Manitoba Bucks only

I am sorry to hear that, hopefully you folks can implement a minimum points system so that all your young bucks wont get shot on you or something.
I think that is one of the biggest disservices my province ever did to the deer herd, aside from allowing 60% possibly more of our crown land to be completely devalued to our wildlife, was the creation of a draw system for anterlerless deer. There is no way that a deer herd can be healthy when you can see more then 30 deer in a day and not a single one have visible antlers. So pressure local organizations to protect the young easy to kill bucks so you have a recoverable herd in the future.
 
Bucks only is better than continuing the hunt like previous years, Or cancelling it all together IMO.


You will still have big smart bucks that will make it threw the hunting season and breed, But I know what you guys are saying when gangs just start blasting anything with horn it is hard on the buck population.


I always wonder about how hard it is on a buck when the ratio is like 10 does to every 1 buck. He has a lot of breeding to do, Lots of miles to cross and hunters to avoid. Then you get a hard winter and he doesn't have the reserves to make it.
 
I didn't take one last year because I was hunting horn, I will just continue with that plan. Only shoot a trophy not just any deer
 
Absolutely ridiculous. I would like to know when Natural Resources will stop just taking people's word that there are no deer.

And even if I (and a lot of other Manitobans) are completely wrong and the population is truly devastated make it archery/muzzleloader/shotgun only. Take away the rifle season and you get rid of the majority of terrible hunters.

I'm so embarrassed to live in this idiotic province that keeps voting the NDP in. I can't wait for the next election.
 
There are literally herds of them around here. They are sleeping in back yards.

Unbelievable. Well, a long as no Manitobans are allowed to take does, the population should improve to the point that the bean counters can no longer understate the population.
 
I quit feeding the local deer, few days ago there was close to 30 milling around in my 5 acre yard. Last weekend went out for a gopher shoot, one of the yards had over 50 deer eating on some bales. These are 2 different areas of manitoba. Ever day I commute 1 hour to work and see a least a couple every morning. Quite a shortage this year!
 
stuckon308 said:
And even if I (and a lot of other Manitobans) are completely wrong and the population is truly devastated make it archery/muzzleloader/shotgun only. Take away the rifle season and you get rid of the majority of terrible hunters.
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Having an archery only season would be a disaster. You'd have every moron going out and buying a bow because that's the only weapon they can hunt with. Wounded deer everywhere. Shotgun/muzzleloader would be a better idea.
 
All I see is doe. I was driving through Winnipeg on my way home from Cabela's and a I had to stop because a doe was taking her sweet time crossing the street by the Winnipeg Zoo. When I go on walks with my girlfriend all I see is tracks, droppings and trail, no more than 100m from houses. And they're all doe! They're everywhere and they don't even fear people. They'll stop and watch you drive by, or even walk by. The does have more balls than the bucks.
 
There were substantially less deer the south west areas of the province. I understand that some areas still have good numbers, and for that reason I plan on only traditional bow hunting this year.
 
bearkilr said:
Having an archery only season would be a disaster. You'd have every moron going out and buying a bow because that's the only weapon they can hunt with. Wounded deer everywhere. Shotgun/muzzleloader would be a better idea.
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Given the laziness of those "hunters" I doubt many of them would make the effort to even buy a bow. Then the odds of them getting close enough to even wound one would be minimal. You have to remember that most of these guys hunt out of their trucks. If they don't have patience/intelligence for bow hunting they wouldn't do much better with shotgun/muzzleloader.
 
weldboss said:
There were substantially less deer the south west areas of the province. I understand that some areas still have good numbers, and for that reason I plan on only traditional bow hunting this year.
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WestMan deer numbers have been declining for some time now. As said there are pockets of strong numbers but usually associated with good habitat. I cant help but wonder what will happen to the now defunct Community Pastures as these were often fine ungulate habitat.
 
razorbeck said:
Just heard today, confirmation that it is to be a bucks only season in Manitoba this year
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Since hunters don't regulate themselves, Manitoba made a great step in the right direction to have a buck only season. Alberta and Saskatchewan should follow the same plan which would allow deer to rebound back to healthy populations.
 
M12shooter said:
WestMan deer numbers have been declining for some time now. As said there are pockets of strong numbers but usually associated with good habitat. I cant help but wonder what will happen to the now defunct Community Pastures as these were often fine ungulate habitat.
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What is happening with those pastures anyway? We've been hearing all sorts of odd things. Been hunting one of them for three years now, it had amazing numbers of deer until a substantial drop last season. Spent a few days out there, it was still faring better than my other haunts.
 
bearkilr said:
If only everyone had to follow this regulation, it may have actually had an impact on the population. As it stands, it's only window dressing like most "do good" regulations enacted by government.
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Well I'll take any window dressing "do good" regulation over not doing anything at all. All three prairie provinces have had some very harsh winters lately, and with new regulations, it should only help enhance quantity and quality deer populations. Still there is room for improvement in Manitoba, if they are still allowing to harvest three whitetails with the three different weapons. Alberta and Saskatchewan the same, they should reduce doe tags or eliminate them all together because of high winter mortality and hunting pressure.
 
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