News release

Applications Open for Antlerless Deer Draw

Natural Resources and Renewables

Starting today, July 4, hunters can apply for one of 5,425 antlerless deer hunting stamps for the 2023 hunting season.

Stamps are available for the following deer management zones: 103, 104, 106, 108 and 110 in mainland Nova Scotia, and zones 111 and 112 in Cape Breton. Antlerless deer stamps aren’t needed for zones 101, 102, 105, 107 or 109 because these zones are open to harvesting deer of either sex.

To be eligible, hunters must be a resident of Nova Scotia, be eligible for a deer hunting licence, have a valid Nova Scotia Wildlife Resources Card and be at least 16 years old by the end of the deer hunting season on December 9.

Applications can be made online with a debit or credit card. The application fee is $9.25 (including HST). Applications can also be made by phone and require a credit card.

The application and additional information, including a detailed map of deer management zones, are available at: https://wrs.novascotia.ca/DeerDraw/

The deadline to enter the draw is noon on Friday, July 21. Results will be posted online Tuesday, August 15.

Quick Facts:

  • an antlerless deer hunting stamp permits a hunter to harvest an antlerless deer in a specific deer management zone
  • an antlerless stamp does not increase the bag limit for the applicable season; the bag limit is one deer
  • an antlerless deer stamp must be accompanied by a general deer stamp or archery/muzzleloader stamp, which is available for purchase
  • both the general deer stamp and antlerless deer stamps become valid when applied to a hunting licence with a wildlife habitat stamp

Additional Resources:

Antlerless Deer Draw: https://wrs.novascotia.ca/DeerDraw/

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