Manitoba Hunting Guide
Hunter Education
Manitoba Conservation has implememented new licence eligibility requirements that are found in the Hunter Education Regulation, MR 128/2007. Starting January 1, 2012 the same mandatory hunter education requirements that apply to all first-time hunters and everyone under the age of 19 will apply to everybody when purchasing a hunting licence.
Your eligibility to purchase a hunting licence can be established with any one of the following:
- A certificate or card that certifies the successful
completion of
:
- a hunter education course in Manitoba; either a Hunter Education Course or the old Hunter & Firearm Safety Training Course, or
- the equivalent in any other province, territory
or country.
Check with your local wildlife department to access a course or to obtain a replacement certificate or card if a course was taken. In Manitoba contact:
- A certificate issued under the authority of
subsection 4(4) of the Hunter Education
Regulation, MR 128/2007 to a person who makes
a written declaration to an officer that he or
she has held a hunting licence in Manitoba
or in another province, territory or country
before January 1, 1975. If you believe that you
qualify for this exemption, please complete this Declaration [PDF 49KB] and
take it to the nearest Manitoba Conservation
office where a Natural Resource Officer is located.
Once you have made your declaration your
request will be processed and a certificate will be
sent by mail.
- Many jurisdictions in Canada and the United States have client cards that state the bearer is eligible to obtain a hunting licence in that province or state.
The new regulation also contains a requirement intended to highlight the principles of safe and ethical hunting. Should you as a hunter choose to ignore the laws and regulations associated with hunting and are convicted of an offence in Manitoba, your eligibility to hold a hunting licence, in addition to any other penalties, will be suspended until you successfully take or retake a hunter education course.
