Most commonly hunted migratory birds in New Brunswick

Stacker compiled a list of the most commonly hunted migratory birds in New Brunswick using data from a report released by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in August 2025. Duck and goose species are ranked by the estimated 2023 hunting harvest in New Brunswick.

#10. Northern Pintail
- New Brunswick: 499 (1.0% of national harvest)
- National: 51,181
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 23,753 (46.4% of national harvest)
--- #2. Alberta: 12,600 (24.6%)
--- #3. Manitoba: 3,960 (7.7%)
--- #4. Ontario: 3,696 (7.2%)
--- #5. Quebec: 3,662 (7.2%)

#9. Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
- New Brunswick: 521 (1.9% of national harvest)
- National: 27,092
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 8,755 (32.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Alberta: 7,543 (27.8%)
--- #3. Manitoba: 5,852 (21.6%)
--- #4. Ontario: 2,854 (10.5%)
--- #5. Quebec: 1,127 (4.2%)

#8. Wigeon
- New Brunswick: 752 (2.3% of national harvest)
- National: 32,933
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 10,964 (33.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Alberta: 7,123 (21.6%)
--- #3. British Columbia: 5,368 (16.3%)
--- #4. Ontario: 4,117 (12.5%)
--- #5. Manitoba: 3,294 (10.0%)

#7. Goldeneyes
- New Brunswick: 1,238 (11.8% of national harvest)
- National: 10,501
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 3,804 (36.2% of national harvest)
--- #2. Quebec: 2,446 (23.3%)
--- #3. New Brunswick: 1,238 (11.8%)
--- #4. Alberta: 815 (7.8%)
--- #5. Manitoba: 759 (7.2%)

#6. Wood Duck
- New Brunswick: 1,530 (3.6% of national harvest)
- National: 42,162
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 29,993 (71.1% of national harvest)
--- #2. Quebec: 8,449 (20.0%)
--- #3. New Brunswick: 1,530 (3.6%)
--- #4. Manitoba: 903 (2.1%)
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 871 (2.1%)

#5. Ring-necked Duck
- New Brunswick: 1,917 (8.9% of national harvest)
- National: 21,579
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 10,126 (46.9% of national harvest)
--- #2. Newfoundland and Labrador: 2,988 (13.8%)
--- #3. Quebec: 2,600 (12.0%)
--- #4. Manitoba: 2,099 (9.7%)
--- #5. New Brunswick: 1,917 (8.9%)

#4. Green-winged Teal
- New Brunswick: 3,840 (7.2% of national harvest)
- National: 53,572
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Quebec: 15,256 (28.5% of national harvest)
--- #2. Ontario: 10,220 (19.1%)
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 6,683 (12.5%)
--- #4. Manitoba: 6,268 (11.7%)
--- #5. Alberta: 4,271 (8.0%)

#3. Mallard
- New Brunswick: 4,313 (1.2% of national harvest)
- National: 353,464
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 111,003 (31.4% of national harvest)
--- #2. Alberta: 78,120 (22.1%)
--- #3. Ontario: 68,624 (19.4%)
--- #4. Quebec: 36,054 (10.2%)
--- #5. British Columbia: 27,465 (7.8%)

#2. Black Duck
- New Brunswick: 6,399 (11.9% of national harvest)
- National: 53,689
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Quebec: 18,945 (35.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 10,494 (19.5%)
--- #3. Ontario: 8,345 (15.5%)
--- #4. New Brunswick: 6,399 (11.9%)
--- #5. Newfoundland and Labrador: 5,973 (11.1%)

#1. Canada Goose
- New Brunswick: 12,962 (2.1% of national harvest)
- National: 619,883
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 150,030 (24.2% of national harvest)
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 138,803 (22.4%)
--- #3. Alberta: 121,372 (19.6%)
--- #4. Quebec: 103,027 (16.6%)
--- #5. Manitoba: 52,643 (8.5%)