LEH Synopsis 2023/2024 – Apply Now

This synopsis will show you how to apply for an LEH hunt.

2023 Fall Limited Entry Hunting Draw

The 2023 Fall Limited Entry Hunting (LEH) Draw is now open for applications.

• Limited Entry Hunting (LEH)

  The 2022 Fall Limited Entry Hunting (LEH) Draw is now open for applications.

  • • The deadline for applications is 11:59:59 pm Thursday, June 8, 2023

  The LEH Regulations Synopsis is no longer being printed and there will be no paper copies available.

  View the LEH synopsis

  Submit your LEH application

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  About Limited Entry Hunting

  There are two types of hunting seasons available to licensed hunters in British Columbia: general open seasons (GOS) and limited entry hunting (LEH). General open seasons are open to all licensed hunters, and harvest is managed through season length, restrictions on class of animal and bag limits.

  Limited entry hunting gives wildlife managers the ability to more closely control the number of hunters that can hunt a species, or class of species, in a specific area and during a specific time, and is generally in place when additional control, beyond what is feasible through a GOS, is required. The province has substantial hunting opportunities through both GOS and LEH, and the use of each system provides a balance of hunting opportunities in the best interest of the public and the resource.

  LEH draws are random. The previous year’s odds are published beside each hunt to give an indication of the likelihood of a successful application, but this is not a guarantee of success.

  Successful applicants have their chances reduced in subsequent draws in order to improve the chances of those who have been unsuccessful.

  Important: For shared hunts only, hunters are required to carry a paper Record of Harvest form while hunting. The Record of Harvest form is on the bottom part of the shared limited entry hunting authorization. Your shared limited entry hunting authorization is available online on your Fish and Wildlife profile.  You can request a copy of your limited entry hunting authorization, which contains your Record of Harvest form, at a Service BC or FrontCounter BC office.

  All hunters 16 years of age and older are required to carry a government picture ID, know their Fish and Wildlife ID number and carry all of their species licences purchased for the current licence year, ​including both cancelled and uncancelled species licences, while hunting.

  For further details about LEH in British Columbia:

  • How Limited Entry Hunting Works (PDF, 127KB)
  • Important information about LEH online applications
  • Applying for Group/Shared hunts
  • If you receive an LEH authorization, please click here to review the appropriate Zone Map

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  Refunds

  It is important to review LEH applications to ensure they are correct, prior to completing your purchase. LEH applications are non-refundable and non-transferable. Refunds will not be issued if you applied for the wrong LEH hunts. If you have submitted your LEH application, and you would like to change the hunts you have applied for, you may void your application and re-apply for the same species. You will be required to pay for the new application. This option is only available if the application period is still open.

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  Need help with the WILD system?

  • Learn more about the system and its requirements.

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  Step-by-step instructions

  • How-to guides for applying for LEH

Licences & LEH Applications

Hunters are encouraged to purchase their licences and LEH applications online. There is limited availability to purchase licences or LEH applications through in-person vendors.

• Support for purchasing licences and applications online is available through FrontCounter BC at 1-877-855-3222
• FrontCounter BC and Service BC offices are currently closed for in-person service

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