Camp Wainwright Ungulate Hunt

Updates for the 2024 Hunt Coming Soon

Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, Fish and Wildlife Stewardship (EPA-FWS) works collaboratively with the Canadian military to be able to provide a unique hunting opportunity on Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright:

• EPA-FWS is responsible for the management of all wildlife and for allocating special licences for eligible resident hunters through the draw system.
• CFB Wainwright is responsible for and controls all access on the base, including the determination of access requirements and managing pre-registration processes.

Pre-registration for Métis and First Nations Hunters

All Métis harvesters and First Nations hunters will be required to pre-register for the 2024 Hunt, Registration will open October 1, 2024. Failure to pre-register will result in you being turned away at the Hunter Check Station (HCS). Please check back for more details closer to October 1, 2024.

The following information will be required:

Access Requirements

Individuals accompanying hunters will be limited as follows:

All registered hunters may have only 1 non-hunter accompany them on base.

General access requirements

• All persons entering the base must sign a waiver. Please download and complete a waiver prior to your arrival at the Hunter Check Station (HCS). Waivers can be downloaded from:
  
  
  3 CDSB Detachment Wainwright hunter waiver form – Jul 2021 (PDF, 376 KB) 
  
• All persons entering the base must report to the HCS (follow signs posted on base) for mandatory check-in and safety briefing in order to be granted access to the hunting area.
• All persons reported in to the HCS are required to attend a complete safety briefing the first day of their hunt:
  • 6:00 am: Doors open for registration.
  • 7:00 am: The first complete briefing starts. Doors will be closed to the HCS as soon as the first briefing begins,
  • Additional briefings will be offered at 9 am and 1 pm only.

Other requirements and restrictions

• Base area closures: Military use of the base is paramount and subject to change on short notice. Large areas of the base may be closed to hunting, depending on training requirements.
• Out of bounds areas: Certain areas of Camp Wainwright are permanently closed to all hunting (example: artillery impact ranges); other areas may be closed on a day-to-day basis. Daily Closures are communicated to hunters at the Hunter Check Station during the morning briefings.
• Off-highway vehicle restriction: Off-highway vehicles (snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, etc.) are not permitted at Camp Wainwright.
• Safety wear requirements: All hunters and non-hunters on the base must wear blaze orange. At a minimum a traffic safety vest or high visibility vest should be worn (simply wearing an orange cap is not sufficient).
• Overnight camping and open fire restrictions: No overnight camping and no open fires are allowed.
• Vehicle towing: The military will not assist hunters with vehicles that are stuck or have mechanical problems. Hunters must make their own towing arrangements.

Hunting information

• All hunting parties are provided with a large laminated map of the base which is to be returned at the end of the hunt.
• Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Officers as well as the Military Police will be patrolling the base during the hunt to ensure hunter compliance.
• WMUs 728 and 730 are mandatory Chronic Wasting Disease submission zones so samples will be collected from all harvested animals.
• The only legal animals to hunt on the base are mule deer, white-tailed deer, moose, and elk. All other wildlife species are closed to hunting.

Hunting dates

Updated: Jun 28, 2024