Two men from Leamington, Ontario have been fined over $17,000 for illegally hunting deer in the Nestor Falls area.
Back in October of 2022, the men spotted a deer decoy on Tri-Lake Road.
They shone the headlights of their vehicle at it and shot the decoy seven times with high powered rifles.
One man has been fined $10,000 and pleaded guilty for hunting at night, having a loaded firearm in a vehicle and hunting big game without a license.
The other man has been fined $7,500 and pleaded guilty to hunting at night and careless hunting.
Further investigation revealed that one of the hunters had also shot an antlerless deer in 2021 in the Nestor Falls area but had used a Wildlife Management Unit 7B tag that was only valid to be used for an antlerless deer harvested in the City of Kenora.
They’ve both been banned from hunting in Ontario for two years and have to complete an Ontario Hunter Education course before purchasing another hunting license.
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