TWO MEN FINED $3,000 FOR ILLEGALLY KILLING AND ABANDONING DEER

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DRYDEN – Two men have been fined $3,000 for illegally hunting and abandoning white-tailed deer.

Two men from Fort Frances, were fined $500 each for hunting deer during the closed season and $1,000 each for abandoning meat suitable for food. They were also banned from hunting for one year.

Court was told the two men were hunting for cow moose on October 14, 2007, in Wildlife Management Unit 8, southwest of Dryden. They shot a buck deer, which they abandoned when they realized the deer season was closed. The meat spoiled. Ministry of Natural Resources Conservation Officers from Dryden, Fort Frances and Guelph, as well as a Conservation Officer from the Canine Unit, worked together on the investigation.

The case was heard in the Ontario Court of Justice, Dryden, on January 15, 2008.

Conservation Officers in Northwestern Ontario have found several deer and moose, which were shot and abandoned during the 2007 fall hunt season. The Ministry reminds people it is illegal to abandon wild game. Hunters should contact TIPS-MNR or a Conservation Officer immediately if they kill an animal by mistake.