I spend most of the summer camping at Dutch creek campground. Many of the "locals" collect dead fall and dead standing all summer. No permit required. That said, one of the guys was cutting wood last summer and a C.O. demanded to see his permit. He actually takes wood home on occasion and to save the hassle he presented the permit he had. Went into Blairmore forestry the next day and was told no permit required if the wood is used on site for a warming or cooking fire. I have been given the same information on a number of occasions when I called forestry in Calgary. Sadly, many of the persons enforcing the law, DO NOT KNOW the law. Many many random campers also collect wood and I doubt any of them have permits.