Permit Required to Import Canadian Hunter-Harvested Game Meat 08/08/03
Hunters can immediately begin bringing wild ruminant meat products intended for their personal use into the United States, but will need a “Veterinary Services Special Permit for the Importation of Hunter-Harvested Wild Ruminant Meat,” along with one of the following: a valid Canadian export certificate for game meat, or a copy of a valid hunting license or a valid hunting tag. [Comments?]
Outfitter Hit with $137,000 Fine 06/02/03
An Alberta company that charged big bucks to take Americans deer hunting will have to pay hefty fines for defrauding two clients and sending others into the woods with void licences. [Comments?]
2003 Hunting Draw Information Now Available 05/27/03
Information about the 2003 Hunting Draws is now available. The 2003 Alberta Hunting Draws information booklet will be mailed to people who have applied for draws within the last two years. They should receive their booklets by the end of May. [Comments?]
FGA Opposes Motion to Sell Public Land 05/12/03
Alberta's largest conservation group, the Alberta Fish & Game Association (AFGA), expresses its disappointment at the April 14, 2003 motion by Redwater MLA Dave Broda that the Alberta government sell or dispose of public lands that are declared surplus to the needs of the province. [Comments?]
Grizzly Bear Hunt Reduced 03/10/03
With Alberta's continued stable grizzly population, the grizzly bear hunt will continue this spring. However, it will be reduced, particularly in designated areas in an effort to sustain the number of adult female bears in these areas. [Comments?]
New Rules For Alberta's Bighorn Backcountry 10/14/02
Strict new rules for off-highway vehicle (OHV) users and other recreationists in the Bighorn Backcountry are outlined in a new public information program. Visitors to the area will learn about the new regulations restricting trail use, best practices to avoid damaging trails, the environment and wildlife, and tips on how to share the landscape. [Comments?]
CWD Found in Farmed Elk 04/09/02
The Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development Department has released details on the late March discovery of CWD in a single farmed elk. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a farmed elk from northern Alberta. Brain from this animal was obtained as part of an ongoing voluntary surveillance program for CWD, which is a joint initiative among Agri-Food Surveillance Systems Branch, Livestock Diversification Branch and the Alberta cervid industry. [Comments?]
Ontario Turkey Hunting Success I'm a new Hunter at 44 years and this was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I went out Turkey hunting and I was out about three times, outside a little town in midwestern Ontario Canada. I went and put a decoy about 20 yards in front of me and sat beside a small tree the sun was just coming up, and I sat for about 30 minutes, never heard or seen anything so I got up and moved my decoy walked up and down the field, went and sat back down again, called a couple time and nothing.
