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Date and Link	News Article
November 16, 2009	The Fish and Wildlife Branch is seeking stakeholder input on a proposal for a provincially coordinated white-tailed deer regulation framework starting in 2010. White-tailed Deer: Proposal For A Provincially Coordinated Hunting Regulation
November 9, 2009	Caribou-Chilcotin (Region 5) Mule Deer hunting Frequently Asked Questions is now available at: www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/managment-issues/index.html
October 2, 2009	Wildfire Crown Land Access Restrictions have been lifted Effective October 2, 2009, all of the area restrictions for wildfires have been lifted.
Sept. 17, 2009	Wildfire Crown Land Access Restrictions Effective immediately and until further notice, public access to the areas affected by the Lava Canyon (M.U. 5-04 and 5-05), Kelly Creek (M.U. 3-31), Yalakom (Ore Creek and Big Dog) (M.U.3-32) wildfires is restricted. These Restricted Area Orders are in place to protect the safety of fire management crews, emergency responders and the public. These restrictions apply to all Crown land within the areas defined in the Lava Canyon map, the Kelly Creek map and the Yalakom Area Map. These Orders restrict access for all purposes, including recreation and hunting. Highways bordering these restricted areas remain open. The Lava Canyon, Kelly Creek and Yalakom area wildfires are the public access restricted areas of most significance to hunters at this time, however there is the potential for new restrictions to be made depending on conditions. For more information and updates on wildlife status and crown access closures in the province please visit www.bcwildfire.ca.
July 17, 2009	Corrections and Updates [PDF 79KB] to the 2009/2010 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis
July 8, 2009	Maps of the Nass-Skeena [PDF 3.61MB], Ahnuhati [PDF 5.06MB], and Khutze-Kitlope-Kimsquit Upper Dean-Tweedsmuir [PDF 3.26MB] Grizzly Bear No Hunting Areas. These maps represent a portion of the total area of the Central and North Coast currently closed to Grizzly Bear hunting.
July 8, 2009	09/10 Hunting and Trapping synopsis is now available online
May 14, 2009	LEH Synopsis available online.
March 31, 2009	Effective March 31, 2009, the prohibition on the hunting of the Kermode black bear is extended to include the white phase of black bears province-wide. The prohibition also applies to the harvest of white phase black bears under the authority of a trapping licence.
February 13, 2009	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. These areas are in addition to existing closures. For existing closures and riding areas, please refer to the current Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis. For more information on the closures and Mountain Caribou Recovery efforts, please follow this link: www.env.gov.bc.ca/sarco/