Firearm Safety

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Please remember firearms can be dangerous tools. Use the following tips to help you safety enjoy your hunting trip:

• Treat every firearm as if it were loaded.
• Always control the muzzle of your firearm.
• Be sure of your target and beyond.
• Never shoot at a flat hard surface, including water.
• Never point a firearm at anything you don’t want to shoot.
• Never climb, run or jump with a load firearm.
• Lock up firearms and ammunition separately.
• Be sure the barrel is clear of obstructions.
• Unload firearms when not in use.
• Avoid alcohol before and during a hunt.

General Information

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Do You Need an Outfitter?

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Ethics

Barren-ground Caribou Management Strategy

The Caribou Hunters (Video)

If You See A Bison In The Control Area

NWT Resident Hunter Harvest Surveys

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Bow Hunting

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Evidence of Sex

Where to Attach Tags

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Possession of Wildlife

Exporting Wildlife

Inuvialuit Settlement Region

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Migratory Birds Convention Act

Firearms Information

Firearm Safety

How to Use the Hunting Tables and Maps

Outfitters Management Area Map

Big Game Species

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Bear Safety

Report-A-Poacher

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