A Lakeshore man is one of five people fined and suspended in connection with illegal moose harvesting.
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) conducted a 32-month investigation into an unlawful moose hunt, which took place in October 2018, in the Temiskaming area, near the Ontario-Quebec line.
The Ontario Court of Justice in Temiskaming Shores heard evidence that a Georgetown man received a big game licence using someone else's outdoors card, then killed the bull moose in question. An Orleans man harvested parts of the animal. The Ministry said he and the other three men were found to have had possession of the moose parts and participated in the hunt.
The Lakeshore man pleaded guilty to unlawfully transporting wildlife and unlawfully hunting big game. He received $3,000 in fines and is barred from hunting for one year.
The other four participants all pleaded guilty to charges that ranged from unlawful hunting of big game, possession of wildlife, and lying to conservation officers. Fines ranged from $2,000 to $27,000, and hunting suspensions were between one and seven years. There was also $11,000 in fines levied against the five men.
Environment Canada and Quebec’s Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks joined Ontario MNRF in the investigation.
