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12-14-2007, 02:24 PM
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2007/12/14/4724831.html
The province says it's making it easier for Albertans who have no other source of meat to get a special hunting license to slay wild game.
“There’s no need for anyone to break the law to get meat for their family,” Minister of Sustainable Resource Development Ted Morton said in a news release. “Just come in to one of our local offices and apply for a licence.”
The subsistence hunting licence is available free at any Fish and Wildlife district office.
An applicant must prove they have no other source of meat or that they have a special health requirement for wild meat.
Morton said in the release he hoped the changes would "help Alberta families in need."
He also said that the changes address the "difficult situation of some Métis who have not yet applied for or received confirmation of their harvesting rights, but need to hunt or fish to feed their families."
Although the licence isn't new, the province has made the following changes to make it available to more Albertans.
-Licences may now be used anywhere in the province, not just north of Highway 16.
-Licences are now available all year.
-Licence holders may take moose, elk or deer based on local game populations.
In addition, the $5 fee for a domestic fishing licence has been dropped. This licence can now be obtained free of charge by eligible applicants.
A few months ago, Morton announced Sept. 22 was to be the province's first official "Hunting Day."
It was touted as one way Albertans could reduce highway collisions – by killing more deer and moose.
"Hunting also helps with reducing vehicle collisions," Morton said in a press release announcing Hunting Day.
He worried Alberta was "losing the next generation of hunters to television, computers and shopping malls."
For more information on the Subsistence Hunting Licence and the Domestic Fishing Licence, including the location of the nearest fish and wildlife office, call Service Alberta at 310-0000.
The province says it's making it easier for Albertans who have no other source of meat to get a special hunting license to slay wild game.
“There’s no need for anyone to break the law to get meat for their family,” Minister of Sustainable Resource Development Ted Morton said in a news release. “Just come in to one of our local offices and apply for a licence.”
The subsistence hunting licence is available free at any Fish and Wildlife district office.
An applicant must prove they have no other source of meat or that they have a special health requirement for wild meat.
Morton said in the release he hoped the changes would "help Alberta families in need."
He also said that the changes address the "difficult situation of some Métis who have not yet applied for or received confirmation of their harvesting rights, but need to hunt or fish to feed their families."
Although the licence isn't new, the province has made the following changes to make it available to more Albertans.
-Licences may now be used anywhere in the province, not just north of Highway 16.
-Licences are now available all year.
-Licence holders may take moose, elk or deer based on local game populations.
In addition, the $5 fee for a domestic fishing licence has been dropped. This licence can now be obtained free of charge by eligible applicants.
A few months ago, Morton announced Sept. 22 was to be the province's first official "Hunting Day."
It was touted as one way Albertans could reduce highway collisions – by killing more deer and moose.
"Hunting also helps with reducing vehicle collisions," Morton said in a press release announcing Hunting Day.
He worried Alberta was "losing the next generation of hunters to television, computers and shopping malls."
For more information on the Subsistence Hunting Licence and the Domestic Fishing Licence, including the location of the nearest fish and wildlife office, call Service Alberta at 310-0000.