What visitors need to know about the moose harvest

Terra Nova National Park

The harvest will run from Tuesday October 10, 2023 to Sunday January 28, 2024.

The Moose Management Area, which encompasses most of the park, allows for shared access. Shared access ensures that our most utilized hiking trails and facilities are available for visitor use and enjoyment, as well as hunting. Visitors and harvesters must wear blaze orange when hiking trails or hunting in the park.

The following areas are open to visitors and closed to hunting for the entire season (red-shaded areas on map):

  • Louil Hill Trail
  • Mill Cove Lookout Trail
  • Coastal Trail (from Newman Sound Campground to Headquarter's wharf)
  • Newman Sound Campground
  • Cobblers Brook Day Use Area
  • Southwest Brook Day Use Area
  • Malady Head Campground

The following areas are shared access for visitors and harvesters (green-shaded areas on map). These areas include:

  • Sandy Pond Day Use Area and Trail
  • Ochre Hill Road, Look-off and Trails
  • Coastal Trail (from the Visitor Centre to Headquarter's Wharf)
  • Heritage Trail
  • Goowiddy Path (including Blue Hill Pond Trail and Buckley’s Cove Trail)
  • Southwest Arm Day Use Area
  • All backcountry campsites

Did you know?

Signage will be posted at all facilities and trailheads indicating opened and closed areas.

Harvesters must wear blaze orange when hunting; this is also recommended for visitors when hiking trails in the park.

Map of moose management area

map of Terra Nova

Areas shown in white have shared access for visitors and harvesters between October 10, 2023 and January 28, 2024.

Areas shown in red are closed to hunting for the entire season. These areas include the following:

  • Louil Hill Trail
  • Mill Cove Lookout Trail
  • Areas on both sides of route 310 between the TCH and the Eastport Causeway
  • Cobblers Brook Day Use Area
  • Newman Sound Campground and Coastal Trail to Headquarters Wharf
  • Portions west of the TCH near the turn-off to Newman Sound campground
  • Southwest Brook Day Use Area
  • Malady Head Campground
  • Twin Rivers Golf Course

For further information or help with planning your trip to Terra Nova National Park this autumn or winter, call 709-533-2801.

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