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Ontario hunting seasons

What is in season today

As of October 29, 2026, North Ground's certified rules show a season running in at least one of Ontario's Wildlife Management Units for American black bear (98 of 150), moose (51 of 150), ruffed grouse (150 of 150), sharp-tailed grouse (85 of 150), snowshoe hare (150 of 150), spruce grouse (85 of 150), white-tailed deer (139 of 150) and wild turkey (67 of 150). North Ground certifies 8 species here; anything else is not covered on this page, which is not the same as closed.

Status for in Ontario · rules last verified
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Certified species

Season status by species

Each count is a number of Wildlife Management Units on October 29, 2026, evaluated by the same engine as the Hunt map. A unit that is not covered is a gap in North Ground's coverage, not a closed season.

American black bear

Season running in 98 of 150 Wildlife Management Units.

  • In season98
  • Closed5
  • Not covered here47
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Moose

Season running in 51 of 150 Wildlife Management Units.

  • Depends on your hunt70
  • Not covered here80
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Ruffed grouse

Season running in 150 of 150 Wildlife Management Units.

  • In season150
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Sharp-tailed grouse

Season running in 85 of 150 Wildlife Management Units.

  • In season85
  • Not covered here65
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Snowshoe hare

Season running in 150 of 150 Wildlife Management Units.

  • In season150
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Spruce grouse

Season running in 85 of 150 Wildlife Management Units.

  • In season85
  • Closed65
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White-tailed deer

Season running in 139 of 150 Wildlife Management Units.

  • Depends on your hunt140
  • Not covered here10
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Wild turkey

Season running in 67 of 150 Wildlife Management Units.

  • Depends on your hunt67
  • Closed24
  • Not covered here59
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Official geography

How Ontario divides its hunting

Official unitAuthorityUnits evaluated
Wildlife Management UnitsGovernment of Ontario150

Every boundary in Hunt traces to the authority's own published GIS. A drawn boundary is not a claim that rules inside it are certified; each species page says unit by unit which are.

Questions

Ontario hunting seasons: answers

What can I hunt in Ontario right now?

As of October 29, 2026, North Ground's certified rules show a season running in at least one of Ontario's Wildlife Management Units for American black bear (98 of 150), moose (51 of 150), ruffed grouse (150 of 150), sharp-tailed grouse (85 of 150), snowshoe hare (150 of 150), spruce grouse (85 of 150), white-tailed deer (139 of 150) and wild turkey (67 of 150). North Ground certifies 8 species here; anything else is not covered on this page, which is not the same as closed. Whether a running season is open to you still depends on your licence, residency and method, and federal migratory game bird seasons are not listed here.

What hunting zones does Ontario use?

Government of Ontario sets seasons by Wildlife Management Units (150). North Ground Hunt draws the authority's own boundaries; use your location or search a place there to find the unit you are in.

How current is this Ontario season information?

The status is recomputed for each day from North Ground's certified rules, which were last verified against the official sources on Sep 21, 2026. The authority's own regulations are the law.

Limits

What North Ground does not cover here

  • WMU 51 (Algonquin Provincial Park) is named by no small-game season row. Hunting there is governed by provincial park legislation North Ground does not hold, so every small-game query there returns UNKNOWN.
  • Controlled deer hunts and moose seasons with controlled hunter numbers are published but deliberately not certified: both are allocated per hunt code or by draw and are not decidable from location and date.
  • Migratory game birds are federal and are not covered by either Ontario bundle.
  • Municipal firearm-discharge bylaws, land access and protected-area restrictions are outside the certified result.
  • 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

The authority's own regulations are the law. North Ground reads them, structures each rule and cites it; it does not replace them.

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