Caribou Management Areas	Season Dates	Resident		Non-Resident	Total	Success Rate
	2023	Either Sex	Male	Quota	Quota	2021
61 Lapoile	Sept.9, 2023 – Dec.3, 2023	28	0	27	55	86.36
62 Buchans	Sept.9, 2023 – Dec.3, 2023	38	0	37	75	77.78
63 Grey River	CLOSED	0	0	0	0	N/A
64 Middle Ridge	Sept.9, 2023 – Dec.3, 2023	150	18	82	250	79.45
65 Avalon Pen	CLOSED	0	0	0	0	N/A
66 Gaff Topsails	Sept.9, 2023 – Dec.3, 2023	15	1	19	35	75.93
67 Pot Hill	Sept.9, 2023 – Dec.3, 2023	15	1	14	30	50.86
68 Mount Peyton	Sept.9, 2023 – Dec.3, 2023	10	0	5	15	76.67
69 Northern Pen	CLOSED	0	0	0	0	N/A
70 Merasheen	Sept. 16, 2023 – Oct.1, 2023	25	0	0	25	44.00
71 Grey Islands	CLOSED	0	0	0	0	N/A
72 Fogo Island	Sept.9, 2023 – Oct.8, 2023	25	0	0	25	79.00
76 St. Anthony	Sept.9, 2023 – Dec.3, 2023	19	0	26	45	90.22
77 Cape Shore	Sept.9, 2023 – Dec.3, 2023	10	0	0	10	60.00
78 Hampden Downs	Sept.9, 2023 – Dec.3, 2023	2	0	3	5	75.39
79 Adies Lake	Sept.9, 2023 – Dec.3, 2023	2	0	3	5	80.00
Totals		339	20	216	575	78.03

 

• Bow hunting season begins August 26, 2023 in all CMAs, excluding 70 & 72 and does not include cross bows.
• Hunters are advised against harvesting adult male caribou during the peak of the rut, generally the first three weeks of October, due to the possibility of the meat being unpalatable.
• It is unlawful for a person to allow harvested wild game that is suitable for food to be destroyed, wasted or spoiled.

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