2026-2027 Season

Grouse Season in Quebec

Grouse hunting is a classic Canadian upland pursuit. Ruffed grouse are found in deciduous forests, while spruce grouse prefer coniferous areas.

57 Open WMUs138 Upcoming WMUs15 Closed WMUs210 Total WMUs

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Grouse season dates in Quebec differ across 126 WMUs. Enter your postal code below to see the dates for your unit, or browse the WMU list further down.

Season dates vary by WMU in Quebec.

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Where you can hunt in Quebec: Crown land map

Season dates tell you when. The map shows which Crown parcels you can actually hunt — offline, with unit boundaries.

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Open Seasons (57)

WMU 1Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Year round

Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 2EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 2OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 3EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 3OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 4Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 5EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 5OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 6NFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 6SFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 7NFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 7SFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 8EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 8NFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 8SFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 9EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 9OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 10EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 10OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 11EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 11OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 12Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 13Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 14Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 15EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 15NFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 15OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
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WMU 16Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 17Firearms, airguns & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 18Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Year round

Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 19SEFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 12 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Open
WMU 19SEFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Year round

Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 19SNOFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 12 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Open
WMU 19SNOFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Year round

Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 19SOFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 12 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Open
WMU 19SOFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Year round

Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 20Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Year round

Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 21Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Year round

Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 22Firearms,airguns, Bow

Sept 12 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Open
WMU 22Firearms, airguns & Bow

Year round

Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 23Firearms,airguns, Bow

Sept 12 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Open
WMU 23Firearms, airguns & Bow

Year round

Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 24Firearms,airguns, Bow

Sept 12 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Open
WMU 24Firearms, airguns & Bow

Year round

Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 26EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 26OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 27EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 27OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 27SFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

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Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 28Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Year round

Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU 29Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 12 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Open
WMU 29Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Year round

Daily Limit: No LimitPossession: No Limit
Open
WMU R02-01Firearms, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 12 2026 - Sept 25 2026

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Open
WMU R08-01Firearms, airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 14 2026 - Oct 14 2026

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Open
WMU R09-01Firearms, airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 11 2026 - Oct 11 2026

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Open
WMU Z-042CBow, Crossbow, Firearms, airguns

Sept 5 2026 - Jan 14 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Open
WMU Z-093ABow, Crossbow, Firearms, airguns

Sept 12 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: See restrictions
Open

Upcoming Seasons (138)

WMU 1Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 19 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Upcoming
WMU 1Firearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 19 2026 - Nov 15 2026

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Upcoming
WMU 2EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 19 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Upcoming
WMU 2EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 19 2026 - Nov 15 2026

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Upcoming
WMU 2OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 19 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Upcoming
WMU 2OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 19 2026 - Nov 15 2026

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Upcoming
WMU 3EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 19 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Upcoming
WMU 3EFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 19 2026 - Nov 15 2026

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Upcoming
WMU 3OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 19 2026 - Jan 15 2027

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Upcoming
WMU 3OFirearms,airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 19 2026 - Nov 15 2026

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Upcoming

+ 128 more upcoming WMUs

Closed Seasons (15)

WMU Z-021CBow, Crossbow, Firearms, airguns

Sept 21 2024 - Jan 15 2025

Daily Limit: See restrictions
Closed
WMU Z-024ABow, Crossbow, Firearms, airguns

Sept 21 2024 - Jan 15 2025

Daily Limit: See restrictions
Closed
WMU Z-026AFirearm, airguns, Crossbow & Bow

Sept 20 2025 - Jan 15 2026

Daily Limit: See restrictions
Closed
WMU Z-026CBow, Crossbow, Firearms, airguns

Sept 21 2024 - Jan 15 2025

Daily Limit: See restrictions
Closed
WMU Z-036BBow, Crossbow, Firearms

Apr 24 2026 - May 18 2026

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Closed
WMU Z-045ABow, Crossbow, airguns, Firearms

