A Southwestern Ontario man has been fined $7,000 and had his hunting license suspended for illegally killing a moose, officials with Ontario’s ministry of natural resources say.
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In a press release, ministry officials say a conservation officer began an investigation after a bull moose was killed along Shanty Road near Ear Falls, a remote community in northwest Ontario.
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Minister officials say the Ontario Court of Justice heard that several shots were fired at the animal and the hunter “failed to take reasonable consideration for people in the area and anyone who could have been traveling on the roadway.”
The case was heard by Justice of the Peace Jerry Woods.
Remo Iacobelli from the Lambton County community of Camlachie pleaded guilty to careless use of a gun while hunting. He was given a $7,000 fine and had his hunting license suspended for two years.
He’s also required to retake a hunter education course.
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“The Ontario government is safeguarding the public against hunters who carelessly hunt while on a roadway,” ministry officials said in a statement.
Ontario residents with natural-resource concerns or information relating to unsolved cases can contact the ministry of natural resources tip line at 1-877-847-7667. For more information about unsolved cases, click here.
Of the unsolved cases listed by provincial officials, one is in London – the December 2016 killing of a white-tailed deer in an unnamed cemetery. Officials believe the deer was killed with a crossbow during the night, dragged to a parking lot near the Thames River and taken away from the scene.
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