Illegal Activity In Chapleau Game Preserve Leads To Fines
A Foleyet man has been fined $1,385 for illegal hunting and fishing activities within the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve.
Wilfred Trochimchuk pleaded guilty to a number of offences, including possession of a firearm in the game preserve, operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) without a helmet, making a false statement to a conservation officer and possessing more than the allowed limit of walleye.
Wilfred Trochimchuk pleaded guilty as was fined $250 for possession of a firearm in the game preserve, $85 for operating an all-terrain vehicle without a helmet, $750 for making a false statement to a conservation officer and $300 for possessing four walleye over the limit.
Court heard that in October 2009, conservation officers met Trochimchuk in the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve, where hunting is prohibited. He was in possession of a loaded sawed-off shotgun capable of harvesting moose and other big game, although he possessed an archery hunting tag for a bull moose. Trochimchuk said the shotgun was required for bear protection. He made false statements to officers regarding the location of his camp, from where he produced four walleye beyond the legal limit. The shotgun and all walleye were seized and later forfeited to the Crown.
Justice of the Peace Alex Spence heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Timmins, on February 16, 2012.
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