Hunters GuidePrince Edward Island · Wildlife Conservation Act
PEI Hunting Regulations and Species Quiz
This quiz covers Prince Edward Island's hunting rules, seasons, licences and species, drawn from the Wildlife Conservation Act and its regulations. 60 practice questions, 5 topics, every answer explained.
PEI Hunting Regulations and Species Quiz: all 60 questions
1. Your cousin moves to Summerside and asks which schedule holds the deer season. What do the Hunting and Trapping Seasons Regulations actually set out?
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Schedule I holds the specified game animals, and its eight entries are birds, hare, furbearers and squirrel
Trick question. There's no deer season to find. Schedule I is the list of specified game animals in Prince Edward Island, and it runs pheasant, ruffed grouse, Hungarian (grey) partridge, snowshoe hare, fox, raccoon, coyote and red squirrel. Schedule II adds a single further line. Schedule III carries the trapping seasons, and Schedule IV describes a beaver zone on the north shore. Deer, moose, bear and caribou aren't in any of them, and that gap is the one fact that sets an Island hunting page apart from every other page in the country.
Source: Wildlife Conservation Act, Hunting and Trapping Seasons Regulations (Legislative Counsel Office consolidation, current to September 3, 2022):
Subject to subsection (2), the open seasons, daily limits and possession limits in respect of hunting specified game animals are set out in Schedule I.
Checked 2026-09-22.2. Schedule II covers harvestable wildlife rather than specified game animals. How long is it?
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One entry, American crow, with no closed season
Just one row: American crow. The heading matches Schedule I's, with columns for open season, daily limit and possession limit, and the crow line reads no closed season, no limits either side. That one line isn't the whole of what's published about crows, mind you. Elsewhere in the Hunting Summary, crow picks up a shot rule, so a one-line schedule only tells part of the story.
Source: Wildlife Conservation Act, Hunting and Trapping Seasons Regulations (Legislative Counsel Office consolidation, current to September 3, 2022):
The open seasons, daily limits and possession limits in respect of hunting harvestable wildlife are set out in Schedule II.
Checked 2026-09-22.3. Pheasant live on the Island and pheasant is named in Schedule I. What sits in the open season column beside it?
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No open season
No open season. Being on the list and having a season aren't the same thing, and pheasant is where the gap shows: the bird is right there in Schedule I with dashes in both limit columns and no open season against its name. The 2026 Hunting Summary's own seasons table reads the same way. Call the Island pheasant country if you like. You're describing the birds, not the schedule.
Source: Wildlife Conservation Act, Hunting and Trapping Seasons Regulations (Legislative Counsel Office consolidation, current to September 3, 2022):
Pheasant No open season
Checked 2026-09-22.4. Two entries across the PEI hunting schedules carry no closed season at all. Which pair?
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Red squirrel and American crow
Red squirrel and American crow. Squirrel closes out Schedule I with no closed season against it, and crow, the only line in Schedule II, carries the same entry. Everything else in the hunting schedules is bounded by dates. Red squirrel even turns up a third time, in Schedule III's trapping list, where it reads the same way again.
Source: Wildlife Conservation Act, Hunting and Trapping Seasons Regulations (Legislative Counsel Office consolidation, current to September 3, 2022):
Red Squirrel No closed season
Checked 2026-09-22.5. Ducks, geese, woodcock and snipe never appear in Schedule I. What does the 2026 Hunting Summary say those birds need?
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A valid federal Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permit carrying the Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation stamp
Migratory birds are Ottawa's file, not Charlottetown's. That's why they're missing from the provincial schedules and get a section of their own, with their own season table. The Summary points hunters to the federal permit and its stamp, and notes that an e-Permit works without the physical stamp attached. Two pieces of paper from two governments. The provincial one doesn't stand in for the federal one.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
To hunt migratory game birds (e.g., ducks, geese, woodcock, and snipe) in Canada, you are required to possess a valid federal Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permit (or e-Permit) with an affixed (or printed image of) Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation stamp
Checked 2026-09-30.6. A new hunter asks about the cormorants and hawks working the shore. What does the Summary's non-game birds section report?
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Most birds are protected all year, eagles, hawks, owls, seagulls and cormorants among them
Here the Summary flips the schedules round and names what's protected instead of what's open. Eagles, hawks, owls, seagulls, cormorants and non-game migratory birds all sit in one sentence. The section then goes on to name shorebirds, herons, grebes, songbirds and woodpeckers under the federal Migratory Birds Convention Act. On an island where crow is the whole of Schedule II? That paragraph is worth reading twice.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
Most birds are protected throughout the year, including eagles, hawks, owls, seagulls, cormorants and non-game migratory birds.
