Hunting near Prince George
Which management unit you’re in, how to get licensed, where the rules are and who can teach you. The area is in the province’s Region 7A Omineca hunting region.
Prince George is in management unit 7-15 (Fort George zone). Check the regional synopsis for no-shooting areas, and the Prince George Firearms Bylaw No. 3456 for discharging firearms inside city limits.
Key dates
Getting licensed, step by step
- 1
Get a Fish and Wildlife ID
- Fish and Wildlife ID (FWID) · Needed before you can buy a hunting licence or apply for limited entry.
- 2
Pass CORE hunter education
- CORE hunter education (BC Wildlife Federation) · Required for BC residents who want hunting credentials; in person with an examiner, online or by self-study.
- CORE examiners by town (BCWF PDF) · Who examines in and around the city; updated September 21, 2026.
- 3
Buy your hunting licence and species licences
- Hunting licences · Buy in WILD or at FrontCounter BC or Service BC; species licences are printed and carried.
- Licence vendors
- 4
Apply for limited entry draws if you want them
- Limited Entry Hunting (LEH) · The draws for limited-entry seasons; applications are non-refundable.
- 5
Read the seasons and limits for your unit
- Region 7A Omineca seasons and rules (PDF) · Open seasons, bag limits and no-shooting areas by management unit.
- Hunting and trapping regulations synopsis
- Region 7A management unit map (PDF, 48 MB)
- 6
After the hunt: inspection and reporting
Fish and Wildlife regional office (Omineca): 2000 Ospika Blvd S, Prince George, BC V2N 4W5, 250-614-7400.
Wildlife management units
Seasons, bag limits and closures are set per unit in the regulations. The boundaries below are simplified for the web; use the official map for the exact lines.
| Unit | Game management zone | Area | Centre from city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-15City is here | Fort George | 2,309 km² | 26 km |
| 7-9 | Fort George | 1,743 km² | 25 km |
| 7-10 | Fort George | 1,567 km² | 39 km |
| 7-7 | Fort George | 2,992 km² | 46 km |
| 7-8 | Fort George | 1,931 km² | 61 km |
| 7-14 | McLeod Lake | 1,684 km² | 75 km |
| 7-24 | McLeod Lake | 5,090 km² | 83 km |
| 7-11 | Fort George | 1,876 km² | 85 km |
| 7-12 | Fort George | 5,225 km² | 88 km |
| 7-16 | McLeod Lake | 3,784 km² | 88 km |
| 7-6 | Fort George | 2,009 km² | 96 km |
| 7-17 | Upper Fraser | 2,737 km² | 100 km |
CORE and firearms courses
CORE is the province’s hunter education course. The Canadian Firearms Safety Course leads to a possession and acquisition licence (PAL); the restricted course to an RPAL. Local instructors, as they list themselves:
CFSC (PAL), CRFSC (RPAL), CORE
North Central Firearms Training
CFSC (PAL), CRFSC (RPAL), CORE
Prince George Outdoor Recreational Certifications
CFSC (PAL), CRFSC (RPAL), CORE, Pleasure Craft Operator Card, Bear safety
CFSC (PAL), CRFSC (RPAL), IPSC Black Badge
CFSC (PAL), CRFSC (RPAL)
CFSC (PAL), CRFSC (RPAL), CORE
Gerwing Outdoor Education
CFSC (PAL), CRFSC (RPAL), CORE
Gear, butchers and game processing
Custom game cutting (moose, deer, bear, elk, caribou, bison) and sausage.
Butcher shop, Meat market, Wholesale food supplier
Firearms, ammunition, reloading, hunting and fishing gear, camping, gunsmithing.
Fishing, hunting and camping gear.
More official links
Units: Wildlife Management Units, Province of British Columbia (Open Government Licence – BC). Links, dates and notes from the province’s pages and the regional synopsis, checked 2026-10-01; courses as each provider lists itself.
Data as JSON: hunting, unit 7-15 boundary.
