Island

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.

 

Newfoundland Trapping Zone

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