Caribou are a protected species in Alberta. You would be in much dodo if you were to shoot one. Wow i can't believe that if you've hunted in Alberta before you didn't know that. It states it quite clearly in the regs.  And also just because he is metis, in Alberta he has very limited hunting privilges unlike treaty natives.

Good to know. Can he go to NWT to hunt them as an Alberta resident???

They closed the season on caribou a couple of years ago. He'd have to go to the Yukon, B.C., or Manitoba. He'd have to go through an outfitter more than likely.

Ok, so I was mistakened. He's actually full status Native. Does this change his approach? I don't know much about treaty and native rights? Errrrrrrr who can I ask? Fish & Wildlife? Deerman where are ya when I need ya lol?!

I did...and he's agreed to hunt Elk now phewf!

And I am deeply sorry if I've brought this up inappropriately. Moderator please feel free to delete this thread not a toe stepper and never want to upset the herd of AS

Sorry for asking!

Don't worry Huntress!! Some subjects are pretty sensitive and you hit to of the big ones with Caribou management and Native hunting. I'm sure it's all innocent so don't loose any sleep over it.

No worries huntress we know its an honest mistake.. My post looked more aggressive than what I intended..

Best of luck to you guys on an elk hunt.

Sorry huntress but I am a little lost,, are you refering to Alberta Caribou or NWT animals. My referance was to AB animals. Personely I have no clue as to the status of the NWT herds.

The AB herds have sercomed to a variety of problems. Habitat loss, predatation, Native over harvesting. Personely I do not beleive the status of them to be near as bad as some would have us believe, not the N/E herds anyways. I have spent a lifetime in these woods and as far as I can tell the herds are pretty much where thay have always been, not quite but close. There never were a lot in this part of the country to begin with. Once the O&G activity picked up and started opening up the country the natives were exposed to better access and they used it quite effectivley. Combine this with the yearly barrage of intrusion they are exposed to these days with the year round oil activity and they are having a tuff go of it to maintain their status, well that and no one traps anymore and the wolfs have multiplied like crazy,, they just can't win.

Initially just Alberta 'bou....but then as you mentioned they were protected here I was then inquiring if he could go to the NWT to hunt them instead. But if they're endangered here, I don't want to take from a habitat they may not have protected yet....the Caribou don't care about provincial borders, only habitat. Either way, O&G has botched a ton of stuff directly and indirectly.

Its a lady who works for me's husband that is asking. He's a white collar office guy, never hunted an animal in his life. So I do apologize for my lack of understanding the scope here. I'm just asking on his behalf. Trying to point him to an area he can go, but that was only if he was dead set on caribou. When I explained the sitch he was immediately as embarassed as I was and recanted the desire to hunt them.

All good. Elk are amazing. I'd prefer to take an Elk that's a nuisance to a farmer than just any Elk....I'm sure there are farmers in AB who will beg u to take one? Maybe that's just wishful thinking but I've heard about it.

Thanks walleyes! Not my style but it will be nice to give him some options as ill be mentoring him, and he's going to use my rifle so he doesn't have to get a PAL. Ill work for meat lol. Mmm elk

I want a solid Elk hunt for me personally as I have never taken a bull down yet, and still hoping someone would take me on a real Elk hunt as I've only been on a cow elk hunt with other people and saw them get the Elk down. But not me one day!

So much to learn young grasshopper! (That's me talking to myself 3rd person lol)