Moose hunting expedition concept

Over the past few years hunters have had to belong to an expedition to hunt for moose. The obligations regarding the concept of expedition have not changed; since 1996, they have remained exactly the same.

Not all likely scenarios are covered by the following cursory explanations. However, moose hunters who abide by them are sure to comply with the concept of a moose hunting expedition.

A moose hunting expedition begins...

A moose hunting expedition begins with the presence in a given hunting area during the hunting season of at least two people who have agreed to hunt together and who hold a moose hunting licence corresponding to the type of weapon used as well as to the pertinent zone and season.

An expedition continues...

A moose hunting expedition can continue as long as a person having been a member of the expedition party at one time or another continues to hunt for moose in the hunting area day after day. The hunter is responsible for making sure that the transportation coupon of another licence holder who has taken part in the expedition can be affixed to the moose on the day it is killed.

An expedition ends...

A moose hunting expedition ends when a moose is killed or when no one in the expedition has gone hunting for moose in the hunting area throughout the course of a day. In the latter case, before they resume hunting, the hunters must form a new expedition, as described in the first paragraph.

• For the duration of the expedition, if a party member uses his home, this home is considered equivalent to a hunting camp, and the route taken on the way to the hunt is considered equivalent to the hunting area.
• this explanation about the expedition concept applies everywhere except in wildlife sanctuaries where the group concept prevails (see bag limits page 13).
• in the zecs, the concept applies in addition to other specific regulatory requirements (see affixing of transportation coupons page 18), such as the obligation for the expedition to be made up of three people in certain cases (see bag limits page 13). In zecs, the hunting area corresponds to the sector or the place indicated on the proof of registration .