Big Game Hunting

Party Hunting

Hunters may hunt big game in a party of two persons, as long as they possess the same kind and type of licence (e.g., elk hunters cannot form a party with moose hunters; a hunter with a Second Deer Licence can only form a party with other hunters that have a valid Second Deer Licence). However, deer hunters may hunt in a party of up to four persons. Each member of the party must have a valid hunting licence for the same game species, GHA, season and residency except that resident and non-resident (Canadian only) deer hunters may form parties. A foreign resident can only form a party with another foreign resident.

When one hunter bags an animal and uses their game tag, all party members may continue to hunt as a party until all tags have been used, provided that each party member has signed and indicated their hunting licence number in ink on the back of the hunting licence of the other party member(s). Hunters must remain in a position to be readily identified as party hunters searching for the same species. (verbal hauling distance without the aid of electronic devices, such as but not limited to cell phones, walkie talkies). The hunter with the unused tag must be present. A licensee may form only one party for any game species during any one season.

A youth who is hunting under an adult supervisor's licence shares the party hunting privileges of the adult supervisor, but is not counted as a party member.

A Deer and Game Bird Licence (Youth) is valid for party hunting in the season in which the tag is used and counts as one of the party members.

Hunters who are hunting under the Two Licence/One Tag system automatically form a party.