Hunting in Sask

[JamesYYC]

I am purchasing land in Saskatchewan. I would like to hunt there, but note that big game is generally restricted to Saskatchewan residents. My principal residence will be Alberta. Ideally, I would transfer my hunting license and registration out of Alberta to Saskatchewan. It may not be possible. Has anyone ever encountered this? I would like to be able to hunt on my own land!!

[elkhunter11]

Owning land in Saskatchewan will not qualify you as a resident for the purpose of hunting. The only way that you can qualify as a Saskatchewan resident, is to move there.

[caddisfly7]

I dealt with a similar situation the past few years. I was a Saskatchewan resident with drivers license and health card, but was going to school in Alberta. I called a couple of fish and wildlife officers to ask them which province should be my permanent residence. Both said first you can not have residence in both (understandable) and second, be able to prove (or convince) in court that the province you are saying is your permanent residence is in fact your permanent residence. They also mentioned that they can easily go back and look at tags purchased to see if you are claiming to be a resident in both provinces.

To be an Alberta resident seems to be an easier process than Saskatchewan, as you just have to prove you live here the majority of the time. While in Saskatchewan you need 3 months and a health care card.

Alberta Resident – a person who either l has his or her only or primary residence in Alberta and
1) is a Canadian citizen or is admitted to
permanent residence in Canada, or

2 ) has lived in Canada for the 12-month
period immediately preceding the relevant
date; or

l is on full-time service with the Armed
Forces of Canada and would, if an election
were held under the Elections Act (Canada),
be eligible to vote in Alberta under that Act.

A Saskatchewan resident is a:
· Canadian resident whose principal residence is in Saskatchewan, who has
been living in the province for three months prior to applying for a license
and possesses a valid Saskatchewan Health Services card;
· member of the regular force of the Canadian Armed Forces or RCMP who is
stationed and residing in the province; or
· member of the regular force of the Canadian Armed Forces who was a
Saskatchewan resident when recruited or deployed from the province.



So essentially you would have to get your Saskatchewan Health Services card and live there for 3 months. Hopefully that helps answer your question.

[Topwater]

You can hunt whitetail on your land if your drawn for it and that's it. and unless you become a SK resident you can't even shoot coyotes

[pikergolf]

Originally Posted by caddisfly7

I dealt with a similar situation the past few years. I was a Saskatchewan resident with drivers license and health card, but was going to school in Alberta. I called a couple of fish and wildlife officers to ask them which province should be my permanent residence. Both said first you can not have residence in both (understandable) and second, be able to prove (or convince) in court that the province you are saying is your permanent residence is in fact your permanent residence. They also mentioned that they can easily go back and look at tags purchased to see if you are claiming to be a resident in both provinces.

To be an Alberta resident seems to be an easier process than Saskatchewan, as you just have to prove you live here the majority of the time. While in Saskatchewan you need 3 months and a health care card.

Alberta Resident – a person who either l has his or her only or primary residence in Alberta and
1) is a Canadian citizen or is admitted to
permanent residence in Canada, or

2 ) has lived in Canada for the 12-month
period immediately preceding the relevant
date; or

l is on full-time service with the Armed
Forces of Canada and would, if an election
were held under the Elections Act (Canada),
be eligible to vote in Alberta under that Act.

A Saskatchewan resident is a:
· Canadian resident whose principal residence is in Saskatchewan, who has
been living in the province for three months prior to applying for a license
and possesses a valid Saskatchewan Health Services card;
· member of the regular force of the Canadian Armed Forces or RCMP who is
stationed and residing in the province; or
· member of the regular force of the Canadian Armed Forces who was a
Saskatchewan resident when recruited or deployed from the province.



So essentially you would have to get your Saskatchewan Health Services card and live there for 3 months. Hopefully that helps answer your question.

That would be incorrect.

A Saskatchewan resident is a:
· Canadian resident whose principal residence is in Saskatchewan, who has
been living in the province for three months prior to applying for a license
and possesses a valid Saskatchewan Health Services card;
· member of the regular force of the Canadian Armed Forces or RCMP who is
stationed and residing in the province; or
· member of the regular force of the Canadian Armed Forces who was a
Saskatchewan resident when recruited or deployed from the province.

