They have just closed moose hunting in WMU 26 just to the north of me. The moose poulation there has gone down the toilet due to a number of reasons. Although the area has been closed to non native hunters the harvest has still continued in that area. This new closure will also affect native hunting...... if they allow it too. Once the moose are gone it will be too late for our kids and grandkids, native or non native alike.
Metis hunting rights in Manitoba
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They have just closed moose hunting in WMU 26 just to the north of me. The moose poulation there has gone down the toilet due to a number of reasons. Although the area has been closed to non native hunters the harvest has still continued in that area. This new closure will also affect native hunting...... if they allow it too. Once the moose are gone it will be too late for our kids and grandkids, native or non native alike.
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This is a sad topic. I am a Metis Harvester, and the more I read of people whining on how they can't, the more proud I get haha.
I do buy tags though, in case I get something that's going to make its way to the taxidermist (harvester tags are for meat and hides only). I actually hunt though, bow until the general season opens.
To whoever said you can only hunt around the community you belong to, you are mistaken.
Fishing is tops with the card, the limit is pretty high
This is a sad topic. I am a Metis Harvester, and the more I read of people whining on how they can't, the more proud I get haha.
I do buy tags though, in case I get something that's going to make its way to the taxidermist (harvester tags are for meat and hides only). I actually hunt though, bow until the general season opens.
To whoever said you can only hunt around the community you belong to, you are mistaken.
Fishing is tops with the card, the limit is pretty high
^Yep the limit is all you can catch..... plus One.
I'm Metis, but I just buy tags and hunt during open seasons like a True Canadian. I fish for a fresh feed only, with a FL.
I want my kids to be able to do the same, and not Rape the system set up for conservation.
I'm Metis, but I just buy tags and hunt during open seasons like a True Canadian. I fish for a fresh feed only, with a FL.
I want my kids to be able to do the same, and not Rape the system set up for conservation.
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and the more I read of people whining on how they can't, the more proud I get haha.
Fishing is tops with the card, the limit is pretty high
It is unfortunate that in your attempt to stick it to 'The Man', you are in fact falling on your own sword.
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This is a sad topic. I am a Metis Harvester, and the more I read of people whining on how they can't, the more proud I get haha.
I do buy tags though, in case I get something that's going to make its way to the taxidermist (harvester tags are for meat and hides only). I actually hunt though, bow until the general season opens.
To whoever said you can only hunt around the community you belong to, you are mistaken.
Fishing is tops with the card, the limit is pretty high
F@ck it!
It's not worth getting banned.
I'll just amend my ignore list.
I remember very vividly when all these hunting rights came about in the ealy 90s...The lunch room at my work was a loud place at that time with discussion, and arguements...The opposition was as great as the ones that were in support of it..I recall a couple fist fights over the topic...
Jump ahead to present time. Alot has changed!! A good number of the loudest voices in protest of the implimentation of aboriginal hunting rights now have, just that...Once many of them found out that they might be eligible, they were very quick to change face, but did so very quietly ...
My oppinions since rights have been awarded have been very mixed..There are some who abuse it, but there have been a number of aboriginals who have had their rights revoked in recent years(most common in the past 2-3yrs) because of it..It is about time!!
I have no issue of the ones that are true sustinace havesters..Take what you can use, and no more..The majority from what I see, are doing this, which is a big turn around from the early years..I applaud this..
There are great discussions about the limits on fish...My take on it is different than many...The way i see it, is that I have no problem with an aboriginal who takes 2-3 times his limit, a few times a year on a lake..Far better than many I see on lakes who go day after day, to take home their full legal limit..This is far more common in my area than many care to admit..I see this all the time as an avid ice fisherman. When fish numbers dwindle it is always blamed on ''the natives'' of which I see very little of when out fishing...Hmmmmmm
Jump ahead to present time. Alot has changed!! A good number of the loudest voices in protest of the implimentation of aboriginal hunting rights now have, just that...Once many of them found out that they might be eligible, they were very quick to change face, but did so very quietly ...
My oppinions since rights have been awarded have been very mixed..There are some who abuse it, but there have been a number of aboriginals who have had their rights revoked in recent years(most common in the past 2-3yrs) because of it..It is about time!!
I have no issue of the ones that are true sustinace havesters..Take what you can use, and no more..The majority from what I see, are doing this, which is a big turn around from the early years..I applaud this..
