so, just spotted a man in orange jacket stalking through the woods that we own behind our house, not much more than 50 metres from our back deck

What are the rules for hunting regarding private land etc, or is it down to us to have no hunting signs up around the house?

Lucky our dog wasnt running round like he normally is or one of the kids playing

Forget etiquette. It's downright illegal:

No person shall at any time hunt, take or kill or attempt to hunt, take or kill wildlife with a firearm loaded with a rifle cartridge, single ball or slug or discharge a firearm loaded with a rifle cartridge, single ball or slug within 402 metres of a dwelling, playground, golf course, athletic field, woods operation, place of business or public building other than a school.

Subsection 11(2) amended: O.I.C. 95-499, N.S. Reg. 96/95; O.I.C. 96-460, N.S. Reg. 109/96.



From:http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/regulations/regs/wifire.htm

(Google is your friend.)

Thank you, seems to have disappeared now, will be shouting if I see him again:curse:

Unless there's a right of way, or easement etc, no-one should be on your land without permission. However, there is a difference between walking with an orange jacket, and hunting and shooting a rifle.

He might have just been lost.

Also, you don't mention if he had a gun.

It's not illegal per se to have a firearm near a dwelling. My firearms are within my dwelling! What is illegal is discharging a firearm within the prescribed limits.


Maybe put up signs.

Is your land fenced off? If not people may not know where your boundaries are.

But it's OK to do it on a school? WTF.

The relavent section was omitted in the above post.

11 (1) No person shall at any time hunt, take or kill or attempt to hunt, take or kill wildlife with a weapon or discharge a weapon within 804 metres of a school.
Subsection 11(1) amended: O.I.C. 96-460, N.S. Reg. 109/96; O.I.C. 2010-244, N.S. Reg. 84/2010.

couldnt see 100% for certain if he was carrying anything, but even still he shouldnt have been on our land,

It was lashing down with rain, and has been for 2 days, so dont believe he was just out for a walk,

The main thing that got me was safety if he was hunting and had a gun and if not, the fact that he was on our land, and this would be obvious from where he would have entered it from the main road and straight past our house and the neighbours.

Maybe we need to put some signs up, Deer are very common around our area

I'm impressed that Nova Scotian deer can read.

lol, on reflection should have phrased that better

They can't read, but they know sign language.

he's probably out pushing bush (walking around trying to either flush out deer or check for tracks etc.)

Basically as everyone says he is in the wrong, so put up a sign that says "Posted - no hunting" because there have been hunters around our area going across farmers land and then being unbelievably annoyed when they get told to sling their hook because the land wasn't posted.!!!

Look at it this way - Sandra Bullock could run naked through our living room in hunting season and my husb wouldn't bat an eyelid - it's all about the chase - so for once this guy is not thinking with his little head, but with his deer killing head!

At least in NS they have to wear the orange jackets so you can see em - over here they are not required!!!!!

Maybe he's an escaped convict or on a reccie to see which house to creep into tonight to raid the fridge.

Very good.

indeed

Deer are rather refined around here