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Hunting Season

I wanted a black bear badly, but when I finally had one within bow range, I needed some luck just to stay alive.

The first five days in October, 1964, were too warm for deer hunting. Michigan’s bow season opened on the first of the month, and Frank, my dad, and I hunted in our shirt sleeves in the Millersburg  area between Alpena and Cheboygan, knowing that if we killed a deer we’d have to head for home in a hurry to prevent the venison from spoiling. But on the night of October 5, the temperature tumbled to 18 degrees and enough snow fell to cover the ground.

“This is more like it,” dad said when we rolled out of the sack in our cabin on Lost Lake a couple of the sack in our cabin on Lost Lake a couple of hours before daylight next morning. “We’ll do all right today.”

The morning was clear and crisp, with brilliant stars in a cloudless sky. We knew that until the snow began to melt, the woods would be too noisy for stillhunting. Walking on the frozen leaves would be like stepping on potato chips, and a deer would hear us coming a quarter of a mile off. That meant we’d have to be on our stands before the first hint of daylight. We hurried through breakfast, and in darkness just before dawn we parked the car on a woods road about eight miles from the cabin and walked into the woods.

We knew exactly where we wanted to be at daybreak – on a big oak ridge half a mile wide and bordered by swamp on three sides. Deer feeding at night on acorns would be moving back into the swamp in early morning. We’d had good hunting there before.

We hiked a mile to the foot of the ridge and separated. Dad moved to my right, Frank to the left. We’d be on stands about 400 yards apart, with mine in the center. A light breeze blew into our faces, and conditions couldn’t have been better for a couple of hours or so of runway watching.

I crossed a series of small ridges, all grown thick with oak and jack pine, and chose a stand just short of the crest of the main ridge. From here, I’d have fairly clear shooting on all sides. I stopped behind a big oak to wait for daylight.

Soon I heard a deer snort close by. I couldn’t locate it, and I was wondering whether it had picked up my scent or was snorting for some other reason when I heard frozen leaves crackle and break about 60 yards to my right.

There was enough light by then for me to make out a medium-size deer angling across the ridge at a trot, following a course that would take him in front of me and about 25 yards away. Then I saw small horns. I still don’t know whether he was a spike or a four-pointer.

 

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Inside the minds of two true hunters

The heart of hunting season is months away. The good news is that we have a Manitoba summer head to help pass the time. There’s the dock, the deck, the barbecue and the beverages. And to help you get in the spirit for the fall season, here are two books all about our favorite subject.

Be warned however, that these are not filled with tips on mounting a scope or breasting out mallards. Instead, these books will make you think about the pastime that we all love. They might even help answer that age-old question, Why do we hunt?

Facing the Hunter: Reflections in a Misunderstood Way of Life by David Adams Richards

This Canadian novelist owns a resume that’s the envy of other writers. He has the distinction of grabbing the Governor General’s Award for both fiction – Nights Below Station Street – and non-fiction – Lines on the Water: A Fisherman’s Life on the Miramichi.s

Needless to say, he can aptly throw a few words down on the page. And that’s why this book is such a joy to read. Richards walks us through his stomping grounds – the Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick – and recalls his first hunts with much romanticism. But then he gets down to business, vehemently defending hunting.

“And I realized that hunting, or the terrible reputation it has among ‘civilized’ men and women, is and can be its own worst enemy. And one reason for this is that hunting is now a product of that very civilization that decries discomfort and work, and ingenuity, and in the end bravery.”

Richard pulls no punches in expressing his distaste for everything connected with city living. In fact, he goes on a bit of a rant, even dipping into the way his children are schooled in the big city. But then he gets back into those passages that show off his chops as a writer.

“So he turned up along the slippery brook in the cold, splendid autumn day. He kept looking at the leaves floating down in the current. By this he surmised how fast the deer was moving. Then, just when he thought he’d been mistaken and was about to turn back, he saw something on one of those leaves that floated past him. It was a spot of blood.”

Non-hunters will need to be seriously open minded to get what Richards is poking at in this one – namely, that hunting goes way, way beyond mounds of dead birds and five-pointers mounted on the wall. But for those in the fraternity, it certainly shows us why we feel the way we do about hunting.

