Hunting in Nova Scotia???

Vlass said:
I'll be working at the airport. But the girlfriend needs to be near a hospital (nurse). She does have a great uncle that lives around Kentville with a large amount of bush, so I will probably start there.
Want to keep my drive under an hour and hers under 20min.

I will not live in a city.
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Look at East Hants....Enfield, Belnan, Lantz, Milford. All are within about 10-15 min drive of Halifax Airport by divided highway. There is a brand new hospital in Truro that opened November 29th I believe that may suit your girlfriend. Halifax hospitals are also only about 30-40 minutes from East Hants areas, Truro hospital about 30-35 min, all by divided highway with almost no traffic, even at rush hours.

I'm not a hunter, but I would have to say that the deer population in East Hants is about as good as you can expect in Nova Scotia, and East Hants is more hunter friendly than many areas of the province....you would not want to live in Kings County.

The ranges are the challenge with East Hants. Musquodoboit Valley Rifle and Revolver Club is about 45-60 minutes drive away, but is cheap and you can visit whenever you want with the gate code. There is a range just behind the Halifax Airport associated with the Atlantic Marksmen Association, however the hours are limited. If you shoot IPSC, that's where all the summer matches are held though. Indoor range is located right in Dartmouth for the winter matches and is .22 and handgun only.
 
gerard said:
I have no problems filling my tags every year. What more can I say.
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What all TWO of them. ;);)
One deer & one bear

Sorry but our province with respect to hunting opportunites compared to other parts of canada is a joke right now and could be a lot better if we could find a government that would work with the various groups here to make it grow. There is some nice revenue to be had for the province from proper wildlife management but we don't even have a plan in place for our deer herd .Wildlife here is managed by GOD good or bad.

Examples no reason we cannot be hunting wild turkey here in 5-7 years and spring bear this year other than bs
 
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I myself grew up in NS and I started hunting there before I left for the west.
In my almost eleven years in South Saskatchewan hunting WT deer, I would say I took around 24-30 of them. (local day hunts within 30 miles)
I was raising a young family and had neither the time nor the funds for elk or moose hunting excurtions.
 
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I fill my deer tag every year and seam to find enough rabbits and pheasants to keep me happy. I have not hunted anywhere else so I can't tell you much. The biggest draw for a lot of people is the coast line, we have lots.

Hope it works out for you whatever decision you make
 
I know that in the province your only allowed one deer and one bear. Zone 102 use to have a bonus deer. That's the area I live in. For my wife and i we were allowed to harvest 4 deer. Two general tags and two bonus.
Now being crazy about hunting I did for years drive to nl to hunt moose. Now in the last few years my hunting trips were after elk.
I know that Alberta has an abundance of wildlife because I use to live there.
I can list the pros and cons of living in both places. They would include hunting ,fishing, boating, taxes and cold winters. The list can go on and on.
But hunting isn't all about how many animals you can shoot. It's about being out in the outdoors hunting with some family members or some really good friends.
 
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Brutus said:
I myself grew up in NS and I started hunting there before I left for the west.
In my almost eleven years in South Saskatchewan hunting WT deer, I would say I took around 24-30 of them. (local day hunts within 30 miles)
I was raising a young family and had neither the time nor the funds for elk or moose hunting excurtions.
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Did did some work in the potash mines over 20 years ago now and had my 1st opportunity to hunt deer in sask. Froze to death but after that trip could not care less if I ever hunted NS deer again. With so many of my old buds now living out there working potash lots of places to stay, cash in some air miles and pass on buck after buck that would be a dream to shoot in NS. Priceless
 
I have to agree that the hunting out west is far superior then back East. I grew up in the Valley and cut my teeth on Whitetails and Pheasants but nothing, and I mean nothing, can compare to the hunting I have experienced while living out west. I presently live in Sask and not only have I shot the largest deer of my life here but I too pass on bucks on a regular basis that I never saw in Nova Scotia.

Despite all of that though my dad and my daughter are still back there and I would gladly give up a week of deer hunting out here to sit in dads tree stand with him over his apples. Somethings are just more important then the number and size of deer you see.
 
When I lived in Calgary I knew a grain farmer that use to get nuisance tags for whitetail.
I hunted with him alot and shot many deer. I do miss the amount of game your allowed to hunt in Alberta.
 
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