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White-tailed deer season in New Brunswick

Odocoileus virginianus

Status today

As of October 29, 2026, a white-tailed deer season is running in 24 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 24, closed in 3.

  • In season24
  • Closed3
Status for in New Brunswick · rules last verified · a running season is not a licence
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Certified season dates

White-tailed deer 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.

21 Wildlife Management Zones

In season

WMZ 6, WMZ 7, WMZ 8, 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 establishedBow, Crossbow
  • –
Running today
Not establishedFirearm, Muzzleloader
  • –
Running today

Conditions apply

  • Antlered deer requires a class I licence (non-resident) or a class III licence (resident). Antlerless deer requires a class III licence bearing an antlerless deer authorization won in the random computer draw, applied for by the third Friday of August. — Government of New Brunswick
  • For the first three consecutive weeks beginning on the first Monday in October, deer may be hunted only by means of a bow or crossbow. — Government of New Brunswick
Check WMZ 6 in Hunt

3 Wildlife Management Zones

In season

WMZ 1, WMZ 2, WMZ 3

Legal animalMethodsDates
Not establishedBow, Crossbow
  • –
Running today
Not establishedFirearm, Muzzleloader
  • –
Running today

Conditions apply

  • Antlered deer requires a class I licence (non-resident) or a class III licence (resident). Antlerless deer requires a class III licence bearing an antlerless deer authorization won in the random computer draw, applied for by the third Friday of August. — Government of New Brunswick
  • For the first three consecutive weeks beginning on the first Monday in October, deer may be hunted only by means of a bow or crossbow. — Government of New Brunswick
  • In this zone only ANTLERED deer may be hunted, and the season is five consecutive weeks rather than eight. — Government of New Brunswick
Check WMZ 1 in Hunt

The other units

Other Wildlife Management Zones

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.

3 Wildlife Management Zones

Closed
Season running October 29, 2026
None running
Next certified season
Not certified

WMZ 4, WMZ 5 and WMZ 9

Questions

White-tailed deer season in New Brunswick: answers

Is white-tailed deer season open in New Brunswick right now?

As of October 29, 2026, a white-tailed deer season is running in 24 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 24, closed in 3. A running season is not a licence: licensing, legal hunting hours and local restrictions still apply.

When does white-tailed deer season close in New Brunswick?

The white-tailed deer seasons running on October 29, 2026 close between Nov 8, 2026 and Nov 22, 2026, depending on the Wildlife Management Zone. Each unit's dates are listed on this page.

How are white-tailed deer 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 white-tailed deer season dates come from?

From Fish and Wildlife Act, SNB 1980, c. F-14.1, Hunter Orange Regulation – Fish and Wildlife Act, N.B. Reg. 81-58, 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.