Manitoba Conservation officers arrested five people for illegal hunting in the Swan River area on the night of Oct 21.
After receiving a tip that people had been seen hunting at night in the area, officers conducted a patrol along PTH 77, near the community of Barrows in western Manitoba.
At approximately 11 p.m., they spotted a vehicle travelling slowly and shining a spotlight onto a nearby field. The officers stopped the vehicle and three occupants were arrested. All three were released on a promise to appear, but the truck, a rifle, ammunition, corded spotlight and field dressing tools were seized.
Later that night, at approximately 1:45 a.m. along the same stretch of highway, officers observed another vehicle shining a spotlight onto the same private field. The suspect vehicle was stopped a short distance down the highway and the two occupants were arrested for night hunting. The suspect vehicle, a rifle, ammunition, a flashlight and a wired spotlight were seized.
Hunting on private land without permission and night-light hunting are illegal. A variety of charges are pending against the five individuals apprehended.
Anyone with information about illegal activities is asked to call their local Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship office or the Turn in Poachers line (toll-free) at 1-800-782-0076.
– PROVINCE OF MANITOBA
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