Anyone who wants to hunt bear in Nova Scotia.

Note:  You have to be 18 years of age or older. (However, persons 16 or 17 can get a licence through a parent or guardian who has an appropriate Hunting Certificate.)  Also, he/she must accompany you when you apply for this licence.

N.S. Department of Natural Resources

Authorized Vendors

OR

Any of the Local or Area Offices of the N.S. Department of Natural Resources.

OR

Consult the Nova Scotia Hunting and Furharvesting Summary of Regulations (which is available both in printed form and on the Department of Natural Resources website.)

No application form is needed. A licence can be purchased from any of the offices of the Department of Natural Resources .

You have to be 18 years of age or older. (However, persons 16 or 17 can get a licence through a parent or guardian who has an appropriate Hunting Certificate.)  Also, he/she must accompany you when you apply for this licence.

You have to have a Base Licence for Hunting.

You have to have a valid Wildlife Resource Card and be certified for the weapon with which you will be hunting

If you have all those requirements, then you can buy a Bear Hunting Stamp . You stick that hunting stamp on the inside of the cover of your Base Licence, and that turns it into a Bear Hunting Licence. Base Licence + Bear Hunting Stamp = Bear Hunting Licence .

None

Resident: $26.98
Non-resident: $126.66

This licence is valid for the length of the open bear season in a given year.  Bear hunting is not allowed on Sundays. Once the licence expires, it cannot be reused.

1. You have to have a valid Wildlife Resource Card and be certified for the weapon with which you will be hunting. (If you are a non-resident, you have to have whatever is the equivalent in your own province or state.)
   
   
2. During the period when the Bear Hunting Season overlaps with the General Open Season for Hunting Deer there is no requirement to hunt bear at registered bait sites.
   
   
3. If you are carrying a firearm in any wildlife habitat in Nova Scotia, you may also be asked to produce one of the following:
   1. A valid Firearms Acquisition Certificate ; or
   2. Canadian Firearm Possession & Acquisition Licence ; or
   3. Canadian Adult (Firearm) Possession Only Licence ; or
   4. Canadian Minor's (Firearm) Possession Only Licence (if you are under 18).

1. If you are a non-resident hunter, you can only hunt for bear if you are accompanied by a licensed guide, or by a resident of Nova Scotia who is over 19 and who has received a Guide Licence.
   
   
2. Anyone exporting bears or bear parts out of Canada has to have a CITES Export Permit.
   
   
3. Hunting is not allowed in Nova Scotia on Sundays.
   
   
4. For more information on Hunting Regulations, download the Nova Scotia Hunting and Furharvesting Summary of Regulations. .

Wildlife Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter 504