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Game Species Hunting

Alberta offers some of the finest hunting opportunities in the world, boasting nine big game species as well as numerous upland game bird species, ducks and geese. To view some of the game hunting opportunities and programs available, review the listings below.

Big game hunting

Bighorn sheep
Bighorn sheep registration - Aug 2019 (4 pages, <1 MB) 
Black and grizzly bear
Black Bear Baiting
Black Bear Tooth Collection Program
Cougar
Cougar Hunting in Alberta
Deer, Elk, Moose
CFB Suffield Elk Hunt Chronic Wasting Disease
Magrath Quota Deer Hunt
Wood bison
Wood Bison Hunt – Disease Surveillance
Wood Bison Hunt – Hay-Zama

Game bird hunting

Upland game birds
Pheasant Release Sites
Sharp-tailed Grouse Identification
Waterfowl
Snow and Ross’s Goose Spring Hunt
Special Hunting Days: Waterfowler Heritage Days


Updated: Aug 22, 2019


Hunting Advisories, Corrections and Closures
Alberta Game Policy Advisory Committee (AGPAC)

Game Species Hunting

Black Bear Baiting
Black Bear Tooth Collection Program
Cougar Hunting in Alberta 
Pheasant Release Sites
Sharp-tailed Grouse Identification
Snow and Ross's Goose Spring Hunt
Wood Bison Hunt - Hay-Zama
Wood Bison Hunt - Disease Surveillance
Hunter Harvest
Hunting Draws 
Hunting Regions in Alberta 
Land Access
Licence/Permits - Hunters with Disabilities
Non-Resident Hunters 
Regulations 
Safety and Procedures 
Safety Tips for Non-Hunters
Special Hunting Days
Websites We Like
Report-A-Poacher logoReport-A-Poacher
RAP Incident Form
1-800-642-3800

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