The Ministry of Environment announces that effective February 15, 2009, approximately 1 million hectares of land is closed to the use of snowmobiles to support Mountain Caribou recovery. For maps of the new closures and riding areas that remain open, please follow this link, www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/snowmobile-closures/.

These areas are in addition to existing closures. For existing closures and riding areas, please refer to the current Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis, www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/regulations/.

For more information on the closures and Mountain Caribou Recovery efforts, please follow this link: www.env.gov.bc.ca/sarco/

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Massachusetts 8 Point Deer
This is one of two deer that I harvested this past 2008 season in eastern Massachusetts zone 11. The first one was a 7 point, one hundred eighty pound buck. This one is my biggest to date, was an 8 point two hundred two pounds that I shot at forty yards. All deer that I have taken have been by bow only. I'm looking very much towards the 2009 season!