Hunting & Fishing

Hunting

• Ensure you have your Possession and Acquisition Firearms Licence (PAL) https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms/licensing
• The hunter pulling the trigger must be a Kitselas band member. Family members and friends can help.
• Have your Kitselas status card on you at all times while hunting.
• Hunting areas must be in Kitselas Traditional Territory. (Map available from Lands & Resources Department)
• Do not shoot pregnant moose or moose with calves.

Fishing

To get a Kitselas Fishing Permit Sign up at fish.kitselas.com

Or Scan this QR code and follow directions:

Fishing permits are valid for 1 year (January-December).  Members need to apply for a new permit every calendar year.

Rules & Regulations

• Food fishing permits are issued to Kitselas community members on a yearly basis via our Fisheries App.
• Have your food fish permit on you while you are fishing
• Only fish within Kitselas Traditional Territory
• Be mindful to not fish in one location for more than 48 consecutive hours from Sunday to Saturday so other members have access to popular fishing sites
• Label you net with your name and current contact information for Kitselas Fisheries monitors to see
• Do not sell food fish – this includes fresh, smoked, canned jarred and frozen
• Report your catch through the App, to Fisheries Monitors or via phone or email
• Acquire a transport permit from KLRD if transporting fish out of Kitselas Traditional Territory.

Report Illegal Activity or Complaint

If you have a complaint or see illegal activity call one or all of the following:

RAPP – 1-877-952-7277 – provincial toll-free tip line to report known or suspected violations of fisheries, wildlife or environmental protection laws

DFO Report line – 1-800-465-4336 – toll free line to report fishery violations

KLRD Office – 778-634-3517

Traplines

About Traplines

• A trapline is an area for which registration is granted to one or more licensed trappers for the trapping of fur-bearing animals.
• Traplines exist throughout the proposed Kitselas Treaty Settlement Lands and Kitselas Area and are registered by Kitselas members and non-members alike.
• Trapping is an Aboriginal Right and a trapping license and registered trapline are not required for First Nations trapping on their traditional territory for food, social and ceremonial purposes. For trapping outside of the traditional territory, First Nations are to abide by the Province of British Columbia’s Hunting and Trapping Regulations. If an Indigenous person wishes to sell furs commercially (even within their traditional territory), they would need to be registered to a commercial trapline.
• The Province of British Columbia is responsible for the trapline registration process. Details on applying for a trapline are available on the Province of British Columbia’s website.

Traplines and Treaty

After the Kitselas Treaty comes into effect:

• Traplines that exist with the proposed Kitselas Treaty Settlement Lands will continue to be registered to the same people.
• Trapline owners will be allowed to access the proposed Kitselas Treaty Settlement Lands to use their traplines.
• If a trapline owner gives up or loses his or her trapline, the Province of British Columbia will not grant it to someone else again without the consent of Kitselas. Kitselas will have the opportunity to register for the trapline.
• If a trapline owner agrees to give it to Kitselas, the Province of British Columbia will do so.

Questions About Traplines?
Traplines Q & As

The Treaty Office can help direct you to the proper Province of British Columbia contacts and processes regarding traplines.

Visit the Province of British Columbia’s website for details on registering for traplines.

Traplines

About Traplines

• A trapline is an area for which registration is granted to one or more licensed trappers for the trapping of fur-bearing animals.
• Traplines exist throughout the proposed Kitselas Treaty Settlement Lands and Kitselas Area and are registered by Kitselas members and non-members alike.
• Trapping is an Aboriginal Right and a trapping license and registered trapline are not required for First Nations trapping on their traditional territory for food, social and ceremonial purposes. For trapping outside of the traditional territory, First Nations are to abide by the Province of British Columbia’s Hunting and Trapping Regulations. If an Indigenous person wishes to sell furs commercially (even within their traditional territory), they would need to be registered to a commercial trapline.
• The Province of British Columbia is responsible for the trapline registration process. Details on applying for a trapline are available on the Province of British Columbia’s website.

Traplines and Treaty

After the Kitselas Treaty comes into effect:

• Traplines that exist with the proposed Kitselas Treaty Settlement Lands will continue to be registered to the same people.
• Trapline owners will be allowed to access the proposed Kitselas Treaty Settlement Lands to use their traplines.
• If a trapline owner gives up or loses his or her trapline, the Province of British Columbia will not grant it to someone else again without the consent of Kitselas. Kitselas will have the opportunity to register for the trapline.
• If a trapline owner agrees to give it to Kitselas, the Province of British Columbia will do so.

Questions About Traplines?
Traplines Q & As

The Treaty Office can help direct you to the proper Province of British Columbia contacts and processes regarding traplines. Please contact Erica Louie at e.louie@kitselasdlp.ca for assistance.

Visit the Province of British Columbia’s website for details on registering for traplines.