Caribou

Caribou Management Areas Season Dates

2020/21

Either

Sex

Male

Only

Resident Total Success Rate 2018
61 Lapoile Sept. 12 – Dec. 6, 2020 28 0 28 91.5%
62 Buchans Sept. 12 – Dec. 6, 2020 38 0 38 63.6%
63 Grey River CLOSED
64 Middle Ridge Sept. 12 – Dec. 6, 2020 150 18 168 75.2%
65 Avalon Pen CLOSED
66 Gaff Topsails Sept. 12 – Dec. 6, 2020 15 1 16 79.7%
67 Pot Hill Sept. 12 – Dec. 6, 2020 15 1 16 40.3%
68 Mount Peyton Sept. 12 – Dec. 6, 2020 10 0 10 100%
69 Northern Pen CLOSED
70 Merasheen Sept. 19 – Oct. 4 25 0 25 84.8%
71 Grey Islands CLOSED
72 Fogo Island Sept. 12 – Oct. 11 25 0 25 92%
76 St. Anthony Sept. 12 – Dec. 6, 2020 19 0 19 92.5%
77 Cape Shore Sept. 12 – Dec. 6, 2020 10 0 10 45.0%
78 Hampden Downs Sept. 12 – Dec. 6, 2020 2 0 2 0.0%
79 Adies Lake Sept. 12 – Dec. 6, 2020 2 0 2 100%
Totals   339 20 359 75.7%
  • Bow hunting season begins August 29, 2020 in all CMAs, excluding 70 & 72 and does not include cross bows.
  • 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 2020 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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