Checked 2026-09-30.7. Snowshoe hare appears twice in the Summary's seasons table, once for hunting and once for snaring. What does the Summary attach to the snaring line?
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A separate Snowshoe Hare Snaring Licence, with the season running November 1 to February 28
Its own licence. Snaring gets a separate row, a shorter window and its own line at the vendor's counter, and the fee schedule prices that licence at five dollars before HST, with a footnote under the seasons table as well. Then the General Hunting Regulations specify what a hare snare has to be made from. So the licence is only half of what there is to read.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
A Snowshoe Hare Snaring Licence is required
Checked 2026-09-30.8. The Hungarian (grey) partridge season carries a carve-out no other PEI season has. Where does subsection 1(2) say the Schedule I season does not apply?
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In Lots 1 to 10 and Lots 43 to 47
Lots 1 to 10 and 43 to 47. Not counties, and not management zones. Prince Edward Island still describes itself through the townships of the 1767 survey, and the partridge exclusion is drawn on that old grid, with Lots 1 to 10 at the western end and 43 to 47 at the eastern. The season covers the middle and stops short at both tips. A footnote in the Summary's seasons table repeats the exclusion.
Source: Wildlife Conservation Act, Hunting and Trapping Seasons Regulations (Legislative Counsel Office consolidation, current to September 3, 2022):
The open season set out in Schedule I for hunting Hungarian (grey) partridge does not apply in Lots 1 to 10 and Lots 43 to 47 of Prince Edward Island.
Checked 2026-09-22.9. Ruffed grouse gets the longest upland season in Schedule I. What dates does the schedule give it?
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September 26 to December 31
Late September through the end of the year, so a shade over three months. The same row sets a daily limit of 3 and a possession limit of 6. Compare Hungarian partridge, the other upland bird with a season attached. It gets a single month, October 15 to November 15, with those same two numbers beside it.
Source: Wildlife Conservation Act, Hunting and Trapping Seasons Regulations (Legislative Counsel Office consolidation, current to September 3, 2022):
Ruffed Grouse September 26 - December 31
Checked 2026-09-22.10. Snowshoe hare hunting shows a daily limit of 5 and a dash in the possession column. What does the Summary say a dash means in that table?
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No limit
No limit. The Summary footnotes its own table so the dashes aren't left to guesswork, which is why fox, raccoon, coyote and red squirrel show dashes in both columns while grouse and partridge show numbers. Hare is the odd one out. A daily figure, and a dash sitting right beside it.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
"-" = no limit
Checked 2026-09-30.11. Raccoon and coyote share an open season in Schedule I. Which dates?
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October 1 to March 31
Both run October 1 to March 31 for hunting, the same six months snowshoe hare gets. Watch which schedule you've got open, though. Schedule III is the trapping list, and it sets different dates for those same two animals: raccoon from October 15, coyote from October 15 to February 28. One regulation, one species, and two sets of dates depending on the method.
Source: Wildlife Conservation Act, Hunting and Trapping Seasons Regulations (Legislative Counsel Office consolidation, current to September 3, 2022):
Raccoon October 1 - March 31
Checked 2026-09-22.12. Of the furbearers listed for hunting in Schedule I, which gets the shortest open season?
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Fox, at November 1 to January 31
Fox, with three months. Raccoon and coyote get six, and red squirrel gets no closed season at all. For trapping, Schedule III hands fox the same November 1 to January 31 window. Section 2(3) then splits it by device: modified foot-hold traps to November 14, and snares as well from November 15.
Source: Wildlife Conservation Act, Hunting and Trapping Seasons Regulations (Legislative Counsel Office consolidation, current to September 3, 2022):
Fox November 1 - January 31
Checked 2026-09-22.13. A duck hunter is heading out in a boat with a motor. What does the 2026 Hunting Summary remind them to carry?
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Proof of competence, such as a Pleasure Craft Operator Card, and photo ID
Proof of competence, like a Pleasure Craft Operator Card, and photo ID. That's the reminder on the Summary's boat safety page for anyone running a boat with a motor. The boat is a responsibility of its own, apart from the hunt, and a hunting licence doesn't cover it.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary (Boat Safety):
Hunters are reminded that they must carry proof of competence such as a Pleasure Craft Operator Card, and photo ID if they are operating a boat fitted with a motor.
Checked 2026-09-30.14. The first item in the Summary's General Hunting Regulations concerns the Hunter Safety Certificate. What conduct does it attach to?
