Hunter Number Card
A Hunter Number Card may be issued free of charge to a resident of British Columbia who has successfully completed the Conservation Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) safety training examination (or provides proof of previous hunter safety training). You may obtain your Hunter Number card in person at any Service BC Office in your area.  You will need photo identification.   You may wish to contact service BC to ensure you meet the residency requirement for a BC resident hunter number.

Immediate service for people wishing to apply for a hunter number card or trying to replace a lost, destroyed or damaged hunter number card is no longer available at the Fish and Wildlife Branch office in Victoria, however, they may use the drop box service available at the Commissionaire's desk or mail in the Hunter Number application into the Victoria address provided below.  All necessary forms are also available at the Commissionaire's desk.  Be sure to have a photocopy of your driver’s licence or your BC Care Card to include with your application.  Applications for new hunter numbers and replacement hunter number cards will be processed within 5 business days.  You may also mail your application to the address below for processing within 5 business days.  If applying by mail, you must include photocopies of photo identification.

Under no circumstances may a person have more than one hunter number, as this violates the Wildlife Act regulations.

Hours for visitation: 8:30am to 4:00pm (Mon-Fri)

You can confirm your hunter number by contacting the Fish and Wildlife Branch in Victoria at 250-356-1427, or a Service BC Office.

To replace a Hunter Number Card, if lost stolen or destroyed, you may visit a Service BC Office and fill out/sign a statutory declaration form stating what happened to your Hunter Number Card. There is a fee of $11.20 (including GST) for the declaration form, and no fee for issuance of the duplicate card.

The same process must be followed for a lost hunting licence, and there is an additional fee of $11.20 for the basic licence and each tag that is lost.

If you have lost a Limited Entry Hunting authorization, a duplicate can be issued to you at a Service BC Office, or the Fish and Wildlife Branch in Victoria, free of charge.

If your Hunter Number Card is old and tattered, it can be replaced free of charge by taking the old card to a Service BC Office, or mailing it to Fish and Wildlife Branch in Victoria, and requesting a replacement in person.

It is important that the Fish and Wildlife Branch maintain accurate records of hunter addresses and hunter numbers particularly as they relate to Limited Entry Hunting, wildlife harvest and hunter effort data requested from hunters through reporting, inspection and survey.

If the holder of a hunter number card changes his or her residential address or ceases to be a resident, he or she must notify the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Branch of the address change.

If the holder of the hunter number card ceases to be a B.C. resident, the hunter number card is suspended as long as the person is not a resident.

Please forward a Change of Address notification to us WITHIN 30 DAYS OF name change. The Change of Address notification form is also found in the Hunting & Trapping Synopsis on Page 40.

If the holder of a hunter number card changes his or her legal name, he or she must notify the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Branch.

Please forward a Change of Name notification to us WITHIN 30 DAYS OF the name change.The Change of Address notification form is also found in the Hunting & Trapping Synopsis on Page 40.

A Hunter Number may be deemed “suspended” for different reasons, including:

• failure to pay a fine,
• suspension by the Director for an “automatic suspension”,
• Director's decision infraction against the Wildlife Act, or
• failure to complete CORE as ordered by the Director.