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Western Manitoba municipal leaders are calling for action on the night hunting issue.
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Municipalities want action on night hunting

Landowners say night hunting has become a dangerous 
and growing problem in rural Manitoba

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A small delegation of western Manitoba municipal leaders returned from a meeting in Winnipeg last week saying the province needs to fast track the consultations it promises to hold on night hunting. A six-member group of western leaders met with Sustainable Development Minister Cathy Cox and staff January 24. They were disappointed to hear only
Western leaders warn the province about the risks to the public associated with hunters shooting high-powered rifles at night. They also provided photos in a session with the minister of sustainable development of animals shot and left to rot.
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Municipalities press for a night hunting ban: AMM

Minister of sustainable development met for an hour with 16 leaders from western Manitoba following Ministerial Forum at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention in Winnipeg last week

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Scott Phillips didn’t mince words voicing his frustration at last week’s municipal convention about the night hunting that continues unabated in rural Manitoba. “Are you going to ban night hunting and are you going to do it right now?” the councillor from the RM of Sifton at Oak Lake asked an assembled provincial cabinet, during
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Restricted zone tightens for Algonquin wolf hunting

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Farmers will be able to protect their livestock and families from Algonquin wolves in any areas and hunting will only be restricted in areas near four parks, allaying some concerns of farmers after the wolf was declared a threatened species. Kathryn McGarry, Ontario minister of natural resources and forestry, spoke to the Ontario Federation of
Spotlighting is a growing concern in rural Manitoba and getting it under control will require co-operation amongst stakeholders like landowners, 
hunting groups, regulators and First Nations and Métis hunters, most of whom support banning the practice.
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Rural landowners complain shooting at night more frequent

Landowners say shots fired at night sound closer to their properties

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Cattle producers and wildlife officials say occurrences of spotlighting — use of artificial lights pointed into the eyes of big game animals while hunting at night — is on the rise and it’s raising fears in rural Manitoba. A spokesman for the Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF) said even back in July they were hearing reports
Your own goose — and how to cook it
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Your own goose — and how to cook it

A few more of us are finding out we’re still a little wild at heart

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My husband hunts. I don’t. But I do get why he goes, even if I’m not getting up at 5 a.m. to go with him. Like most hunters, he’ll tell you this fall ritual is important to him. It’s a family tradition and a walk in the woods. It’s a time to reconnect with the
Bird hunting is believed to be the leading cause of buckshot contamination on cattle.
Livestock

Cattle carcass contamination on the rise, says expert

The incidence of broken needles is up tenfold, and 100,000 pounds of beef are thrown out yearly 
because of buckshot contamination

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Consumer confidence in Canadian beef is being eroded by a preventable problem — carcasses contaminated with needles, buckshot, and drug residues. “We want to make sure that all the cattle we’re producing — calves and cull cattle together — are going to be able to have a steak or roast off them without somebody either
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Both types of shooters promote conservation

Whether they're shooting with a gun or camera, both types of shooters protect wildlife

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What inspires people to support conservation? As concerns grow about the sustainability of our modern society, this question becomes more important. A new study by researchers at Cornell University provides one simple answer: birdwatching and hunting. This survey of conservation activity among rural landowners in Upstate New York considered a range of possible predictors such
skeletal remans of a deer
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CSI forensics used to nab poachers

Conservation officers will soon be recognized 
as law enforcement officers in Manitoba

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By the time provincial conservation officer Laury Brouzes found the once-proud buck all that remained was scattered fur, a pink skeleton, and a furry hooved foot. Coyotes had licked its vertebrae clean. The day before, someone had tipped authorities off, naming an individual who had shot a deer and only taken the head. It is

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