Five southern Ont. hunters fined $37K for moose hunt offences in northern Ont.
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A multi-year moose hunting investigation resulted in five people being convicted of moose hunting offences and fined a total of $37,000, plus $9,250 in victim surcharges.
A multi-year moose hunting investigation resulted in five people being convicted of moose hunting offences and fined a total of $37,000, plus $9,250 in victim surcharges.
The court heard that between 2020 and 2022, conservation officers, along with the Ministry of Natural Resources Intelligence and Investigations Services, conducted a special investigation into illegal moose hunting activities in a remote location north of Pickle Lake.
"As a result of the investigation, it was found that Paul Markewycz unlawfully discharged a firearm from a motorboat at a bull moose on the Otoskwin River," the MNR said in a news release Friday.
"The court heard that Miroslaw Markewycz invalidated his tag on an illegal moose harvested by another member of his hunt group when he was not present."
Michael Lamanna, Piotr Markewycz, and Vitaliy Shevchenko were all found to have made false and misleading statements to conservation officers during the investigation.
Paul Markewycz of Mississauga pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm from a motorboat. He received $20,000 in fines and a three-year hunting license suspension.
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