SPECIES | Season Dates |
Beaver | Oct 20/22 – April 15/23 |
Muskrat | Oct 20/22 – Mar 15/23 |
Otter | Oct 20/22 – Mar 15/23 |
Mink | Nov 1/22 – Feb 28/23 |
Coyote | Oct 20/22 – Feb 1/23 |
Fox, Coloured | Oct 20/22 – Feb 1/23 |
Fox, White | Oct 20/22 – Feb 1/23 |
Lynx | Zone A-Jan 1/23– February 1/23
Zone B- Jan 15/23– February 1/23 |
Wolf | Oct 20/22 – Feb 1/23 |
Ermine (weasel) | Oct 20/22 – Feb 28/23 |
Squirrel | Oct 20/22 – Feb 28/23 |
*Trappers who hold a valid trapping licence may also shoot lynx, fox and coyote using rifles up to .225 calibre during the period when trapping seasons for these species are open except during the big game moose season (September 10 – December 31, 2022) on the island of Newfoundland.
Lynx Zone A: Northern Region and Lynx Zone B: Southern Region
More detailed descriptions of lynx zones are available in the Fur Bearing Animals and Coyote Trapping and Shooting Order, Newfoundland and Labrador.