| Black Bear Management Area
(BMA 200) |
Fall 2020 Season | Spring 2021 Season |
| Labrador (excludes National Parks) | August 10 to November 30 | April 1 to July 13 |
Regulations
- There is no preseason bow hunt for black bears in Labrador during either the spring or fall season.
- Two bears of either sex may be harvested. Female bears (sows) with cubs may not be harvested.
- 2020-21 black bear licences are valid for the 2020 fall and 2021 spring season.
- Licenced black bear hunters may snare black bears using Aldrich foot snares or similar devices (designed to capture and hold bears by the foot) set in a covered “cubby set”. The set must be checked daily and clearly marked with a warning sign indicating that a bear snaring device is set in the cubby.
- Beginning this fall 2020 Labrador black bear licences will now require a completed application and payment submitted to the address identified on the bottom of the black bear application or through our online process at https://www.wildlife.gov.nl.ca. All of Labrador is under one Black Bear Management Zone – 200 – Labrador.
Labrador Inuit Settlement Area
Non-beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement are required to get permission from the Nunatsiavut Government to access Labrador Inuit Lands unless your interests are accommodated under the Agreement.