The Mindful Carnivore: A Vegetarian’s Hunt for Sustenance by: Tovar Cerulli

This is the story of a vegan turned hunter. Yes, you read that correctly. But before you roll your eyes and dismiss this once-vegetarian, know that he started off as an avid angler, killing and eating plenty of fish. Then, for a long stretch, he didn’t eat anything with parents. By the end of this story, there’s a rifle in his hands. So really, this book is about a journey. And it’s a compelling one.

Cerulli’s book speaks to me because it’s about two of my favorite subjects: hunting and food. Or more specifically, where my food comes from. For me, hunting doesn’t end when I pull the trigger. It’s about closing the circle and that means eating what I kill.

This book will coax you into thinking about things that you may not have considered part of your hunting career: ecology, landscape use, sustainability, nutrition and food safety.

On his journey, Cerulli eventually reintroduces fish and fowl into his diet. But it still doesn’t seem to be cutting it for him. Then, after a long chat with a friendly hunter, a notion dances through his head.

“What about hunting? The thought came quietly, furtively, like an unwelcomed  stranger.” Now things are getting interesting. Cerulli goes on to explore many subjects, both personal and public, including why fishing is more socially acceptable than hunting. He points out that in the U.S., there are more than 30 million anglers compared with 12.5 million hunters.

“Is it because we see fish as  ’other’, but perceive mammals, and to a lesser degree birds, as kin? Or is our greater discomfort with hunting rooted in its violence, so much more sudden and final than that of fishing?

There’s a lot to love about this book including Cerulli’s gift with the pen. “Meal by meal, I began to sense how indebted my life was to other lives, how inextricably intertwined. The blood of deer did run through my veins, and the blood of woodchuck and hare, chicken and trout – the blood of the land itself.”

 

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HUNTING: Nesting duck numbers bode well for 2011 hunts

With an upswing in the 2011 numbers of some nesting duck species in the center of the North American continent, hunters in several of the four flyway management zones could see some increases in hunting opportunity.

Waterfowl specialists from Canadian Wildlife Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and non-profit cooperators including Ducks Unlimited found an estimated 45.6 million ducks in the traditional continental waterfowl survey area that stretches from the north central U.S. through the Canadian prairie potholes region into interior river valleys in Alaska during May nesting ground surveys.

The 2011 breeding duck numbers are a 4.8 million bird increase over 2010 estimates and represent a 35 percent gain over the long-term combined nesting duck average.

Waterfowl specialists say the 2011 nesting population is certainly taking advantage of a 22 percent increase in the number of ponds (8.1 million individual waters) found this spring. By comparison, in the same sampling areas in 2010 observers counted a total of 6.7 million ponds.But just how far nature’s largesse might spread, insofar as hunting is concerned, is yet to be determined.NESTING GROUND CONDITIONS

Northing ducks and geese this spring found conditions on their North American nesting

grounds, with a few exceptions, mostly good to excellent with potholes and marshlands generally well-hydrated.

Though this spring started cooler than normal with later than usual ice-outs, as an accelerated warm-up began breeding activity was said to be well underway by early June.

The very best conditions for duck nesting were seen in the north central United States (Montana and the Dakotas together with the prairie potholes region encompassing southern Alberta, south and central Saskatchewan and southwest Manitoba). The numbers of ponds and volume of moisture found this spring there were in stark contrast to the drought conditions seen in 2010.

Even as the region’s human residents were coping with significant flooding, Canadian and U.S. waterfowl observers reported seeing larger than usual numbers of dabbling ducks stopping over and nesting in the expansive wetlands.

One downside, potentially for some Pacific Flyway hunters, were wetland conditions in several areas of interior British Columbia, where a large segment of the passage birds that transit Puget Sound often nest.

Ducks Unlimited observers reported that wetland habitat conditions in mountainous southeast B.C. were categorized as being only fair, while the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s June report indicated the area of relatively poor conditions extended into the forested region of west central Alberta. A higher-than-usual forest fire count was also seen in this area during spring surveys.

These areas are used by a portion of the Pacific Flyway’s dabblers including mallards and the nesting areas selected by this sub-population often dictate where this mass of birds migrates south in the fall.

The further west into B.C. the ducks nest, the more likely it is they will come down through Puget Sound. If they nest to the east into Alberta, the bulk of those ducks will migrate south through the Washington’s Columbia Basin.

Good to very good conditions also were found in the coastal and northern interior regions of B.C. and Alaska, according to DU waterfowl specialists surveying those duck and goose production areas.

