A tag is required to purchase:
Tags are not required for small game or varmint hunting licences and all sea-run salmon must be live released.
Tags can be obtained from authorized vendors, Service New Brunswick locations, and Natural Resources and Energy Development offices. There is no fee to obtain a tag.
Tags consist of an adhesive label and metal wire. For bear, moose, and deer, the wire is inserted through the skin of the right foreleg of the animal. The label liner is peeled back from the tag and the sticky side is folded over the ends of the wire and onto itself.
When purchasing an angling or hunting licence that requires a tag, you must activate the tag in the Fish and Wildlife Licensing system. This is done by entering the tag number when prompted during the licence purchase process. The tag number is then associated with your licence and will appear on your angling or hunting licence when it is printed.
Once a tag has been activated it cannot be reused. For example, if you purchased a deer hunting licence but did not harvest a deer, you cannot reuse that tag number the following year.
Activated tags should be completed by the angler or hunter. This includes indicating the species which it is valid for, the year, and your name. Your activated tag must be carried with you when angling or hunting.
Lost or damaged tags can be replaced at any Service New Brunswick Centre for a fee of $5.25 plus tax.