A new Hunter Number Card may be issued free of charge to a resident of British Columbia who qualifies. There are three steps to obtaining a hunter number card:

1. B.C. Resident - You must qualify as a BC Resident

   Residency can be proven by BC Drivers Licence (issued date at least 6 months prior to application), BCID, BC Services Card, BC Care Card, ICBC Vehicle Insurance, school transcript or report card. If your ID listed above does not adequately reflect how long you have lived in BC, you can provide the above ID, in conjunction with 6 months of utility bills or rent receipts.

2. Hunter Safety Education – You need to provide proof of successful completion of a hunter safety education course.
   •  In BC hunters take the Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) course through the BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) – After completion of your CORE course you must apply to the BCWF for your CORE certificate. The BCWF will send you a course completion certificate. The CORE certificate is proof of completion of a hunter education course, or
   • an official document issued by a province or territory of Canada, other than British Columbia, or a state of the United States of America evidencing successful completion of a hunter safety training course may also be accepted. (Note: Owning a WIN or Quebec card does not indicate completion of a hunter safety training course you will have to contact the relevant province and get a letter of confirmation that you have completed hunter safety training.)
3. Service BC – take your proof of residency and proof of hunter safety education to your closest Service BC center and they can issue you a hunter number card.
   
   Or you may apply through the mail using this application and mailing it to Fish and Wildlife Branch at the address below or to any Service BC office (addresses for SBC are on the back of the application form):
   
   Fish and Wildlife Branch
   Hunter Number Application
   PO Box 9374 STN PROV GOVT
   Victoria BC V8W 9M4

Under no circumstances may a person have more than one hunter number, as this violates Section 11 of BC Reg. 8/99 Hunting Licensing Regulation.

You can confirm your hunter number by contacting the Fish and Wildlife Branch in Victoria at 1-877-855-3222, or a Service BC Office.

To replace a Hunter Number Card, if lost stolen or destroyed, you may visit a Service BC Office and fill out/sign a statutory declaration form stating what happened to your Hunter Number Card. There is a fee of $10.50 (including HST) for the declaration form, and no fee for issuance of the duplicate card.

The same process must be followed for a lost hunting licence, and there is an additional fee of $10.50 for the basic licence and each tag that is lost.

If you have lost a Limited Entry Hunting authorization, a duplicate can be issued to you at a Service BC Office, or the Fish and Wildlife Branch in Victoria, free of charge.

If your Hunter Number Card is old and tattered, it can be replaced free of charge by taking the old card to a Service BC Office, or mailing it to Fish and Wildlife Branch in Victoria, and requesting a replacement in person. If you don't have the old card to hand in then you will be charged for a duplicate.

It is important that the Fish and Wildlife Branch maintain accurate records of hunter addresses and hunter numbers particularly as they relate to Limited Entry Hunting, wildlife harvest and hunter effort data requested from hunters through reporting, inspection and survey.

If the holder of a hunter number card changes his or her residential address or ceases to be a resident, he or she must notify the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Branch of the address change.

If the holder of the hunter number card ceases to be a B.C. resident, the hunter number card is suspended as long as the person is not a resident.

Please forward a Change of Address notification to us WITHIN 30 DAYS OF name change. The Change of Address notification form is also found in the Hunting & Trapping Synopsis on Page 40. Change of address can also be done by sending an e-mail to FishandWildlife@gov.bc.ca or in person at a Service BC Office or by calling 1-877-855-3222.

If the holder of a hunter number card changes his or her legal name, he or she must notify the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Branch. The Change of Address or Name Notification form is also found in the Hunting & Trapping Synopsis on Page 40.

Please forward a Change of Name Notification along with your Hunter Number Card (so it can be reissued in your new name) and supporting legal documentation to Fish and Wildlife Branch WITHIN 30 DAYS of the name change. Supporting documentation is required to change a name if you do not have any documentation you may be directed to a Notary Public to make a sworn statment an affidavit.

A Hunter Number may be deemed “suspended” for different reasons, including:

• failure to pay a fine,
• suspension by the Director for an “automatic suspension”,
• Director's decision infraction against the Wildlife Act, or
• failure to complete CORE as ordered by the Director.