Caribou

Caribou Management Areas Season Either sex Lowest pool 2018 Male only Lowest pool 2018 Resident total Success rate 2017
61 Lapoile Sept. 14 – Dec. 1 28 7P 0 28 73.3
62 Buchans Sept. 14 – Dec. 1 38 7I 0 38 58.5
63 Grey River CLOSED 0.0
64 Middle Ridge Sept. 14 – Dec. 1 150 6I 18 7P 168 81.8
65 Avalon Pen CLOSED
66 Gaff Topsails Sept. 14 – Dec. 1 15 6I 1 6I 16 95.2
67 Pot Hill Sept. 14 – Dec. 1 15 6I 1 6I 16 47.2
68 Mount Peyton Sept. 14 – Dec. 1 10 6P 0 10 80.0
69 Northern Pen CLOSED 73.3
70 Merasheen Sept. 21 – Oct. 6 25 7I 0 25 78.0
71 Grey Islands CLOSED
72 Fogo Island Sept. 14 – Oct. 13 25 6I 0 25 66.0
76 St. Anthony Sept. 14 – Dec. 1 18 4I 0 18 77.8
77 Cape Shore Sept. 14 – Dec. 1 10 6I 0 10 n/a
78 Hampden Downs Sept. 14 – Dec. 1 2 0 7I 2 n/a
79 Adies Lake Sept. 14 – Dec. 1 2 5I 0 2 n/a
Totals 338 20 358 70.9
  • Bow hunting season begins August 31, 2019 in all CMAs, excluding 70 & 72.
  • Hunters are advised against harvesting adult male caribou during the peak of the rut, generally the first three weeks of October, due to the possibility of the meat being unpalatable.
  • It is unlawful for a person to allow harvested wild game that is suitable for food to be destroyed, wasted or spoiled.
  • This table contains total quotas available for residents only in each Caribou Management Area for the 2019 hunting season.  Non-resident licence allocations were not available at the time of releasing this Guide

Hunting Seasons and Zones Island Caribou

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