CA province

Known for White-tailed deer

Nova Scotia (NS)

Nova Scotia's big-game focus includes whitetail, bear, and moose draws.

Agency links, deadlines, unit maps, and species opportunities are tied to official sources below.

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Unit Map / Units

Official GIS polygon layers render here when available. Click a unit polygon to ask Jeremiah for practical hunting background; seeded unit cards appear only when no GIS layer has been imported yet.

1 GIS layer

Nova Scotia Deer Management Zones

Official GIS source

species units

12 polygons

Species-specific hunt/tag/management boundaries.

Map key

No district / excluded area

State outline

100 / 700 series

200 / 800 series

300 / 900 series

400 series

500 series

600 series

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Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

GIS unit polygons are loaded for NS. Click any polygon on the map to open Jeremiah with unit background and opportunity notes.

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Agency source

0

needs research

Opportunities

0

researched nonresident paths

Applications

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public research mode

Unit map

GIS

Socrata GeoJSON API endpoint

Agency portals

Official agency, license/application, regulations, draw odds, and harvest stats.

No agency data yet. Add agency portal, regulation URL, and official-source notes when researched.

Deadlines

Application, draw, reporting, and point purchase reminders.

No deadlines seeded yet.

Unit boundary source

Official map/GIS source for the future clickable unit-level map.

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Nova Scotia Deer Management Zones

Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables

deer management zone

deer

Format: Socrata GeoJSON API endpoint

Conversion: Verified 12 deer management zone values (zones 101-112) expressed as 234 polygon features (sub-zone multipolygons) via Socrata GeoJSON endpoint. The dataset the_geom field uses WGS84 MultiPolygon coordinates. Import via socrata_geojson kind. Label as Nova Scotia Deer Management Zones (special permit/draw hunt area). Note: deer zones 101-112 may be draw/special permit areas rather than general statewide hunt units per Jonathan mapping standard.

License/source notes: Official NS Open Data via data.novascotia.ca (Socrata); verified 2026-05-12. Dataset ID m6qa-i3w9.

Open boundary source

Species available

Starter list for this jurisdiction.

No species data yet.

Applications

State/province-specific plans, submitted applications, draw status, and spend.

No applications yet.