Ontario · Season dates by Wildlife Management Unit

White-tailed deer season in Ontario

Odocoileus virginianus

Status today

As of October 29, 2026, a white-tailed deer season is running in 139 of the 150 Ontario Wildlife Management Units North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. In 140 units, whether a season is open to you depends on your hunt — licence, residency, tag or method. By unit: depends on your hunt in 140, not covered here in 10. "Not covered here" is a gap in North Ground's coverage, not a closed season.

Depends on your hunt140
Not covered here10

Status for October 29, 2026 in Ontario · rules last verified Sep 21, 2026 · a running season is not a licence

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Certified season dates

White-tailed deer seasons by Wildlife Management Unit

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.

14 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 80, WMU 85A, WMU 85B, WMU 85C, WMU 87B, WMU 87C, WMU 87D, WMU 87E, WMU 89A, WMU 89B, WMU 90A, WMU 90B, WMU 93A, WMU 93B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 9 – Nov 29, 2026 Dec 7 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Residency: Ontario resident
Only bows and crossbows are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 80 in Hunt

12 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 76A, WMU 76B, WMU 76C, WMU 76D, WMU 76E, WMU 77A, WMU 77B, WMU 77C, WMU 78A, WMU 78B, WMU 81A, WMU 81B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 7 – Nov 29, 2026 Dec 5 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Residency: Ontario resident
Only bows and crossbows are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 76A in Hunt

11 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 46, WMU 47, WMU 48, WMU 49, WMU 50, WMU 53A, WMU 55A, WMU 55B, WMU 56, WMU 57, WMU 58

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 2 – Nov 15, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 16 – Dec 15, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 46 in Hunt

10 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 2, WMU 3, WMU 4, WMU 11B, WMU 13, WMU 14, WMU 15A, WMU 15B, WMU 19, WMU 21A

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 10 – Dec 15, 2026 Running today
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Sep 1 – Oct 9, 2026

Conditions apply

Turns on your residency

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 2 in Hunt

9 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 28, WMU 29, WMU 31, WMU 32, WMU 35, WMU 38, WMU 39, WMU 40, WMU 41

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 2 – Nov 15, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 16 – Nov 30, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 28 in Hunt

8 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 64B, WMU 68B, WMU 69B, WMU 71, WMU 72A, WMU 73, WMU 74A, WMU 75

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 2 – Nov 15, 2026
Antlered	Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 16 – Nov 29, 2026 Dec 7 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry
Only bows, crossbows, shotguns and muzzle-loading guns are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 64B in Hunt

7 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 36, WMU 37, WMU 42, WMU 60, WMU 61, WMU 62, WMU 63A

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 2 – Nov 15, 2026
Antlered	Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 16 – Nov 29, 2026 Dec 7 – Dec 15, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 36 in Hunt

7 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 59, WMU 63B, WMU 64A, WMU 66A, WMU 67, WMU 68A, WMU 74B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 2 – Nov 15, 2026
Antlered	Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 16 – Nov 29, 2026 Dec 7 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 59 in Hunt

6 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 6, WMU 7B, WMU 8, WMU 9A, WMU 9B, WMU 11A

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 10 – Dec 15, 2026 Oct 10 – Nov 15, 2026 Running today
Antlered	Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 3 – Oct 9, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Sep 1 – Oct 2, 2026 Sep 19 – Oct 2, 2026

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 6 in Hunt

6 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 22, WMU 23, WMU 24, WMU 27, WMU 30, WMU 33

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 10 – Nov 15, 2026 Oct 12 – Nov 15, 2026 Running today
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Sep 1 – Oct 9, 2026 Nov 16 – Nov 30, 2026

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 22 in Hunt

6 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 78C, WMU 78D, WMU 78E, WMU 87A, WMU 88, WMU 94A

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Residency: Ontario resident
Only bows and crossbows are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 78C in Hunt

6 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 91A, WMU 91B, WMU 92A, WMU 92B, WMU 92C, WMU 92D

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 9 – Nov 15, 2026 Nov 23 – Nov 29, 2026 Dec 7 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Residency: Ontario resident
Only bows and crossbows are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 91A in Hunt

5 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 1C, WMU 16A, WMU 16B, WMU 16C, WMU 17

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Sep 19 – Dec 15, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Residency: Ontario resident

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 1C in Hunt

3 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 69A-1, WMU 69A-3, WMU 72B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Only bows and crossbows are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 69A-1 in Hunt

3 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 82A, WMU 83A, WMU 84

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 2 – Nov 8, 2026
Antlered	Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 9 – Nov 29, 2026 Dec 7 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 82A in Hunt

2 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 12A, WMU 12B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 10 – Dec 15, 2026 Oct 10 – Nov 15, 2026 Running today
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Sep 1 – Oct 9, 2026 Sep 19 – Oct 9, 2026

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 12A in Hunt

2 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 43A, WMU 43B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 16 – Nov 22, 2026
Antlered	Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 15, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 43A in Hunt

