Hunters nabbed breaking rules in Manitoba

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Manitoba Conservation says enforcement officers have caught several people illegally hunting in the Swan River, Duck Mountain, The Pas and Riverton areas this fall.

On the weekend, a Swan River conservation officer was patrolling an area with a wildlife refuge on either side of the road, in the Duck Mountain Provincial Forest. Two men on an ATV claimed they were hunting deer, but an inspection found that one of the men’s firearms was loaded. He was issued a $486 ticket.

On Oct. 3, officers in the Riverton District got a tip about two individuals shooting at geese on private property. Two hunters were seen collecting geese and heading west on Highway 68 toward Arborg. The witness noted a Minnesota licence plate and followed the truck to a residence. Two hunters were charged fined $486.

Officers from The Pas patrolled the backcountry by aircraft on Sept. 28 and found two individuals moose hunting within an area closed to that activity on Limestone Point Lake. The subjects were charged with hunting within the closure and their firearms were seized. The following day, they found a Saskatchewan resident fishing on Takipy Lake. He did not have a Manitoba angling licence and had two loaded firearms in the boat. He was charged for both offences.

On Sept. 19, officers who were patrolling Highway 83 south of Swan River saw a truck with a large set of moose antlers visible in the truck box. They stopped the vehicle and were told the moose had been killed in Saskatchewan. While the meat had been processed properly, the head was still attached to the antlers. To prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease, it is illegal to bring unprocessed deer, elk, moose or caribou into Manitoba. The head and antlers were seized, the hunter was given a ticket but allowed to keep the meat as it was processed and imported correctly.

In another incident near Swan River last month, officers acted on a tip about someone hunting on private land without permission in the R.M. of Swan Valley West. RCMP had reported seeing a man with an elk head and parts. The man, who is under a big game licence suspension, admitted he had shot the elk. The elk parts were seized and the rest of the elk meat was found at another property. The hunter admitted to retrieving the elk on private property without permission. Two men were issued appearance notices for court.