Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry media release
Eight men from northwestern Ontario have been fined a total of $9,200 for moose hunting offences.
Dennis Chevalier, of Kenora, pleaded guilty and was fined $5,000 for hunting moose without a license.
Joe Chevalier, Lee Blyth, Jason Canfield, Brad Greer, Dean Laewetz and Lorne Redden, all of Kenora, and Matt Norlock, of Red Lake, pleaded guilty to hunting moose without a license and were fined $600 each.
Court heard that on December 13, 2016, Dennis Chevalier organized a moose hunt on Alford Lake, which forms part of the boundary between Wildlife Management Units 2 and 3. During the hunt, members of Chevalier’s party shot and killed two adult moose in Wildlife Management Unit 3. However, the party was only licensed to hunt two adult moose in Wildlife Management Unit 2. The moose were seized and forfeited to the Crown.
Justice of the Peace Daisy Hoppe heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Red Lake, on March 22, 2017.
The ministry reminds the public that wildlife management unit boundaries follow features such as waterways, roads and power lines. Hunters must ensure that they are hunting in the correct wildlife management unit as specified on their license.
For further information on hunting regulations, please consult the Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary available at ontario.ca/hunting.
To report a natural resources violation, call the MNRF TIPS line at 1-877-847-7667 toll-free any time or contact your local ministry office during regular business hours. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
