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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 
    Alberta harvested bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) registration procedures 
    Black and grizzly bear
    Black Bear Baiting
    Cougar
    Cougar Hunting in Alberta
    Deer, Elk, Moose
    CFB Suffield Elk Hunt Chronic Wasting Disease
    CFB Wainwright Ungulate Hunt
    Wood bison
    Wood Bison Hunt – Disease Surveillance
    Wood Bison Hunt – Hay-Zama

    Game bird hunting

    Upland game birds
    Pheasant Release Sites Camp Wainwright Grouse Hunt
    Sharp-tailed Grouse Identification
    Waterfowl
    Snow and Ross’s Goose Spring Hunt
    Provincial Hunting Day


    Updated: Nov 13, 2025


    Hunting Advisories, Corrections and Closures

    Game species hunting

    Black Bear Baiting
    Camp Wainwright Grouse Hunt
    Cougar Hunting in Alberta 
    Magrath Antlerless White-tailed Deer Quota Hunt
    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
    Hunters with Disabilities
    Hunting Allocations
    Hunting Draws 
    Hunting Regions in Alberta 
    Land Access
    Minister's Special Licence (MSL)
    Non-Resident Hunters 
    Provincial Hunting Day
    Regulations 
    Safety and Procedures 
    Safety Tips for Non-Hunters
    Websites We Like
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    RAP Incident Form
    1-800-642-3800

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