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WMU 18A hunting seasons 2026

Ontario Wildlife Management Unit 18A: open season dates for white-tailed deer, moose, black bear, wolf & coyote, small game.

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Dates copied from ontario.ca (2026-10-14). Ontario lists the deer and moose dates as tentative. Confirm in the Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary before you go.

White-tailed deer

Season	Residents	Non-residents
Gun (rifles, shotguns, muzzle-loaders, bows)	Oct 10 – Dec 15	None
Bows only	Sep 19 – Oct 9	None

About 2 taken a year by 21 active hunters (8% success), 2023–2025 average, from Ontario's harvest reports.

Full white-tailed deer rules

Moose

Season	Residents	Non-residents
Gun (rifles, shotguns, muzzle-loaders, bows)	Oct 10 – Dec 15	Oct 12 – Nov 15
Bows only	Sep 19 – Oct 9	Sep 19 – Oct 9

About 7 taken a year by 166 active hunters (4% success), 2023–2025 average, from Ontario's harvest reports.

Full moose rules

Black bear

Season	Residents	Non-residents
Spring No cubs, and no females with cubs, in spring	May 1 – Jun 15	May 1 – Jun 15
Fall	Aug 15 – Oct 31	Aug 15 – Oct 31

About 60 taken a year by 134 active hunters (45% success), 2023–2025 average, from Ontario's harvest reports.

Full black bear rules

Wolf & coyote

Season	Residents	Non-residents
Wolf and coyote Wolf/coyote tag needed (the 2026 tag to Dec 31, the 2027 tag from Jan 1) Closed in some townships of WMUs 42, 48, 50, 53A and 54–58: check the regs No wolf or coyote hunting in and around Algonquin, Killarney, Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands and Kawartha Highlands parks	Sep 15 – Mar 31	Sep 15 – Mar 31

Full wolf & coyote rules

Small game (grouse, hare)

Season	Residents	Non-residents
Ruffed and spruce grouse	Sep 15 – Mar 31	Sep 15 – Mar 31
Snowshoe hare	Sep 15 – Mar 31	Sep 15 – Mar 31

Full small game (grouse, hare) rules

No open season listed here for wild turkey, elk.

Waterfowl seasons follow federal zones, not WMUs: see the federal summary for Ontario.

Nearby units

Units are listed by number, which mostly follows geography. Crown land isn't automatically open to hunting: leases, posted land and firearm bylaws near towns still apply.

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