ZEC Kiskissink

The ZEC Kiskissink is a controlled exploitation zone, straddling the administrative regions of Mauricie, Capitale-Nationale and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, Canada.

The territory of this ZEC covers in the administrative regions:
 * Mauricie: La Tuque Region and the municipality of Lac-Édouard, in Haute-Mauricie;
 * Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean: municipality of Lac-Bouchette (MRC Le Domaine-du-Roy) and the unorganized territory of Lac-Moncouche (MRC Lac-Saint-Jean-Est);
 * Capitale-Nationale: unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier (MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré) and unorganized territory of Lac-Croche (MRC La Jacques-Cartier).

This ZEC was incorporated in 1978, following the abolition of private hunting & fishing clubs on public lands. This ZEC is administered by the Association Sacerf Macousine inc. The toponym "ZEC Kiskissink" derives from the toponym of the forest hamlet "Kiskissink" and "Lake Kiskissink" which are found on its territory.

ZEC Kiskissink has three vocations: forestry, wildlife and recreational. The main recreational tourism activities on the territory of the ZEC are: hiking, picking berries or mushrooms, hunting, fishing, nautical activities (swimming, canoeing, kayaking, boating), mountain biking, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cycling mountain, camping (furnished or semi-furnished), canoe-camping, etc. Users can also practise ice fishing in winter. The ZEC provides users with fully equipped cabins, various boats (canoe, kayak, rowboat), and engines.

Understand
ZEC Kiskissink covers an area of ​​. It is north of the village of Lac-Édouard and northeast of the town of La Tuque. Its hydrographic slope is mainly part of the Saint-Maurice river, except for the eastern part of the territory of the ZEC which rather flows into the Métabetchouane river. This ZEC is located on the ridges of the watershed between the three major watersheds.

The northern limit of the ZEC Kiskissink constitutes the limit of the administrative regions of Mauricie and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. Its eastern limit constitutes the limit of the administrative regions of Mauricie and Capitale-Nationale. Its south-eastern limit borders with the Réserve faunique des Laurentides. On the west side, this zec borders with the ZEC Ménokéosawin.

In the territory of the ZEC, 300 lakes have been counted and 50 km of rivers. The main fish species are: pike, walleye, bass, arctic char, brook trout, lake trout. The main hunted species of land animals are: woodcock, white-tailed deer, grouse, hare, moose, black bear and grouse.

The Canadian National Railway crosses the territory of the zec in a north-south direction. The Kiskissink ZEC reception desk is located at Lac Écarté.



Go
The ZEC Jeannotte territory is accessible by road vehicle, ATV, snowmobile, by train (with VIA Rail Canada) and even by air (via seaplanes).

By car

 * From Montreal (. Time: 3 hr 456 min. Take highway 40 (north shore) eastbound, to Trois-Rivières; take highway 55 (northbound) to Grand-Mère, which becomes route 155 and cross the Saint-Maurice river bridge; take road 155 (northbound), passing La Tuque and La Bostonnais, to the Zec Kiskissink reception post.
 * From Quebec (city) (. Time: 3 hr 17 min. Take route 175 (northbound); take road 169 (northbound) to Chambord; take road 155 (southbound) to the ZEC Kiskissink reception post.