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Northwest Territories Zone A map and hunting seasons 2026

Northwest Territories Zone A: open season dates for moose, black bear, grouse and ptarmigan.

Open Zone A on the map
Dates copied from the NWT Summary of Hunting & Trapping Regulations, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Northwest Territories is marked Beta on the map: a person hasn't checked every part of it yet. Confirm in Northwest Territories's hunting regulations before you go.

Moose

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Resident, one moose (tag required)
Bag limit one. Applies to parts of D, G (south of 68N, east of the east branch of the Mackenzie), I (east of the east branch of the Mackenzie), R, S, U; check the hunting area code.
All islands in the Mackenzie River are closed to moose Dec 1 to Jan 31.
S/MO/01 and G/MO/01 are Sept 1 to Nov 30 only.
Indigenous harvesters and General Hunting Licence holders have separate rules.		Sep 1 – Jan 31None

Northwest Territories moose rules

Black bear

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Resident, one adult bear (no cub)
Bag limit one adult bear not accompanied by a cub. Resident season covers D, G (not G/WP/01), I (ISR rules), R, S, U.
Non-residents: R, S (outside outfitter areas) and U Aug 15 to Jun 30 with the required guide/outfitter rules for non-resident aliens; in D/OT/01-02, G/OT/01 and S/OT/01-05 non-residents hunt Aug 15 to Oct 31 with an outfitter.
If not an Inuvialuit beneficiary, permission is needed to hunt black bear in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.		Aug 15 – Jun 30Aug 15 – Jun 30

Northwest Territories black bear rules

Grouse and ptarmigan

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Grouse and ptarmigan
Residents 10 per day, possession 40. Non-residents 5 per day, possession 10.		Sep 1 – Apr 30Sep 1 – Apr 30

Northwest Territories grouse and ptarmigan rules

No open season listed here for caribou, dall's sheep, mountain goat, muskox, wood bison, wolf, hare.

Nearby zones

All Northwest Territories 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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