Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development advises conservation officers are continuing enforcement to protect Manitoba’s natural resources through a variety of enforcement activities across the province with a dedicated effort against illegal night lighting, and commercial and sport fishing patrols.
Key highlights from provincial hunting enforcement statistics for July 1 to Dec. 16 include:
- conservation officers conducted 131 night patrols designed and coordinated to stop illegal night hunting activities, 36 of which utilized aircraft, and: apprehended 11 separate night hunting parties; charged 24 individuals for night lighting; and seized 11 vehicles.
- charged 17 individuals with hunting within a moose conservation closure area;
- charged 37 individuals with loading a firearm in a vehicle or discharging a firearm from a vehicle;
- seized 64 firearms;
- executed five search warrants;
- conducted 11 fish and wildlife checkstops;
- conducted 45 decoy operations; and
- seized 36 illegally harvested big game animals including: 24 deer, five moose, six elk, and one wolf.
The Manitoba Conservation Officer Service is committed to protecting and maintaining healthy wildlife populations, ensuring public safety, and enforcing applicable laws.
Anyone with information on illegal activity is asked to call a local Natural Resources and Northern Development office or the Turn in Poachers (TIP) line at 1-800-782-0076.