There are great discussions about the limits on fish...My take on it is different than many...The way i see it, is that I have no problem with an aboriginal who takes 2-3 times his limit, a few times a year on a lake..Far better than many I see on lakes who go day after day, to take home their full legal limit..This is far more common in my area than many care to admit..I see this all the time as an avid ice fisherman. When fish numbers dwindle it is always blamed on ''the natives'' of which I see very little of when out fishing...Hmmmmmm
There are people of all ethnicities that abuse the hunting regs. For myself I choose to follow the rules. I follow very strict personal rules on conservation. I WILL NOT KILL ANYTHING THAT I WON'T EAT! I still buy tags, I use every little bit of the animal! To all the haters out there are you really saying that if you could have even a small advantage over other hunters you wouldnt take it. I CALL BULLSH_T. I am a verifier, I register guns all day and yes the site is a wealth of informatin. I get the answers I need on a daily basis from this site. I am asking about metis and aboriginal hunting because I want to learn the old ways of hunting and gathering. I use my gun for targets. I use a long bow for hunting. Any other questions?
I totally agree with you Enfield303. If there are game law breakers I would assume that it is the non-aboriginals who break the laws the most, and kill the most animals. My condolences to you and others who have commented on this subject, because you have now entered the lions den with aboriginal haters. If most people were not ignorant of pre-confederation history "maybe" they would understand why aboriginals have natural rights. I hope that your "rights" contunue for many decades.
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I'm not here to comment on your rights as a native... I don't believe you should have extra rights but you do... out of my control....
What you should realise is that people react the way they do because of people like the one who posted post #43..... It is them that you should be getting mad at ... not us...
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LMFAO....That is a lot different than what you said in an earlier post that i see you edited. What a joke!
As I stated before I have no problem with aboriginal hunting rights. However, too many people view the harvester status as an "all you can eat" card. Unfortunately greed, in both aboriginal and non aboriginals is hurting our game and fish populations. Without proper education and enforcement we are depriving future generations. Most of my friends and hunting companions are Metis. I still ask the question "Why do you need 50 lbs. of walleye fillets in your freezer?". Because I can......isn't a good enough answer. People need to start thinking about our dwindling wildlife populations not just their own greed.
It amazes me how many of you people try to label everyone who dosen't agree with your "rights" as a bigot or racist, but some of the most racist comments I hear come from your own mouths.
It's people like this who feel that they have the right to fish and hunt when ever and where ever they please that causes the rest of us to have to practice more and more conservation. All you have to do is look at the moose numbers in the cabe breton highlands the last few years to see it. "Natives" hunting from as soon as the snow will allow them back there with a 4x4 till it pushes them back off in the winter. Shooting cows even before they've dropped their calves in the spring.
Ya, you need more "rights"
I grew up In the north end of Winnipeg as a "white kid" I was picked on and chased by the aboriginal kids. There is just as much racism in aboriginal communities as "white communities" I did not find out about my Metis heritage till I was in my mid thirties. Why would you not embrace your heritage and try to learn all you can about the past. If we refuse to learn about our ancesters we are doomed to make the same mistakes they did.
That is funny. I have seen "white people" do these thing you describe. Never once a native. I follow the laws to the letter. Do you?
What about the non-aboriginals who purchased and filled their multiple tags and gave the animals away? What about the thousands of Americans who hunt in Canada where only a small percentage retuned home with their meat. There is a multitued of non-aboriginal hunters who "do not" eat what they had harvested. Unfortuately greed/gluttening.
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I'm not whining that I cant and I have explained why I wouldn't if I could. And its ones like you that bring out the "racism" as your people like to call it. You bring it upon yourself with an attitude like that buddy. The Inuit and the far north Indians should have their hunting rights cause that is their primary source of food. We had a lot of nice trophy mule deer cleaned out of our area over a couple years by a group of indians practicing their ancestrial hunting rights ( 4x4 truck, spotlights, hunting rifles ) It is Bullsh!t !
If you want to practice your old way of hunting....tie a rock to a stick and build your bow out of a sapling like your ancestors did.
Tell the whole truth Sksavenger. Saskatchewan has had CWD issues for years where a cull program was implimented. Many non-aboriginal resident people of Saskatchewan purchased doe tags to fill so that they could receive a buck tag. Thats where your big trophy mule deer went south. Be honest with yourself.
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