Manitoba · Season dates by Game Hunting Area
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As of October 29, 2026, a sharp-tailed grouse season is running in 59 of the 62 Manitoba Game Hunting Areas North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. By unit: in season in 24, in season outside restricted areas in 35, needs a closer look in 3.
Certified season dates
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.
GHA 13A, GHA 14A, GHA 17A, GHA 18, GHA 18A, GHA 18B, GHA 18C, GHA 19, GHA 19A, GHA 19B, GHA 20, GHA 21A, GHA 22, GHA 23, GHA 23A, GHA 24, GHA 25, GHA 25A, GHA 25B, GHA 26, GHA 27, GHA 28, GHA 29, GHA 29A, GHA 30, GHA 31, GHA 31A, GHA 32, GHA 33, GHA 34, GHA 34A, GHA 34B, GHA 34C, GHA 35, GHA 35A, GHA 36, GHA 38
| Legal animal | Methods | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | Not established |
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GHA 1, GHA 2, GHA 2A, GHA 3, GHA 4, GHA 5, GHA 6, GHA 6A, GHA 7, GHA 7A, GHA 8, GHA 9, GHA 11
| Legal animal | Methods | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | Not established |
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GHA 3A, GHA 9A, GHA 10, GHA 12, GHA 13, GHA 14, GHA 15, GHA 15A, GHA 16, GHA 17, GHA 17B, GHA 21
| Legal animal | Methods | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | Not established |
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Questions
As of October 29, 2026, a sharp-tailed grouse season is running in 59 of the 62 Manitoba Game Hunting Areas North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. By unit: in season in 24, in season outside restricted areas in 35, needs a closer look in 3. A running season is not a licence: licensing, legal hunting hours and local restrictions still apply.
The sharp-tailed grouse seasons running on October 29, 2026 close on Jan 1, 2027 in every unit where one is running. Later seasons, where certified, are listed by unit on this page.
Government of Manitoba sets them by Game Hunting Area. North Ground evaluates 62 of them. This page lists what the certified rules state for each of them.
From General Hunting Regulation, M.R. 351/87, Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits Regulation, M.R. 165/91, Lands Closed to Hunting in Manitoba feature layer and Manitoba Wildlife Lands Boundaries feature layer, last verified by North Ground on Sep 30, 2026. The authority's own regulations are the law; confirm with them before you hunt.
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Provenance
Government of Manitoba sets these seasons. North Ground reads the regulations, structures each rule and cites it here; the authority's own text is the law.
