Hunters fined after incidents
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This article was published 03/01/2022 (1542 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Manitoba Conservation is continuing to crack down on improper hunting in Westman and across the province.
In August, conservation officers in Boissevain were told about a bull elk and calf shot on Crown land, near Wawanesa, according to a Friday press release.
The hunter retrieved the bull elk, but only took the hind quarters of the calf, leaving the rest to waste.
A Winnipeg man was charged on Dec. 3 with abandoning an edible portion of a big game animal. He was fined $672 and faced a two-year ban from hunting big game and birds.
On Dec. 11, a Carberry conservation officer received a tip about a hunter shooting from a road onto private land in the Rural Municipality of North Cypress-Langford.
According to the province, the officer found one hunter shot onto private land without permission. He was fined $486 and faces a year-long hunting ban.
The next day, on Dec. 12, a Boissevain officer receive a call about dangerous hunting. The caller said they were out in a field and heard a rifle shot in his immediate area. He believed someone shot directly at him.
An officer stopped a vehicle nearby and found a rifle inside, along with two people. Neither of them had permission to hunt on private property.
One of the suspects fired the gun from the municipal roadway, according to the province.
Both of the men, who were from the Rural Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain, were barred from possessing firearms, and the driver was disqualified from driving. They were both arrested with the help of RCMP officers.
The driver was charged with crimes under the Wildlife Act, the Highway Traffic Act, the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act and the Criminal Code of Canada.
Anyone with information on illegal activities is asked to call their local Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development office or the Turn in Poachers (TIP) line at 1-800-782-0076
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