Hey riders,
Moose season 2024 continues in New Brunswick this week until Saturday Sept. 28th. This means that there will be a lot of excitement in the woods as some hunters can wait for decades to be drawn in the lottery for a license. Beyond moose, it’s deer season until December and hunters can try for smaller game later into the winter.
While it is a hunter’s responsibility to identify his/her target there are a few things that riders can keep in mind:
- Hunting is legal and expected at several of the trailheads that riders frequent.
- Odell Park and Deer Park are good choices if you want to stick to areas where hunting isn’t permitted. There’s also the UNB Woodlot which is designated as a wildlife sanctuary and offers some good gravel riding circuits. Take a road trip and check out Rockwood Park!
- Wear blaze orange and other bright colours.
- You can wait until after dark. Hunting is legal until dusk. Charge those lights up and go for a night ride!
Although it’s extremely unlikely, riders have been involved in hunting accidents.
Remember that many of the trails we ride on are on private land. That hunter you encounter this week may be the landowner, or may be there with the landowner’s permission.
Stay safe and share the woods.
