hunters must possess a game export permit to
take game out of the Province. Export permits are available free
of charge from all Forestry/Wildlife Offices and licenced
outfitters.
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Non-resident black bear hunters also require
a CITES permit to transport black bear parts outside Canada.
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Non-residents hunters must declare their firearms
when arriving at a Canada Customs Port. For further information on
importation of firearms into Canada visit the Canadian
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Fishing
(Salmon or Trout Angling)
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On the Island and
south of 52°
N in Labrador, non-residents wishing to angle for trout or
salmon on any scheduled river or angle for trout beyond 800
meters of a provincial highway are required to use a guide or be
accompanied by a direct relative.
In Labrador, North of 52°,
non-resident trout and salmon anglers must engage the services
of an outfitting company or fish at a co-operative
camp or be accompanied by a direct relative. When visiting a
cooperative camp, non-residents may fish without engaging the
services of an outfitter (but must be accompanied by a licenced
guide or direct relative) anywhere in the lake or pond the camp
is on, or 800 meters above or below the camp, if the camp is on
a river. Non-residents may angle in non-scheduled waters
unaccompanied and without engaging the services of an outfitter
within 800 meters of a Provincial Highway. Non-residents may
angle in scheduled waters within 800 meters of a Provincial
Highway without engaging the services of an outfitter but must
be accompanied by a guide or direct relative. For more
information visit the House of Assembly Guide
Regulations.
Salmon and Trout Angling |
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