Random draw for hunting

Random draws for large game hunting are held every year, and only resident hunters are eligible to register. Two types of random draws are offered:

• Limited hunting licence (moose without antlers, antlerless deer)
• Hunting in a wildlife reserve

The limited hunting licences allow the winners to hunt for the designated animal at the location indicated on the licence. Hunters who win the right to hunt in a wildlife reserve may hunt for moose or white-tailed deer in the sectors reserved for them.

* The number of limited hunting licences allocated in each zone and territory is determined based on the analysis of deer and moose population monitoring data. Since 2021, the registration period is in June, in order to better take into account information on winter severity that affects white-tailed deer populations.

Take part in a random draw

The winner of a moose without antlers or antlerless deer hunting licence does not have to take any specific steps to receive their special licence. They only need to purchase their regular or additional white-tailed deer hunting licence or moose hunting licence at a licence sales outlet or through My hunting and fishing account. The system will automatically attach the special antlerless deer hunting licence or moose without antlers hunting licence, at no additional cost.

Special rules apply to these various draws, which are generally managed by the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (Sépaq). For additional information on the draws, please visit the site Web de la Sépaq or call 1 800 665-6527.

For information on hunting in:

• the Duchénier wildlife reserve, please call 418 735-5222 or visit its website;
• the Dunière wildlife reserve, please call 418 756-6174 or 1 888 730-6174 (toll-free), or visit its website at www.cgrmp.com.
• the random draw for moose without antlers and antlerless deer hunting licences for these two wildlife reserves is managed by Sépaq.