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Media Bulletin - Manitoba

October 8, 2020

Manitoba Conservation and Climate Enforcement Update

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Conservation Officers Make Multiple Night-Light Hunting Seizures

Manitoba Conservation and Climate advises that during an early-morning patrol in the Interlake region on Sept. 18, conservation officers intercepted a vehicle after seeing a spotlight shine across fields on private land in the Harwill/Poplar Lakes area north of Hodgson. Two males and one female have been issued appearance notices for hunting at night with lights. A number of items were seized including a 2009 Ford F150 truck, two rifles and ammunition, a 12-volt spotlight and other hunting equipment. 
 
The next day, Sept. 19, conservation officers in the Interlake region noticed a vehicle shining a light onto a field on private land west of Broad Valley, south of Fisher Branch. Following the sound of a gunshot, a number of units closed in on the location and found individuals loading an animal into the back of a pickup truck. The vehicle tried to get away, but was ultimately surrounded and stopped. Six individuals were taken into custody and were issued appearance notices for hunting at night with lights. Other charges are pending. Officers seized a 2017 Dodge 1500 truck, two rifles and ammunition, a spotlight and other hunting equipment, as well as a freshly killed white-tailed deer.  
 
Anyone with information about illegal hunting activities is asked to call their local Manitoba Conservation and Climate office or the Turn In Poachers (TIP) line at 1-800-782-0076. 
 
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