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Snowshoe hare season in British Columbia

Lepus americanus

Status today

As of October 29, 2026, a snowshoe hare season is running in 201 of the 221 British Columbia Management Units North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. By unit: in season in 201, needs a closer look in 1, closed in 19.

  • In season201
  • Needs a closer look1
  • Closed19
Status for in British Columbia · rules last verified · a running season is not a licence
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Certified season dates

Snowshoe hare seasons by Management Unit

Units are grouped where every certified season — legal animal, methods, dates and material conditions — is identical. Different opportunities are never merged because their dates overlap.

187 Management Units

In season

MU 2-5, MU 2-6, MU 2-7, MU 2-8, MU 2-9, MU 2-10, MU 2-11, MU 2-12, MU 2-13, MU 2-14, MU 2-15, MU 2-16, MU 2-17, MU 2-18, MU 2-19, MU 3-12, MU 3-13, MU 3-14, MU 3-15, MU 3-16, MU 3-17, MU 3-18, MU 3-19, MU 3-20, MU 3-26, MU 3-27, MU 3-28, MU 3-29, MU 3-30, MU 3-31, MU 3-32, MU 3-33, MU 3-34, MU 3-35, MU 3-36, MU 3-37, MU 3-38, MU 3-39, MU 3-40, MU 3-41, MU 3-42, MU 3-43, MU 3-44, MU 4-1, MU 4-2, MU 4-3, MU 4-4, MU 4-5, MU 4-6, MU 4-7, MU 4-8, MU 4-9, MU 4-14, MU 4-15, MU 4-16, MU 4-17, MU 4-18, MU 4-19, MU 4-20, MU 4-21, MU 4-22, MU 4-23, MU 4-24, MU 4-25, MU 4-26, MU 4-27, MU 4-28, MU 4-29, MU 4-30, MU 4-31, MU 4-32, MU 4-33, MU 4-34, MU 4-35, MU 4-36, MU 4-37, MU 4-38, MU 4-39, MU 4-40, MU 6-1, MU 6-2, MU 6-3, MU 6-4, MU 6-5, MU 6-6, MU 6-7, MU 6-8, MU 6-9, MU 6-10, MU 6-11, MU 6-12, MU 6-13, MU 6-14, MU 6-15, MU 6-16, MU 6-17, MU 6-18, MU 6-19, MU 6-20, MU 6-21, MU 6-22, MU 6-23, MU 6-24, MU 6-25, MU 6-26, MU 6-27, MU 6-28, MU 6-29, MU 6-30, MU 7-2, MU 7-3, MU 7-4, MU 7-5, MU 7-6, MU 7-7, MU 7-8, MU 7-9, MU 7-10, MU 7-11, MU 7-12, MU 7-13, MU 7-14, MU 7-15, MU 7-16, MU 7-17, MU 7-18, MU 7-19, MU 7-20, MU 7-21, MU 7-22, MU 7-23, MU 7-24, MU 7-25, MU 7-26, MU 7-27, MU 7-28, MU 7-29, MU 7-30, MU 7-31, MU 7-32, MU 7-33, MU 7-34, MU 7-35, MU 7-36, MU 7-37, MU 7-38, MU 7-39, MU 7-40, MU 7-41, MU 7-42, MU 7-43, MU 7-44, MU 7-45, MU 7-46, MU 7-47, MU 7-48, MU 7-49, MU 7-50, MU 7-51, MU 7-52, MU 7-53, MU 7-54, MU 7-55, MU 7-56, MU 7-57, MU 7-58, MU 8-1, MU 8-2, MU 8-3, MU 8-4, MU 8-5, MU 8-6, MU 8-7, MU 8-8, MU 8-9, MU 8-10, MU 8-11, MU 8-12, MU 8-13, MU 8-14, MU 8-15, MU 8-21, MU 8-22, MU 8-23, MU 8-24, MU 8-25, MU 8-26

Legal animalMethodsDates
Not applicableNot established
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Running today
Check MU 2-5 in Hunt

15 Management Units

In season · 14Needs a closer look · 1

MU 1-14, MU 1-15, MU 5-1, MU 5-2, MU 5-3, MU 5-4, MU 5-5, MU 5-6, MU 5-7, MU 5-8, MU 5-9, MU 5-12, MU 5-13, MU 5-14, MU 5-15

Legal animalMethodsDates
Not applicableNot established
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Running today
Check MU 1-14 in Hunt

The other units

Other Management Units

What the certified rules state for each unit on October 29, 2026: the season running that day, if any, and the next certified season after it.

19 Management Units

Closed
Season running October 29, 2026
None running
Next certified season
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MU 1-1, MU 1-2, MU 1-3, MU 1-4, MU 1-5, MU 1-6, MU 1-7, MU 1-8, MU 1-9, MU 1-10, MU 1-11, MU 1-12, MU 1-13, MU 2-2, MU 2-3, MU 2-4, MU 3-46, MU 5-10 and MU 5-11

Questions

Snowshoe hare season in British Columbia: answers

Is snowshoe hare season open in British Columbia right now?

As of October 29, 2026, a snowshoe hare season is running in 201 of the 221 British Columbia Management Units North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. By unit: in season in 201, needs a closer look in 1, closed in 19. A running season is not a licence: licensing, legal hunting hours and local restrictions still apply.

When does snowshoe hare season close in British Columbia?

The snowshoe hare seasons running on October 29, 2026 close on Mar 31, 2027 in every unit where one is running. Later seasons, where certified, are listed by unit on this page.

When does the next snowshoe hare season open in British Columbia?

After October 29, 2026, the next certified snowshoe hare season opens Apr 1, 2027 and runs to Apr 30, 2027 in MU 1-1, MU 1-2, MU 1-3, MU 1-4, MU 1-5, MU 1-6 and 215 more.

How are snowshoe hare seasons set in British Columbia?

Government of British Columbia sets them by Management Unit. North Ground evaluates 221 of them (the authority publishes 225). This page lists what the certified rules state for each of them.

Where do these snowshoe hare season dates come from?

From Hunting Regulation, B.C. Reg. 190/84 (sections 1 to 19), Hunting Regulation, Schedule 1 — Region 1 (Vancouver Island), Hunting Regulation, Schedule 2 — Region 2 (Lower Mainland), Hunting Regulation, Schedule 3 — Region 3 (Thompson), Hunting Regulation, Schedule 4 — Region 4 (Kootenay), Hunting Regulation, Schedule 5 — Region 5 (Cariboo), Hunting Regulation, Schedule 6 — Region 6 (Skeena), Hunting Regulation, Schedule 7 — Region 7 (Omineca-Peace) and Hunting Regulation, Schedule 8 — Region 8 (Okanagan), last verified by North Ground on Sep 29, 2026. The authority's own regulations are the law; confirm with them before you hunt.

Before you rely on this

What this page does not decide

  • Each status is the whole-unit answer for October 29, 2026. A season running in a unit is not a licence, and it does not tell you about restricted areas, municipal by-laws, land access or legal hours at a particular spot — Hunt checks an exact location.
  • A unit marked "Not covered here" has no certified rule for this species. That is a gap in North Ground's coverage, not a closed season.
  • This page describes sport hunting seasons. It does not describe harvesting under treaty or Aboriginal rights, which is a separate legal context North Ground does not evaluate.

Provenance

Official sources

Government of British Columbia sets these seasons. North Ground reads the regulations, structures each rule and cites it here; the authority's own text is the law.