MU 7-57 hunting seasons · Peace, BC

Management Unit 7-57 is in Region 7B (Peace), about 2,517 km².

15 general open seasons in the synopsis cover MU 7-57: Mule deer, White-tailed deer, Moose, Elk, Mountain sheep, Mountain goat, Black bear, Cougar, Wolf, Grouse.

General open seasons, 2026–2028

Species	What	Season	Who	Also check
Mule deer	4 Point Bucks	Sep 10 – Oct 5	Any licensed hunter	Bag limit for mule deer bucks is one. Buck meets the 4-point definition Antlers must accompany the species licence
White-tailed deer	Bucks	Sep 1 – Sep 9	Youth hunters only
	Bucks	Sep 1 – Sep 9	Bow only
	Bucks	Sep 10 – Nov 30	Any licensed hunter
Moose	Bulls	Sep 1 – Oct 31	Any licensed hunter	Bull meets the spike-fork, tripalm or 10-point definition Mandatory hunter report by March 31
Elk	6 Point Bulls	Aug 15 – Oct 31	Any licensed hunter	Bull meets the 6-point definition Mandatory hunter report by March 31 Antlers must accompany the species licence
Mountain sheep (bighorn/thinhorn)	Full Curl Thinhorn Rams	Aug 1 – Oct 15	Any licensed hunter	Ram meets the full-curl thinhorn definition Compulsory inspection required
Mountain goat	Any	Aug 25 – Oct 15	Any licensed hunter	Portions of these MUs are mountain goat closed areas or LEH-only areas (Maps H18, H27, H28, H29, H30, H31) Mountain goats are sensitive to harvest; hunters are requested to select male mountain goats. Compulsory inspection required
Black bear	Any	Apr 1 – Jun 30	Any licensed hunter
	Any	Aug 15 – Nov 15	Any licensed hunter
Cougar	Any	Sep 10 – Mar 31	Any licensed hunter	Not a kitten or a cougar in a kitten's company Compulsory inspection required
Wolf	Any	Jan 1 – Dec 31	Any licensed hunter	Below 1100 m elevation only No closed season below 1100 m elevation.
	Any	Apr 1 – Jun 15	Any licensed hunter	No closed season below 1100 m elevation.
	Any	Aug 1 – Mar 31	Any licensed hunter	No closed season below 1100 m elevation.
Grouse (sooty/dusky, ruffed, spruce)	Any	Sep 1 – Nov 15	Any licensed hunter	Dusky (blue), spruce and ruffed grouse open. Daily aggregate 10, possession 30.

Synopsis p. 62, 63

Bag limits in Region 7B

Deer: combined bag limit 2. Mule deer 1 (bucks only, 1). White-tailed deer 2, only one a buck and one antlerless. Per the season table (pp. 62-63): moose 1, elk 1, bighorn sheep 1, thinhorn sheep 1, mountain goat 1, black bear 2, wolf 3, cougar 2. Grouse: daily aggregate 10 for dusky (blue), spruce and ruffed combined; possession aggregate 30. Synopsis p. 61

Region 7B notices

Highway No Shooting Areas on page 10 apply.
Firearm discharge is prohibited on the west half of Lot 1323, Peace River District (Halfway Elementary School); Upper Halfway No Shooting Area, MU 7-44 (Map H19; text cites H18).
Discharge of single-projectile firearms is prohibited within 400 m of Road 520 (Canyon Drive) between Hudson's Hope and the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, and of Road 190 (Twelve Mile Road) between Road 520 and Dunlevy Creek.
Firearm discharge is prohibited 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily in the Dawson Creek Environmental Demonstration Area (MU 7-33; Map H14, text cites H13).
Bear Mountain Nordic Ski Area is a No Shooting Area (MU 7-20, Map H4); Bear Mountain No Hunting Area June 1 - Oct 15 (MU 7-20, Map H2).
Firearm discharge is prohibited on the Fort St. John sewage lagoons (NE 1/4 Sec 19 and SW 1/4 Sec 30, Twp 83, Rge 18, W6M).
Lower Burnt River No Hunting Area: hunting prohibited along the Lower Burnt FSR between km 20 and km 22.2, from the north bank of the Burnt River to 400 m from the road centre line (MU 7-22, Map H10).
No shooting or hunting within 200 m of the high water mark of Radar Lake near Dawson Creek, or within Stone Mountain Park within 1 mile of the Alaska Hwy.
Firearm discharge is prohibited in the Dokie subdivision near Chetwynd (MUs 7-22 and 7-31, Map H9).
Firearms using shot only June 1 - Oct 15 at One Mile / One Island Pasture (MU 7-20, Map H3), and June 1 - Oct 31 in the Groundbirch area (MU 7-21, Map H8).
No Hunting Areas: Fontas (MUs 7-47, 7-48, 7-56; Map H24, text cites H21); Kakwa Park and Recreation Area (MU 7-19, Map H1); Mt. Bergeron-Tumbler Ridge No Shooting or Hunting Area (MU 7-21, Map H5); Sunset Prairie June 1 - Oct 31 (MU 7-32, Map H13); Cecil Lake Community Pasture June 1 - Oct 15 (MU 7-33, Map H15).
Charlie Lake No Shooting Area (MU 7-33, Map H16).
Motor vehicle / ATV / snowmobile restrictions for hunting apply in many areas (Muskwa-Kechika Access Management Area and Klingzut Mountain, above 1400 m in MUs 7-19, 7-21, 7-22, 7-31, 7-35, 7-36, 7-43, 7-57, 7-58, Dickebush/Trapper Creek, east of Aylard Creek in MU 7-36 Aug 15 - Oct 31, Northern Rockies snowmobile closures). See www.gov.bc.ca/peaceaccess.
Treaty 8 and Kaska territory: First Nations exercise treaty rights to hunt throughout the region; Kaska Land Guardians patrol and Daylu Dena Council asks hunters to contact their lands offices before hunting.

Synopsis p. 61

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Seasons are from the Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis 2026-2028 as transcribed by Huntable. This page is a summary, not legal advice or a licence. It leaves out Limited Entry Hunting (LEH) seasons, area-specific maps and in-season changes: always read the synopsis pages listed and check gov.bc.ca/hunting before you go. Spot a mistake? Tell us.