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Guides/Special Permit to Guide


Non-residents who hold a valid hunting license, are entitled to hunt, if they are supervised by a licensed guide or a resident over the age of 19 who has a Special Permit to Guide.

Hunting and Fishing Guides of Nova Scotia is an umbrella group responsible for the administration of guide testing and training in the province. Guides must meet the basic requirements below before a Provincial Guides License is issued. There is no requirement for a licensed guide to be a resident of Nova Scotia.

There are three categories of licenses issued: Hunting Guide, Fishing Guide and Master Guide.

1. Must have a Nova Scotia Firearms Hunting Certificate, or a Firearms /Hunter Safety Course.
2. Emergency First Aid and Basic CPR
3. Pass a practical hunting test and written examination administered by the
   Hunting and Fishing Guides of Nova Scotia Guide Examination Board; or
   Successful completion of a practical test and the National Hunting Guide
   Certification test.

1. Emergency First Aid and Basic CPR.
2. Pass a practical fishing test and written examination administered by the Hunting and Fishing Guides of Nova Scotia Guide Examination Board.
   

1. Firearms Hunting Certificate
2. Canadian Firearms Safety Course
3. Emergency First Aid and Basic CPR
4. Bow Hunting Certification
5. Proof of ninety days of actual guiding experience
6. Letter of recommendation from a Master Guide or Outfitter
7. Pass a written examination administered by the Hunting and Fishing Guides of Nova Scotia Guide Examination Board.

Any person authorized to guide may not guide more than three(3) persons while hunting deer or guide more than four(4) persons who are hunting species other than deer.

All licensed guides are required to report violations of the Wildlife Act or regulations by any person to the nearest local office of the Department of Natural Resources or a local police department.

All guides are responsible for ensuring information returns and/or biological specimens from their clients are submitted to the Department of Natural Resources.

Special Permit to Guide
Special Permits to Guide may be issued for hunting or fishing. These permits are only available to residents age 19 or older who hold a valid Nova Scotia Firearm/Hunting or Bowhunters Hunting Certificate. The permits are only available from Department of Natural Resources offices. When requesting a Special Permit to Guide applicants must appear in person to receive the Permit. (See License and Permit fees.)

A person acting as a guide under the authority of a Special Permit to Guide may not charge a fee for their service and are subject to the same regulations as are licensed guides.

For friends - Only one Special Permit to Guide for hunting and one for fishing will be issued per person per year and it will be for a maximum of seven
days.

For Immediate Family - the Permit may be valid for one season. For the purposes of this section "immediate family" means mother, father, siblings, aunts and uncles.