An Azilda man has been fined $4,000 for using a vehicle to hunt.
Clint Geley pleaded guilty and was fined $4,000 for using his truck to kill a bull moose. He received a two-year probation order and is required to complete the Hunter Education Course within the next three months. The moose was forfeited to the Crown.
Court heard that on Oct. 19, 2017, conservation officers with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry received information that Geley reported a motor vehicle collision with a moose on Jay Lake Road in Chelsea Township, south of Hornepayne. However, upon inspection, it was determined that Geley’s vehicle did not sustain any damage.
Further investigation revealed that Geley chased the large bull moose for approximately 1.8 kilometres with his truck. He struck the moose two or three times with his vehicle before the moose collapsed to the ground. Geley then used his vehicle to pin the moose on the ground and dispatched the animal with an axe.
Justice of the Peace François Cloutier heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Hearst, on Oct. 9, 2018.
For further information on hunting regulations, please consult the Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary available at ontario.ca/hunting.
To report a natural resources violation, call the ministry’s TIPS line at 1-877-847-7667 toll-free any time or contact your local ministry office during regular business hours. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). And visit Ontario.ca/mnrftips to view an interactive, searchable map of unsolved cases. You may be able to provide information that will help solve a case.
