Three hunters handed one-year deer hunting suspensions

MNR News Release

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Three Earlton area residents have been fined $1,200 each for night hunting.

Jean Luc Baril, Richard Baril and Didier Germain were all found guilty of night hunting and each ordered to pay a $1,200 fine. They also received one-year deer hunting suspensions, and the crossbow used in the offence was forfeited to the Crown. Germain was also found guilty of possessing another person's deer seal and fined an additional $400.

Court heard that in the early morning hours of October 25, 2008, conservation officers found the three hunters in Carnarvon Township of Manitoulin Island an area that has a heavy concentration of white-tailed deer with an unencased crossbow in their vehicle and an arrow on the floor.

Justice of the Peace Norman Ross heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Gore Bay, on November 30, 2009.

For further information on hunting regulations, please consult the 2009-2010 Hunting Regulations Summary http://ontario.ca/hunting, available at ServiceOntario/Government Information Centres http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/ContactUs/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_178999.html, from licence issuers and at ontario.ca/hunting.

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

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