Here is the latest Law enforcement news from the MNR:
Non-Residents Fined $6,500 For Hunting Violations
NEWS |
March 25, 2010 |
Three Quebec men have been fined a total of $6,500 and received a combined nine years of hunting suspensions after pleading guilty to hunting-related violations.
Jonathan Blais, of La Patrie, was fined $1,500 and suspended from hunting in Ontario for five years for careless hunting. He was fined a further $1,250 for discharging a firearm from a roadway and $1,250 for making a false statement to a conservation officer.
Stephane Blais, of La Patrie, was fined $1,500 and suspended from hunting in Ontario for three years for careless hunting. He was also fined $500 for making a false statement to a conservation officer.
Jean Francois Lachance, of La Patrie, was fined $500 and received a one-year suspension of his hunting licence for making a false statement to a conservation officer.
Court heard that on December 1, 2008, several residents of Herron Mills, in the Township of Lanark Highlands, noticed a pickup truck driving slowly by a group of deer near their house. Shortly after dark, the defendants were seen shooting at the deer from the same truck. A deer was later found killed and left to spoil. The residents that saw this activity occur were able to identify the vehicle and its licence plate. Conservation officers investigated and, through witness statements and forensic evidence, were able to determine what had happened and to identify the individuals involved.
Justice of the Peace Clayton McKechnie heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Perth on March 9, 2010.
To report a natural resources violation, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667) toll-free any time or contact the Kemptville District office at 613-258-8204 during regular business hours. You can also call Crime stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
It’s not enough that we have our own poachers in Ontario, now were getting them from other provinces. What a shame, I see and hear about alot, living where I do. Hopefully, the ministry will fix this and I have a pretty good idea how they should!!
Serge
Oh…..and I forgot….good for ’em!! They should have gotten more!!
who gives a flying @#$%
where they are from?
I find this point irrelevant
the relevant point is they got caught but
the point I don’t feel really comfortable
with is that they got off pretty easy
and I’ll bet they are laughing all the way back home
I’ll bet the penalties are not even recognized at home.
so now they go home and poach there instead
A poacher is a poacher, he is not a hunter
he is a slimebag playing under a different set
of rules
I’m willing to bet if it was an Ontario “POACHER” caught in Quebec they would not have been as lienent over there.But then i have always felt that Quebec values there wildlife more and does a better job at monitoring hunting activity than we do.I have called the so called hot line a couple of times and unless you do all the work and hand the poacher over on a silver platter, don’t expect any real urgency on the part of our MNR.
No what should be done is to force then to spend 3 soild days listening to English radio until their heads explode and given a shock when they see pictures of deer . Losers
GOOD FOR THEM !!!!
I am so sick of seeing those Quebecers coming over here to hunt.
I think the MNR should double the price of non-resident hunting license to help them keep them away and to make a few extra bucks off of them ……
See, I guess I’m with Iggy on this one.
The fact that these guys are from QC should have no bearing on it. They are jerks, plain and simple, but more importantly they are poachers. Every province has them, trust me.
The point is they broke the law, got caught and now they’re paying the price. Weather they received the full extent of the law is hard to say, but pretty hefty fines and penalties none the less.
I think it’s good that the MNR makes examples out of these people, regardless of where they’re from, and I intend on posting these from now on.
I use to shy away from law enforcement press releases in the past, but I think it’s good for everyone to know and discuss what can and does happen out there…
Outdoorsguy
Seriously though..what brought these guys from the Sherbrooke-area of QC – which is not exactly around to corner – to ON’s Maple Syrup Capital Lanark County??
We find guys in our deer hunting area now and again that live 200 or more miles away..always upsets me when strangers show-up in my home woods…
They must have missed that left turn at Albuguergue…
Outdoorsguy
“Quebec hunters nabbed in Lanark County” Sad when the media announces criminals as “Hunters”. True Hunters follow the law, these people are not hunters they are poachers and the headline should be as such.
Duly noted, Bush24….that was my oversight.
Please see the new subject line..as it should have read in the first place!!
My apologies..
Outdoorsguy
YA! Bush24… hit that right on the head .!!!!!! OH by the wat don’t think it’s only up in gods maple sugar bush , about 5 years ago fishing down at peitre island it was nice and relaxing then all hell broke loose when we saw a boat flying across the big pond from the other side this guy was laying in the front comando style shooting at any duck, goose, or bird that jumped up , well it’s too bad i left mine at home that day if you know what i meen !!!! BUT there is still alot of REAL HUNTERS out there .
Wow Paul…I bet you were tempted to cast a big plug in their direction?!
I wonder how much of a fine would that be…discharging a firearm from a motorized vehicle?
Outdoorsguy
I think they should have of had all their supplies seized and more hefty fines. Working on the Klondike Highway up here in the Yukon Territory, i have talked to afew Conservation Officers who said the laws arent even a slap on the wrist anywhere outside the Territories. Its nice to see trailers with snowmobiles and 4 wheelers and all supplies hitched to a Conservation truck because I know they are doing something about it… And to anyone who thinks its irrelevant for them to be from the country they call Quebec it is !!!!! They have there own land to hunt.. Up here i see americans, germans, swiss, etc… coming here to hunt our wildlife and it disgusts me… Stay on your own damn land if your gonna kill something morons!!!!!
Pete says:
March 26, 2010 at 6:31 am
GOOD FOR THEM !!!!
I am so sick of seeing those Quebecers coming over here to hunt.
I think the MNR should double the price of non-resident hunting license to help them keep them away and to make a few extra bucks off of them ……
@ Pete
why would anyone be sick of seeing people from out of province. These people buy licenses that are 4 to 10 times more expencive than we pay and that money goes into the coffers of the MNR. I know for me, I love going out of province to hunt, usually for game that is not available to me in Ontario, but even if it is available, I love hunting road trips, and fishing road trip as well and I expect to be treated well, not like “go home you Ontarion”
And I try to treat people like I want to be treated
Iggy, I agree with you.
But like Jeff said, It really upsets me to see strangers in my “home woods”. I particulary see many of them since I live only about 15 miles away from the Quebec border. They just seem to be all over the place.
Even the guy where I bought my deer tag last year told me how he was happy to “Finally ” get a chance to fill out a resident tag form.