Nova Scotia Deer Harvest Information
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Total Reported
Harvest |
8,337 |
9,109 |
9,808 |
10,255 |
10,182 |
Total Antlered
Deer Harvested |
6,523 |
6,812 |
7,214 |
7,797 |
7,444 |
Total Antlerless
Deer Harvested |
1,806 |
2,287 |
2,490 |
2,328 |
2,734 |
Total License
Sales |
45,836 |
47,201 |
46,990 |
45,458 |
30,954 |
General Deer
Hunter Success (%) |
16.5 |
17.9 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
26.3 |
Archery &
Muzzleloader Stamps Issued |
10,748 |
12,351 |
13,493 |
13,442 |
8,918 |
Harvest Under
Archery & Muzzleloader Stamp |
2,549 |
2,845 |
3,504 |
3,329 |
3,747 |
Archery and
Muzzleloader Hunter Success |
23.7 |
23 |
26 |
24.8 |
42 |
Non-Resident
Licenses |
417 |
467 |
439 |
491 |
178 |
Fetuses per 100
Adult Does (> 2.5 years) |
143 |
146 |
123 |
113 |
100 |
Mean Yearling
Antler Beam Dimeter (mm) |
19.5 |
19.7 |
19.5 |
17.9 |
19.6 |
Herd Nutritionally
Stressed (%) ** |
10.4 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
7.8 |
17.2 |
** Determined by assessing bone marrow fat content.
REMINDER: It is MANDATORY to report on your hunting license, regardless of success. The Department of Natural Resources relies on harvest reporting data for important management decisions, and so efforts to improve this reporting compliance level will be made over the coming hunting seasons.
Deer Harvest Information by zone. Shows buck killed and (antlerless killed)
Deer management
zones |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
101 |
1,299 (234) |
1,381 (330) |
1,457 (320) |
1,580 (372) |
1,461 (413) |
102 |
505 (225) |
553 (359) |
531 (317) |
484 (254) |
470 (294) |
103 |
819 (208) |
856 (242) |
874 (300) |
935 (249) |
953 (329) |
104 |
244 (24) |
296 (60) |
365 (77) |
419 (52) |
358 (82) |
105 |
281 (108) |
319 (152) |
354 (175) |
360 (161) |
359 (175) |
106 |
533 (37) |
467 (70) |
408 (78) |
420 (68) |
458 (93) |
107 |
1,164 (772) |
1,311 (612) |
1,290 (728) |
1,478 (702) |
1,469 (682) |
108 |
339 (52) |
342 (53) |
351 (73) |
464 (54) |
403 (69) |
109 |
616 (144) |
621 (357) |
676 (366) |
791 (344) |
744 (414) |
110 |
353 (0) |
287 (48) |
312 (44) |
322 (67) |
278 (65) |
111 |
309 (0) |
323 (0) |
498 (0) |
465 (0) |
422 (0) |
112 |
27 (0) |
31 (0) |
62 (0) |
45 (0) |
44 (0) |
Total |
6,523 (1,806) |
6,787 (2,283) |
7,178 (2,478) |
7,763 (2,323) |
7,420 (2,616) |
For more information on deer hunting zones and season information please visit https://novascotia.ca/natr/hunt/
Age Distribution of Harvested Deer
Harvest effort
Harvest effort was calculated using the total number of hours hunters reported hunting with each weapon type and then dividing this sum by the total number of deer killed using each weapon type. To improve the accuracy of this measure, all hunters should report all hours they spent hunting, even when they are not successful.
These results are based on records submitted before March 15th, 2020.
