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Sharp-tailed grouse season in Québec

Tympanuchus phasianellus

Status today

As of October 29, 2026, a sharp-tailed grouse season is running in 58 of the 58 Québec zones de chasse North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. In 4 units, whether a season is open to you depends on your hunt — licence, residency, tag or method. By unit: in season in 54, depends on your hunt in 4.

  • In season54
  • Depends on your hunt4
Status for in Québec · rules last verified · a running season is not a licence
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Certified season dates

Sharp-tailed grouse seasons by Zone de chasse

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 zones de chasse

In season

Zone 1 North, Zone 1 South, Zone 2 East (Île), Zone 2 West, Zone 2 West (Île), Zone 3 East, Zone 3 East (Île), Zone 3 West, Zone 3 West (Île), Zone 4, Zone 5 East, Zone 5 West, Zone 6 North, Zone 6 South, Zone 7 North, Zone 7 South, Zone 8 East, Zone 8 North, Zone 8 North (Montagne de Rigaud), Zone 8 North ZSR, Zone 8 South, Zone 9 East, Zone 9 West, Zone 9 West ZSR, Zone 10 East, Zone 10 East ZSR, Zone 10 West, Zone 11 East, Zone 11 West, Zone 12, Zone 13, Zone 13 Southwest, Zone 14, Zone 15 East, Zone 15 North, Zone 15 West, Zone 16, Zone 18, Zone 20, Zone 21, Zone 26 East, Zone 26 West, Zone 27 East, Zone 27 East (Île), Zone 27 East (Seigneurie de Beaupré), Zone 27 West, Zone 27 West (Île), Zone 27 West (Seigneurie de Beaupré), Zone 28

Legal animalMethodsDates
Not applicableRifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Air gun, Crossbow, Bow
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Running today
Check Zone 1 North in Hunt

4 zones de chasse

In season

Zone 19 Southeast, Zone 19SNO, Zone 19 Southwest, Zone 29

Legal animalMethodsDates
Not applicableRifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Air gun, Crossbow, Bow
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Running today
Check Zone 19 Southeast in Hunt

3 zones de chasse

Depends on your hunt

Zone 22, Zone 23, Zone 24

Legal animalMethodsDates
Not applicableRifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Air gun, Bow
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Running today

Conditions apply

  • Weapon: Rifle or Shotgun or Muzzle-loading gun or Bow or Air gun

Hunt asks: What will you be hunting with?

Check Zone 22 in Hunt

Zone 2 East

In season

Zone 2 East

Legal animalMethodsDates
Not applicableRifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Air gun, Crossbow, Bow
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Running today

Conditions apply

  • In the Macpès territory (zone 2), small game hunting with a crossbow and a bow, snaring hares and cottontail rabbits, and small game hunting with a bird of prey are permitted, but hunting with a firearm is prohibited there.Translated by North Ground from French — not yet reviewed. — Gouvernement du Québec
Check Zone 2 East in Hunt

Zone 17

Depends on your hunt

Zone 17

Legal animalMethodsDates
Not applicableRifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Air gun, Bow
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Running today

Conditions apply

  • Weapon: Rifle or Shotgun or Muzzle-loading gun or Bow or Air gun

Hunt asks: What will you be hunting with?

Check Zone 17 in Hunt

Questions

Sharp-tailed grouse season in Québec: answers

Is sharp-tailed grouse season open in Québec right now?

As of October 29, 2026, a sharp-tailed grouse season is running in 58 of the 58 Québec zones de chasse North Ground evaluates, under the rules it has certified from the official regulations. In 4 units, whether a season is open to you depends on your hunt — licence, residency, tag or method. By unit: in season in 54, depends on your hunt in 4. A running season is not a licence: licensing, legal hunting hours and local restrictions still apply.

When does sharp-tailed grouse season close in Québec?

The sharp-tailed grouse seasons running on October 29, 2026 close on Jan 15, 2027 in every unit where one is running. Later seasons, where certified, are listed by unit on this page.

How are sharp-tailed grouse seasons set in Québec?

Gouvernement du Québec sets them by Zone de chasse. North Ground evaluates 58 of them (the authority publishes 59). This page lists what the certified rules state for each of them.

Where do these sharp-tailed grouse season dates come from?

From Cartes des zones de chasse — Québec.ca and Périodes de chasse au petit gibier 2026-2028, last verified by North Ground on Sep 29, 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

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