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Trespassing during hunting season is a growing problem in rural Manitoba.

Hunters trespassing on farmland ires southwest

Local leaders say more hunters than ever are coming into the area

By Lorraine Stevenson October 5, 2017

ATV and truck tracks found in a soybean field that hunters entered to retrieve moose they’d shot is just the most recent incident of hunting on farmland without permission, say southwestern Manitoba municipal leaders. A Reston-area farmer, whose neighbour first discovered gut piles in his unharvested soybeans, reported the matter, which is now under investigation,

Local news, Oilseeds

Keep ditches mowed to keep birds moving

Blackbird flocks will reach maximum size near mid-September

By Shannon VanRaes September 25, 2017

If you want to save your sunflowers, you need to make sure the blackbirds don’t make them dinner. Lower acres this year have served to concentrate the blackbird flocks into smaller areas where they can do more damage, according to Daryl Rex, an agronomist with the National Sunflower Association of Canada. “I think it is

Alexandra Froese shows off Koko, a captive-born burrowing owl, during a recent bus tour of the Turtle Mountain Conservation District.

Livestock, Local news

Burrowing owls are returning to Manitoba pastures — with a little help

In total seven pairs are slated to be reintroduced to the wild this year  through the Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program

By Alexis Stockford July 24, 2017

The burrowing owl has become largely non-existent in Manitoba since the 1980s, but one program is changing that. In 2010, then post-graduate student Alexandra Froese began a research project aimed at reintroducing the species, spending three seasons in the field and eventually gaining support from the Turtle Mountain Conservation District in 2011. In 2013, the

Livestock producers say they’re losing more animals to wolves and the requirement for evidence for compensation is hard to fulfil.

Beef cattle, Local news

Beef producers seeing more wolf kills

Wolf predation is a growing concern among producers, says association president

By Lorraine Stevenson March 24, 2017

A decade ago spotting a wolf was rare in this part of Manitoba’s Interlake. But the one Robert Green shot last fall wasn’t skulking through the bush around their Fisher Branch-area cow-calf operation. The animal had come right into their farmyard. It’s not the only close encounter the Greens have had with wolves lately either.

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

Local news

Municipalities want action on night hunting

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

By Lorraine Stevenson February 3, 2017

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

Country Crossroads, News

Gray jay nominated as Canada’s national bird

As the only bird to nest and even hatch in winter it’s a worthy choice for Canada

By Ron Friesen January 9, 2017

Move over, snowy owl and Canada goose. A new rival is about to knock you off your national perch. A two-year search by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society has nominated the gray jay as Canada’s national bird. The choice has raised eyebrows in some quarters because the gray jay isn’t exactly a household name compared

Both farmed and wild elk, like these photographed near Glenboro, and other cervids such as deer, are frequently blamed for disease outbreaks in cattle herds despite all evidence to the contrary.

Comment, Livestock

Comment: Elk not responsible for TB outbreak

Too often farmed animals and wildlife are blamed for outbreaks, despite evidence to the contrary

By Ian Thorleifson December 20, 2016

In recent months, several cattle from herds in Alberta and Saskatchewan have tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis. The index animal — a beef cow — was identified at slaughter at a U.S. processing plant. Since then several more suspects have been identified by skin testing. Over 22,000 cattle are affected by quarantines. A common

Suet will attract some types of birds like this pileated woodpecker.

Country Crossroads

Get ready for winter bird feeding

Different types of feeders and what you put in them will attract different species

By Donna Gamache December 7, 2016

It’s that time of year again — time to get out the bird feeders, mix up a batch of suet and seeds, and prepare to spend some time watching the hardy winter birds enjoying a feast in your backyard. We may not look forward to the cold weather and snow, but there are some perks

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.

Local news

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

By Lorraine Stevenson December 7, 2016

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

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.

Country Crossroads, Local news

Rural landowners complain shooting at night more frequent

Landowners say shots fired at night sound closer to their properties

By Lorraine Stevenson November 23, 2016

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

Daily Network News

Health Canada stops sales of coccidiosis medication Deccox on procedural issue

Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018

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