The upside of the late, wet spring in northwest B.C. forests is that northern pintail nesters were found in much greater abundance this year underscoring what may be a significant rebound of this duck species.

DUCK POPULATION TRENDS

Several dabbler species scored well in the 2011 spring waterfowl nesting survey conducted in the Canadian plains provinces and the North Central U.S.

However, waterfowl numbers were not found to be uniformly up in all areas such as interior B.C., northern Alberta and east central Alaska where breeding duck numbers actually fell.

Scoring at the top of the waterfowl hit parade this spring were nesting blue-winged teal, which were found in record abundance totaling an estimated 8.9 million birds. That’s 41 percent above their 2010 number and 91 percent above the blue-winged teal long-term average.

Blue-winged teal are among the first of the webfoot migrants to appear in Puget Sound often in mid- to late-September.

Overall, nesting mallard numbers this spring jumped nine percent above 2010 estimates to 9.2 million birds continuing in a rosy trend now 22 percent above their long-term average yearly abundance.

And another dabbler making a strong showing on the nesting grounds relative to the recent past is the northern pintail, which, at 4.4 million birds, bested last year’s count by 26 percent and the specie’s long-term average by 3.5 percent.

Trending downward as evidenced by this spring’s May nesting counts were American widgeon down 14 and 20 percent from their 2010 spring count and long-term average, respectively.

Lesser and greater scaup, a noteworthy winter resident in Puget Sound, whose hunting harvests have been curbed in recent years also were found in smaller numbers in spring nesting areas. At 4.3 million birds this spring, scaup lag by 15 percent their long-term nesting count average of just over five million birds per year.

PREPARATIONS FOR FALL

With fall duck and geese flight forecasts in the offing and rules for the upcoming 2011-12 water hunting seasons to be decided in early August, federal, provincial and state waterfowl managers are meeting this week to look over the data and set federal frameworks for season lengths and bag limits in the four continental flyways.

The Pacific Flyway’s technical meeting is at Bozeman, Mont., where specialists will be looking at numbers indicating a decline in overall dabbling duck productivity in north central B.C. and northern Alberta.

However, potentially countering those indications are information and estimates generated by a new relatively survey system done in other areas that Washington and other states have been developing.

Though each jurisdiction (state and provincial) enacts their own regulations and seasons for migratory birds each year, all duck, goose, mourning dove and band-tailed pigeon season durations, bag limits and species restrictions must conform to the limitations in the federal framework set by each flyway’s duly authorized committee.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service supervises these committees.

States are free to lower bag limits and reduce the number of open hunting days below the federal standard and may even ban hunting for certain species locally, but they may not exceed any of the terms in the flyway guidelines.

Pending the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission’s adoption of the 2011-12 migratory waterfowl hunting package Saturday morning, Aug. 6, there are some things bird hunters can do to begin preparing for fall hunts.

In addition to breaking out and refurbishing decoys, camo material for portable blinds and other gear, now is the time to do some on-line homework. Here are some suggestions:

Quality Waterfowl Hunts – check out the fish and wildlife department’s website for duck and goose hunting at wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/waterfowl/index.html.

While a portion of the links open to what is now out-of-date material on regulations and seasons, some links will give you valuable insights into programs such as the Waterfowl Quality Hunt and the Snow Goose Quality Hunt programs that are providing significant opportunities to access private farm lands heretofore off-limits to most hunters.

Most of the links on this webpage will be updated in mid- to late- August or in September after new rules are set.

State Wildlife Areas – to learn more about publicly owned lands available for hunting throughout the state, log on to the fish and wildlife department’s website for its wildlife areas at wdfw.wa.gov/lands/wildlife_areas/.

The two complexes in Northwest Washington of key interest to would-be waterfowlers residing here are the Whatcom Wildlife Area and the Skagit-Snoqualmie Wildlife Area.

This portal allows a search by installation name or you can call up all the fish and wildlife department owned and managed lands by individual county.

Registering for authorizations – to harvest some migratory bird species, hunters, in addition to some version of a basic hunting license together with federal and state migratory bird stamp equivalents, must have special written authorizations issued by the state of Washington.

These documents must be in hand to hunt for and possess band-tailed pigeons, sea ducks (scoters, long-tails and harlequins), brant (Skagit County) and snow geese (Skagit, Island and Snohomish counties).

