Manitoba hunting season 2025: Sneak peeks and predictions for hunters this fall, from grouse to waterfowl to going after deer
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Manitoba hunting season well underway
Sneak peaks and predictions for Manitoba hunters in 2025, from grouse to waterfowl to going after deer this fall hunting season
Managing CWD means some deer have got to die
Animal removal, including hunting, will be key to nipping chronic wasting disease at the bud
British Columbia, like Manitoba, is in the early days of its fight against chronic wasting disease. Things are moving quickly, and they must. On March 13, the British Columbia government announced it would harvest deer in the Kootenays. The word came six weeks after CWD, a fatal prion disease in deer, elk, moose and caribou,
CWD testing backlog continues
Wait times for test results are as long as four weeks... and counting
Despite changes to streamline the process, hunters can once again expect lengthy wait times for chronic wasting disease test results. “The program is currently experiencing a two-to-four-week wait time, but the department anticipates that will increase given the expected influx of samples being received,” said a provincial spokesperson in an emailed statement. CWD is an
Get prepared for the 2023 deer hunt
The outlook for 2023, what’s changed this year and why you should get excited
The deer season is the finale of the hunting year for many hunters and, ahead of that season, hunters often look forward to traditions that are an essential part of the deer hunt. Afterward, gear is stowed, we dust off the ice-fishing equipment and we focus on bringing the fall bounty to the table. Muzzleloader
Editorial: Now or never on chronic wasting disease
The first deer was standing, unconcerned, on the edge of the highway near Holland as I drove past. It was the middle of the day. Then there were a few more chowing down on the remains of a bale and a veritable conga line of them along the railway near Treherne. The next day, in
Deer nicking winter feed a problem
Beef producers call for expanded fencing funding to stop pilfering wildlife
Livestock producers around Riding Mountain National Park have long gotten financial help to keep deer away from their herds and feed. Now, beef producers in other parts of the province would like to see the same treatment. The Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) will be lobbying the province for financial assistance in setting up fence to
Big changes for deer hunters
Manitoba’s 2022 deer season brings new opportunities — and responsibilities — for hunters
In the full bite of autumn, some might be melancholy over the need for insulated overalls and down jackets. But some of us eagerly await the first snows. That’s how much we deer hunters look forward to this special time. Hunting licence sales have declined significantly from their peak in the early 1980s, but deer
Elk producers say CWD span concerning
Producers say the province is on the right track with efforts to contain CWD, but another case far to the south has dimmed optimism
Manitoba’s elk producers say they’re generally happy with measures to control chronic wasting disease (CWD) following a second case in wild mule deer earlier this month, although they say the geographic spread of cases is cause for concern. “We are impressed and pleased with the vigour and aggressiveness of (the province’s) actions and I certainly
U.S. reports world’s first deer with COVID-19
Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government said Friday it had confirmed the world’s first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported infections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in wild white-tailed deer in the state of
Ontario to limit imports, transport of live elk, deer
Moves meant to keep out chronic wasting disease
Moving live captive cervids such as elk, deer, moose and caribou into or within Ontario is set to be banned under new provincial regulations to keep out chronic wasting disease (CWD). The province said Thursday it has amended regulations under its Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act that will ban anyone from importing live, captive cervids
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