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BC black bear season 2026–27 (spring & fall)

Black bear general open seasons for 2026–27 by region and Management Unit, including spring seasons. If anything here disagrees with the Province of B.C., the Province is right.

Checked against gov.bc.ca regional + provincial synopsis, Oct 17, 20262026–2028 synopsis · dates for 2026–2727 season rows

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Black bear27 seasons

Season	Zone / area	Dates
General open season	Region 1: MU 1-1 to 1-15	Sept 10 - Dec 10
General open season	Region 1: MU 1-1 to 1-15	Apr 1 - June 15
Bow Only	Region 1: MU 1-1 to 1-15	Aug 25 - Sept 9
General open season	Region 2: MU 2-2 to 2-19	Sept 10 - Nov 30
General open season	Region 2: MU 2-2 to 2-19	Apr 1 - June 15
Bow Only	Region 2: MU 2-2 to 2-19	Sept 1 - Sept 9
General open season	Region 3: MU 3-12 to 3-20, 3-26 to 3-44	Sept 1 - Nov 30
General open season	Region 3: MU 3-46	Sept 20 - Nov 30
General open season	Region 3: MU 3-12 to 3-20, 3-26 to 3-44, 3-46	Apr 1 - June 30
General open season	Region 4: MU 4-1 to 4-9, 4-14 to 4-40	Sept 10 - Nov 30
General open season	Region 4: MU 4-1 to 4-9, 4-14 to 4-40	Apr 1 - June 30
General open season	Region 4: MU 4-1 to 4-9, 4-14 to 4-40	Aug 1 - Aug 31
Bow Only	Region 4: MU 4-1 to 4-9, 4-14 to 4-40	Sept 1 - Sept 9
General open season	Region 4: MU 4-5 to 4-8, 4-17, 4-18, 4-20, 4-27 to 4-31, 4-33, 4-37 to 4-40	Sept 1 - Jun 15
General open season	Region 5: MU 5-1 to 5-10, 5-12 to 5-15	Sept 1 - Nov 30
General open season	Region 5: MU 5-1 to 5-10, 5-12 to 5-15	Apr 1 - June 30
General open season	Region 5: MU 5-11	Sept 10 - Nov 30
General open season	Region 5: MU 5-11	Apr 1 - May 31
General open season	Region 6: MU 6-1 to 6-11, 6-14 to 6-30	Aug 15 - Nov 30
General open season	Region 6: MU 6-1 to 6-11, 6-14 to 6-30	Apr 1 - June 30
General open season	Region 7A: MU 7-2 to 7-18, 7-23 to 7-30, 7-37 to 7-41	Aug 15 - Nov 15
General open season	Region 7A: MU 7-2 to 7-18, 7-23 to 7-30, 7-37 to 7-41	Apr 1 - June 30
General open season	Region 7B: MU 7-19 to 7-22, 7-31 to 7-36, 7-42 to 7-58	Aug 15 - Nov 15
General open season	Region 7B: MU 7-19 to 7-22, 7-31 to 7-36, 7-42 to 7-58	Apr 1 - June 30
General open season	Region 8: MU 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26	Apr 1 - June 30
General open season	Region 8: MU 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26	Aug 1 - Aug 31
General open season	Region 8: MU 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26	Sept 1 - Nov 30

MU = Management Unit. General open seasons copied from the 2026–2028 BC Hunting & Trapping Regulations Synopsis (regional PDFs); every row cross-checked against the full provincial synopsis. Limited Entry Hunting (LEH), closed portions of MUs and bag limits are not shown — read the footnotes in the official PDF.

BC Hunting & Trapping Regulations Synopsis 2026–2028 (regional PDF) 2026–2028 synopsis (Jul 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2028); dates shown for 2026-27 · official source ↗ · checked Oct 17, 2026

Before you hunt: licences, tags, draws, firearm restrictions, closed areas and in-season changes are not all repeated here.

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