Sept 7 2024 - Jan 15 2025

Daily Limit: See restrictions
Closed
WMU Z-076BBow, Crossbow, Firearms, airguns

Sept 21 2024 - Jan 15 2025

Daily Limit: See restrictions
Closed
WMU Z-083ABow, Crossbow, Firearms

Sept 19 2025 - Oct 9 2025

Daily Limit: 5Possession: 15
Closed
WMU Z-086CBow, Crossbow, Firearms, airguns

Sept 20 2025 - Jan 15 2026

Daily Limit: See restrictions
Closed
WMU Z-094ABow, Crossbow, Firearms, airguns

Sept 20 2025 - Jan 15 2026

Daily Limit: See restrictions
Closed

+ 5 more closed WMUs

Grouse dates by zone

Season dates differ across zones. Browse the groups below, or use the postal-code lookup above when available.

Show all 26 date groups →
Season dateszonesStatus
Sept 19 2026 - Jan 15 2027
79 zones12E2O3E3O45E5O+71 more
Upcoming
Year round
45 zones12E2O3E3O45E5O+37 more
Open
Sept 19 2026 - Nov 15 2026
45 zones12E2O3E3O45E5O+37 more
Upcoming
Sept 12 2026 - Jan 15 2027
8 zones19SE19SNO19SO22232429Z-093A
Open
Sept 21 2024 - Jan 15 2025
6 zonesZ-021CZ-024AZ-026CZ-076BZ-111AZ-111C
Closed
Sept 7 2024 - Jan 15 2025
4 zonesZ-045AZ-146BZ-146CZ-157B
Closed
Sept 20 2025 - Jan 15 2026
3 zonesZ-026AZ-086CZ-094A
Closed
Oct 3 2026 - Dec 31 2026
2 zonesR04-01R04-02
Upcoming
Oct 16 2026 - Nov 29 2026
1 zoneR01-01
Upcoming
Nov 12 2026 - Nov 15 2026
1 zoneR01-02
Upcoming
Oct 27 2026 - Dec 1 2026
1 zoneR01-03
Upcoming
Oct 7 2026 - Dec 1 2026
1 zoneR01-04
Upcoming
Sept 12 2026 - Sept 25 2026
1 zoneR02-01
Open
Sept 19 2026 - Sept 30 2026
1 zoneR03-01
Upcoming
Oct 10 2026 - Dec 20 2026
1 zoneR03-02
Upcoming
Oct 9 2026 - Oct 15 2026
1 zoneR07-01
Upcoming
Sept 14 2026 - Oct 14 2026
1 zoneR08-01
Open
Sept 11 2026 - Oct 11 2026
1 zoneR09-01
Open
Oct 3 2026 - Nov 23 2026
1 zoneR11-01
Upcoming
Oct 5 2026 - Oct 18 2026
1 zoneR11-02
Upcoming
Oct 18 2026 - Nov 22 2026
1 zoneR15-01
Upcoming
Apr 24 2026 - May 18 2026
1 zoneZ-036B
Closed
Sept 5 2026 - Jan 14 2027
1 zoneZ-042C
Open
Sept 19 2026 - Oct 9 2026
1 zoneZ-042D
Upcoming
Sept 19 2025 - Oct 9 2025
1 zoneZ-083A
Closed
Sept 19 2026 - Jan 16 2027
1 zoneZ-159B
Upcoming
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Grouse dates differ by zone — check yours

The dates above are province-wide ranges. HuntScout shows the exact Grouse season for the zone you hunt in Quebec, on an offline map with boundaries and regulations.

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Grouse Hunting Tips

1.

Walk slowly through young aspen stands

2.

A good pointing or flushing dog enhances success

3.

Cool mornings often produce better bird activity

4.

Listen for drumming sounds to locate birds

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Disclaimer: Season dates and regulations can change. Always verify with Quebec's official wildlife authority and review the current hunting regulations before hunting. This tool is for informational purposes only.

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