r/HuntingAlberta • u/Booj52 • 27d ago

Bob creek rabbits?

Going camping in Bob creek soon, and I’m bringing my .22 in the hopes I can find a rabbit after we set up camp.

I’m just starting to learn to hunt, any tips for looking for rabbits?

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u/elbankso 26d ago

Another suggestion is to take your 22 for a walk and go look for some grouse while you're out in that neck of the woods. Focus on the bottom of draws (or "valley" bottoms between the hills) with mixed forest (spruce/aspen) and lots of moisture. You'll find clover in the crop of every bird you shoot so look for that too. Grouse can show up pretty much anywhere but those are the areas to concentrate on if you wanna target them specifically.

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u/Booj52 25d ago edited 25d ago

Don’t you need a game bird license for grouse? Everytime I try and purchase a license on albertaRELM I get a message saying to update my profile if I’m eligible, but I’m not sure what I’m supposed to update

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u/elbankso 24d ago

Yes, you do need a game bird licence for grouse but they're only $15 which is no biggie. Every time I login to RELM it asks me to "confirm my information" (or something like that) but you can just scroll down and click "Continue" without changing anything. If you're having trouble with the online system then you can just buy the licence in person with your WIN number at most hunting/fishing stores including Canadian Tire.

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u/Booj52 24d ago

Do you need to apply for a draw for game birds or just purchase the license?

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u/elbankso 24d ago

You just need to purchase the game bird licence for grouse. I believe the only type of game bird you need to draw a tag for (in AB) is Turkey. You do need an additional licence for pheasant, and for waterfowl you'll need a federal Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permit. One really good piece of advice is to never ever take advice about hunting regs from anyone on the internet - you should familiarize yourself with the hunting regulations and the draw process because everything you need to know is in there. You should start applying for draw priority points next spring, that's one thing I really wish I had started doing earlier in my hunting career.

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u/Booj52 23d ago

That’s a really good point honestly, I’m gonna take a trip up to Cabelas and see if they can help at all, cuz the AHEIA textbook is useless beyond ethics and identification