Moose Hunting in Manitoba
Manitoba moose hunting is draw country: the province carefully manages its moose populations through limited-entry draws in Game Hunting Areas (GHAs) across the boreal forest and the Interlake. Success means calling a bull into range during the late-September rut, whether with rifle or bow.
Archery moose seasons typically open around the end of August with rifle seasons in October, varying by GHA. The tables below quote the current Manitoba Hunting Guide with citations on every row.
Moose hunting in Manitoba: the basics
- Draws: moose draw applications run in spring via the Manitoba Licensing portal (gov.mb.ca).
- Season window: archery from late August; rifle seasons in October by GHA: see the exact rows below.
- Where: the Duck Mountains, Porcupine Hills, the Interlake GHAs and the far north around Thompson.
- Licences: resident moose licence + draw tag; hunter safety course required for first-time hunters.
Moose
📋 Draw moose seasons: GHAs 2A, 4, 5, 6, 6A, 7, 7A, 8, 9A, 10, 11, 15, 15A, 17A, 20, 27, 28 & 31A are all draw moose seasons (p. 40). Conservation Moose Licence Package ($97.25): two licences and one game tag allowing a shared harvest of one moose in general moose seasons (GHAs 1, 2, 3, 3A, 9, 17 and 17B); party up to four Conservation Moose Licence holders. Canadian and non-Canadian resident moose hunters must book through a licensed lodge/outfitter, be accompanied by a licensed Manitoba guide (max four hunters per guide). Licensed moose hunting is prohibited in designated portions of GHAs 9A and 10 (see pages 7 or 36). Deer Muzzleloader and General Deer Seasons in GHAs 26 and 36 extended, and second deer licence available in GHAs 17A, 26, 36 and third deer licence in GHA 26, to reduce white-tailed deer numbers (moose management). A GHA 23 or 23A Draw Elk or Landowner Elk Licence with a one elk or bull moose bag limit is not considered a Moose Licence.
| Zone | Season | Bag / tag limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHAs 1, 2, 3, 3A (General (rifle) non-draw, Manitoba Resident Only) | Aug. 31 – Dec. 20 | One Bull Moose | 'Bull' means a moose with antlers more than 10 cm (4 in.) in length.Source: p. 41 |
| GHAs 17, 17B (General (rifle) non-draw, Manitoba Resident Only) | Sept. 21 – Oct. 18; Nov. 30 – Dec. 13 | One Bull Moose | Source: p. 41 |
| GHA 9 (General (rifle) Canadian Resident and non-Canadian Resident) | Sept. 21 – Oct. 18; Nov. 30 – Dec. 20 | One Bull Moose | Source: p. 41 |
| GHAs 2A, 4, 6A, 7, 9, 9A, 11 (Archery non-draw, Manitoba Resident Only) | Aug. 31 – Sept. 20 | One Bull Moose | Source: p. 41 |
| GHAs 1, 2, 3, 3A, 9, 17, 17B (General (rifle) draw, Manitoba Resident Only) | GHAs 1, 2, 3, 3A: Aug. 31 – Oct. 18. GHAs 9, 17, 17B: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18 | One Bull Moose | Draw season; hunters must apply to the big game draw in pairs (up to six hunters per application).Source: p. 41 |
| GHA 2A (Archery draw, Manitoba Resident Only) | Sept. 21 – Oct. 18; Nov. 30 – Dec. 13 | One Bull Moose | Source: p. 41 |
| GHAs 4, 5, 6, 6A, 7, 7A, 8, 9A, 10, 11, 15, 15A, 17A, 20 (Archery draw, Manitoba Resident Only) | GHA 4: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18; Nov. 30 – Dec. 13. GHA 5: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18. GHA 6: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18. GHA 6A: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18. GHA 7: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18; Nov. 30 – Dec. 13. GHA 7A: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18. GHA 8: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18. GHA 9A: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18; Nov. 30 – Dec. 13. GHA 10: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18; Nov. 30 – Dec. 13. GHA 11: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18; Nov. 30 – Dec. 13. GHAs 15, 15A: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18; Nov. 30 – Dec. 13. GHA 17A: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18; Nov. 30 – Dec. 13. GHA 20: Sept. 21 – Oct. 18 | One Bull Moose | Row transcribed from the guide's archery draw table; individual GHA date pairings are listed in the season field as printed on p. 41 (the guide lists 'Sept. 21 – Oct. 18' and 'Nov. 30 – Dec. 13' rows against these GHAs; see printed table for exact per-GHA row alignment).Source: p. 41 |
| GHAs 27, 28, 31A (General (rifle) draw, Manitoba Resident Only) | Nov. 30 – Dec. 6 | One Bull Moose | Source: p. 41 |
| GHAs 27, 28, 31A (Archery draw, Manitoba Resident Only) | Sept. 21 – Oct. 18 | One Bull Moose | Source: p. 41 |
| CONSERVATION CLOSURES – Duck Mountain (GHAs 18, 18A, 18B, 18C), Porcupine Mountain (GHAs 13, 13A), Turtle Mountain (GHAs 29, 29A), GHAs 12, 14, 14A, 19A, 21, 21A and 26 | All licensed moose hunting seasons suspended (closed) | None (closed) | Partial area closure for all people implemented in GHA 26. Moose hunting conservation closures for all people in effect in these areas.Source: p. 40 |