Did you hunt this year? Did you harvest an animal? If you purchased a hunting licence this year, the Ministry of Environment is asking you to complete a Hunter Harvest Survey online or in person. These surveys are an important component of managing game species in Saskatchewan.
“Each year, the ministry’s wildlife biologists review this data to determine how well current management strategies, such as quotas and season dates are working, and identify areas where different management strategies may be warranted,” said Habitat and Populations Ecologist Katherine Conkin with the Ministry of Environment.
“The more surveys completed, the more thorough this evaluation can be. Additionally, each survey provides hunters the opportunity to identify how populations are doing in their hunting areas.”
Each survey takes less than two minutes and can be completed until January 31, 2017.
Sign onto your HAL account at https://saskatchewanlicences.active.com/licensing.page and click the Hunter Harvest Survey tab on the left-hand side of the page. Hunters may also complete the survey in person at any Ministry of Environment office. If you need help completing the survey online, or are unable to visit a field office to complete your survey, please contact the Active Network Outdoors Help Desk at [email protected] or 1-888-773-8450 for assistance. As an added incentive, all hunters who complete their hunter harvest survey will be eligible for one of six $100 gift certificates courtesy of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation.
For more information, or to view the summarized results of previous surveys, please visit www.saskatchewan.ca and search for ‘hunter harvest survey’. Information is also available on page 10 of the Saskatchewan Hunters’ and Trappers’ Guide. Thank you to all those who have completed their Hunter Harvest Surveys for the 2016 season.
