Game Bird Hunting
Possession and Transportation of Game Birds
Upland Game Birds
Upland game birds taken by one person cannot be possessed or transported or shipped by another person unless the birds are accompanied by a statement signed by the person who killed them showing the licensee's name, address, licence number and date of kill.
Migratory Game Birds
Migratory game birds taken by one person cannot be possessed
or transported or shipped by another person unless a tag signed
by the licensee is attached to the carcass indicating the licensee's
name and address, migratory game bird hunting permit number
and date of kill.
Migratory game birds may be possessed and transported or
shipped only if one fully feathered wing is attached to each bird
and may only be shipped during the open season or within five
days of its close. After five days, an export permit is required. For more information contact Environment Canada at 204-983-5263.
Shipping
The contents of any package containing wild animals or parts of wild animals must be marked with a complete description of the contents on the outside of the package. Packages containing migratory game birds must also be marked with the hunter's name, address and migratory game bird hunting permit number.
Exporting Game Birds
Residents
A resident hunter must first obtain an export
permit before transporting or shipping a game bird out of the province.
Non-Residents
All non-resident hunting licences are valid to export game birds subject
to the information described above in Possession and Transportation
of Game Birds and the following conditions:
- A possession limit of upland game birds belonging to the licence holder
may be exported up to thirty days after the season closes (five days for
migratory game birds), while the birds are in the personal possession
of the licence holder. If a person other than the licence holder wishes
to export the birds, an export
permit must first be obtained.
Non-resident hunters should note that in order to import birds into the United States, the birds must be in the possession of the licence holder.
Export Permit Eligibility and Availability
Export permits
are available from all Manitoba
Conservation offices for a fee and may be issued only to
a person who lawfully possesses a bird or part. This means that
the applicant must have a hunting licence, any associated game
tag or other acceptable written proof that the game bird or
part was lawfully acquired.
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