Caribou Management Areas | 2024 Season | Either Sex | Male | Total Quota | Quota Changes |
Sucess (%) 2022 |
61 Lapoile | Sept.14 – Dec.1 | 40 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 86.36 |
62 Buchans | Sept.14 – Dec.1 | 55 | 20 | 75 | 0 | 77.78 |
63 Grey River | CLOSED | – | – | – | 0 | N/A |
64 Middle Ridge | Sept.14 – Dec.1 | 150 | 100 | 250 | 0 | 79.45 |
65 Avalon Pen | CLOSED | – | – | – | 0 | N/A |
66 Gaff Topsails | Sept.14 – Dec.1 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 75.93 |
67 Pot Hill | Sept.14 – Dec.1 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 50.86 |
68 Mount Peyton | Sept.14 – Dec.1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 76.67 |
69 Northern Pen | CLOSED | – | – | – | 0 | N/A |
70 Merasheen | Sept.14 – Oct. 6 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 44.00 |
* 71 Grey Islands (A&B) | Sept.14 – Nov. 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | +8 | N/A |
72 Fogo Island | Sept.14 – Oct. 13 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 79.00 |
76 St. Anthony | Sept.14 – Dec.1 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 90.22 |
77 Cape Shore | Sept.14 – Dec.1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 60.00 |
78 Hampden Downs | Sept.14 – Dec.1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 75.39 |
79 Adies Lake | Sept.14 – Dec.1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 80.00 |
Totals | 373 | 210 | 583 | +8 | 78.03 |
- Bow hunting season begins August 31, 2024 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.
- Non-resident caribou allocations that are a component of the overall licence quotas are not indicated in this table and will be updated as they become available.
- * An updated hunting area map for CMA 71 will be available when licences are issued after the 2024 draw is complete. Resident hunters applying in the 2024 draw should note that 5 licences will be available in southern island portion of the Grey Islands, CMA 71 A (Bell Island).
Advisory
Quotas for some Caribou Management Areas (CMA) may change pending aerial census work being carried out during the winter
of 2023/24. Changes will be announced through a Departmental News Release prior to the big game licence draw. News releases
are available online at https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/