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Newfoundland and Labrador · Season dates by Moose Management Area

Moose season in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Status today

As of October 29, 2026, a moose season is running in 74 of the 74 Newfoundland and Labrador Moose Management Areas North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. By unit: in season in 74.

  • In season74
Status for in Newfoundland and Labrador · rules last verified · a running season is not a licence
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Certified season dates

Moose seasons by Moose 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.

49 Moose Management Areas

In season

MMA 001, MMA 002, MMA 002A, MMA 002B, MMA 003, MMA 004, MMA 005, MMA 005A, MMA 006, MMA 007, MMA 008, MMA 009, MMA 010, MMA 011, MMA 012, MMA 013, MMA 014, MMA 015, MMA 016, MMA 017, MMA 018, MMA 019, MMA 020, MMA 021, MMA 022, MMA 023, MMA 024, MMA 025, MMA 026, MMA 027, MMA 028, MMA 029, MMA 030, MMA 031, MMA 032, MMA 033, MMA 034, MMA 035, MMA 036, MMA 037, MMA 038, MMA 039, MMA 039A, MMA 040, MMA 041, MMA 042, MMA 044, MMA 045, MMA 047

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
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24 Moose Management Areas

In season

MMA 048, MMA 049, MMA 050, MMA 051, MMA 052, MMA 053, MMA 054, MMA 057, MMA 058, MMA 059, MMA 060, MMA 084, MMA 085, MMA 086, MMA 087, MMA 088, MMA 089, MMA 090, MMA 091, MMA 092, MMA 093, MMA 094, MMA 095, MMA 096

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
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MMA 043

In season

MMA 043

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

Conditions apply

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Questions

Moose season in Newfoundland and Labrador: answers

Is moose season open in Newfoundland and Labrador right now?

As of October 29, 2026, a moose season is running in 74 of the 74 Newfoundland and Labrador Moose Management Areas North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. By unit: in season in 74. A running season is not a licence: licensing, legal hunting hours and local restrictions still apply.

When does moose season close in Newfoundland and Labrador?

The moose seasons running on October 29, 2026 close between Dec 31, 2026 and Mar 14, 2027, depending on the Moose Management Area. Each unit's dates are listed on this page.

How are moose seasons set in Newfoundland and Labrador?

Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands sets them by Moose Management Area. North Ground evaluates 74 of them. This page lists what the certified rules state for each of them.

Where do these moose 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.