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BC CORE: After the hunt

Cancelled licences, evidence of sex and species, antler-restricted seasons, edible portions, accidental kills, compulsory inspection, mandatory reports and imported cervid parts.

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You shot a legal buck. What must you have to possess it?

Study reference: B.C. hunting regulations and federal firearms rules (Oct 2026), Ch. 9 After the hunt — Synopsis 2026–2028, After Your Hunt; Compulsory Inspection and Reporting; Mandatory Hunter Report

All 13 questions in this test

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  1. You shot a legal buck. What must you have to possess it?

    1. A CORE graduation card, by itself
    2. A receipt from a licensed meat cutter
    3. A properly cancelled species licence
    4. A dated photo of the animal at the kill

  2. When must a mountain goat be submitted for compulsory inspection?

    1. Within 30 days and before December 5
    2. By March 31 of the year after the kill
    3. Within 7 days of the kill, at any time of year
    4. Only if the horns are longer than 20 cm

  3. You killed an elk in Alberta. Which parts may you bring into B.C.?

    1. The whole carcass, including the head and spine
    2. The brain and spinal cord, frozen for testing
    3. Edible meat, or cleaned hide, antlers and skull plate
    4. Any part, as long as the Alberta tag is attached

  4. Which of these is illegal to traffic in?

    1. Bear gall bladders
    2. Cooked game recipes
    3. Tanned legal hides
    4. Cast deer antlers

  5. A friend drives your moose quarters to your home. What document should go with the meat?

    1. A Record of Receipt
    2. A firearms licence
    3. A copy of the LEH map
    4. Your CORE certificate

  6. For a moose, which part must stay attached as proof of species?

    1. One hoof taken from either front leg
    2. The full head with both ears still attached
    3. The heart and liver, kept in a separate bag
    4. The tail, or a hide piece of at least 6 cm²

  7. What happens if you do not file a required Mandatory Hunter Report?

    1. You cannot buy licences or apply for LEH next season
    2. Your CORE certificate is cancelled for life
    3. Nothing happens, since the report is optional
    4. You only lose the right to hunt moose for a week

  8. You took a six-point elk in an antler-restricted season. What must you keep together while returning home?

    1. Antlers attached to part of the skull, with the licence
    2. The antlers in your truck, the licence at home
    3. The antlers cut off and stored separately
    4. Only a photo of the antlers on your phone

  9. Who must file a Mandatory Hunter Report by March 31?

    1. Only hunters who took a deer in that same season
    2. Anyone who bought an elk, moose or caribou licence
    3. Only hunters under 18 who held a youth licence
    4. Only hunters who hired a guide outfitter that year

  10. You hit a deer with your car. May you keep it?

    1. No, it may not be kept
    2. Yes, as long as no one saw the collision
    3. Yes, if it happens to be a legal buck
    4. Yes, if you cancel one of your licences

  11. Which parts of a big game animal must you bring out of the field?

    1. Only the head and the antlers for mounting
    2. The neck, ribs, four quarters and loins
    3. Only the two backstraps along the spine
    4. Only the hide, to be sold to a fur buyer

  12. When transporting a deer, what evidence must stay naturally attached to the carcass?

    1. Nothing, once the licence is cancelled
    2. The antlers only, for every deer
    3. The unskinned tail and evidence of sex
    4. The head and all four legs

  13. Within what time must most compulsory inspection species be submitted to an inspector?

    1. By year end
    2. 24 hours
    3. 90 days
    4. 30 days

After the hunt: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

Possession and transport

  • It is unlawful to possess big game without a properly cancelled species licence.
  • Keep evidence of sex naturally attached: for moose, elk and caribou the tail or a 6 cm² piece of hide plus a testicle/penis (male) or udder/teats (female); for deer the unskinned tail plus evidence of sex.
  • For antler- or horn-restricted seasons (spike-fork, six-point, full curl), keep the antlers or horns attached to part of the skull, together with the species licence, until home, at a meat cutter, or inspected.
  • It is unlawful to possess or transport big game killed by accident, collision or illegally.
  • Someone transporting wildlife for another hunter needs a Record of Receipt.

Edible portions and waste

  • After a kill (except furbearers other than black bear), remove the edible portions — neck, ribs, four quarters and loins of big game, both breasts of game birds — to your home, a meat cutter or cold storage.
  • It is unlawful to dump or discard litter.
  • Bear galls and separated bear paws may not be trafficked.
  • Parts of deer, elk, moose or caribou killed outside B.C. may be brought in only as edible meat or cleaned hide, antlers and skull plate (disease control).

Compulsory inspection and reporting

  • Certain species (e.g. mountain sheep, mountain goat, caribou, cougar, and others listed by region) must be taken to a compulsory inspector, usually within 30 days of the kill; book an appointment.
  • Mountain goat and mountain sheep: within 30 days and before December 5 of the year of the kill, whichever comes first.
  • Report location, date, FWID, days hunted and weapon used.
  • Mandatory Hunter Report: anyone who buys an elk, moose or caribou species licence must report by March 31, or cannot buy licences or apply for LEH the next season.

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