Mandatory reporting
You must report your big game harvest (deer, elk, moose, caribou, wood bison, sheep, goat, grizzly bear, black bear, coyote, wolf and wolverine). This includes animals harvested under a Permit Hunt Authorization (PHA) or other permit. Reporting your harvest only takes a few minutes.
Biological submissions
Some species require a biological submission along with your report. Check the Yukon hunting regulations summary to find out if you need to make a biological submission for your harvest and which wildlife parts to submit.
How and when to make a biological submission
Deliver your biological submission to a conservation officer or wildlife technician:
- For elk: No later than 72 hours after you harvested the animal.
- For wood bison, sheep, goat, deer, black bear and grizzly bear: No later than 15 days after the end of the month in which you harvested the animal.
- For wolf: submit the pelt to a conservation officer by the date that comes first:
- April 15; or
- before the pelt is sold or transferred.
- For wolverine: submit the pelt to a conservation officer by the date that comes first:
- No later than 15 days after the end of the month in which you killed the animal; or
- before the pelt is sold or transferred.
Department of Environment regional office hours vary. Find the Department of Environment office nearest to you.
Report your harvest
By phone
Report your harvest by calling Client Services at 867-667-5652 or toll free in the Yukon 1-800-661-0408, extension 5652 during regular business hours. You must speak with a licensing agent to complete the report. Reports cannot be left through voicemail.
When you call, we will provide further guidance on how to submit any mandatory biological submissions.
In-person
Report your harvest in-person by visiting a Department of Environment office.
You will need to provide:
- your hunting licence number;
- seal number;
- harvest location (Game Management Subzone and nearest landmark);
- sex of the animal;
- date of harvest; and
- biological submission if required.
When to report your harvest
You must report your harvest no later than 15 days after the end of the month in which the animal was taken. Some species and areas require shorter reporting times. Review the current Yukon hunting regulations summary to make sure you meet your reporting requirements.
Special requirements
Faro threshold hunt area (Game Management Subzones 4-44, 4-45 and 4-46) and Mayo threshold hunt area (Game Management Subzones 2–56, 2–58, 2–59, 2–62, 2–63, 4–04, 4-05 and 4–06)
You must report your moose harvest within 72 hours.
Bison, elk and deer
Bison, elk and deer permits have special reporting requirements. Check the conditions listed on your permit or see the Yukon hunting regulations summary.
What happens after I make my harvest report?
You'll receive a harvest report number. This number confirms you've completed the reporting requirement.
Keep your harvest number on file. You'll be required to provide it and your hunting licence number if you want to export the wildlife, or give it to a taxidermist or meat cutter.
Studies and research
- Licensed harvest trends in Yukon: 1980 to 2014
- An assessment of juvenile gyrfalcon harvest in the Coast Mountains population of the Yukon and northern British Columbia, February 2022
- Results of the 2020-2021 sheep hunter effort survey for Game Management Zone 7 East Permit Hunt Authorization Area, February 2022
- Results of the 2021 Yukon bison hunter effort survey, December 2021
- Results of a Yukon small game hunter effort survey, March 2021
- Hunter Satisfaction: A Survey of Yukon Licensed Moose and Caribou Hunters, March 2013
- Hunter Effort Survey: Resident Sheep and Goat Hunters, 2012
For questions about reporting your hunting results email [email protected] or phone: 867-667-5652 or toll free in the Yukon: 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5652.