Anyone who wants to hunt an antlerless deer in Nova Scotia needs to have a licence. Licences are awarded by a limited draw. You must be a resident of Nova Scotia to apply. Winners of the draw receive an Antlerless Deer Stamp to be attached to their Base Licence (Wildlife Habitat Stamp) for Hunting and Fur Harvesting.

Resident means a person permanently or ordinarily resident in the province for the 2 months immediately before that time and includes:

• an officer of the diplomatic or consular service of a foreign country stationed within the province
• a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or the Canadian Armed Forces stationed or born in the province
• a person born in the province and the owner of real property in the province

For more information on this draw visit Hunt NS.

For more information, visit Hunt NS.

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Consult the Hunting and Fur Harvesting Summary of Regulations (available in print from the Department of Natural Resources).

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Contact any of the local or area offices of the Department of Natural Resources. 

To apply, you have to have a valid Wildlife Resources Card and be certified for the weapon with which you'll be hunting.

The Antlerless Deer draw is held in Summer. You cannot apply unless you're eligible to hold a Nova Scotia Resident Deer Hunting Licence and you already hold a valid Firearm Hunting Certificate, Bow Hunting Certificate or crossbow certification.

You can apply online at Hunt NS, by phone 1-833-302-0750 or by mail using a paper application (PDF).

Winners will be notified by mail. Applicants will also be able to check their account at Hunt NS or by calling toll-free 1-833-302-0750.

$8.04 plus HST if you apply online at Hunt NS or by phone at 1-833-302-0750.

$11.70 plus HST if you apply by mail (with a paper application).

1. See Meat Permit (Wildlife) for the rules to follow if you want to store (for example, freeze) the meat.

2. If you're carrying a firearm in any wildlife habitat in Nova Scotia, you may also be asked to produce 1 of the following:

• a valid Firearms Acquisition Certificate
• Canadian Firearm Possession & Acquisition Licence 
• Canadian Minor's (Firearm) Possession Only Licence (If you're under 18)

1. You must obey local (municipal) regulations regarding the firing of guns (for example, firing guns is illegal in many towns in Nova Scotia).

2. When you are issued a Deer Hunting Licence, you're also issued one or more tags (whatever is the number of tags available for each hunter for that season). Once you have used those tags, your season is closed.

3. When you kill a deer, you must attach one of those tags to the deer and then you must take the deer to a Deer Registration Station, so that the proper Deer Registration Form can be filled out. Or you can register the deer at Hunt NS.  If the deer is registered online, the confirmation number must be written on the Base Licence and Deer Tag.  You can find a list of Deer Registration Stations in the Hunting and Fur Harvesting Summary of Regulations.

4. Hunting on Sunday is limited to the first 2 Sundays of the general deer hunting season.

5. For more information on Hunting Regulations, review the Hunting and Fur Harvesting Summary of Regulations.