ZEC de la Croche

The ZEC de la Croche is a controlled harvesting area (ZEC) in the northern part of La Tuque Region, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec.

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 La Croche inc.

ZEC de la Croche has three vocations: forestry, wildlife and recreation. 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.

Understand
ZEC de la Croche covers an area of ​​351.8 km2. It is located north of the villages of La Bostonnais and La Croche, as well as north of the town of La Tuque. Its hydrographic slope is mainly part of the Saint-Maurice river via the Trenche river and the Croche river.

The route of route 450 constitutes more or less the northern limit and the eastern limit of the ZEC de la Croche. The Saint-Maurice river and Trenche river are the western limit. The Saint-Maurice river constitutes the southern limit of the ZEC. The territory of the Domaine Touristique La Tuque separates the ZEC de La Croche and the ZEC Borgia.

The main fish species are: pike, walleye, moulac, brook trout, perch and lake trout. The main hunted species of land animals are: moose, white-tailed deer, black bear, grouse and hare.

The ZEC de la Croche reception post is located to the west of the village of La Croche, on the edge of the Croche river.



Go
The ZEC de la Croche 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 31 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 route 155 (northbound) to La Tuque; take the path of the Croche river (north direction), to the village of La Croche; cross the bridge spanning the Croche river to the ZEC de la Croche reception post.
 * From Quebec (city) (. Time: 3 hr 07 min. Take highway 40 (direction West), to Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade; take route 159 (northbound) passing through the village of Saint-Stanislas, Saint-Séverin, Saint-Tite and Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac; take route 155 (northbound) to La Tuque; take the path of the Croche river (north direction), to the village of La Croche; cross the bridge spanning the Croche river to the ZEC de la Croche reception post.