[flyguyd]

Originally Posted by JamesYYC

I am purchasing land in Saskatchewan. I would like to hunt there, but note that big game is generally restricted to Saskatchewan residents. My principal residence will be Alberta. Ideally, I would transfer my hunting license and registration out of Alberta to Saskatchewan. It may not be possible. Has anyone ever encountered this? I would like to be able to hunt on my own land!!

Owning land in Sask gives you the right to pay land taxes thats all Only way to to hunt all the good ones is to move there or get drawn for whitetail on your own land

[Diesel_wiesel]

Originally Posted by JamesYYC

I am purchasing land in Saskatchewan. I would like to hunt there, but note that big game is generally restricted to Saskatchewan residents. My principal residence will be Alberta. Ideally, I would transfer my hunting license and registration out of Alberta to Saskatchewan. It may not be possible. Has anyone ever encountered this? I would like to be able to hunt on my own land!!

get a mail box at the local post office, (closest to yer property)
get yer sask health care number
and yer good to go as a resident hunter ,
you can have both Alberta and sask health care numbers
as well if you wanted to beat the high costs of Alberta vehicle insurance
you could go as far as changing yer drivers licence and vehicle plates
but do yer home work on that first , with these new taxes it may not be cheaper , and you will have to tell them you will be out of province for more then 30 days at a time

[hal53]

Originally Posted by Diesel_wiesel

get a mail box at the local post office, (closest to yer property)
get yer sask health care number
and yer good to go as a resident hunter ,
you can have both Alberta and sask health care numbers
as well if you wanted to beat the high costs of Alberta vehicle insurance
you could go as far as changing yer drivers licence and vehicle plates
but do yer home work on that first , with these new taxes it may not be cheaper , and you will have to tell them you will be out of province for more then 30 days at a time

Read Piker's post regarding "principle residence"

[LCCFisherman]

Originally Posted by Diesel_wiesel

get a mail box at the local post office, (closest to yer property)
get yer sask health care number
and yer good to go as a resident hunter ,
you can have both Alberta and sask health care numbers
as well if you wanted to beat the high costs of Alberta vehicle insurance
you could go as far as changing yer drivers licence and vehicle plates
but do yer home work on that first , with these new taxes it may not be cheaper , and you will have to tell them you will be out of province for more then 30 days at a time

And someone bust this maggot

[cdales]

I bought hunting land in SK Also. I only hunt WT and Bear. Dad and Friends hunt everything else. Friends are always welcome to come fill a tag drink beer and share some meat.

[waterhawk]

Originally Posted by Diesel_wiesel

get a mail box at the local post office, (closest to yer property)
get yer sask health care number
and yer good to go as a resident hunter ,
you can have both Alberta and sask health care numbers
as well if you wanted to beat the high costs of Alberta vehicle insurance
you could go as far as changing yer drivers licence and vehicle plates
but do yer home work on that first , with these new taxes it may not be cheaper , and you will have to tell them you will be out of province for more then 30 days at a time

This is absolute nonsense. Do not take this advice. You may be able to do it but it is a fraud and illegal. Live in Alberta and carry Saskatchewan health insurance and/or run Saskatchewan plates at your peril. You have no insurance.

[Ranch11]

Originally Posted by Diesel_wiesel

get a mail box at the local post office, (closest to yer property)
get yer sask health care number
and yer good to go as a resident hunter ,
you can have both Alberta and sask health care numbers
as well if you wanted to beat the high costs of Alberta vehicle insurance
you could go as far as changing yer drivers licence and vehicle plates
but do yer home work on that first , with these new taxes it may not be cheaper , and you will have to tell them you will be out of province for more then 30 days at a time

Good luck with this.

[dodgeboy1979]

the only way to get a sask health care number is to get a sask drivers license. By doing that you would have to give up your AB license and not be a resident in AB.