Four men were caught hunting at night with lights on December 10th in two different areas of the province.
In Ashern officers patrolling near the community saw a vehicle driving down a municipal road, using a spotlight to light up areas just off the road.
Officers watched as two men in a 2017 Ford F-150 pickup truck used the spotlight for over a mile before they moved in and stopped the vehicle.
The two men from Lake Manitoba First Nation face a number of charges including hunting at night with lights, hunting on private land without permission and carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle.
Their truck, loaded rifle and spotlight were seized as evidence.
Later that night two men were charged after aerial surveillance observed spotlighting activity along PR 366, northeast of Inglis.
Officers on the ground tracked the vehicle to the yard of a rural residence.
One male was from Alberta and has been charged with hunting at night with lights and carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle.
The other man was from the RM of Riding Mountain West and has been charged with hunting at night with lights.
A 2011 Chevrolet 3500 pickup truck, loaded rifle, other hunting equipment and a spotlight were seized as evidence.
Anyone with information about illegal activities is asked to call their local Manitoba Sustainable Development office or the Turn in Poachers (TIP) line at 1-800-782-0076.
