File photo by Christine Roy.
Careless hunting has cost a southern Ontario man $4,000 after he fired a high-powered near someone's house.
Cho Lay of St. Mary’s pleaded guilty and was fined $3,000 for discharging a firearm without due care and attention for people or property, $400 each for trespassing with the purpose of hunting and hunting without a licence, and $200 for failing to immediately attach his seal to a deer.
Lay is prohibited from hunting for two years and must successfully complete the Ontario Hunter Education Course before hunting in the province again.
Court heard that on November 10, 2014, Lay was hunting deer along Odds Drive in Restoule.
He saw a deer on private property and trespassed onto the property to shoot it. He fired twice at the deer with his high-powered rifle in the direction of a family home and two large propane tanks.
He retrieved the deer and left the area.
Justice of the Peace Lauren Scully heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, North Bay, on March 18, 2015.
Natural Resources says hunters are reminded to be sure of their target and what lies beyond it before pulling the trigger.
