Hunting & Trapping
- When will the big game licence draw applications
be available? What is the deadline for submitting my draw
application?
- When will draw results or be out? Did I
get drawn for a certain big game draw? I sent my license
application and cheque in but haven't received it yet.
Who can I speak to?
- What do I need to do to apply for a disabled
hunter permit?
- How do I enroll in a Hunter Education
Course?
- Who can I talk to about spring bear hunt?
- When is opening day for goose hunting (resident
& non-resident)?
- What can you tell me about the firearms
laws in Canada?
- Where can I get information about crossing
the border from United States to Manitoba to hunt in Manitoba?
- Can I hunt wild boars? Can I hunt wild
boars on a farm?
- I'm concerned about Avian influenza —
what precautions should I take when handling game birds?
- Where can I get designated route maps?
- How do I apply for a hunting
guide licence?
1. Q: When will the big game licence draw applications be
available? What is the deadline for submitting my draw application?
A: Draw applications are typically available during the first week in March. The draw deadline is generally the first week of April.
More precise dates can be acquired starting early to mid February by calling
1-800-214-6497 or 945-6784 (in Winnipeg) and listening to the general information recorded
at these numbers.
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2. Q: When will draw results
or be out? Did I get drawn for a certain big game
draw? I sent my license application and cheque in, but haven't
received it yet. Who can I speak to?
A: The results are usually available by mid June. A letter is sent to the first
person named on every application received for the draw advising whether or not they were
successful in the draw. All calls for draw information should be directed to 204-945-1396
(Winnipeg).
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3. Q: What do I need to do to apply for a disabled hunter
permit?
A: You must complete Part A of an Application/Renewal for Disabled Hunter
Permit, and a medical doctor must complete Part B of the same document. It can then be
mailed in to the Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch.
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4. Q: How do I enroll in a Hunter
Education Course?
A: The Manitoba
Wildlife Federation administers the Hunter Education Program.
More information can be found on the Manitoba
Wildlife Federation website.
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5. Q: Who can I talk to about spring bear hunt?
A: Please consult the Manitoba
Hunting Guide.
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6. Q: When is opening day for goose hunting (resident &
non-resident)?
A: Please consult the Manitoba
Hunting Guide for future hunting season opening dates.
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7. Q: What can you tell me about the firearms laws in Canada?
A: For information on the Firearms Act (Bill C-68) including permits,
possession, storage and transportation, please contact the Canadian
Firearms Centre.
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8. Q: Where can I get information about
crossing the border from United States to Manitoba to hunt
in Manitoba?
A: Please contact the Canada
Border Services Agency for this information.
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9. Q: Can I hunt wild boars running at
large? Can I hunt wild boars held in captivity?
A: Since September 1, 2001, Manitoba residents can hunt
wild boar at large (unconfined) anywhere in Manitoba, any day of
the year, including Sundays (non-residents cannot hunt wild
boar). Hunting licences and tags are not required and there
is no limit to the number of wild boar you may take. However, most
other hunting regulations still apply and wild boar hunters are subject to certain conditions.
Hunters are encouraged to use discretion in the vicinity of a
wild boar farm to ensure that the wild boar being hunted are not
escaped animals that the owner is trying to recapture.
On January 3, 2002, The Minister of Conservation announced
that the practice of penned hunting, including the hunting of
confined wild boars, was prohibited.
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10. Q: I'm concerned
about Avian influenza — what precautions should I
take when handling game birds?
A: Hunters who harvest waterfowl are reminded that
by thoroughly cooking the bird and taking simple
precautions when cleaing harvested birds, they significantly
reduce any risk of being infected.
Generally people should not handle wild birds that are
obviously sick or found dead. If sick or dead waterfowl
(ducks, geese, swans), or shorebirds (plovers, sandpipers)
are found, contact the Canadian
Wildlife Service at (204)984-6203 or contact Manitoba
Conservation at 1-800-214-6497 or 945-6784 in Winnipeg.
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11. Q: Where can I get designated route maps?
A: Designated route maps are available as PDF documents
on this website. Other maps illustrated in the printed hunting
guide are also available in the hunting
maps section of the online
hunting guide. Specific information for obtaining additional
maps is also noted on that page.
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12. Q: How do I apply for a hunting
guide licence?
A: In order to become a hunting guide in Manitoba
you must complete an application form, meet specific qualifications,
and pass an examination. More detail,
process information and the application form are available
on this website.
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