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WMU 21A hunting seasons 2026

Ontario Wildlife Management Unit 21A: 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

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Gun (rifles, shotguns, muzzle-loaders, bows)Oct 10 – Dec 15None
Bows onlySep 1 – Oct 9None

About 5 taken a year by 99 active hunters (5% success), 2023–2025 average, from Ontario's harvest reports.

Full white-tailed deer rules

Moose

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Gun (rifles, shotguns, muzzle-loaders, bows)Oct 17 – Dec 15Oct 19 – Nov 15
Bows onlySep 26 – Oct 16Sep 26 – Oct 16

About 76 taken a year by 1,394 active hunters (5% success), 2023–2025 average, from Ontario's harvest reports.

Full moose rules

Black bear

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Spring
No cubs, and no females with cubs, in spring		May 1 – Jun 15May 1 – Jun 15
FallAug 15 – Oct 31Aug 15 – Oct 31

About 132 taken a year by 509 active hunters (26% success), 2023–2025 average, from Ontario's harvest reports.

Full black bear rules

Wolf & coyote

SeasonResidentsNon-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 31Sep 15 – Mar 31

Full wolf & coyote rules

Small game (grouse, hare)

SeasonResidentsNon-residents
Ruffed and spruce grouseSep 15 – Dec 31Sep 15 – Dec 31
Snowshoe hareSep 15 – Mar 31Sep 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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