Hunters holding these documents are required to report their effort and harvest at the end of individual hunting seasons for each species. If that is done promptly and completely, each registered hunter remains in good standing and will be automatically in line for the coming year’s document. But, by rule, if you fail to report you could be ineligible to receive the coming year’s authorization.

Though the system suffered some glitches last year, if you were in good standing as of February 2011 you should be in line for the appropriate documents this fall.

First-timers can register to receive their initial authorizations at wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/permits/migratory/index.html.

Hunter education classes – any person born after January 1972 seeking their first-ever hunting license here in Washington must take and successfully pass a sanctioned hunter education class and present a certificate of completion to a license dealer when buying their initial documents.

Qualifying instruction in other states is acceptable in lieu of taking a class here as long as there is a certifiable document presented.

Washington’s hunter education courses include about 10 to 12 hours of instruction and some offer actual supervised firearms handing and shooting if they are taught at or near a shooting range.

Though available in some areas year-round, many classes are scheduled for late summer and fall just before general hunting seasons open.

Taught by a cadre of well-trained volunteers supervised by WDFW, seating and enrollment may be limited so finding and signing up early for a class can save considerable turmoil in September and October.

HUNT RAFFLES SALES WIND UP

Today is the last day hunters can buy raffle tickets for Washington’s special big-game hunt permit giveaways.

Because of Washington State gambling restrictions, it’s no longer possible to buy these lottery tickets online or by phone.

You can only buy them over-the-counter at fishing and hunting license dealers, the names and locations of which can be found at wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/vendors.

An extensive list of these big game permit opportunities and combos can be found on pages 75-77 of Washington’s 2011 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations pamphlet.

This set of drawings will award permits for some highly coveted hunts both by big game species as well as region of the state.

There is no limit to the number of tickets you can buy for each named raffle drawing.

The cost per drawing ticket are as follows:

? Individual deer, elk, moose and mountain goat permits: $5.90

? Bighorn sheep permits: $11.90

? Multi-hunt (three species) permits: $16.70

? Multi-hunt (four species) permits: $22.10

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Hunting Buffalo

Aboriginal hunters were driving buffalo over steep riverbanks in the Hartney, Lauder and Melita areas along the Souris River in Manitoba. But by the 1860s, only scattered individual animals could be found in the Souris River Valley, where once there had been hundreds forming a single herd. The carnage wrought upon the buffalo was not the direct result of aboriginal survival requirements – the buffalo and natives had shared the plains for thousand of years without an appreciable drop in the animal’s population – but the commercial demand for hides and meat converted into pemmican.

For aboriginal hunters, virtually all parts of the animal were useful. Meat was cut from bones using stone or bone knives held in wood or bone handles. Some of the meat was immediately consumed, but most was made into pemmican.

Daniel, a North West Company fur trader who spent five years in the Swan River and Assiniboine River regions of Manitoba in the early 1800s, described the butchering of a buffalo: “The Natives generally cut up the body of an animal into eleven pieces, to prepare it for transportation to their tents, or to our forts. These pieces are the four limbs, the two sides of ribs, the two sinews on each side of the back bone, the brisket, the croup, and the back bone. Besides these, they save and use the tongue, heart, liver, paunch, and some part of the entrails. The head, they carry home, the meat which is on it they eat; and the brains they rub over the skin, in dressing it.”

Using special tools hafted into bone or wood handles, buffalo skins were scrapped free of tissue and fat. If the hide was to be used as a robe, the hair was left intact. Otherwise, the hair was removed and the hide tanned into leather for the making of clothing, footgear, pouches and bags. The “thread” for sewing the latter articles was provided by buffalo sinew, the tough fibrous tendons split into thin strands.

Bison bones were another valuable commodity. Large fragments of limb bones were sharpened and used for cutting and butchering. Other pieces could be fashioned into awls and used to pierce hide when sewing. Barbed tips for fishing spears were made from bone. The outer covering of bison horns became cups and ladles, and hooves were boiled to make glue.

Since they are rich in fatty marrow, the bones were smashed open and the marrow extracted for consumption. Most of the discarded bones were which were boiled with water in pottery, bark or leather cooking vessels. As the fat from the bones rose to the surface of the liquid, it was scooped off into a container. This “bone grease” or “butter” was used to flavour other dishes and with the other fat from reserves from buffalo, became a major component of pemmican.

