Big Game Hunting

Tree Stands and Blinds

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.

Feeding

The feeding of wildlife in Manitoba is not recommended as it can have serious consequences to the health of wildlife.

It is illegal to feed or place attractants for deer and elk in the following GHAs:

• 5, 6, 6A, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 18, 18A, 18B, 18C, part of 22 (west of PTH 83), 23, 23A and 27.

Baiting

Bait is any thing that is placed for luring or attracting big game, but does not include decoys, scents or chemical attractants.
It is illegal to:

• Place bait for the purposes of hunting a big game animal, excluding black bear or grey wolf.
• Hunt within 800 metres of bait placed for the purposes of hunting in all areas of Manitoba.
• Hunt any cervids (members of the deer family) within 800 metres of anything posted by a Natural Resource Officer as a “baited area.”

Decoys, Electronic Calls, Scents and Chemical Attractants

Decoys may be used for big game hunting.

Electronic game calls are prohibited when hunting big game, except for wolf.

It is illegal to use or possess scents, chemical attractants and other substances that contain urine, faeces, saliva or scent glands of cervids.

Dogs

Dogs may not be used for any purpose connected with big game hunting.