| Black Bear Management Area
(BMA 200) |
Spring 2023 Season | Fall 2023 Season |
| April 1, 2023 to July 13, 2023 | August 10, 2023 to November 30, 2023 |
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.
- 2023 black bear licences are valid for the 2023 spring and fall season.
- Licenced black bear hunters are permitted to trap 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.
- Black bear hunters must possess a valid big game black bear licence and a valid trapping licence to set foot hold trapping devices for black bear.
- Note that for licencing purposes for the 2023 spring Black Bear season, individuals
who possess a 2022-23 General Trapper’s Licence and a 2023 Black Bear Licence will
be permitted to use Aldrich foot holding traps or similar devices for harvesting Black bear.
A person who intends on using these trapping devices during the 2023 fall Black Bear season will be required to purchase a 2023-24 General Trapper’s Licence which will be available during the normal trapper application/licence processing period in July. - Apply for your 2023 Resident Black Bear licence online by visiting wildlife.gov.nl.ca or you can print an application form by clicking here and mail it with your cheque or money order to the address indicated on the form.
- It is unlawful for a person to allow harvested wild game that is suitable for food to be destroyed, wasted or spoiled.
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.
Akami-Uapishkᵁ-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve
For 2023-24, small game, waterfowl hunting and fur-bearer trapping will continue to be permitted within the national park reserve boundary under the authority of a valid provincial licence. For more information concerning other activities inside the national park reserve boundary, please consult the Parks Canada website, www.parkscanada.gc.ca or contact Parks Canada Western Newfoundland and Labrador Field Unit (709)458-2417 or email: info@pc.gc.ca