New Manitoba Hunting Regs

[Big Game]

Just picked up the 2011 Manitoba Hunting Regs and to my utter shock I see they're following Saskatchewan's lead in trying to wipe out deer populations.
They've removed the doe tag component from every part of the province except for in the Whiteshell where I hunt. In area 26/36 they've added a second and a third deer tag. In addition they've made the muzzleloading season almost 7 weeks long and the rifle season runs for over a month. That should bring in a huge influx of hunters and pretty well wipe out the deer herds in that part of the province.WTF?????? I heard thru the grapevine that they wanted to wipe out all the whitetails so that moose would re-establish. What a friggin pipe dream, there haven't been any moose in the park in years and there's no way they'll keep deer from expanding their range. Looks like this might be my last good hunt at the cabin for a while.......If I can find a spot!

 

[jwstewart]

http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/wildlife/hunting/pdfs/huntguide_2011.pdf

 

[stuckon308]

The changes for my area are pretty dumb. From what I can see there no longer are 2nd deer tags. Which is completely idiotic because the whitetail population has been steadily climbing for the last 8-10 years. Even with all the road poachers ("hunters") and people hunting year round. If you haven't hit a deer with your car and you live in my area you are of the minority.

 

[Kelly Timoffee]

I don't their purpose is to wipe out the heard.

Strengthening may actually be a result though, if the population increases to much then there are a whole pile of problems that can arise.Sickness, traffic accidents, property damage etc.With the amount of farm land and easily accessible food the populations are much higher than when man/farming wasn't around.I think it is just game management.

In Saskatchewan they have had increased limits available in certain areas simply for population control.If you hunt in the Prince Albert WMZ you can bag three animals(not sure of 2011 regulations yet)This area is populated heavily with animals and humans.It is an archery only area due to the proximity of dwellings.

 

[Big Game]

I don't their purpose is to wipe out the heard.

Strengthening may actually be a result though, if the population increases to much then there are a whole pile of problems that can arise.Sickness, traffic accidents, property damage etc.With the amount of farm land and easily accessible food the populations are much higher than when man/farming wasn't around.I think it is just game management.

In Saskatchewan they have had increased limits available in certain areas simply for population control.If you hunt in the Prince Albert WMZ you can bag three animals(not sure of 2011 regulations yet)This area is populated heavily with animals and humans.It is an archery only area due to the proximity of dwellings.

Deer populations in this area have been fairly stable for the past few years and by eliminating in most of the province and adding in another makes you wonder what kind of management they're looking at. We're talking 5 deer per hunter in this area with a firearms season that runs from Oct.1 to Dec. 18. Tese zones are not so overpopulated that they can take that kind of pressure. When hunting opportunities are decreased elsewhere this kind ofn free for all will attract a lot more hunters. A large harvest combined with one or two severe winters will completely annihilate the deer population in this area. Makes you wonderf why Manitoba Conservation is going to such extremes? Like I said earlier I've heard it's all an effort to increase non existent moose herds for the area.

 

[Kelly Timoffee]

We had a similar situation with CWD in a few select zones where they allowed almost unlimited tags to those who returned the heads of the animals for testing.Bring in heads, receive another tag.

There was rumor of some that shot numerous animals and I am not talking just 5. The following year it seemed in that area that deer numbers were down, I think maybe people were just used to seeing so many animals that they weren't accustomed to what a proper healthy sized population was.

I do not know the reason for that kind of increase in MB for tags. It does sound out of the ordinary without giving explanation though.

The good thing for us is that the deer seem very resilient and even if they seem low in numbers in one year they can bounce back in the next, conditions permitting of course.

Deer populations in this area have been fairly stable for the past few years and by eliminating in most of the province and adding in another makes you wonder what kind of management they're looking at. We're talking 5 deer per hunter in this area with a firearms season that runs from Oct.1 to Dec. 18. Tese zones are not so overpopulated that they can take that kind of pressure. When hunting opportunities are decreased elsewhere this kind ofn free for all will attract a lot more hunters. A large harvest combined with one or two severe winters will completely annihilate the deer population in this area. Makes you wonderf why Manitoba Conservation is going to such extremes? Like I said earlier I've heard it's all an effort to increase non existent moose herds for the area.

 

[kman300]

If you look at the trend the last few years, fewer and fewer tags of pretty much everything are being bought. They are increasing seasons to encourage people to come out and hunt. Under the old system where there was no hunting on Sundays I could only hunt deer for 3 Saturdays a year (can't take time off as a teacher). I'm pretty happy to actually hunt for a week this year all put together. The numbers I'm talking about are listed on page 24.

 

[bearkilr]

Any tree stand or blind on Crown land must be clearly identified
with the name and address of the person who placed it. Tree
stands or blinds can only be left overnight on Crown lands for the
purpose of hunting deer, moose, elk, caribou, black bear and wild
turkey. Tree stands and blinds being used to hunt deer, moose,
elk, caribou, black bear and wild turkey can be placed up to two
weeks before the season they are intended to be used for and all
parts of tree stands and blinds on Crown land must be removed
within two weeks of the close of the hunting season for which they
are used. Tree stands and blinds can be used to hunt any other
legally hunted wildlife as long as they are removed from Crown
lands and taken with the hunter when they are finished hunting
for the day.


Who writes this sh*t?

 

[stuckon308]

Any tree stand or blind on Crown land must be clearly identified
with the name and address of the person who placed it. Tree
stands or blinds can only be left overnight on Crown lands for the
purpose of hunting deer, moose, elk, caribou, black bear and wild
turkey. Tree stands and blinds being used to hunt deer, moose,
elk, caribou, black bear and wild turkey can be placed up to two
weeks before the season they are intended to be used for and all
parts of tree stands and blinds on Crown land must be removed
within two weeks of the close of the hunting season for which they
are used. Tree stands and blinds can be used to hunt any other
legally hunted wildlife as long as they are removed from Crown
lands and taken with the hunter when they are finished hunting
for the day.



Who writes this sh*t?

Yeah. I noticed that little change. Subtle but needless all the same. So glad I have private property to hunt.

 

[7mmlefty]

It sounds to me like a money grab for tag dollars off the get go in Manitoba but...

We have the same here in Ontario in most parts where you can get 2, to 6 tags. Im just not sure if that makes sense for most of us, but it sure makes dollars for the MNR.

Lets face it, there are more deer being killed on the highways and by coyotes and wolves than by hunters.... so I cant blame them for trying to cash in and make a buck.

In the long run it might be good for the deer heard.