Today, we may cringe at the thought of consuming such a fat-filled diet, but in the context of the plains, fat was essential for the survival of aboriginal people and early European settlers, explorers and fur traders – lean-meat animals were invariably shunned unless intense hunger led to desperation. When hunting buffalo, aboriginals intentionally targeted the plumpest animals – cows preferred – which in turn, had the most fat content.

Fur trader Alexander Henry wrote in 1808, “Small openings are left (in the buffalo pounds) to admit the dogs to feed upon the carcasses of the bulls, which are generally left as useless.”

The bull’s usefulness resulted from having little of the energy-rich tissue to satiate the craving for fat.

“Despite their smaller size,” according to Jack Brink, cows have a greater absolute weight of fat than makes do, for most of the year. This is a characteristic of females in many species (again including our own); reproduction requires greater fat reserves for energy, and since the females have to carry and nurse the young, they are genetically disposed to have greater fat reserves..Aboriginal bison hunters learned this lesson thousands of years ago.

Brink related the story of American artist George Catlin, who singled out and shot the biggest bull only to suffer ridicule and laughter from the rest of his party “for having aimed at an old bull, whose flesh was unsuitable for food.”

The only time of the year Metis and natives intentionally hunted bulls was in the spring and early summer when they were generally fatter than cows coming off stingy winter grazing.

 

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Mentored Hunting

Mentored hunts introduce Manitoba youth to the concepts of ethical utilization and stewardship of wildlife resources. They provide an educational opportunity and help to ensure a high quality learning experience for youth interested in hunting.

An adult supervisor/mentor may be held accountable for the actions of a youth hunter.

Deer Hunts Youth and first-time hunters can participate in a mentored hunting program at various times and locations during the deer hunting seasons. Participating youth and first-time hunters are required to purchase the appropriate hunting license.

Waterfowler Heritage Days A qualifying youth can hunt ducks and geese during Waterfowler Heritage Days (September 1 to 7) without purchasing a provincial Game Bird License, or a Canada Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permit and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp.

Waterfowl Hunts Youth and first-time hunters can participate in a mentored hunting program at various times and locations throughout the season. Participating youth and first-time hunters are required to purchase the appropriate hunting licenses.

Wild Turkey Hunts Youth and first-time hunters are introduced to many of the techniques for hunting Wild Turkey and can participate in an actual hunt with a licensed adult supervisor. Participating youth and first-time hunters must purchase a Wild Turkey License.

 

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The Lake Winnipeg Foundation

In addition to providing funding for scientific research, the Lake Winnipeg Foundation also supports educational initiatives.

“The Lake Winnipeg Foundation will support any endeavor that restricts and reduces the Phosphorus in the water and promotes the reuse of Phosphorus for plant life,” says Boyd.

One of these initiatives is the Ecole St. Avila Down the Drain project. Beginning in the 2008-2009 school year this five year project was started with the idea to improve the grounds at Ecole St. Avila Down the Drain project. Beginning in the 2008-2009 school year this five year project was started with the idea to improve the grounds at Ecole St. Avila which were plagued by drainage problems.

Rather than utilizing traditional drainage methods which would see nutrient-laden runoff routed directly into Lake Winnipeg, the school engaged the staff, students and parents to come up with a more environmentally friendly option.

What they ended up creating was a bio-retention system that utilizes bio swales, berms and dry creek beds to channel water into a rain garden where it is absorbed by Manitoba plants and grasses.

“It’s quite an interesting project,” says Boyd, adding that Down the Drain is a great way to both educate and get kids involved in maintaining the health of Lake Winnipeg.

The Lake Winnipeg Foundation is also hoping to increase awareness and interest in the lake through a number of special initiatives and events – the largest being the Walk for Water.

Last year participants in the annual walk-a-thon raised over $43,000 in funds for the Foundation and its efforts, this year they are hoping to raise even more money with the addition of the inaugural Golf Fore Water tournament which is set to take place on August 30th.

“And if people can’t walk we encourage them to come up with their own fundraising events,” says Boyd, who fondly recalls one child who went door to door collecting pledges for a read-a-thon where all monies raised were donated to the Foundation.

Another interesting initiative is The Lake-a short film competition held in partnership with the Gimli Film Festival. Film makers are invited to create a five minute tribute to or history of the lake. Each film will be judged on cinematic quality and if it captures the essence of Lake Winnipeg- the top 10 films be screened at the film festival.

