Not quite , although thats what it might seem like, In Canada they were very smart about hunting, they licensed it , so everyone that wants to hunt goes on a hunters course to learn about( its not a bad thing when you think or some of the idiots that are running around with firearms and dogs ), Wildlife, hunting , safety procedures, etc, you then get issued with what is known as an outdoors card ( looks like a credit card), so for example if you want to hunt coon you go to the post office of hunting shop or even somewhere like Walmart (ASDA) buy the license ( which generally isn't much) it ha