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Carrying a firearm in game habitat, as well as hunting any game
It reaches further than most provinces write it. Carrying a firearm in game habitat without the certificate is listed right alongside hunting without it, one entry with two limbs, so hunting isn't the trigger on its own. It's also item one of twenty-six. That list runs from shot size to shipping coupons, and the page rewards a slow read.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
carry a firearm in game habitat or hunt any game unless you are in possession of a Hunter Safety Certificate.
Checked 2026-09-30.15. Prince Edward Island puts the certificate check at the sales counter, not only in the field. What does the Summary's Hunter Safety Certificate page state about vendors?
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Vendors are prohibited from issuing a licence to any person who does not possess a certificate
The vendor is the gate. Buying a PEI hunting licence means showing a PEI Wildlife Card, which the 2026 Summary says was formerly known as the Hunter Safety Certificate. For the vendor, it's a flat prohibition on selling to anyone without one.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
Vendors are prohibited from issuing a licence to any person who does not possess a Hunter Safety Certificate.
Checked 2026-09-30.16. A hunter over from Maine asks whether his home certificate counts on the Island. What does the Summary publish about non-residents?
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Certificates issued by the province, state, or country where they live are accepted in PEI
Province, state or country. All three are named, which is wider than most Canadian jurisdictions put in writing. The same page sends lost or stolen cards to the Fish and Wildlife Section. Keep in mind that the sentence covers the certificate, not the licence; the Summary handles non-resident licensing separately, a few pages earlier.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
Non-residents are advised that Hunter Safety Certificates issued by the province, state, or country where they live are accepted in PEI.
Checked 2026-09-30.17. The province lists a Bow Hunting Safety Course beside the Hunter Safety Course. What does its course page say the bow course also includes?
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The Hunter Safety Course, a Tree Stand Safety Course and a practical bow shooting test
It wraps the hunter safety content and stacks two more things on top, one of them hands-on. Give the tree stand course a second look. A province with nothing larger than a coyote on its schedules still runs one inside its bow stream. Registration for the bow course is by phone, on 902-368-4683 or 1-800-368-4683.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, Hunting, Firearms, and Bow Hunting Safety Courses:
The Bow Hunting Safety Course also includes: The Hunter Safety Course, Tree Stand Safety Course, and A practical bow shooting test.
Checked 2026-09-22.18. PEI publishes its Hunter Safety education program as two components. What does the course page say has to happen before you register on the online site?
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Call 902-368-4683 for an access code for the on-line component
Phone first, register second. The order matters because the province states that the online half is being offered free of charge to first time hunters who are residents of PEI. Finishing it produces a Field Day Voucher, and the same number books the field day, where the page says an instructor will confirm your knowledge and understanding of the on-line course materials. As for the $60 in the wrong answer, that's the federal firearms course, paid at Access PEI. A separate thing entirely.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, Hunting, Firearms, and Bow Hunting Safety Courses:
However, before you register on the site you must call 902-368-4683 to get an access code for the on-line component.
Checked 2026-09-22.19. The Summary spells out what counts as a resident for licensing. What is the first test it gives?
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Six months of residence immediately before applying for a licence
Six months right before applying is the baseline. Beneath it the Summary lists five alternatives. There's a two-week route for someone transferred here by an employer, two routes tied to educational training, an employment route counting six months out of the previous twelve, and one for a person born in the province who owns real property in it. Everyone outside those six descriptions, the Summary records, is not considered a resident.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
has resided in the province for a period of six months immediately prior to making an application for a licence.
Checked 2026-09-30.20. The Summary's residency page adds one condition specific to non-resident hunters. What is it?
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They must be accompanied by a licensed resident hunter or a registered hunting guide
Company in the field. It's one sentence, placed right after the line saying all other hunters require a Non-resident Hunting Licence. The fee schedule prices that licence at $75, with a three-day version at $60, and lists resident and non-resident hunting guide licences separately again. So the accompaniment isn't an optional extra bolted on. It's part of the non-resident arrangement the Summary describes.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
Non-resident hunters must be accompanied by either a licensed resident hunter or a registered hunting guide while hunting in Prince Edward Island.
Checked 2026-09-30.21. Among the acts the Summary lists as unlawful is a shotgun capacity limit while hunting game. What is the number?
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More than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined
Three, counted across the magazine and chamber together, not the magazine on its own. That's the detail people get wrong. Two in the tube and one up the spout is the whole of it. The next item on the same list deals with carrying more than one shotgun, and frames it around every shotgun past the first being unloaded and disassembled, or unloaded and cased.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
use a shotgun that has a capacity of more than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined, while hunting game.
