Applications for Muskox tags are being accepted for the 2026-27 hunting season starting April 1, 2026. Northwest Territories residents with a Resident Hunting Licence will be able to apply for muskox tags in the Sahtu and North Slave zones. Applications can be obtained at your regional Environment and Climate Change office. All applications must be postmarked before May 15, 2026.

The draw will take place on May 29, 2026, and winners will be contacted during the first week of June.

Tags will not be awarded to hunters who have received a muskox tag in the last four seasons. If you are awarded a muskox tag it must be purchased before July 1, 2026, through your local Environment and Climate Change office. If you get a tag, you're ineligible for the next four years in any zone draw for muskox.

Please note there is mandatory harvest reporting to the local Environment and Climate Change office.

For more information, please contact your local Environment and Climate Change office in Yellowknife for U/MX/01 at (867)-767-9238 ext. 53247 and Norman Wells for S/MX/01 at (867)- 587-3506.

For media requests, please contact:
Shannon Graf
Senior Communications Officer
Policy, Legislation, Evaluation and Communications
Department of Environment and Climate Change
Government of the Northwest Territories
ECC_Communications@gov.nt.ca  
(867) 767-9231 Ext. 53035