How To Use The Hunting Guide
This guide summarizes information dealing with licences and hunting laws. The guide is neither a legal document nor a complete collection of the current regulations. It is meant to be a convenient reference only. For detailed information, please see:
- The Wildlife Act, and the regulations made under
this Act; and
- The Endangered Species Act and the regulations
made under this Act.
These Acts can be viewed through the (link will open in new browser window) Statutory
Publications web site
For laws related to hunting migratory birds in Canada, please
see the (link will open in new browser window) Migratory
Birds Convention Act - Canada and the Migratory Birds Regulations.
Each wildlife species or group of species (big
game and game bird) has
a section in this summary. Each section deals with basic regulations
on hunting that species, including the season tables (showing
the dates and areas where you can hunt that species) and Game
Hunting Areas (GHAs) maps. You
can obtain specific details on the regulations (including more
accurate descriptions of GHAs) from the appropriate Manitoba
Conservation offices.
The Wildlife Act defines "hunting" as chasing, driving,
flushing, attracting, pursuing, worrying, following after or
on the trail of, searching for, shooting at, stalking or lying
in wait for wildlife, whether or not the wildlife is then or
subsequently captured, killed, taken or wounded, but does not
include trapping or such activity by an unarmed person for watching
or photographing wildlife.
You need a hunting licence
to perform any of these things, except where The Wildlife
Act states otherwise.
You may pick up a copy of this guide at any Manitoba
Conservation office and at hunting licence vendors. You
can also download this guide for printing.
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