Bag limits

Caribou

A hunter can only hunt in the zone indicated on his licence.

The bag limit is 2 caribou per year (August 25 to April 15) for all of the zones where the hunting of this species is allowed.

In zones 22A and 22B, only hunting for caribou with antlers (15 cm or more) is permitted. Hunting antlerless caribou is prohibited.

White-tailed deer

A person is allowed to hunt only one white-tailed deer for all of the zones, except for Zone 20. However, a person who first bags an antlerless deer under a 1^st harvest antlerless deer licence (random draw, page 19) in the part of the zone indicated on this licence may then go on to bag a second white-tailed deer under a regular licence by respecting the rules in effect in the season during which that person is hunting.

A 1^st harvest antlerless deer hunting licence can only be used if the licence-holder also holds a valid regular white-tailed deer hunting licence.

In Zone 20 (île d'Anticosti), from August 1^st to 31, a hunter may bag two deer with antlers per stay and, from September 1^st to December 24, a hunter may, with the appropriate licences for this area, bag four white-tailed deer per stay, only two of which may be deer with antlers. Special provisions are in effect in wildlife sanctuaries and outfitter establishments with exclusive rights (see Sharing of antlerless deer hunting licence and Hunting white-tailed deer in a group).

Moose

During the same year, one moose per two hunters may be bagged for all of the zones where hunting for this species is allowed. In zecs Bas-Saint-Laurent, Bras-Coupé-Désert, Casault, Chapais, des Nymphes, Lesueur, Mazana, Mitchinamecus, Petawaga, Pontiac, Rivière-Blanche and Saint-Patrice, the bag limit is one moose per three hunters; in all other zecs, the bag limit is identical to the zone, namely one moose per two hunters.

During limited-access hunting in a wildlife sanctuary (hunting rights generally attributed by random draw), the limit is ordinarily one moose per group composed of two, three or four hunters taking part in the same expedition. By holding his own licence or respecting the rules set out in the "Notion of family" section (see page 6), a young person from 12 to 17 years of age or a student from 18 to 24 years of age may be included in this group as a fifth hunter.

However, in the Chic-Chocs, Dunière, La Vérendrye, Mastigouche, Matane, Portneuf, Rimouski and Rouge-Matawin wildlife sanctuaries, depending on the package obtained, the bag limit may be one moose per group of three or four hunters as indicated in the previous paragraph or be established as follows :

• Réserve faunique des Chic-Chocs :
  • Two moose per group of 6 or 8 hunters, the limit is then one moose per 3 or 4 hunters.
  • Group of 3 or 4 hunters, the limit is then one moose being antlerless per 2 hunters.
• Réserve faunique de Dunière, de Mastigouche, de Matane and Réserve faunique Rouge-Matawin :
  • Two moose per group of 6 or 8 hunters, the limit is then one moose per 3 or 4 hunters.
  • Two moose per group of 6 or 8 hunters, with one being antlerless, the limit is then one moose per 3 or 4 hunters.
  • Three moose per group of 6 hunters, with two moose being antlerless, the limit is then one moose per 2 hunters.
  • One antlerless moose per group of 2 hunters.
  • Two antlerless moose per group of 4 hunters, the limit is then one moose per 2 hunters.
  • One antlerless moose per group of 3 or 4 hunters one of whom is less than 18 years of age.
• La Vérendrye, Portneuf and Rimouski wildlife sanctuaries : two moose per group of 6 or 8 hunters; the limit is then one moose per 3 or 4 hunters.

Black bear

Hunters are allowed to kill two black bear per year, one of which must come from Zone 10 in the autumn.

Wild turkey

A hunter may bag one wild turkey with a beard per year.

Small game

Certain small game species are subject to bag and possession limits. For ruffed grouse, spruce grouse and gray partridge as a group, the bag limit is five in all per day and the possession limit is 15 in all. For ptarmigan as a group, the bag limit is 10 in all per day

and the possession limit is 30 in all. In Zone 8, for eastern cottontail and snowshoe hare as a group, the bag limit is 5 in all per day and, on île du Havre Aubert (îles de la Madeleine, Zone 21), a limit of 2 snowshoe hare per day applies.

As for migratory birds considered game, to find out the bag and possession limits according to the species, please consult the Migratory Birds Hunting Regulations (http://www.ec.gc.ca/rcom-mbhr/default.asp?lang=En&n=A6FB935C-1) or call at 1 800 668 6767. Except on Waterfowler Heritage Day (see page 8), a person who holds a migratory bird hunting licence can harvest his daily bag limit for migratory birds even if he is hunting under the Québec small game hunting licence of another person.

For the other small game species, there is no limit on the number of animals that may be harvested.

See also

• Baiting black bear
• Transportation, registration and exportaion