Hunt Buddy BC2.24 - App Store

Hunt Buddy BC is a better way to read the Hunting Regulations Synopsis for British Columbia, Canada.

Offline topographic maps and other mapping goodies available by In-App Purchase.

Use your device's GPS to tell you what MU you're in, or pick an MU from a list or off the map. See at a glance everything you need to know about a Management Unit:

- Open seasons - dates, bag limits, and more
- Links to detail maps
- Motor vehicle, shooting and other restrictions
- Sunrise/sunset and moon phases

Pick any date to see the seasons & restrictions that will be in effect when and where you're planning to hunt. You don't have to flip back and forth through the tables and maps - it's all there, and it's organized so you can find what you need quickly and easily. The open season list and season detail page have quick links into the Synopsis for definitions, restrictions, maps and more.

The 2026-2028 Regulations Synopsis and 2026-2027 Limited Entry Hunting (LEH) Synopsis are also included.

Optional In-App Purchases

- LEH Zone Boundaries: Download the full set of LEH zones and choose which ones to display on the map.

- Mapping Package: Downloadable topo maps. Parks, protected areas, recreation sites and trails. Tracks and pins (waypoints). User configurable map servers. Record tracks and pins using your device's built in GPS. Import / export tracks and pins in GPX format. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Note that Hunt Buddy BC is not a legal document, and is not affiliated with or sanctioned by the Province of British Columbia. It's an easier way to interpret the Regulations Synopsis published by the Province. The Wildlife Act and Regulations (and other federal, provincial and local laws) are the final authority in case of any discrepancies.

Version History Updated with 2026-2028 regulations synopsis 2.24 Aug 31 Included 2026-2027 LEH synopsis 2.23 May 26 Updated LEH synopsis and zones for 2025-2026 2.22 05/15/2025 Updated LEH zones for 2024
Spelled out CWD restrictions in region 4 a little more 2.21 09/14/2024 Changed GeoBC map download mechanism. Updated CBMT map server URL.
Include corrected regulations as of 2024-09-04. 2.20.1 09/05/2024 Updated for 2024-2026 regulations synopsis and 2024-2025 LEH synopsis. 2.20 08/08/2024 Corrected waterfowl season dates 2.19.1 01/18/2024 Updated to 2023-2024 LEH synopsis. 2.19 05/13/2023 Fixed crash when changing selected MU on map.
Mapping Package - added parcel query when tapping on map with Land Ownership map type - shows ParcelMap BC owner type and PID for any parcel at that location. 2.18.1 04/25/2023 Added new "Land Ownership and IRs" map type. The old "Private Land & IRs" layer will be removed in a future update. (Mapping Package)
Added missing note about compulsory inspection for Cougar seasons in region 4. 2.18 04/21/2023 Fixed region page numbers when jumping to regional regulations from Seasons screen.

Changed MU overlay colour to a darker green on standard map type. Note: For tile/downloadable overlay map types such as GeoBC, you can use either the new (dark green) colour or the old (light green) colour depending on which base map type was last shown underneath the tile map type. 2.17.1 09/10/2022 Updated with 2022-2024 regulations 2.17 07/10/2022 Added 2022-2023 LEH synopsis 2.16 05/27/2022 Regulations updated as of 2021-08-30:
2021-2022 waterfowl seasons added, motor vehicle restrictions in regions 3 and 5 2.15 09/02/2021 2021-2022 LEH synopsis.
Regulations corrections up to 2021-04-21 (WT deer regional bag limit in region 5). 2.14 04/22/2021 Fixed "unknown moon phase" issue for dates in 2021-2022 2.13.1 02/12/2021 Fixed bug preventing download of LEH zones.
Updated regulations as of 2020-10-13 (motor vehicle restriction changes in 4-22). 2.13 10/14/2020 Updated to 2020-2022 regulations 2.12 07/13/2020 Mapping Package improvement: added measure distance tool.
Updated parks & rec sites. 2.11 06/07/2020 Mapping Package improvements:
- Added search by Place Name (lake, mountain, town etc.)
- Added Wildlife Management Area outlines
- Added track length and notes
- Added sorting and multiple selection (for batch delete, export etc.) on tracks list 2.10 05/30/2020 Updated with 2020-2021 LEH synopsis.
Updated parks & rec sites - current up to 2020-04-28.
Added Private Land & Indian Reserves map layer for Mapping Package users.
Made copy & paste of custom map source URL more forgiving (ignore whitespace). 2.9 04/30/2020 Fixed font for maps/restrictions on main Seasons screen.
Fixed crash on startup if LEH boundary data was out of date. 2.8.3 09/29/2019 iOS 13 bug fixes - location buttons and info callout on Map tab, notifications.
Add compulsory inspection for Wolf in region 4.
Other minor bug fixes. 2.8.2 09/28/2019 Regulations corrections to 2019-09-16.
Fixed crash after importing a GPX track with zero points. 2.8.1 09/17/2019 Includes 2019-2020 LEH Synopsis.
Regulations corrections up to 2019-04-17.
Added Privacy Policy links. 2.8 05/02/2019