2 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 69A-2, WMU 70

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 29, 2026 Dec 7 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Only bows and crossbows are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 69A-2 in Hunt

2 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 79C, WMU 79D

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 7 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Residency: Ontario resident
Only bows and crossbows are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 79C in Hunt

2 Wildlife Management Units

Depends on your hunt

WMU 86A, WMU 86B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 29, 2026 Dec 7 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Residency: Ontario resident
Only bows and crossbows are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 86A in Hunt

WMU 5

Depends on your hunt

WMU 5

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 10 – Dec 15, 2026 Running today
Antlered	Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 3 – Oct 9, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Sep 1 – Oct 2, 2026

Conditions apply

Turns on your residency

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 5 in Hunt

WMU 7A

Depends on your hunt

WMU 7A

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 3 – Dec 15, 2026 Oct 3 – Nov 15, 2026 Running today
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Sep 1 – Oct 2, 2026 Sep 19 – Oct 2, 2026

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry
Only muzzle-loading guns, bows and crossbows are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 7A in Hunt

WMU 10

Depends on your hunt

WMU 10

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 31 – Dec 15, 2026 Oct 31 – Nov 15, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Oct 30, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 10 in Hunt

WMU 18A

Depends on your hunt

WMU 18A

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 10 – Dec 15, 2026 Running today
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Sep 19 – Oct 9, 2026

Conditions apply

Turns on your residency

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 18A in Hunt

WMU 18B

Depends on your hunt

WMU 18B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 10 – Dec 15, 2026 Running today
Antlered	Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Sep 19 – Oct 9, 2026

Conditions apply

Turns on your residency

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 18B in Hunt

WMU 21B

Depends on your hunt

WMU 21B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 10 – Dec 15, 2026 Oct 12 – Nov 15, 2026 Running today
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Sep 1 – Oct 9, 2026

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 21B in Hunt

WMU 25

Depends on your hunt

WMU 25

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Sep 19 – Dec 15, 2026 Sep 21 – Nov 15, 2026 Running today

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 25 in Hunt

WMU 26

Depends on your hunt

WMU 26

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Sep 19 – Oct 31, 2026 Sep 21 – Oct 31, 2026 Running today

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 26 in Hunt

WMU 34

Depends on your hunt

WMU 34

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Oct 10 – Nov 15, 2026 Oct 12 – Nov 15, 2026 Running today
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Nov 16 – Nov 30, 2026

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 34 in Hunt

WMU 44

Depends on your hunt

WMU 44

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 2 – Nov 15, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 44 in Hunt

WMU 45

Depends on your hunt

WMU 45

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 7 – Nov 15, 2026
Antlered	Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 6, 2026 Nov 16 – Nov 29, 2026 Dec 7 – Dec 15, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 45 in Hunt

WMU 53B

Depends on your hunt

WMU 53B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 9 – Dec 15, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Only bows and crossbows are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 53B in Hunt

WMU 54

Depends on your hunt

WMU 54

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 2 – Nov 15, 2026

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 54 in Hunt

WMU 65

Depends on your hunt

WMU 65

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 2 – Nov 15, 2026
Antlered	Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Oct 4, 2026 Oct 15 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 16 – Nov 29, 2026 Dec 7 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry
Only bows, crossbows, shotguns and muzzle-loading guns are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 65 in Hunt

WMU 66B

Depends on your hunt

WMU 66B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Nov 9 – Nov 14, 2026

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 66B in Hunt

WMU 82B

Depends on your hunt

WMU 82B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 2 – Nov 8, 2026
Antlered	Muzzleloader, Bow, Crossbow	Nov 16 – Nov 22, 2026 Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2026
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 9 – Nov 15, 2026 Nov 23 – Nov 29, 2026 Dec 7 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Turns on what you carry

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 82B in Hunt

WMU 94B

Depends on your hunt

WMU 94B

Legal animal	Methods	Dates
Antlered	Bow, Crossbow	Oct 1 – Nov 1, 2026 Nov 9 – Dec 31, 2026 Running today

Conditions apply

Residency: Ontario resident
Only bows and crossbows are permitted for the season(s) that apply here. — Government of Ontario

Hunt asks: Are you an Ontario resident?

Check WMU 94B in Hunt

The other units

Other Wildlife Management Units

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.

10 Wildlife Management Units

Not covered here

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

WMU 1A, WMU 1B, WMU 1D, WMU 11C, WMU 20, WMU 82C, WMU 83B, WMU 83C, WMU 93C and WMU 95

Questions

White-tailed deer season in Ontario: answers

Is white-tailed deer season open in Ontario right now?

How are white-tailed deer seasons set in Ontario?

Government of Ontario sets them by Wildlife Management Unit. North Ground evaluates 150 of them (the authority publishes 151). This page lists what the certified rules state for each of them.

Where do these white-tailed deer season dates come from?

From White-tailed deer — Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary, last verified by North Ground on Sep 21, 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

Government of Ontario sets these seasons. North Ground reads the regulations, structures each rule and cites it here; the authority's own text is the law.

White-tailed deer — Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary · Government of Ontario