Getting an Alberta hunting license???

[kootenayelkslayer]

How does a BC resident with a hunting license go about getting an Alberta license (WIN card)? Is it just as simple as going in to any vendor and buying one?

[bruin]

You need to have a hunter host (Alberta Resident) with a valid WIN Card that will co-sign with you, putting their WIN Number on your license. You can go to a vendor such as Co-op or Canadian Tire and they will give you a temporary paper copy of you WIN and your tags and you can start hunting that day. Or you could do it through the mail.

[kootenayelkslayer]

You need to have a hunter host (Alberta Resident) with a valid WIN Card that will co-sign with you, putting their WIN Number on your license. You can go to a vendor such as Co-op or Canadian Tire and they will give you a temporary paper copy of you WIN and your tags and you can start hunting that day. Or you could do it through the mail.

So i would get my own WIN or would I kind of be sharing the same number with the co-signer??
I'm not looking to buy tags or anything, but I just need the WIN for work this spring I believe.

[Thunderstix]

You have to get your own WIN card like bruin said. I went hunting there last fall. With the WIN card purchase, white tail tag and me paying my buddies hunter host fee it was $186.00

[Seeadler]

Just go and get a WIN card, I think it is $8, you'll need it to buy either a fishing licence of a hunting licence. It is good for 5 years.

Then you need a hunter host to actually buy licences and tags (and Alberta actually has ski tag type tags). As a Non-Resident, you are limited in the tags you can buy and the draws you can put into, you must put in with an Albertan for everything except sheep and are limited to bull moose, muley buck, and trophy antelope for draws IIRC. I don't think there are many restrictions on GOS tags for Non- Residents.

[killman]

What would you need to shoot gophers? Besides a gun and ammo.

[kootenayelkslayer]

Just go and get a WIN card, I think it is $8, you'll need it to buy either a fishing licence of a hunting licence. It is good for 5 years.

Then you need a hunter host to actually buy licences and tags (and Alberta actually has ski tag type tags). As a Non-Resident, you are limited in the tags you can buy and the draws you can put into, you must put in with an Albertan for everything except sheep and are limited to bull moose, muley buck, and trophy antelope for draws IIRC. I don't think there are many restrictions on GOS tags for Non- Residents.

Ok, that makes sense. Thanks.

[Bowzone_Mikey]

What would you need to shoot gophers? Besides a gun and ammo.

Landowners permission ....Same goes for Yotes too

No license or tags required

[Dirty]

Mike I think non residents need to buy a tag for coyotes if you can believe that. KES, The regulations are available online. I am going out in May to have my GF's dad become my hunter host and get a WIN card. If you haven't gone by then I'll let you know how it goes. I want to start putting in for draws.

[Bowzone_Mikey]

I dont think so re: Yotes ... Granted I never looked it up ... as Residents dont need licence or tags for Yotes ...

If so ..phew ... Good thing I never actually got a shot at a Yote while I was at My Buddys ranch before Easter....