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CBC
3 days ago
- CBC
#TheMoment a moose stuck its head in a car in Jasper
Kellie Paxian recounts the moment a moose approached her car and popped its head through the window as she and her husband were passing through Jasper National Park.
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Northern Ont. hunter fined, suspended for abandoned moose
Conservation officer Ron Arnold talks about a northern Ontario man who pleaded guilty to illegally killing and abandoning a moose in Sargeant Township. A Sturgeon Falls man has been fined and handed a hunting suspension after pleading guilty to illegally killing and abandoning a moose in northern Ontario. Cow moose in Algonquin Park A stock photo of a cow moose in northern Ontario in a lake, close to the shore on October 9, 2013. (File photo/Jim Cumming/Flickr) Robert Thibeault was fined $500 for hunting big game without a licence and an additional $4,000 for unlawfully abandoning wildlife. He also received a three-year hunting licence suspension. The charges stem from an October 2023 incident in Sargeant Township near the Ontario-Quebec border. Conservation officers responded to a tip submitted to the Ministry of Natural Resources TIPS line and found a shot and abandoned cow moose. The Ontario Court of Justice heard how a lengthy investigation involving the ministry's canine unit, multiple interviews, and the execution of a search warrant at Thibeault's residence was carried out following the tip. MNRF conservation officer Vehicle with lights on Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officer vehicle with lights flashing. (File Photo/Courtesy of Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry) 'The investigation led Thibeault to confessing of shooting and abandoning the cow moose,' the ministry said in a court bulletin. Justice of the Peace Estelle Bérubé presided over the case, which was heard in Cochrane on March 4. In the bulletin, ministry officials said, 'The Ontario government is safeguarding moose populations by ensuring hunters follow the rules when hunting.' To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, call the ministry TIPS line toll-free at 1-877-847-7667 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously. For more information about unsolved cases, click here.
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Northern Ont. man fined for hunting bull moose without a licence after trying to cover it up
Conservation officer Ron Arnold talks about the conviction of a northern Ontario hunter for illegally killing a bull moose & covering it up. Northern Ont. man fined for hunting bull moose without a licence after trying to cover it up A northern Ontario man is facing a $12,000 fine after illegally shooting a moose near the Batchawan River in October 2021. Timothy Junor of Echo Bay had a member of the Indigenous community near Annie Lake falsely claim they had killed a bull moose under their Indigenous harvesting rights to cover up his illegal kill on Oct. 18, according to conservation officers. Conservation officers initiated their investigation after locating a suspicious moose kill site in Norberg Township, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, (MNR) said in a news release. 'Junor was hunting for moose in an old forestry cut block. Junor was part of a larger hunting party that was only licenced to hunt calf moose,' said MNR officials. 'Upon entering the cut block, Junor observed two bull moose running along the hillside and fired a round from his rifle at one of the bull moose, killing it.' After killing the moose, Junor told the court, he returned to a hunt camp on Annie Lake where he arranged for a member of the area's Indigenous community to claim the moose was shot under their harvesting rights to cover up his illegal kill. 'Junor returned to the kill site with the Indigenous person, processed the moose and transported it back to the hunt camp,' said ministry officials. 'The following day, the Indigenous community member transported the moose to a butcher shop in Thessalon where they again claimed that they shot the bull moose under their Indigenous harvesting rights.' Junor pleaded guilty to unlawfully hunting a bull moose without a licence and was fined $12,000. Justice Sarah Keesmaat heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice in Sault Ste. Marie, on June 17. MNR vehicle An Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources conservation enforcement vehicle with lights flashing. (File photo/Supplied/Ministry of Natural Resources) 'The Ontario government is safeguarding moose populations by ensuring hunters do not cover up illegal hunting activities,' the ministry said. To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, call the ministry TIPS line toll-free at 1-877-847-7667 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously. For more information about unsolved cases, click here.
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Two Ont. hunters fined $3,700 each for illegal moose hunting
Conservation officer Ron Arnold talks about the conviction of 2 Ontario hunters for discharging a rifle from a boat to kill a moose.
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Two Ont. hunters fined $9,750 for moose hunting scheme
Alaskan wildlife officials have released rare footage showing a bear and wolf hunting a moose and her calf. Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual Two Ontario men are facing $9,750 in fines after they tried to cover up that a bull moose was shot by mistake last October. John Poleschuk of Thunder Bay was licensed to hunt cow moose last season but shot a bull instead on Oct. 16 in the Pakashkan Lake area of northwestern Ontario. A conservation officer was in the area at the time and determined that he had shot the animal before the end of legal hunting hours, but was unable to find the moose, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said in a news release Friday. Poleschuk found the moose the next morning and rather than reporting his mistake, he found another hunter – Joshua Stevenson of Napanee -- who had a tag for a bull and convinced him to use it on his kill. He contacted the conservation officer and lied saying he hadn't been able to find the moose. An investigation revealed that the two hunters had not been party hunting. The moose was seized. Poleschuk pleaded guilty to hunting bull moose without a licence, knowingly making a false statement to a conservation officer and being party to the offence of unlawfully invalidating a tag. He was fined $7,250. Stevenson pleaded guilty to unlawfully invalidating a tag concerning an animal killed by another person and to possessing illegally killed wildlife. He was fined $2,500. 'The Ontario government is safeguarding moose populations by ensuring hunters take the time to identify their target before shooting,' the ministry said. 'To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, members of the public can call the ministry TIPS line toll-free at 1-877-847-7667. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.'