Checked 2026-09-30.22. The Summary sets two distances around buildings, people and livestock. What are they?
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200 metres from a school, church, meeting place, occupied dwelling, farm building or livestock without the owner's permission, and 300 metres from a location where migratory birds are kept under permit
Two numbers with quite different things behind them. The 200-metre line runs around places where people and stock are, with the owner's permission written in as the exception. At 300 metres, it's about migratory birds kept under permit. Further down the same list, a separate item puts 400 metres between waterfowl hunting and any area baited with grain or other food.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
shoot at any game within 200 metres of any school, church, meeting place or any occupied dwelling, farm building, or livestock, without the owner’s permission; or shoot any game within 300 metres of a location where migratory birds are kept under permit.
Checked 2026-09-30.23. What does the Summary's list of unlawful acts say about a loaded firearm and a vehicle?
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Discharging, or having a loaded firearm in personal possession, while in or on any vehicle is listed as unlawful
The wording is broad on purpose: in or on any vehicle, with personal possession counting every bit as much as discharging. Another page comes at vehicles from the other direction. It states that no person shall use any air, land or water vehicle to chase, pursue, worry, molest, take, hunt or kill any wildlife.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
while in or on any vehicle, discharge or have in personal possession a loaded firearm.
Checked 2026-09-30.24. Two of the Summary's time-of-day rules run on different clocks. How does it set them out?
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Discharging where game is usually found is framed at one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, while the firearm-casing item runs one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise
Half an hour for one, a full hour for the other. They sit seven items apart on the same list, which is exactly how people blur them together. The discharge item carves out a permit to hunt raccoons at night and the dispatching of a legally trapped furbearer, while the casing item ends with a permit exception of its own. Why does it matter? The Summary prints sunrise and sunset tables across a dozen pages, and once you're out there, those two clocks are what you're reading them for.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
possess a firearm that is not cased one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise unless authorized by a permit.
Checked 2026-09-30.25. The Summary names a calibre ceiling for red squirrel, snowshoe hare, raccoon, fox and coyote. What is it?
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No rifle larger than .22 calibre, and no shotgun loaded with a single bullet
Nothing over .22 calibre in a rifle, and no shotgun slugs, across that whole list of species. Fox gets tightened a line later, where the Summary names cartridges larger than .22 rim fire or .17 centre fire. Over on the furbearer page, it adds that muzzle loading firearms are permitted for coyote hunting only.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
No person shall hunt red squirrel, snowshoe hare, raccoon, fox or coyote by use of a. a shotgun loaded with a single bullet; or, b. a rifle larger than .22 calibre.
Checked 2026-09-30.26. Non-toxic shot comes up twice in the Summary's list. Which groups does the first of those items name?
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Ducks, geese, snipe and crows
Ducks, geese and snipe, plus crow, all on the non-toxic side of the line. The companion item runs the other way and names the species lead shot isn't caught on: pheasant, ruffed grouse, Hungarian partridge, woodcock, snowshoe hare, raccoon, coyote, fox or squirrel. Why the fuss? The Summary's eagle pages explain it. Dead eagles recovered on the Island have tested positive for lead poisoning.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
possess or use shot other than non-toxic shot for hunting ducks, geese or snipe; and crows.
Checked 2026-09-30.27. Hare snares get a materials specification in the Summary. What does it come to?
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Single strand brass wire of 20 to 24 gauge, with a loop no greater than 10 cm
Single strand brass wire, 20 to 24 gauge, and a loop no bigger than 10 cm (the Summary gives it in inches too, at four). It sits in the same numbered list as the shot and calibre items, a decent reminder that Island snaring is written up as tightly as shooting is. Snaring hare carries its own licence in the fee schedule as well. The wire is only half of what there is to get right.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
set a snare for snowshoe hare made of materials other than single strand brass wire of 20 to 24 gauge, or set a snare for snowshoe hare with a wire loop greater than 10 cm. (4 inch).
Checked 2026-09-30.28. Every PEI hunting licence sits beside a Wildlife Conservation Fund fee. What does the Summary say that money does?
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It helps improve habitat for fish and many other species of Island wildlife
Habitat. The Summary even names who comes asking for the money each year: stream and river management groups. The fee is charged once a year with the first fishing, hunting or trapping licence bought, at $20 for ages 16 to 64 and $13 at 65 and over, before HST. It's run care of the Community Foundation of PEI, on Water Street in Charlottetown.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
When you pay a PEI Wildlife Conservation Fund fee, you are helping to improve habitat for fish and many other species of Island wildlife.
