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Hunters/Anglers with a Disability

The Disabled Hunter/Angler Program is designed to accommodate persons who have a permanent mobility disability of the lower limbs, or who are permanently, legally blind and wish to enter the big game licence draw process.

Disabled hunters who receive a big game licence, shall, in the case of a permanently, legally blind person; and may, in the case of a permanently mobility impaired person; designate at any one time only one designated shooter to shoot and retrieve the type and sex of big game animal named on the disabled hunter’s licence, provided that:

• the disabled hunter remains in sight of designated hunter, and
• the designated shooter possesses the disabled hunter’s big game licence and tags.

A person designated to shoot on behalf of a disabled hunter need not keep the disabled hunter in sight when in pursuit of an animal that has been injured by the licence holder or designated hunter.

A designated hunter may be designated by not more than one disabled hunter per season.

A designated hunter means a resident who, while not prohibited from the courts to possess a firearm or hold a game licence, and while in possession of his/her own valid Outdoor Identification Card, is designated by a disabled hunter to shoot and retrieve the big game animal of the kind and sex named on the disabled hunter’s licence.

Each individual must first complete an application form for the Disabled Hunter/Angler Program.

The completed application may be submitted to a College of the North Atlantic representative during registration of a Firearm Safety/Hunter Education Course, or, if you have previously completed a recognized hunter training course, forwarded to:

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