Conservation officers in Manitoba are continuing enforcement against illegal night hunting and illegal hunting in moose conservation closure areas.
On Wednesday, November 11, two men were charged in the Minto area in relation to illegally killing a bull moose.
An investigation determined the moose was shot off a municipal road on private land.
Both men were issued a restitution notice for $2,500 for the moose.
A rifle was seized, and the moose was dropped off at Killarney Meats who will process the moose meat-free of charge so it can be donated to local food banks.
Conservation Officers On Patrol
Since Oct. 10, conservation officers have conducted patrols to enforce Manitoba’s new Wildlife Amendment Act (Safe Hunting and Shared Management), resulting in:
• charges or appearance notices to 20 individuals for serious wildlife offences;
• warnings to 17 individuals for night hunting without a permit or for hunting in a moose conservation closure area;
• charges to six individuals for possessing illegally taken wildlife;
• seizures of six vehicles;
• seizures of seven firearms, and;
• restitution orders totalling $14,000.
Night hunting is now illegal in Manitoba on all private land.
In northern Manitoba, Indigenous hunters may hunt at night on Crown land and do not need to apply for a permit, though it is subject to a three-kilometre safety buffer around occupied sites and provincial roadways.
In southern Manitoba, night hunting is prohibited except with a permit that allows rights-based hunting on Crown land, subject to terms and conditions establishing where it can be done safely.