 

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The Remington Model 760

If you like a pump-action shotgun, then you’ll want the only pump-action big-game rifle ion made – a Remington “Gamemaster”. It’s fast-handling, lightweight and gives you the extra reliability that makes pumps – especially Remington pumps – so popular. Double action bars mean smooth, trouble-free action – no wobble. The bolt is the famous rotary, multiple-lug type for extra strength. And the free-floating barrel give increased accuracy. In five powerful calibers: 280 Rem., 270 Win., 30/60, 308 Win. and 35 Rem. Also in 18 1/2″ barrel brush model. Made your decision? Now pick it up at your nearest Remington dealers.

 

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General Information

CONSERVATION DISTRICTS LAND

Lands owned by Conservation Districts are considered private property and are subject to the same permission requirements as any other private land.

FIRST NATIONS LAND

Lands owned by First Nations are considered private property and are subject to the same permission requirements as any other private land.

DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA LAND

Lands owned by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) are considered private property and are subject to the same permission requirements as any other private land. Permission may be obtained by phoning 204-729-3500.

MANITOBA HABITAT HERITAGE CORPORATION LAND

Lands owned by the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation (MHHC) are considered private property. MHHC’s policy is that its lands are open for hunting on foot (no vehicle use), unless otherwise posted. For more information, contact the MHHC office in Winnipeg at 204-784-4350.

MANITOBA WILDLIFE FEDERATION HABITAT FOUNDATION LANDS

Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF) Habitat Foundation Lands are posted with hunting /no hunting access information. For more information, please contact MWF at 204-633-5967.

NATURE CONSERVANCY OF CANADA LAND

Lands owned by Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) are considered private property and are subject to the same permission requirements as any other private land. Permission may be obtained by phoning 204-942-4845.

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Opportunities to Assist Manitoba Conservation

Manitoba Conservation would appreciate hunters assistance with the following programs:

Big Game Hunter Questionnaire Program

Hunter information will now be collected primarily online. This will help Manitoba Conservation to conserve paper, cut down on mailing costs, and ensure accurate analysis of results. Please proceed to www.manitoba.ca/huntsurvey to complete the questionnaire online.

Biological Samples – Compulsory

By law, hunters are required to submit biological samples of elk and deer taken in Game Hunting Areas 5, 6, 6A, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 18, 18A, 18B, 18C, part of 22 (west of PTH 83), 23, and 23A. These samples are assessed for disease as part of ongoing monitoring efforts. Please ensure you submit your sample.

Biological Samples – Non-compulsory

Hunters who harvest a wolf in GHAs 18C and GHA 26 are requested to submit a 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm (1 in. x  1 in.) sample of hide with hair attached (including guard hair) from the underbelly to any Manitoba Conservation Office.

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Changes for 2010

Changes in general regulations are indicated in the guide. Seasons and bag limits may change significantly from year to year. Please check all season dates and bag limits carefully. Some amendments may occur after the printing of this guide. We encourage hunters to check the amendments on the website at www.manitoba.ca/conservation/wildlife/hunting/index.html prior to going in the field.

Big Game

White-tailed Deer Seasons

A Third Deer Licence has been added in GHA 26.

Moose Seasons

In GHAs 18 to 18C the draw and non-draw moose seasons have been cancelled.

The GHA 26 moose season has been cancelled.

The non-draw archery moose season in GHA 14 and 14A has been cancelled.

The non-draw rifle moose season in GHA 19A is now a draw season.

The bag limit for moose in GHAs 27, 28, 29, 29A and 31A has been changed to one bull moose.

Gray Wolf Seasons

In GHAs 18 to 18C and GHA 26, the gray wolf bag limit has increased to two (2) wolves for all hunters (Resident, Non-resident and Foreign resident)

Caribou Seasons

All first and second resident GHA 1 caribou licences will now be sold on a first-come first-served basis until all licenses are sold with no provision for later purchase. The fall season will have 350 licenses available and the winter season will have 450 licenses available.

Game Birds

Migratory Game Bird Seasons

The Canada goose bag limit for residents and non-residents has been increased to 8 daily and 24 in possession.

The possession limits for ducks, cranes, coots and snipes has been increased to three times the daily limit for all hunters.

The foreign resident waterfowl opening date has now been standardized to September 24.

Upland Game Bird Seasons

The ptarmigan season in GBHZs 1 and 2 has been extended to February 28.

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