Caribou · State-by-state
Caribou hunting regulations.
Caribou are the only deer species in which females carry antlers. North American caribou populations divide into barren-ground herds (the massive migratory herds of the Arctic), Mountain caribou (Western Canadian and Alaskan ranges), and woodland caribou (boreal forest zone, threatened or endangered across most of their southern range). Mature bulls weigh 350-450 pounds and live nomadic lives following lichen forage and avoiding wolf predation.
Hunting opportunities exist primarily in Alaska and Canada — caribou season was closed in the contiguous US after the woodland herd disappeared from the Selkirk Mountains. Alaska runs general-season caribou tags in several units, and the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, and Quebec offer guided and self-guided trips. The Western Arctic Herd migration is one of the great wildlife spectacles still witnessable on this continent.
State-by-state legal status
50 states + DC
Tap a state to view caribou regulations and other species huntable there. Bield Hunt does not yet publish specific season dates or bag limits — verify with your state F&W agency before hunting.
- AlaskaGeneral season
- AlabamaNot huntable
- ArizonaNot huntable
- ArkansasNot huntable
- CaliforniaNot huntable
- ColoradoNot huntable
- ConnecticutNot huntable
- DelawareNot huntable
- FloridaNot huntable
- GeorgiaNot huntable
- HawaiiNot huntable
- IdahoNot huntable
- IllinoisNot huntable
- IndianaNot huntable
- IowaNot huntable
- KansasNot huntable
- KentuckyNot huntable
- LouisianaNot huntable
- MaineNot huntable
- MarylandNot huntable
- MassachusettsNot huntable
- MichiganNot huntable
- MinnesotaNot huntable
- MississippiNot huntable
- MissouriNot huntable
- MontanaNot huntable
- NebraskaNot huntable
- NevadaNot huntable
- New HampshireNot huntable
- New JerseyNot huntable
- New MexicoNot huntable
- New YorkNot huntable
- North CarolinaNot huntable
- North DakotaNot huntable
- OhioNot huntable
- OklahomaNot huntable
- OregonNot huntable
- PennsylvaniaNot huntable
- Rhode IslandNot huntable
- South CarolinaNot huntable
- South DakotaNot huntable
- TennesseeNot huntable
- TexasNot huntable
- UtahNot huntable
- VermontNot huntable
- VirginiaNot huntable
- WashingtonNot huntable
- West VirginiaNot huntable
- WisconsinNot huntable
- WyomingNot huntable
Status legend
- YGeneral season
- DDraw / limited entry
- PPrivate land / specific zones
- SSpecial permit / depredation
- RRestricted (subspecies / units)
- -Not huntable
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