Macfarlane Sporting Camps
Millville, New Brunswick, Canada
Hunting, Fishing and ATV'ing
1-506-463-8102 est- 1984
Millville, New Brunswick, Canada
Hunting, Fishing and ATV'ing 1-506-463-8102 est- 1984
Legal Information
• It is unlawful to carry a loaded firearm in or
upon any vehicle including all-terrain vehicles
and snowmobiles, even when the vehicle is
stationary or parked. This also includes any
structure attached to a vehicle, such as a
trailer, rack, or platform. • All non-resident hunters must hunt with a licensed guide. White-Tailed Deer • It is illegal to tag a deer killed by another hunter. • The annual bag limit is one deer per licensed hunter, regardless of the sex or age of the deer or location of kill. • Crossbows are not legal for use while hunting deer during the bow only portion of deer season. A bow that has an attached mechanical device that holds the bow at full or partial draw is subject to the same regulations as crossbows, and thus is also not legal for use in hunting deer during the bow only portion of deer season. • Non-residents are not eligible to hunt antlerless deer (does and fawns). • All licensed hunters (residents and nonresidents) may hunt antlered deer (deer with visible antlers) during the deer season in zones open to hunting. Moose • The bag limit is one moose either sex or age.The holder of a Moose Licence may transport one firearm two days before the opening of, or two days after the closing of, the moose season. The firearm must be in a case properly fastened or completely wrapped in a blanket or canvas and securely tied, or in the locked luggage compartment of a motor vehicle. • It is illegal to carry or use a firearm designed to fire a rim-fire shell or cartridge while hunting moose. • A Moose Licence holdershall not have more than one firearm in his / her possession during the moose hunting season. • Every Moose Licence holder must carry his / her Moose Licence upon his / her person while hunting. • Immediately upon harvesting a moose, the Moose Licence holder must: (a) Remove the tag from their Moose Licence and securely attach it around the base of the antler or through an ear. (b) By 12 noon on the Sunday immediately following the moose hunting season, accompany the whole moose carcass, including the head, to a Natural Resources office for registration and tagging. • The licence is void once the tag has been removed. • A moose registration agent may measure or remove the lower jaw, teeth or other tissue of the harvested moose for management and research purposes. • The registration agent will issue two copies of the registration permit to the successful hunter. Attention Non-Resident Moose Hunters Non-residents may apply for the opportunity to hunt moose in New Brunswick. One hundred Moose Licences are currently allocated annually to non-residents by random draw. For information, contact a Service New Brunswick centre, a Natural Resources office or a licensed outfitter.www.gnb.ca/naturalresources
Black Bear
• The bag limit is one black bear per year.
• A person may purchase only one Black
Bear Licence per year. Licences are valid for
hunting during the three black bear hunting
seasons (spring, fall bow and crossbow, and
fall gun) in a calendar year until the bag limit
is filled. • Non-resident Black Bear Licences are valid
onlyfor the Wildlife Management Zone specified on the licence. • The holder of a valid Black Bear Licence may transport a firearm two days before the opening of or two days after the closing of the black bear season. The firearm must be unloaded, in a case properly fastened or completely wrapped in a blanket or canvas and securely tied, or in the locked luggage compartment of a motor vehicle. • When you are outside the Wildlife Management Zone indicated on your validation sticker and licence during the bear hunting season, all firearms must be unloaded, in a case properly fastened or completely wrapped in a blanket or canvas and securely tied, or in the locked luggage compartment of a motor vehicle. • Non-residents are required to hunt with a licensed New Brunswick guide. • Immediately upon harvesting a black bear, the hunter must: (a) Remove the tag from the bear licence and attach it to the right foreleg of the bear. (b) Within 72 hours of killing a bear, present the entire carcass, including the hide, for registration and tagging at the first open bear registration station. • The licence is void for hunting black bear once the tag has been removed. • The licensed hunter who harvests a black bear must accompany the carcass to a bear registration station. • A bear registration agent will attach a plastic lock-seal tag to the hide of each bear. The registration agent will issue two copies of the registration permit to the successful hunter. • Bear or bear parts leaving Canada may require a CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) Export Permit. Contact your local Natural Resources office for more information.
Firearms
• It is unlawful to carry a loaded firearm in or
upon any vehicle including all-terrain vehicles
and snowmobiles, even when the vehicle is
stationary or parked. This also includes any
structure attached to a vehicle, such as a
trailer, rack, or platform.
Deer, moose and bear hunters using firearms
or bows must use:
A centre-fire rifle of any calibre.
Or: A shotgun with ball, slug or lead shot
larger than size BB (including buckshot)
or steel shot larger than size F.
Or: A bow having a draw weight of not less
than 20 kilograms together with arrows
that are fitted with broadheads no less
than 20 millimetres in width.
Or: A crossbow with bolts fitted with
broadheads no less than 20 millimetres
in width.
Or: A muzzle-loading firearm.
• Once the deer or bear tag has been removed
from the licence, it is unlawful to use:
A rimfire or centre-fire rifle of .23 calibre or
greater.
Or: A shotgun with lead shot larger than
size BB or steel shot larger than size F.
• The holder of a Varmint Licence or a Bird &
Small Game Licence shall only hunt with:
A rim-fire or centre-fire rifle of less than .23 caliber
Or: A muzzle loader.
Or: A shotgun with lead shot no larger
than size BB or steel shot no larger
than size F.
Or: A bow or crossbow.
