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Nova Scotia hunting seasons by deer management zone

Every Nova Scotia season a person has checked against the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources's regulations for 12 units (deer management zone), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.

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Seasons by deer management zone

10 season rows for 1 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.

Species	Dates	Details	Where
White-tailed deer	Sep 14, 2026 to Dec 12, 2026	antlered, archery source	DMZ 103 DMZ 104 DMZ 106 DMZ 108 3 more units DMZ 110 DMZ 111 DMZ 112
White-tailed deer	Sep 14, 2026 to Dec 12, 2026	antlerless source	DMZ 101 DMZ 102 DMZ 106 DMZ 107 5 more units DMZ 108 DMZ 109 DMZ 110 DMZ 111 DMZ 112
White-tailed deer	Sep 14, 2026 to Dec 12, 2026	antlerless, archery, residents, draw source	DMZ 103 DMZ 104 DMZ 106 DMZ 108 3 more units DMZ 110 DMZ 111 DMZ 112
White-tailed deer	Sep 14, 2026 to Dec 12, 2026	archery source	DMZ 101 DMZ 102 DMZ 105 DMZ 107 1 more unit DMZ 109
White-tailed deer	Sep 27, 2026 to Dec 12, 2026	antlered, muzzleloader source	DMZ 103 DMZ 104 DMZ 106 DMZ 108 3 more units DMZ 110 DMZ 111 DMZ 112
White-tailed deer	Sep 27, 2026 to Dec 12, 2026	antlerless, muzzleloader, residents, draw source	DMZ 103 DMZ 104 DMZ 106 DMZ 108 3 more units DMZ 110 DMZ 111 DMZ 112
White-tailed deer	Sep 27, 2026 to Dec 12, 2026	muzzleloader source	DMZ 101 DMZ 102 DMZ 105 DMZ 107 1 more unit DMZ 109
White-tailed deer	Oct 30, 2026 to Dec 12, 2026	General source	DMZ 101 DMZ 102 DMZ 105 DMZ 107 1 more unit DMZ 109
White-tailed deer	Oct 30, 2026 to Dec 12, 2026	antlered source	DMZ 103 DMZ 104 DMZ 106 DMZ 108 3 more units DMZ 110 DMZ 111 DMZ 112
White-tailed deer	Oct 30, 2026 to Dec 12, 2026	antlerless, residents, draw source	DMZ 103 DMZ 104 DMZ 106 DMZ 108 3 more units DMZ 110 DMZ 111 DMZ 112

The official regulations have the final word

These dates come from rows a person checked against the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.

HuntGrid isn't affiliated with the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. A season shows here only once a person has checked it; others may exist.

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