Bonfield man loses hunting priviliges for unlawful moose hunting

MNR News Release

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A Bonfield man has been fined a total of $3000 and has lost his hunting privileges for one year for unlawfully hunting moose.

Irvine Reaman pleaded guilty and was fined $2000 for killing a moose without a proper validation tag and an additional $1000 for providing a false statement to a conservation officer. His hunting privileges have also been suspended for one year.

On October 30, 2010, Reaman killed an adult bull moose in Wildlife Management Unit 41, near North Bay, but was only licensed to hunt a calf moose. The moose was quartered, skinned and hung in a garage where a calf moose jaw was brought in to attempt to conceal that the animal was actually an adult. In a written statement, Mr. Reaman denied having shot an adult moose but later admitted to doing so, thinking that he was shooting at a calf.

The moose meat was forfeited to the Crown.

Justice of the Peace Ruby Beck heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, North Bay, on March 24, 2011.

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 call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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