I have been hunting on some land owned by an older lady. Got her permission to do so of course.
This Saturday, the second last of the season, I noticed that someone had put up a trough, made of rough wood, on the edge of the field. It had grain in it. The tracks from it go back across a small river and to a neighbor's house.
I was reading the game guide after seeing this and it appears that I am not allowed to hunt within 800 meters from a bait.
Now my question is, technically, is it a bait for deer if the land owner did not put it up and if I am not using it as such? Why the neighbor set out the feeder I don't know, maybe it is to feed birds, but the deer are eating out of it.
I hope that they did not put the feeder there in order to prevent me from hunting the land. The owner gave me the go ahead, so it really doesn't matter what the neighbors do, does it? I mean technically, they don't even have permission to put the feeder up on her land, but I don't want to get into a pissing contest over this. I just want to hunt the land
Baiting in Manitoba
Baiting in Manitoba
If a man says something in the forest, and his wife is not around to hear him,,,,,,,,Is he still wrong?
Find out whether the lady gave permission for the grain.
It is illegal to bait cervids, so if the neighbour was doing that to prevent legal hunting of the deer, it would be important to find that out. Get the lady's permission to deal with the problem, and then turn the trough upside down over the grain covering it... no more baiting. It can be reversed once the season is over. Tell the neighbour too, explaining that it would be unfair and unsporting as well as illegal for the grain to remain there during hunting season.
If the neighbour persists, get a spray bottle and spray 1/2 litre of diesel fuel all over the grain and the trough. The "bait" will be bait no more, and you have your answer if the Conservation officers get involved. In any event the deer won't come near it any more, and the neighbour will get the message.
It is illegal to bait cervids, so if the neighbour was doing that to prevent legal hunting of the deer, it would be important to find that out. Get the lady's permission to deal with the problem, and then turn the trough upside down over the grain covering it... no more baiting. It can be reversed once the season is over. Tell the neighbour too, explaining that it would be unfair and unsporting as well as illegal for the grain to remain there during hunting season.
If the neighbour persists, get a spray bottle and spray 1/2 litre of diesel fuel all over the grain and the trough. The "bait" will be bait no more, and you have your answer if the Conservation officers get involved. In any event the deer won't come near it any more, and the neighbour will get the message.
"Gun Control Laws"--trying to nag criminals into submission.