Moose tag quotas and hunt codes

Find resident moose tag quotas and hunt codes you’ll need to apply to the points-based allocation process.

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Overview

A points-based tag allocation process distributes moose tags among resident hunters.

Browse the tables for the 2024:

When you apply to the points-based moose tag allocation process, you will use your preferred Wildlife Management Unit (WMU), moose type and season/firearm type to determine the number of tags available and the hunt code to use.

Calf tag quotas

A calf tag is not included with a moose licence. To hunt a calf, you must either:

apply for and receive a calf tag or cow/calf tag through the allocation process
be party hunting with another hunter who holds a valid calf tag or cow/calf tag

Tag validity

Moose tags are valid only for the WMU, moose type(s) and season(s) indicated on the tag:

bull tags are valid only for harvesting a bull moose
cow/calf tags are valid for harvesting either a cow or a calf moose
calf tags are valid only for harvesting a calf moose
calf tags are valid for the full length of the moose hunting season(s) in the WMU they are issued for. For example in both the bows-only and gun seasons, or if there is no bows only season, for the full length of the gun/every firearm season
gun tags are valid only during the gun/every firearm (rifles, shotguns, muzzle-loading guns, and bows) season
bow tags are valid only during the bows only season

Tags in far Northern Ontario

Tags in far Northern Ontario WMUs (including 1A, 1C, 1D, 2, 16A, 16C, 17, 18B and 25) may be in relatively low demand and awarded to hunters with few points.

However, moose in all or in large parts of these WMUs cannot be accessed by road. Any road-accessible areas of these WMUs may have higher than expected hunter numbers and lower hunter success rates.

Please consider these aspects when planning a moose hunt in these WMUs.

2024 resident moose tag quotas for the primary allocation

WMU	Bull gun tags	Cow/calf gun tags	Calf all seasons tags	Bull bow tags	Cow/calf bow tags	Total tags
1A	34	29	30	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	93
1C	256	230	192	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	678
1D	46	53	33	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	132
2	99	178	115	36	28	456
3	114	219	184	18	37	572
4	107	134	193	28	59	521
5	63	75	119	10	28	295
6	1	1	2	0	0	4
7A^{footnote 2[2]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	1	0	0	1
7B	1	1	3	0	0	5
8	6	7	18	2	5	38
9A	7	6	14	2	4	33
9B	7	6	13	3	8	37
11A	26	18	62	5	21	132
11B	11	8	24	5	7	55
12A	31	17	53	7	15	123
12B	55	34	93	9	19	210
13	11	10	22	2	5	50
14	18	24	48	13	19	122
15A	80	88	187	34	57	446
15B	544	639	579	51	85	1,898
16A	161	190	158	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	509
16B	133	269	201	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	603
16C	92	192	120	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	404
17	31	106	53	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	190
18A	15	15	9	3	4	46
18B^{footnote 2[2]}	25	32	14	2	4	77
19	200	145	154	71	68	638
21A	226	333	174	19	35	787
21B	130	129	178	29	36	502
22	25	24	70	6	10	135
23	76	54	144	28	24	326
24	56	47	133	26	21	283
25	35	51	38	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	124
26	32	37	44	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	113
27	45	37	83	5	9	179
28	156	114	447	24	42	783
29	32	19	129	30	75	285
30	71	48	168	14	9	310
31	48	25	150	7	13	243
32	32	14	66	4	9	125
33	17	11	22	2	3	55
34	20	16	38	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	74
35	73	51	164	12	13	313
36	28	16	73	4	3	124
37	21	9	37	3	2	72
38	75	33	183	14	18	323
39	43	35	152	11	12	253
40	37	38	93	7	6	181
41	58	24	186	11	13	292
42	38	25	93	7	6	169
46	39	16	38	5	5	103
47	39	24	112	7	9	191
48	15	6	38	25	32	116
49	57	26	162	8	11	264
50	11	6	27	2	2	48
53	32	18	51	4	5	110
54	31	10	52	4	3	100
55A	6	3	7	2	4	22
55B	3	2	5	2	4	16
56	44	26	128	7	9	214
57	12	6	29	8	9	64
58	3	2	9	4	5	23
59	0	0	3	0	0	3
60	66	30	161	10	9	276
61	22	12	49	3	3	89
62	7	6	18	3	2	36
63	34	13	51	3	3	104
65	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	13	33	65	111
Total	3,969	4,122	6,512	694	1,012	16,309

2024 Moose tag process hunt codes

WMU	Bull gun hunt codes	Cow/calf gun hunt codes	Calf all seasons hunt codes	Bull bow hunt codes	Cow/calf bow hunt codes
1A	400	401	402	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}
1C	403	404	405	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}
1D	406	407	408	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}
2	409	410	411	412	413
3	414	415	416	417	418
4	419	420	421	422	423
5	424	425	426	427	428
6	429	430	431	432	433
7A^{footnote 2[2]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	434	435	436
7B	437	438	439	440	441
8	442	443	444	445	446
9A	447	448	449	450	451
9B	452	453	454	455	456
11A	457	458	459	460	461
11B	462	463	464	465	466
12A	467	468	469	470	471
12B	472	473	474	475	476
13	477	478	479	480	481
14	482	483	484	485	486
15A	487	488	489	490	491
15B	492	493	494	495	496
16A	497	498	499	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}
16B	500	501	502	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}
16C	503	504	505	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}
17	506	507	508	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}
18A	509	510	511	512	513
18B^{footnote 2[2]}	514	515	516	517	518
19	519	520	521	522	523
21A	524	525	526	527	528
21B	529	530	531	532	533
22	534	535	536	537	538
23	539	540	541	542	543
24	544	545	546	547	548
25	549	550	551	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}
26	552	553	554	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}
27	555	556	557	558	559
28	560	561	562	563	564
29	565	566	567	568	569
30	570	571	572	573	574
31	575	576	577	578	579
32	580	581	582	583	584
33	585	586	587	588	589
34	590	591	592	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}
35	593	594	595	596	597
36	598	599	600	601	602
37	603	604	605	606	607
38	608	609	610	611	612
39	613	614	615	616	617
40	618	619	620	621	622
41	623	624	625	626	627
42	628	629	630	631	632
46	633	634	635	636	637
47	638	639	640	641	642
48	643	644	645	646	647
49	648	649	650	651	652
50	653	654	655	656	657
53	658	659	660	661	662
54	663	664	665	666	667
55A	668	669	670	671	672
55B	673	674	675	676	677
56	678	679	680	681	682
57	683	684	685	686	687
58	688	689	690	691	692
59	693	694	695	696	697
60	698	699	700	701	702
61	703	704	705	706	707
62	708	709	710	711	712
63	713	714	715	716	717
65	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	N/A^{footnote 1[1]}	718	719	720

Updated: March 28, 2024

Published: March 31, 2021

Footnotes

footnote[1] Back to paragraph “N/A” indicates the WMU does not have the applicable season.
footnote[2] Back to paragraph for these WMUs, “bow tags” are for the bows and muzzle-loading guns only season