I ran across this on another site. (Ice Shantey)  I am not sure what to make of it and the exact details but it seems to causing a stir in the hunting community.

It appears that 12 elk were killed in the name of sustenance hunting.  A lot of rumours are swirling over this event.  References by the hunting party to the "Idle No More" campaign.  Rumours that Manitoba conservation officers had to put down some remaining wounded elk.  Comments by some that this was uncalled for.  Some first nations people (same last name) commenting that the hunt was uncalled for.  (see youtube video comments down the page)

I was told that all public moose hunting opportunities have been closed in the Duck and Porcupine Mountains as they have been hunted out and now pressure on the elk is extreme.

It may be a totally legal hunt by first nations hunters as well as I said I do not know the exact details.  I am not looking for a crap storm over this but am just posting for awareness reasons.  This is a hunting board where hunting related stories are discussed.  I will keep my opinions to myself on this one though.




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Ya , that Riley Flett guy is sure a piece of work by linking his slaughter of 12 elk to the "Idle No More " thing.  It is certainly breeding contempt and it is working on me.

Hey Axeman, could you provide a link to that post, I'd like to go in and read it...thx!

This is where I first saw it Tuc.  This story is apparently going viral on facebook now.  I am not a big facebook user though.

http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=237218.0

Good for them,, no really.. The more idiotic things they do the worse for them.. I hope they shoot 30 more.. The elk will re populate the damage to their reputation will last for generations..

Just out of curiosity are those elk transplanted there or are they naturally occurring?

Just out of curiosity are those elk transplanted there or are they naturally occurring?

I'm pretty sure these and the ones at Porcupine are remenants of the prairie sub-species. These were kind of the last remenant herds caught up in these hills, not unlike the Elk Island herd.

Update...........

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/province-probes-killing-of-12-elk-185513542.html

Interesting.  They lightly touched on the issue of unrestricted first nation hunting.  I understand its a tough subject but everyone needs to be a part of a proper wildlife management plan.  One group cannot be unrestricted and expect the plan to work.

Interesting.  They lightly touched on the issue of unrestricted first nation hunting.  I understand its a tough subject but everyone needs to be a part of a proper wildlife management plan.  One group cannot be unrestricted and expect the plan to work.

Exactly!  And that means everybody.  Public lands mean public rules.  This is about wildlife conservation first and foremost. 

It almost appears in the article in the Winnipeg Fee Press that these elk may have been baited onto private land which muddies the waters somewhat.  Interesting to see if anything more becomes of this but I suspect that it will not.

There is no political will in this country to solve this. Maybe we should start a group called "we were never idle" and go block some roads and protest it? And believe me 99% of aboriginals will defend this type of hunting because this is their "traditional" way of harvesting, they have to feed all the old uncles and aunts on the reserve, so they need more.

The one thing that really baffles me with the pic is that there are a dozen dead elk and not one of them are field dressed?