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Newfoundland and Labrador · Season dates by Caribou Management Area

Caribou season in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Status today

As of October 29, 2026, a caribou season is running in 11 of the 19 Newfoundland and Labrador Caribou Management Areas North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. By unit: in season in 11, closed in 8.

  • In season11
  • Closed8
Status for in Newfoundland and Labrador · rules last verified · a running season is not a licence
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Certified season dates

Caribou seasons by Caribou Management Area

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.

10 Caribou Management Areas

In season

CMA 061, CMA 062, CMA 064, CMA 066, CMA 067, CMA 068, CMA 076, CMA 077, CMA 078, CMA 079

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

Conditions apply

  • Your licence must name this management area. Newfoundland and Labrador issues big game licences per area, and hunting in an area the licence does not name is an offence even inside the open season. — Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • A big game licence is issued only to a person who was 16 years of age on 31 August of the year the licence relates to. — Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Island moose and caribou licences are allocated by draw. A resident holding a draw licence may hold only one moose licence or one caribou licence in the 12 months ending 30 April. — Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Check CMA 061 in Hunt

CMA 070

Closed

CMA 070

Legal animalMethodsDates
Not establishedFirearm, Bow, Crossbow
  • –
Check CMA 070 in Hunt

CMA 071

In season

CMA 071

Legal animalMethodsDates
Not establishedFirearm, Bow, Crossbow
  • –
Running today

Conditions apply

  • Your licence must name this management area. Newfoundland and Labrador issues big game licences per area, and hunting in an area the licence does not name is an offence even inside the open season. — Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • A big game licence is issued only to a person who was 16 years of age on 31 August of the year the licence relates to. — Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Island moose and caribou licences are allocated by draw. A resident holding a draw licence may hold only one moose licence or one caribou licence in the 12 months ending 30 April. — Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Check CMA 071 in Hunt

CMA 072

Closed

CMA 072

Legal animalMethodsDates
Not establishedFirearm, Bow, Crossbow
  • –
Check CMA 072 in Hunt

The other units

Other Caribou Management Areas

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.

6 Caribou Management Areas

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

CMA 063, CMA 065, CMA 069, CMA 073, CMA 074 and CMA 075

Questions

Caribou season in Newfoundland and Labrador: answers

Is caribou season open in Newfoundland and Labrador right now?

As of October 29, 2026, a caribou season is running in 11 of the 19 Newfoundland and Labrador Caribou Management Areas North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. By unit: in season in 11, closed in 8. A running season is not a licence: licensing, legal hunting hours and local restrictions still apply.

When does caribou season close in Newfoundland and Labrador?

The caribou seasons running on October 29, 2026 close between Nov 30, 2026 and Dec 6, 2026, depending on the Caribou Management Area. Each unit's dates are listed on this page.

How are caribou seasons set in Newfoundland and Labrador?

Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands sets them by Caribou Management Area. North Ground evaluates 19 of them. This page lists what the certified rules state for each of them.

Where do these caribou season dates come from?

From Newfoundland and Labrador Hunting and Trapping Guide 2026-27, Open Seasons Hunting and Trapping Order, 2026-2027, NLR 43/26 and Wild Life Regulations, CNLR 1156/96, 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

Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands sets these seasons. North Ground reads the regulations, structures each rule and cites it here; the authority's own text is the law.