Checked 2026-09-30.29. Most of Prince Edward Island is in private hands. How much public land does the Summary count, and how is it classified?
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Roughly 45,000 hectares, classified as Natural Areas, Ponds and Wetlands, Provincial Forests, and Wildlife Management Areas
About 45,000 hectares across four classifications, each identified on the ground by one of four signs the Summary reproduces on the facing page. These are working forests, so harvest and management operations happen on them. Off-road vehicles are only permitted on certain properties. Open fires aren't permitted at all. Public Land Atlases are sold at the Forests, Fish and Wildlife office on Upton Road.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
there are areas of forest and wetland which are available for public use - the Island’s approximately 45,000 hectares of public land.
Checked 2026-09-30.30. The Summary gives a page to bald eagles and lead. What figure does it publish on how little it takes?
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Two to three #6 pellets is enough to kill an eagle
Two or three #6 pellets. The page explains the route in, too: eagles scavenge carcasses that may carry lead bullet fragments or pellets. Among the symptoms it lists are loss of balance, gasping, tremors and impaired flight. Acute poisoning plays out over hours to days, chronic over two to three weeks. The page's own suggestions are to recover shot game, or bury a carcass left in the field.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
Eagles are especially sensitive to lead poisoning; 2-3 #6 shot is enough to kill an eagle.
Checked 2026-09-30.31. The Summary's furbearer hunting page carries a one-line note about muzzle loaders. What does it say?
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Muzzle loading firearms are permitted for coyote hunting only
Coyote alone, out of the whole furbearer list. The page's second line is about shotguns, and it says the restriction on possessing more than one uncased shotgun while hunting game does not apply to rifles. Only two sentences. Tucked between the seasons table and the raccoon pages, they're easy to skip.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
Muzzle loading firearms are permitted for coyote hunting only.
Checked 2026-09-30.32. ATVs and hounds turn up together on a page of the Summary about coyotes. What does its Chasing Wildlife box state?
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No person shall use any air, land or water vehicle to chase, pursue, worry, molest, take, hunt or kill any wildlife or willfully destroy wildlife habitat
Air, land and water, all three, and wilful habitat destruction folded into the same sentence. The Summary's longer section accepts that ATVs and snowmobiles have a real use in locating and retrieving hunting dogs and reaching remote ground. That's precisely why it draws the line where it does. The practice it names is coyote hunting with hounds.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary:
No person shall use any air, land or water vehicle to chase, pursue, worry, molest, take, hunt or kill any wildlife or willfully destroy wildlife habitat.
Checked 2026-09-30.33. Herons, grebes and sandpipers work the edges of every Island marsh. Which federal law does the 2026 Summary say protects these non-game migratory birds?
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The Migratory Birds Convention Act
The federal Migratory Birds Convention Act. It protects non-game migratory birds such as shorebirds, herons, grebes, songbirds and woodpeckers, and the Summary says it's illegal to shoot them. Most other birds are protected all year as well, eagles, hawks and owls included.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Non-game Birds:
Non-game migratory birds are all protected under the Migratory Birds Convention Act.
Checked 2026-09-30.34. You are hunting sea ducks off the Island's north shore. Under the 2026 Summary, how many eiders may be in one day's bag?
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No more than four
Four. Eiders share a daily bag of six with scoters, long-tailed ducks, and common and red-breasted mergansers, and inside that six the Summary allows no more than four scoters and four eiders. Telling sea ducks apart on the wing is what keeps a bag legal.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Migratory Game Birds – Seasons and Limits:
Except that not more than four Scoters and four Eiders may be taken daily
Checked 2026-09-30.35. One diving duck gets its own cap inside the general duck bag on PEI. Which species may make up no more than one bird of the daily bag?
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Barrow's goldeneye
Barrow's goldeneye. The general duck limit is six a day, and no more than one of them may be a Barrow's, which the Atlantic hunter education manual lists as a species of special concern. Look at the face before you shoot. Barrow's has a white crescent under the eye; the common goldeneye has a white circle.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Migratory Game Birds – Seasons and Limits:
Except that not more than one may be Barrow’s Goldeneye
Checked 2026-09-30.36. A hare snarer sets a few extra wires along a grouse trail, hoping to catch a ruffed grouse for the pot. What does the 2026 Summary say about that?
