NBWF Media Release – Feb. 11, 2017
New Brunswick Wildlife Federation President Charles LeBlanc said today that we need local salmon anglers back on the rivers.
He noted for the past two angling season New Brunswick anglers have been staying away from the rivers in droves and that this is a direct result of the mandatory hook and release variance order put in place in 2015.
Read more in the immediate press release…
Anglers are encouraged to report their catch and assist in efforts to improve fish stocks and fishing areas in New Brunswick.
See Department of Energy and Resources, Report Your Catch form…
Now this year’s angling season is coming to a close, New Brunswick Wildlife Federation President Charles LeBlanc urges all anglers to complete their creel census
reports for 2016.
FREDERICTON (GNB) – The provincial government will allow hunters to harvest deer with crossbows during the 2016 archery season, which runs Oct. 3-22.
“Hunting is a big part of the social and economic fabric of rural New Brunswick,” said Energy and Resource Development Minister Rick Doucet. “The addition of crossbows to the deer archery season will allow more people to enjoy the tradition of hunting.”
Crossbows are currently permitted during all hunting seasons except for the deer archery season and for the hunting of migratory birds. This year marks the first time crossbows may be used in deer archery season.
“I urge all hunters to practice safety and be courteous in the woods this fall,” said Doucet. “It is important to teach future generations of New Brunswickers how to enjoy hunting safely, and how to treat the forest and fellow hunters with respect.”
Crossbow hunters are subject to many of the same laws that apply to hunters using firearms or bows, including:
The deer archery season starts Oct. 3 and runs for three weeks, closing Oct. 22.
