Hunting, fishing and outdoors

Hunting, outdoors card, fishing,  wildlife, trapping, export, sale, biodiversity and more.

Fish and wildlife

  • General Information on fish and wildlife

    Learn about wildlife management zones, conservation, wildlife diseases, nuisance wildlife, aquatic species and more.

  • Invasive species

    Learn how New Brunswick prevents, controls and monitors threats from invasive species.

  • Possession, export and sale

    Get licensed to legally possess, export and sell wildlife parts in New Brunswick

  • Specialty licences

    Information about specialty licences including disabled hunter cards, pheasant preserve, nuisance wildlife operator, fur trader licences and more.

  • Status of Wildlife

    The general status of wild species covers over 9,300 species including birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, insects, plants and others.

  • Trapping

    Everything you need to know about trapping animals and selling their fur in New Brunswick.

Fishing

  • Crown Reserve Angling

    Allocation of limited entry angling licences to residents on New Brunswick Crown Reserve Waters.

  • Get a fishing licence

    Learn more about the fishing licence requirements in New Brunswick for both residents and non-residents.

  • Recreational fishing

    What you need to know about recreational fishing in New Brunswick as a resident or non-resident.

Hunting

  • Available licences and draws

    View the updated list of all available angling, hunting, and trapping licences and draws in New Brunswick.

  • Hunter’s education

    The courses and credentials you need to hunt in New Brunswick.

  • Hunting

    A guide to hunting in New Brunswick for residents and non-residents including prerequisites, licences and opportunities.

  • Hunting bundles for residents

    View all the hunting bundles available for New Brunswick residents, their price and how to buy them.

  • Non-resident hunting licences

    View all other hunting licensing requirements for non-residents and information on how to get them.

  • Outdoors Card

    Learn how to get an Outdoors Card to hunt or fish in New Brunswick.

  • Outfitters and guides

    Find information about outfitters and guides on moose and turkey hunting for residents and non-residents.

More information

  • Avian Influenza Advisory

    Find out the steps you can take to reduce risk if you suspect a case of Avian influenza.

  • Report violations

    Help protect our natural resources. Report violations and provide information on illegal hunting, fishing and wood theft.

Land acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that New Brunswick is situated on the unceded and unsurrendered territories of the Wolastoqey, Mi'gmaw, and Peskotomuhkati peoples. We seek to repair and rebuild meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples and honour these lands which hold the hopes of future generations.