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Hunting any game bird with a trap, cage or snare is unlawful
It's on the Summary's list of unlawful acts: hunting game birds by any trap, cage or snare. Snares on PEI are for snowshoe hare, under a separate snaring licence. Grouse are taken by legal hunting, in the open season.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, General Hunting Regulations:
hunt any game birds by means of any trap, cage or snare.
Checked 2026-09-30.37. Island raccoon hunters often go out after dark with dogs and lights. What does the 2026 Summary say they need?
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A special permit from Fish and Wildlife, and they should let nearby residents know
Night raccoon hunting needs a special permit from Fish and Wildlife. Then there are the neighbours to think about. Dogs and lights after dark can alarm people who don't know what's going on, so the Summary asks hunters to tell residents first. On private land, landowner permission is still needed.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Hunting Raccoon at Night:
Hunting raccoon at night requires a special permit available from Fish and Wildlife at 902 368-4683.
Checked 2026-09-30.38. The 2026 Summary flags one season change as new for 2026-2027. What changed for American woodcock?
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Its season dates are now fixed at September 26 to December 10 every year
Fixed dates, and the Summary flags that as new for 2026-2027. Woodcock now runs September 26 to December 10 every year. Bag: 8 a day, 16 in possession.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, New for 2026-2027:
American Woodcock season dates are now fixed to September 26 - Dec 10 annually
Checked 2026-09-30.39. Some Island goose hunters get out well before the duck season opens. When does the September goose season run?
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September 1 to September 15
September 1 to 15. The daily bag in that early season is 10 geese, with 20 in possession. Then the regular goose season opens on October 1.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Migratory Game Birds – Seasons and Limits:
September Goose Season Sep. 1 – Sep. 15
Checked 2026-09-30.40. Outside the lots where it is closed, when is the Hungarian partridge season in the 2026 Summary?
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October 15 to November 15
October 15 to November 15, a short fall season. The bag is 3 a day and 6 in possession, and it stays closed in Lots 1 to 10 and 43 to 47. Thinking of September 26 to December 31? That longer season belongs to ruffed grouse.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Resident Game and Furbearer Hunting – Open Seasons and Limits:
Hungarian Partridge* Oct. 15 - Nov. 15
Checked 2026-09-30.41. When does the 2026 Summary show the general duck season opening and closing on PEI?
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October 1 to January 15
October 1 to January 15, which carries duck hunting well into winter on open coastal water. Snipe and geese open the same day. They close December 31, though, and woodcock runs on its own fixed dates.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Migratory Game Birds – Seasons and Limits:
Ducks Oct. 1 – Jan. 15
Checked 2026-09-30.42. A PEI goose hunter's daily bag changes as the fall goes on. What is it from November 15 to December 31?
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3 geese a day
Three a day. The goose bag shrinks through the fall, from 10 in the September season to 5 from October 1 to November 14, and then 3 from November 15 to December 31. Possession stays at 20. Check the date before the decoys go out.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Migratory Game Birds – Seasons and Limits:
Geese (Nov. 15 to Dec. 31) 3 20
Checked 2026-09-30.43. PEI's rules on when firearms may be fired run off sunrise and sunset. For which place are the times in the 2026 Summary printed?
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Charlottetown, using times from the National Research Council of Canada
Charlottetown. The Summary prints a full season of its sunrise and sunset times, taken from the National Research Council of Canada, and at the far ends of the Island the times can differ by a few minutes. Discharge rules count from these times. Look at the table before you head out.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Sunrise/Sunset Times:
2026-2027 Sunrise/sunset times are specific to Charlottetown, PE and were taken from the National Research Council of Canada Website:
Checked 2026-09-30.44. The 2026 Summary lists a new licence benefit for 2026-2027. Who now receives complimentary resident game and furbearer hunting licences and Wildlife Conservation Fund licences?
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Active and veteran members of the Canadian Armed Forces
Active and veteran members of the Canadian Armed Forces, as of 2026-2027. In the fee table, the Canadian Armed Forces line reads No Charge for hunting and for the Wildlife Conservation Fund. Other hunters pay the standard fees unless another free category applies.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, New for 2026-2027:
Active and veteran members of the Canadian Armed Forces will receive complimentary Hunting (Resident Game / Furbearer) and Wildlife Conservation Fund licenses
Checked 2026-09-30.45. A resident wants to hunt fox, raccoon and coyote this winter. What does the 2026 fee table list for the Resident Furbearer licence?
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$5 for all ages
Five dollars, whatever your age. HST isn't included. On top of that comes the Wildlife Conservation Fund fee, paid once a year, which is $20 for ages 16 to 64.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Licences and Fees:
Resident Furbearer (all ages) $5
Checked 2026-09-30.46. A hunter from Ontario can only spare a long weekend on the Island. What short-term option does the 2026 fee table show?
