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Season checker

Is it open? BC and Nova Scotia hunting season checker

Pick a species, where you’ll be and a date. You get the general open season for that day, who it is open to, and the synopsis page it comes from. Then share the result as a card.

What this checks, and what it doesn’t

It answers one question: is there a general open season for this species in this unit or county on this date. A closed result means the synopsis lists no general season that day, which is not the same as “illegal everywhere”: Limited Entry Hunting, draws, First Nations rights and in-season orders sit outside it. An open result is not permission to shoot at a particular spot. Private land, parks, roads, schools, homes and legal hours decide that, which is what the app is for.

Browse instead: BC seasons by species · BC seasons by unit · Nova Scotia · what’s open this week.

British Columbia seasons are from the Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis 2026-2028; Nova Scotia seasons are from the Nova Scotia Hunting and Furharvesting Summary of Regulations 2026-27 and the federal migratory bird summary, all as transcribed by Huntable. This tool is a summary, not legal advice or a licence. It leaves out Limited Entry Hunting and draw hunts, area maps, special orders and in-season changes: read the regulations and check gov.bc.ca/hunting or novascotia.ca/natr/hunt before you go. Spot a mistake? Tell us.