https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/two-fined-for-illegal-hunting-during-moose-decoy-operation-11495373#:~:text=Officers%20saw%20a,also%20fined%20%245%2C500.
11/15/2025
On Oct. 13, 2024, conservation officers were conducting a moose decoy operation on Lac des Mille Lacs, about 120 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, in response to “ongoing issues with illegal hunting methods including moose being shot from motorboats,” the Ministry of Natural Resources stated in a news release.
Officers saw a man operating a motorboat “in a manner that purposely positioned the boat in proximity to the moose decoys.” Another man then shot his rifle at the decoys from the boat. Both men fled the area and were then arrested by officers.
Robert Kerr, of Meaford, pleaded guilty to using a boat to kill, injure or harass wildlife. He was fined $5,500.
Bryan Loker, of Kitchener, pleaded guilty to having a loaded firearm in a motorboat and discharging the firearm from the motorboat. He was also fined $5,500.
Kerr’s case was heard by Justice of the Peace Jennifer A. Neill in Thunder Bay on April 3.
Justice of the Peace Jerry M. Woods Jr. heard the case involving Loker in Thunder Bay on Aug. 11.