INFORMATION BULLETIN

2012FOR0077-000768 May 29, 2012

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

 

Haida Gwaii black bear hunting season closes

 

QUEEN CHARLOTTE – The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has closed the black bear hunting season on Haida Gwaii.

 

The closure will take effect at midnight on Friday, June 1, 2012.

 

The fall black bear season is also closed. The season closes 72 hours after public notification that a total of four black bears have been harvested on Haida Gwaii by licensed hunters. The closure covers Wildlife Management Units 6-12 and 6-13.

 

Contact:

Brennan Clarke

Public Affairs Officer

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

250 356-5261

 

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