A young Mark Sopuck during his first duck hunt. Photo: Tim Sopuck

Should you teach your kids to hunt?

Teaching your kids to hunt is an important rural tradition and teaches maturity, responsibility, connection to nature and appreciation for where food comes from, the author writes

Teaching young people to hunt is an important rural tradition in Western Canada and teaches responsibility and love of nature, columnist Tim Sopuck writes.

A field of standing corn is a tempting target for local deer northwest of Shoal Lake March 19, 2024. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

Five new CWD cases confirmed in Manitoba

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in five more Manitoba deer, including in two new municipalities without previous cases

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in five more Manitoba deer, including in two new municipalities without previous cases of the disease.


Whiskey jacks work a lump of deer fat placed near a deer blind. Photo: Tim Sopuck

Hunting with whiskey jacks

Canada jays, or whiskey jacks, make for bold little deer hunting pals to liven up long periods waiting in the blind for a potential shot

Canada jays, or whiskey jacks, are bold little deer hunting pals that don’t mind getting close, if it means a piece of the offal or deer fat left over from a successful forest hunt in Manitoba.

A field of standing corn is a tempting target for local deer northwest of Shoal Lake March 19, 2024. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

Manitoba launches CWD tracking tool

A newly launched digital dashboard allows hunters to track where chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in Manitoba

A newly launched digital dashboard allows hunters to track where chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in Manitoba


Mark Sopuck bundles up for a late-fall waterfowl hunt. Late-season marsh hunts require special attention to dressing properly. Photo: Tim Sopuck

Mastering Manitoba’s late-season bird hunt

Grouse and partridge hunters in Manitoba still have over a month in their season, and late-migrating waterfowl still offer prime, late-fall hunting chances before the ice fully closes in

Manitoba hunters still have plenty of hunting opportunities left in fall 2025 for grouse, partridge and even waterfowl like ducks and geese.







Tim Sopuck with a mature white-tailed buck.

Stacking up the 2024 Manitoba hunting season

How hunters in Manitoba faired last fall: Breaking down the 2024 grouse, waterfowl and deer seasons and how they matched with expectations

How hunters in Manitoba faired last fall: Breaking down the 2024 grouse, waterfowl and deer seasons and how they matched with expectations.