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Newfoundland and Labrador Area 96 map and hunting seasons 2026

Newfoundland and Labrador Area 96 (Shallow Lake): open season dates for moose, black bear, grouse and ptarmigan, hares, coyote, wolf.

Open Area 96 on the map
Dates copied from the 2026-27 Hunting and Trapping Guide (Newfoundland and Labrador) and checked row by row against it on 2026-10-16. Newfoundland and Labrador is marked Beta on the map: a person hasn't checked every part of it yet. Confirm in Newfoundland and Labrador's hunting regulations before you go.

Moose

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Draw (licence by draw only), Labrador
Labrador moose management areas, either-sex licences by draw. Bow hunting opens Aug 29, 2026.
The guide table does not show non-resident quotas for Labrador; confirm with an outfitter.
Moose areas 88, 89, 91 and 92 (Labrador Inuit Lands) are not in the draw table.		Sep 12 – Mar 14None

Newfoundland and Labrador moose rules

Black bear

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Licence required, Labrador (spring and fall)
Black bear area 200 (all of Labrador). Non-residents with a licensed outfitter.
Bag limit two bears per licence. No pre-season bow hunt in Labrador.
Cubs under 1 year and females with cubs under 1 year may not be shot.		Apr 1 – Jul 13
Aug 10 – Nov 30		Apr 1 – Jul 13
Aug 10 – Nov 30

Newfoundland and Labrador black bear rules

Grouse and ptarmigan

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Ruffed and spruce grouse, ptarmigan, shooting (Labrador)
Small game shooting licence; ptarmigan needs the separate ptarmigan shooting licence.
Ptarmigan bag 25, possession 50. Grouse bag 25/50 in the southern zone, no limit in the northern zone.
Non-residents can buy this licence from a vendor and do not need a guide.		Oct 1 – Apr 20Oct 1 – Apr 20

Newfoundland and Labrador grouse and ptarmigan rules

Hares

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Snowshoe and arctic hare, shooting (Labrador)
No limit. Small game shooting licence required.
Non-residents can buy this licence from a vendor and do not need a guide.		Oct 1 – Apr 20Oct 1 – Apr 20

Newfoundland and Labrador hares rules

Coyote

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Shooting, licence required
Province-wide; coyote shooting is part of the small game licence. On the island, centre-fire rifles up to .225 only, and not during the moose season (Sept 12 to Dec 31).
Big game licence holders may also take coyotes in their area during their season.
Non-residents can buy this licence from a vendor and do not need a guide.		Sep 12 – Jul 15Sep 12 – Jul 15

Newfoundland and Labrador coyote rules

Wolf

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Shooting, licence required (Labrador)
Bag limit 1. Southern Labrador opens Nov 1; northern Labrador opens Oct 15. Nov 1 shown for all of Labrador because the zone line is not mapped here.
Wolf skulls or lower jaws go to the Goose Bay Wildlife Division office by May 14, 2027.
Non-residents can buy this licence from a vendor and do not need a guide.		Nov 1 – Mar 31Nov 1 – Mar 31

Newfoundland and Labrador wolf rules

Nearby zones

All Newfoundland and Labrador zones. Public land isn't automatically open to hunting: leases, posted land, private land and firearm bylaws near towns still apply.

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