There is a bag limit of one moose per hunter. Nova Scotia has an excellent hunter safety record, with no hunting fatalities for three consecutive years. Last year, with only five minor injury accidents, was one of the safest seasons on record. Since hunter safety education courses became mandatory in Nova Scotia in 1980, there has been a 50 per cent reduction in the number of accidents and fatalities. First-time hunters are required to take a hunting safety course, which includes both the federal Canadian Firearm Safety Course and the provincial hunter safety component.
Survival training is part of the provincial program.
To register for these courses, individuals should contact local offices of the Department of Natural Resources. Summaries of the 1996 hunting and fur harvesting regulations are available at local offices of the Department of Natural Resources and from licence vendors.