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Spruce grouse season in New Brunswick

Canachites canadensis

Status today

As of October 29, 2026, a spruce grouse season is running in 27 of the 27 New Brunswick Wildlife Management Zones North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. By unit: in season in 27.

  • In season27
Status for in New Brunswick · rules last verified · a running season is not a licence
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Certified season dates

Spruce grouse seasons by Wildlife Management Zone

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.

27 Wildlife Management Zones

In season

WMZ 1, WMZ 2, WMZ 3, WMZ 4, WMZ 5, WMZ 6, WMZ 7, WMZ 8, WMZ 9, WMZ 10, WMZ 11, WMZ 12, WMZ 13, WMZ 14, WMZ 15, WMZ 16, WMZ 17, WMZ 18, WMZ 19, WMZ 20, WMZ 21, WMZ 22, WMZ 23, WMZ 24, WMZ 25, WMZ 26, WMZ 27

Legal animalMethodsDates
Not applicableFirearm, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow
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Running today
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Questions

Spruce grouse season in New Brunswick: answers

Is spruce grouse season open in New Brunswick right now?

As of October 29, 2026, a spruce grouse season is running in 27 of the 27 New Brunswick Wildlife Management Zones North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. By unit: in season in 27. A running season is not a licence: licensing, legal hunting hours and local restrictions still apply.

When does spruce grouse season close in New Brunswick?

The spruce grouse seasons running on October 29, 2026 close on Dec 31, 2026 in every unit where one is running. Later seasons, where certified, are listed by unit on this page.

How are spruce grouse seasons set in New Brunswick?

New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development sets them by Wildlife Management Zone. North Ground evaluates 27 of them. This page lists what the certified rules state for each of them.

Where do these spruce grouse season dates come from?

From Fish and Wildlife Act, SNB 1980, c. F-14.1, Hunting Regulation – Fish and Wildlife Act, N.B. Reg. 84-133 and Posting of Signs on Land Regulation, N.B. Reg. 89-106, last verified by North Ground on Sep 30, 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

New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development sets these seasons. North Ground reads the regulations, structures each rule and cites it here; the authority's own text is the law.