Three Southern Ontario Men Fined $19,500 for Moose Hunt Offences
Three individuals hailing from southern Ontario have collectively received fines totaling $19,500 for violations committed during a moose hunting expedition in northwestern Ontario back in October 2022.
Frederick Evers, a resident of Kingsville, admitted guilt to charges of unlawfully hunting big game and discharging a firearm from a motorboat. He incurred a fine of $9,000 and faced a one-year suspension of his hunting license.
Michael Boose, a resident of Essex, also pleaded guilty to unlawfully hunting big game and discharging a firearm from a motorboat, resulting in a fine of $8,500.
Richard McCarty, residing in Wheatley, admitted guilt to unlawfully invalidating a tag related to an animal killed by another person. He was fined $2,000.
During a remote moose enforcement flight in the Kenora District on October 14, 2022, conservation officers made a stop at Lac Seul, where they encountered a group of successful moose hunters.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, an investigation revealed that Evers and Boose had shot a cow moose from a motorboat.
Justice of the Peace Gordie McEwen presided over Evers’ case remotely at the Ontario Court of Justice in Sioux Lookout on October 12, 2023.
Boose and McCarty’s cases were heard by Justice of the Peace Daphne Armstrong remotely at the Ontario Court of Justice, Sioux Lookout, on November 22, 2023.
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