Napanee hunter fined for possessing illegally killed moose | Belleville Intelligencer
07/30/2024
Joshua Stevenson of Napanee pleaded guilty in a remote hearing to unlawfully invalidating a tag with respect to an animal killed by another person and for possessing illegally killed wildlife and was fined $2,500, according to a court bulletin issued by the Ontario government.
The hunter was licensed to hunt cow moose in Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 15B at the time of the hunt. On the morning of Oct. 17, 2023, Poleschuk located the moose he shot and determined he had shot a bull moose, which he was unlicensed to hunt.
Rather than reporting the mistake to a conservation officer, the court heard, Poleschuk sought out another hunter, Stevenson, and “had Stevenson invalidate his WMU 15B bull moose tag on the animal to conceal the illegal harvest.”
The moose was seized.
Justice of the Peace Bernard Caron heard the case remotely in the Ontario Court of Justice, Thunder Bay, on April 3.
To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, members of the public can call the ministry TIPS line toll free at 1-877-847-7667. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.