Total of $6,000 in Fines for Hunting and Fishing Violations at Remote Camp

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Total of $6,000 in Fines for Hunting and Fishing Violations at Remote Camp

Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 23 April 2015

Northwestern Ontario moose. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com 2015

Four Wisconsin men have been fined a total of $6,000 for hunting and fishing offences.

Richard Lisowe of Plymouth, Matthew Hoekstra of Suamico, Jonathan Hoekstra of Kohler and Brian Boll of New Holstein pleaded guilty and were each fined $1,250 for hunting moose without a licence. Lisowe was also fined $1,000 for catching and retaining two brook trout during the closed season.

The court heard that on September 22, 2014, during an aerial patrol, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officers contacted a group of six Wisconsin residents who were staying at a remote fly-in tourist camp on Tyler Lake, north of Nakina. Upon investigation, officers found two brook trout in a cooler behind the group’s cabin and determined that Lisowe caught them from the Dusey River on September 21, during the closed season. Officers also discovered that the group had been party moose hunting, although four members did not have licences. All the men had high-powered firearms with them in their boats.

Justice of the Peace Bruce Leaman heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Thunder Bay, on April 1, 2015.

For further information on hunting regulations, please consult the Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary, available at ontario.ca/hunting.

To report a natural resources violation, call the MNRF TIPS line at 1-877-847-7667 toll-free any time or contact your local ministry office during regular business hours. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).