Black Bear

Black Bear Management Area

(BMA 200)

Fall 2020 Season Spring 2021 Season
Labrador (excludes National Parks) August 10 to November 30 April 1 to July 13

Regulations

  • There is no preseason bow hunt for black bears in Labrador during either the spring or fall season.
  • Two bears of either sex may be harvested. Female bears (sows) with cubs may not be harvested.
  • 2020-21 black bear licences are valid for the 2020 fall and 2021 spring season.
  • Licenced black bear hunters may snare black bears using Aldrich foot snares or similar devices (designed to capture and hold bears by the foot) set in a covered “cubby set”. The set must be checked daily and clearly marked with a warning sign indicating that a bear snaring device is set in the cubby.
  • Beginning this fall 2020 Labrador black bear licences will now require a completed application and payment submitted to the address identified on the bottom of the black bear application or through our online process at https://www.wildlife.gov.nl.ca.  All of Labrador is under one Black Bear Management Zone – 200 – Labrador.

Labrador Inuit Settlement Area

Non-beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement are required to get permission from the Nunatsiavut Government to access Labrador Inuit Lands unless your interests are accommodated under the Agreement.

Labrador Black Bear

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