Big Game Hunting

Elk

MANDATORY Submission of Biological Samples

Bovine TB Testing in Elk

It is mandatory for all elk hunters who harvest an elk in GHAs 18B, 18C (Duck Mountain area) and GHAs 23 and 23A (Riding Mountain area) to submit the complete head, upper neck, lungs and trachea (windpipe), to a biological sample depot or nearest Manitoba Conservation office within 48 hours from the time of kill. These samples cannot be frozen. See Notice to Hunters for more information.

All elk hunters that harvest a female elk in GHA 23 and 23A are requested to submit the reproductive tract to a biological sample depot or nearest Manitoba Conservation office. See Notice to Hunters for more information.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveilance in Elk

Manitoba Conservation remains vigilant in ensuring the province’s wild elk and deer populations remain free of CWD. Manitoba Conservation will continue monitoring efforts for this disease by testing selected elk and deer samples submitted under the Bovine TB Surveillance Program.

It is mandatory for all elk hunters who harvest an elk in GHAs 5, 6, 6A, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 18, 18A, and part of 22 (west of PTH 83) to submit the complete head and upper neck to a Manitoba Conservation office or a biological sample depot. See Notice to Hunters for more information.