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WMU 83C hunting seasons 2026

Ontario Wildlife Management Unit 83C: open season dates for black bear, wolf & coyote, small game.

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.

Black bear

Season	Residents	Non-residents
Spring No cubs, and no females with cubs, in spring No fall bear season on the Bruce Peninsula	May 1 – May 7	May 1 – May 7

Full black bear rules

Wolf & coyote

Season	Residents	Non-residents
Wolf and coyote Open all year, no tag needed Closed in some townships of WMUs 60 and 75: check the regs	Jan 1 – Dec 31	Jan 1 – Dec 31

Full wolf & coyote rules

Small game (grouse, hare)

Season	Residents	Non-residents
Ruffed grouse (no spruce grouse season)	Sep 25 – Dec 31	Sep 25 – Dec 31
Snowshoe hare Closes the last day of February	Sep 25 – Feb 29	Sep 25 – Feb 29

Full small game (grouse, hare) rules

No open season listed here for white-tailed deer, moose, 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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