First Nations

Safety Requirements

Many safety restrictions contained in resource management legislation apply to all trappers in Manitoba, including First Nations trappers. No trapper may:

• use trapping methods that are careless, unsafe or dangerous to any person
• discharge a rifle or shotgun at night where it is dangerous to do so
• hunt from a provincial road or provincial trunk highway or discharge a bow or firearm from such a road or highway, or shoot along or across such a road or highway (including the road allowance) for the purpose of taking a furbearer
• discharge a centrefire rifle, muzzle-loading firearm or shotgun using a slug from a public road within a municipality or local government district, or shoot along or across such a road
• carry a loaded firearm in a vehicle or discharge a firearm from a vehicle

It is also recommended that all trappers:

• wear hunter orange clothes when trapping during the time of year when there are big game hunters in the same area or where there may be other people using the same area for other purposes
• take a Manitoba Trapper Education Course