# CanadaBuys #BCGS27CAW0007

Black-tailed deer capture and tracking collar deployment on Vancouver Island

**Posted:** October 08, 2026
**Respond By:** November 09, 2026
**Identifier:** BCGS27CAW0007
**NAICS:** 114210

The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship is seeking specialized field services to capture and collar black-tailed deer on Vancouver Island.
- **Buyer:** Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.
- **Requested service:** Provide a team of two qualified wildlife capture and handling professionals to capture deer and deploy tracking collars as directed by the Contract Manager; the number of collars is not specified.
- **Capture methods:** Primarily clover trapping, with possible opportunistic free-range darting.
- **Notable requirements:** Follow the approved animal care protocol. Handling at clover traps commonly takes place in darkness, and capture success depends on weather; snow can improve the likelihood of capture.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None are named.

### Description

The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship is seeking a contractor to supplement tracking collar deployment on black-tailed deer on Vancouver Island. A team of two qualified capture and handling professionals will capture and collar deer as directed by the Contract Manager, primarily using clover trapping, with possible opportunistic free-range darting. Work must follow the project's approved animal care protocol; handling at clover traps commonly occurs in the dark, and trapping success is weather-dependent, with better success during snow events. The estimated contract period is 27 months.

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