tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post6283953081758980378..comments2024-02-21T12:23:30.416-06:00Comments on PLANET IN PERIL: Petition to Create Metis Hunting ZonesGraham Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10678179625435076216noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-82637692385727735252016-06-26T21:17:28.164-05:002016-06-26T21:17:28.164-05:00Who will Stand Up for Manitoba's Wildlife?
A...<br />Who will Stand Up for Manitoba's Wildlife?<br /><br />An Open Letter to the Premier of Manitoba.<br /><br />Moose 'doomed' without closure on hunting: Official (re:Brandon Sun,June 23)<br /><br />Dear Premier Pallister; <br /><br />So,who will stand up for our wildlife and tell it as it needs to be told?<br />It was my understanding that the AMM (Association of Manitoba Municipalities)<br />was the 'sounding board' for the Reeves and councillors to have their say and <br />provide input for the betterment of issues and all Manitobans. <br />Apparently I am wrong.<br /><br />The Reeve of Pipestone had brought forth a very serious situation concerning <br />the shooting of moose in southwestern Manitoba and for that he is deserving <br />of a medal, but what does he get from the AMM district meeting, for his efforts,<br /> …a raspberry! And when certain names are brought forth…Oh!.. that is being racist.<br />This situation really makes me sad. Because of being perceived as a racist, we <br />will have to stand by and watch the moose and other wildlife disappear.<br />And guidelines as we all know are not the same as regulations! Guidelines have no enforcement.<br />Conservation Officers are powerless to administer charges to certain<br />individuals who hunt at night, using spotlights without regard of seasons or safety.<br />Granted,the claim of inherent rights applies. However,using modern weaponry in to-days<br />society is a far cry from how 'their ancestors' hunted animals.<br /><br />Recently a Metis hunter told CJ Radio about purchasing a new quad and using <br />the winch in his truck and a high power rifle that could shoot moose at 500 yards <br />to make harvesting animals easier.<br />He boasts about his purchases in a manner <br />that suggests impudence to the moose and the residents of the area.<br /><br />The province must re-act. It has to undertake the challenge of terminating the existing situation from continuing and provide conservation for the animals. The repercussions are intolerable.<br />Without question,the province cannot shirk this responsibility.<br /><br />John Fefchaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-7107182325396445682016-06-19T12:13:45.467-05:002016-06-19T12:13:45.467-05:00http://cj104radio.com/news/cjn9200_21952_DNS1_01.h...http://cj104radio.com/news/cjn9200_21952_DNS1_01.html<br /><br />Shame-shame<br />High Powered Rifles.....Winches on trucks and using Quads , all to make harvesting animals "easier" <br />And these people have the impudence to brag about these accomplishments! <br />Further more, that is not the traditional way that their forefathers and people hunted animals for food. <br />John Fefchak.John Fefchaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070977933232664642.post-14267418810947072552016-06-17T08:57:17.528-05:002016-06-17T08:57:17.528-05:00Say Good-by to our Wildlife Animals and hunting.
...Say Good-by to our Wildlife Animals and hunting. <br /><br />It is upsetting to me.(Supreme Court rules on Metis,non-status Indians,14 Apr. 2016 ) The most recent decision <br />provided by the Supreme Court of Canada,regarding Metis and non-status Indians, I believe could place our<br />wildlife and their survival in dire jeopardy. There will be no safe place,and it will be open season on hunting, <br />"anytime and anywhere"! <br /><br />Using modern firearms and transportation modes will surely add to the demise of natures creatures,….our Wildlife <br />and Conservation Officers are powerless to intervene. It's a sad state of affairs. <br /><br />The present unrestricted,open season, hunting privileges are being sorely abused. Unrestricted hunting becomes a killing field and <br />animals have no safe refuge for themselves or to bear and raise their young. The Rights and Freedoms of our wild life<br />needs to be honoured and protected, but they are not! <br /><br />Unrestricted hunting by First Nations members is also threatening moose numbers, according to Manitoba Wildlife<br />Federation.<br /><br />A very sad but predictable ending for our wildlife.<br /><br />As long as there are different hunting laws/and no laws for different people in Manitoba, this contentious <br />issue will continue. <br /><br />Personally, I have no quarrel with First Nations people /and Metis having unrestricted hunting privileges, as their fore bearers, <br />"WHEN there is a desperate NEED for food and Survival". However, if they are so eager to pursue "their inherent right to hunt", <br />regardless of any season, time or law, the they must revert to using arrows and spears,as utilized by their forefathers.<br /><br />Unless the hunting laws are changed, I am of the opinion, that it is only a matter of time that big game hunting will be no more.<br />The animals will eventually be shamefully exterminated. The predication, by humans, will be complete.John Fefchak, Virdennoreply@blogger.com