Manitoba
Hunting Guide

Hunter Education

Manitoba Conservation will be implementing in 2008 new licence eligibility requirements that are found in the Hunter Education Regulation. 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:

1. 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: Manitoba Wildlife Federation, 70 Stevenson Road, Winnipeg, MB R3H 0W7, Ph: 204-633-4868.
2. 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.
3. 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.

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• Hunter Education Certificate
  Declaration Form [49KB]

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