Most commonly hunted migratory birds in Prince Edward Island

Stacker compiled a list of the most commonly hunted migratory birds in Prince Edward Island 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 Prince Edward Island.

#7. Wigeon
- Prince Edward Island: 100 (0.3% 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%)

#6. Ring-necked Duck
- Prince Edward Island: 105 (0.5% 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%)

#5. Gadwall
- Prince Edward Island: 159 (0.5% of national harvest)
- National: 29,532
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Alberta: 12,688 (43.0% of national harvest)
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 9,857 (33.4%)
--- #3. Manitoba: 3,517 (11.9%)
--- #4. Ontario: 1,962 (6.6%)
--- #5. Quebec: 807 (2.7%)

#4. Green-winged Teal
- Prince Edward Island: 601 (1.1% 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
- Prince Edward Island: 955 (0.3% 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
- Prince Edward Island: 3,430 (6.4% 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
- Prince Edward Island: 15,766 (2.5% 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%)