Alberta Guide to Hunting Regulations

Prairie WMUs 100 Series & 732

Big Game Seasons

Sunday hunting for big game is prohibited in Prairie WMUs (102-160).

Archery-only season are those where only a bow and arrow may be used to hunt.

General seasons are those where either a firearm, crossbow or a bow and arrow may be used.

■ Indicates seasons that apply only to hunters with applicable special licences. Refer to the 2026 Alberta Hunting Draws booklet for details.

Note: It is a mandatory requirement to submit the heads of deer harvested from specific WMUs for CWD testing and research purposes. Click here for details.

Species	Type	SEASON		WMUs
Species	Type	Archery Only	General	WMUs
White-tailed deer	Antlered	S1 - N3	(Wed - Sat only) N4 - N7 N11 - N14 N18 - N21 N25 - N28	102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 116, 118, 119, 124, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 148, 150, 151, 152, 156, 158, 160
	Antlered	S1 - O31	N1 - N30	162, 163, 164, 166
	Antlerless	S1 - N3	■(Wed - Sat only) N4 - N7 N11 - N14 N18 - N21 N25 - N28	102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 116, 118, 119, 124, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 148, 150, 151, 152, 156, 158, 160
	Antlerless	S1 - O31	■ N1 - N30	162, 163, 164, 166
Mule deer	Antlered and antlerless	S1 - N3	■(Wed - Sat only) N4 - N7 N11 - N14 N18 - N21 N25 - N28	102, 116, 118, 119, 124, 142, 144, 148, 150, 151, 152, 158, 160
	Antlered and antlerless	S1 - O31	■ N1 - N30	162, 163, 164, 166
	Antlered	■ S1 - N3	■(Wed - Sat only) N4 - N7 N11 - N14 N18 - N21 N25 - N28	104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 156
	Antlerless	S1 - N3	■(Wed - Sat only) N4 - N7 N11 - N14 N18 - N21 N25 - N28	104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 156
Moose	Antlered and antlerless	■ S1 - O31	■ N1 - N30	102, 116, 118, 119, 124, 148, 150, 151, 152, 156, 158, 160, 162, 163, 164, 166
Elk	Antlered and antlerless		■ S1 - S30 ■ O1 - O24 ■ O25 - N16 ■ N17 - D20	102, 104, 108
			■ S1 - S30 ■ O1 - O24 ■ O25 - N16 ■ N17 - D20 ■ J1 - J31, 2027 ■ F1 - F28, 2027	(124, 128, 142, 144, 148, 150)
			■ N1 - N10 ■ N11 - N20 ■ N21 - N30	116, 118, 119, 624 (WMU 624 - Monday to Friday only)
			■ D1 - D31 ■ J1 - J31, 2027 ■ F1 - F28, 2027	116, 118, 119 (Monday to Saturday only)
		S1 - O31		116, 118, 119 (Monday to Saturday only)
	Antlered	S1 - O31	■ N1 - N30	110,(132, 136, 138) (151, 152) (156, 158, 160) (162, 163, 164, 166)
	Antlerless		■ J1 - J31, 2027 ■ F1 - F28, 2027	102, 104, 108
	Antlered 3-point or larger1	S1 - O31		106, 112, 130, 134, 140
	Antlerless	S1 - O31	■ N1 - J31, 2027	(151, 152) (156, 158, 160)
	Antlerless	S1 - O31	■ N1 - N30 ■ D1 - D31 ■ J1 - J31, 2027 ■ F1 - F28, 2027	110,(132, 136, 138) (162, 163, 164, 166)
	Antlered and antlerless		■ N18 - N20 ■ N26 - N28 ■ J13 - J15, 2027 ■ J21 - J23, 2027	732 (CFB Suffield)

(1) Refer to the description of 3-point or larger elk.

Additional hunting opportunities in the Prairie WMUs:

Either sex elk special licence, pronghorn archery special licence, class 2 pronghorn special licence and class 1 pronghorn special licence. Refer to the Additional Special Licence Draw Hunts for season dates or to the 2026 Alberta Hunting Draws booklet for futher details.