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A Non-resident 3-day Hunting licence for $60
The 3-day licence, at $60, against $75 for a full Non-resident Hunting licence. Neither price includes HST. And either way, the Summary says non-residents must hunt with a licensed resident hunter or a registered hunting guide.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Licences and Fees:
Non-resident 3-day Hunting $60
Checked 2026-09-30.47. A 30-year-old Islander buys both a game licence and a furbearer licence. How often does the 2026 Summary say the Wildlife Conservation Fund fee is charged?
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Once a year, at $20 for ages 16 to 64
Once a year, however many licences you buy. At 30 that means $20, the rate for ages 16 to 64; it's $13 at 65 and over. The money goes to habitat work for fish and wildlife.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Licences and Fees:
Charged once annually
Checked 2026-09-30.48. You moved to Charlottetown two weeks ago because your employer transferred you. Can you count as a PEI resident for a hunting licence?
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Yes, if you satisfy the Minister that the transfer is why you moved
Yes, provided the Minister is satisfied the transfer is why you moved. Six months of residence right before applying is the usual test, but the Summary also counts a person who has lived here two weeks on those grounds. Students in training of at least three months can qualify after two weeks as well.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Residency:
has resided in the province for a period of two weeks immediately prior to making an application for a licence, where that person proves to the satisfaction of the Minister that he or she was required to take up residence in the province because of being transferred to the province by his or her employer.
Checked 2026-09-30.49. A hunter keeps a flask in his coat on a cold November goose hunt. What does the 2026 Summary say about intoxicants while hunting?
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Being in possession of, or under the influence of, an intoxicant while hunting is unlawful
Having an intoxicant with you while hunting is on the Summary's unlawful list, and so is being under its influence. Alcohol slows your judgement and reactions. Nobody holding a firearm can afford that.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, General Hunting Regulations:
be in possession or under the influence of an intoxicant while hunting.
Checked 2026-09-30.50. A grouse hunter brings a second shotgun into the field as a backup. What does the 2026 Summary require of that extra shotgun while he is hunting game?
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It must be unloaded and disassembled, or unloaded and cased
Unloaded and disassembled, or unloaded and cased. Possessing more than one shotgun while hunting game is unlawful under the Summary unless each extra one is in one of those two states. The furbearer page notes the rule doesn't apply to rifles. One ready shotgun keeps things simple and safe.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, General Hunting Regulations:
possess more than one shotgun, unless each shotgun in excess of one is unloaded and disassembled or unloaded and cased, while hunting game.
Checked 2026-09-30.51. Ducks are pouring over a highway toward a marsh. Where does the 2026 Summary say you may not hunt or shoot at waterfowl from?
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Anywhere within the highway right-of-way
The highway right-of-way. The Summary makes it unlawful to hunt or shoot at waterfowl, all ducks and geese included, from anywhere inside it. Where highways border four Wildlife Management Areas, the limit stretches to 100 yards from the centreline. Set up well off the road.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, General Hunting Regulations:
hunt or shoot at waterfowl, including all ducks and geese, from within the highway right-of-way.
Checked 2026-09-30.52. A 14-year-old Island hunter with a youth licence wants to go after hares with a .22 on his own. What does the 2026 Summary say?
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No youth may use or carry a firearm except in the company of a parent or guardian
Not on his own. Youth under 16 need a hunting licence, and the Summary also says no youth shall use or carry a firearm except in company with a parent or guardian, subject to federal firearms law. So a parent or guardian comes along.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Residency:
No youth shall use or carry a firearm except in company with a parent or guardian, subject to the provisions of the Firearms Act and Criminal Code.
Checked 2026-09-30.53. The 2026 Summary's boat safety page shares a figure on hunters who die while boating. What does it say most of them had in common?
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Over 90 per cent were not wearing a life jacket
The Summary's figure: over 90 percent of hunters who die while boating aren't wearing a life jacket. One stowed under the seat does little once you're in the water. Cold shock and cold incapacitation can overwhelm even strong swimmers within minutes.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Boat Safety:
Over 90 percent of hunters who die while boating are not wearing a life jacket.
Checked 2026-09-30.54. You shoot a Canada goose wearing a metal leg band. What does the 2026 Summary ask you to have ready when you report it?
