Get an Outdoors Card

Buying an Outdoors Card, the wallet-sized plastic ID card you need to hunt or fish in Woodlandia.

On This Page

1. Outdoors Card

2. Where to buy an Outdoors Card and Licencing

3. Licence Fees

4. Fishing Licences

5. Hunting Licences

6. Fishing and Hunting Regulations

1. Outdoors Card

An Outdoors Card is a plastic, wallet-sized identification card issued by the Ministry of Wildlife, Forestry and Fisheries that allows you to hunt or fish. You are required to carry this card with you at all times while hunting or fishing.

An Outdoors Card is valid for five calendar years.

A valid Outdoors Card is required for:

• Woodlandia Residents

• Non-Residents

Woodlandia Residents: your hunter accreditation must be on file with the Ministry of Wildlife, Forestry and Fisheries in order to buy hunting licences and products.

Non-Residents: you must submit your hunter accreditation by contacting the Ministry of Wildlife, Forestry and Fisheries prior to visiting Woodlandia.

The following information is required to buy, renew or replace an Outdoors Card:

• legal first, middle and last name

• date of birth

• mailing and/or residential address

• height and eye colour

• parental consent (for hunters under 18 years old)

Licence Summary

If you are waiting for your Outdoors Card to come in the mail, you can carry your Temporary Licence given to you at the time of purchase to immediately go fishing or hunting. You can carry it in a paper or digital format (for example, on a smartphone).

Updating your Outdoors Card

To update the name on your Outdoors Card, please call the Ministry of Wildlife, Forestry and Fisheries or the Department of the Environment.

2. Where to buy an Outdoors Card and Licencing

• contact the Ministry of Wildlife, Forestry and Fisheries

• contact the Department of the Environment

3. Licence fees

The cost to buy or renew your Outdoors Card is:

• $10.00

The cost to replace a lost, stolen or damaged Outdoors Card and licence is:

• $12.00

Costs vary depending on the type of licence.

Fees for Fishing Licences

• Woodlandia Residents

• Non-Residents

Fees for Hunting Licences

• Woodlandia Residents

• Non-Residents

4. Fishing Licences

Two types of Fishing Licences are available:

1. Sport Fishing Licence, which includes full catch-and-possession fishing privileges

2. Conservation Fishing Licence, which includes reduced catch-and-possession limits. This is ideal for anglers who want to release the majority of fish they catch.

Fishing Licences are available for different durations, including:

• one day

• eight days

• one year

• five years

You must follow catch and possession limits.

For more information, read the Woodlandia Fishing Regulations.

5. Hunting Licences

Anyone wanting to hunt in Woodlandia must have a valid Outdoors Card. You will also need appropriate hunter accreditation to buy a hunting licence.

Before you can buy a hunting licence, your hunter accreditation must be on file with the Ministry of Wildlife, Forestry and Fisheries.

Woodlandia Residents must provide proof of successfully completing Woodlandia's Hunter Education Program requirement.

Non-Residents must plan ahead and submit their hunting accreditation in advance. To do so, contact the Ministry of Wildlife, Forestry and Fisheries or the Department of the Environment prior to visiting Woodlandia.

Hunting Licences expire on December 31 of the year they were issued.

It is your responsibility to know the Open Seasons for the species you’re hunting.

Small Game Hunting

There are two licences available to hunt small game:

• one-year

• five-year

You can buy your five-year small game licence when you buy or renew your Outdoors Card.

For more information, read the Woodlandia Hunting Regulations.

Big Game Hunting

In Woodlandia, species-specific hunting licences are available for the following:

• black bear

• moose

• white-tailed deer

• elk

These hunting licences are valid for one year, in the relevant open season, and only for the type, age and sex of animal specified on your Licence.

You must enter a draw if you wish to hunt a particular type, age and sex of animal, including:

• antlerless white-tailed deer

• bull or cow moose (and calves in some areas)

• bull or cow elk

Read the Woodlandia Hunting Regulations for more information.

6. Fishing and Hunting Regulations

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