$2,000 in Fines for Hunting Deer Without a Licence
Photo of White-tailed deer at Chippewa Park near Thunder Bay. OntarioNewsNorth.com
A Pembroke man has been fined a total of $2,000 for unlawfully hunting white-tailed deer.
Eli Gallibois-Drudge pleaded guilty and was fined a total of $2,000 for two counts of hunting deer without a licence, contrary to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.
Court heard that on November 6, 2013, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officers received a complaint about two untagged deer at a Thunder Bay home. An officer visited the home to investigate and determined that Gallibois-Drudge had shot and killed two antlerless white-tailed deer the day before in the Pass Lake area, east of Thunder Bay without a licence. The deer were seized and forfeited to the Crown.
Justice of the Peace Ray Zuliani heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Thunder Bay, on August 5, 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).