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The band number, plus where and when you shot the bird
The band number, and where and when you shot the bird. Reports go in by phone at 1-800-327-2263 or online at reportband.gov. Each one shows biologists how waterfowl move and how many survive.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Waterfowl Bands:
You should have the following information available before you call: 1) the band number; and 2) where and when you shot the bird
Checked 2026-09-30.55. The 2026 Summary ends with blank Hunter Harvest Log pages. What does it ask hunters to record and share?
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How many animals they took and how many hours they hunted, shared with Fish and Wildlife after the season
Numbers taken and hours spent. The log has columns for the date, hours spent hunting, species and number harvested, and the Summary calls harvest reporting one of the most important sources of information for managing game species. Licence holders may also get email and text surveys each spring or summer.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Hunter Harvest Log and Harvest Surveys:
Hunters are encouraged to use the tables below to keep track of their harvest and effort (# of animals harvested, # of hours spent hunting) throughout the hunting season and to share the information with the Fish and Wildlife Section after the season has ended.
Checked 2026-09-30.56. A farmer spreads waste grain in a field beside the marsh you hunt. Within what distance of a baited area does the 2026 Summary make it unlawful to hunt waterfowl?
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Within 400 metres
400 metres. Bait draws ducks and geese in unnaturally and takes away fair chase, so the Summary makes it unlawful to hunt waterfowl within that distance of an area baited with grain or other food. Before the season, have a look at the fields around your blind.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, General Hunting Regulations:
hunt waterfowl within 400 metres of an area baited with grain or other food.
Checked 2026-09-30.57. A hunter bags three snowshoe hares, can't be bothered to clean them, and throws them out a week later. Which unlawful act in the 2026 Summary does that match?
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Willfully allowing the flesh of game suitable for food to spoil
Letting game spoil. The Summary makes it unlawful to willfully allow the flesh of any game suitable for food to be spoiled or destroyed. Cleaned and cooled promptly, snowshoe hare is good table meat. Taking an animal comes with a duty to use it.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, General Hunting Regulations:
willfully allow the flesh of any game suitable for food to be spoiled or destroyed.
Checked 2026-09-30.58. You shot a coyote with lead ammunition and cannot carry the carcass out. What does the 2026 Summary's lead poisoning page suggest?
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Bury the carcass, so eagles and other scavengers cannot feed on it
Bury it. Eagles often scavenge carcasses that can hold lead fragments or pellets, and the lead can kill them. Where lead ammunition is used, the Summary says to recover shot game from the field, and if a carcass has to stay, burying it prevents scavenging.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, How to Reduce Lead Poisoning:
If the carcass must be left in the field, burying the carcass prevents scavenging.
Checked 2026-09-30.59. You plan a late-season hunt on one of PEI's public land properties and want to boil a kettle. What does the 2026 Summary say about fires there?
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Open fires are not permitted at all on these public lands
Bring a thermos. According to the Summary, open fires are not permitted at all on the public land properties it describes. Off-road vehicles are only allowed on certain properties, and the signs list the prohibited uses.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, Accessing Public Lands:
However, some uses such as off-road vehicles (ATVs, snowmobiles, etc.) are only permitted on certain properties and open fires are not permitted at all.
Checked 2026-09-30.60. Walking a hedgerow in June, you find a ruffed grouse nest full of eggs. What does the 2026 Summary say?
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It is unlawful to disturb, molest or take the eggs of any game bird
Disturbing, molesting or taking the eggs of any game bird is on the Summary's unlawful list. That nest is where next fall's birds come from. Have a look, then leave it as you found it.
Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, 2026 Hunting Summary, General Hunting Regulations:
disturb, molest or take the eggs of any game bird.
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These are practice questions, not the official exam. We wrote them from the published course topics. We did not copy them from the Wildlife Conservation Act and its hunting and trapping regulations question bank. So a good score here means you are ready to book the real thing. It does not mean you are certified.
Ready for the paperwork? Our guide to getting a hunting licence in Prince Edward Island covers the steps after the course.
Questions about the PEI hunting regulations and species quiz
Is this the real Wildlife Conservation Act and its hunting and trapping regulations exam?
No. These are original practice questions written from published curriculum topics. They are not reproduced from the official question bank, and passing them does not certify you to hunt in Prince Edward Island.
What does the PEI hunting regulations and species quiz cover?
There are 5 topics here: species, seasons, safety, licensing, conservation. The official course covers the same ground in more depth.
Does a Prince Edward Island hunting licence work in other provinces?
No. Hunting licences are issued province by province, so a Prince Edward Island licence only covers Prince Edward Island. The hunter education credential is a separate question, and each province decides for itself which outside credentials it accepts. We set out what each one publishes in our guide to whether hunter education transfers between provinces.