Victory Ridge Sports

Canada has one deer species where, in a small part of British Columbia, there is reportedly no closed season, no bag limit, and no species licence. It is also not a native animal. Key Takeaways • Fallow deer are an introduced European species, not native to Canada • They live in parts of the Gulf Islands and southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia • In BC management units 1-1 to 1-7, fallow deer reportedly have no closed season, no bag limit, and no species licence requirement • Management favours reducing their numbers because introduced deer compete with native wildlife • Always confirm current rules in the BC synopsis, since restoration work can change access Are Fallow Deer Native to Canada? No. Fallow deer are a European species, with spotted adult coats and palmated antlers on mature bucks. They were introduced to a private estate on James Island near Victoria in 1908, then swam to nearby Sidney Island. The types of deer species in Canada guide covers them separately from ...

A fisheries officer in Campbell River once had to explain to a visiting angler, mid-trip, that his freshwater licence didn't cover the ocean he was about to fish that afternoon. He's not the only one this catches. Key Takeaways • Yes — BC genuinely requires two separate licences from two separate governments: provincial for freshwater, federal for tidal • Freshwater (lakes, rivers, streams) falls under the Province of BC and its WILD licensing system • Tidal water (ocean, harbour) falls under Fisheries and Oceans Canada, a completely separate national system • A provincial WILD account plays no role in a federal tidal purchase, and vice versa • Trips combining a river morning with an ocean afternoon are the most common place this catches visiting anglers Why Does BC Split Fishing Licensing Between Two Governments? BC's anglers licence system splits by jurisdiction because freshwater and tidal water fall under different levels of government in Canada — the Province of Briti...