Doing it right on the trapline

About 25 would-be trappers young and old were on hand at the local Legion Hall for a hands-on trapper education course last week. In one corner, two men were busy learning how to flesh beaver pelts over their knees with a sharp knife, and on display on long tables were tools of the trade, from

Eastern moose hunt suspended

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship says it is temporarily closing all moose hunting in strategic areas north of Pine Falls and south of Bissett. The closure comes a year after licensed hunting was closed in Game Hunting Area (GHA) 26. Moose populations have declined by almost 50 per cent in this part of the province


A long and healthy life

Stanley Maydaniuk, who is 97 years old, said that although it took a bit of getting used to, he really loves living in the Sandy Lake Personal Care Home. “The nurses are so nice, that I hope I can stay here and never live anywhere else.” Maydaniuk, talking about his life said, “Other than my

Hunting Season Is Underway

The fall hunting season is underway for several species in many areas of the province and will continue through the winter, Conservation Minister Dave Chomiak said Nov. 3. Hunting helps manage and conserve our wildlife populations, provides recreational opportunities and helps prevent damage to agricultural crops and private property, said Chomiak. From white-tailed deer and


Night Hunting Charges Net Six Vehicles

Six vehicles have been seized so far in 2010 relating to investigations of illegal night hunting, the province said Friday. The most recent followed an investigation in the wee hours of Nov. 17 in the Duck Mountain area, in which officers responding to increased complaints of illegal hunting spotted a vehicle travelling along a provincial

Wildlife Group Opposes Riding Mountain Elk Cull

“They’re going in there and taking out healthy animals.” – DALE GARNHAM, MWF Manitoba hunters are up in arms over Parks Canada’s handling of a wildlife cull to control tuberculosis among elk in Riding Mountain National Park. The Manitoba Wildlife Federation opposes the cull in principle but says if it has to occur, it shouldn’t


Interlake Rancher Calls For Cyanide Gun Option

“After 200 contacts with them, it became obvious that no matter how many hoops we jumped through, they were not going to restore the registration.” – JACK DUBOIS The wolf predation problem in some parts of Manitoba’s Interlake has some ranchers calling for the reintroduction of cyanide guns. At the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association annual

Hunters Assist In TB Eradication

Hunters are playing a significant role in the effort to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the Riding Mountain area of southwestern Manitoba. By turning in samples of elk and white-tailed deer, they are helping wildlife managers determine where the disease is present, and more importantly, they are helping define where the disease is not. Since


Cattle producers let loose at wildlife problems

Manitoba cattle producers took dead aim and blasted away at varmints last week. The need to control predators and other problem wildlife was the subject of nine out of 23 resolutions debated at the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association annual meeting Dec. 10-11. Members passed resolutions calling for: Increased funding to hunt and trap wolves and