Opened up for non residents to apply since 2024 but I can't see why a Yankee would seek to hunt them here. Residents of PEI, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador I can see why applying here could appeal. Save the expense and headaches of travel into the US. Guide required for a non-resident.
I put in for the draw here in New Brunswick but I live here, I was drawn the first year of our season, I was unsuccessful. Had a gobbling strutting bird called in to about 15 yards but could not see a visible beard on it and that is the requirement for harvest here. Must be a bearded bird. It's a cool experience and I'm hopeful to be drawn again.
We don't have the culture of turkey hunting here and with only 5 hunts so far you can experience anything from very wary birds comparable to anywhere to birds so dumb and indifferent to humans that you practically have to engage in fisticuffs to deter them. It's far from a sure thing but a little effort scouting and odds are good.
