The two Ontario men who shot a bull moose decoy on a rural roadside in the fall of 2015 pleaded guilty to their charges and were handed down suspensions and $5,000 worth of fines.
On October 13, 2015, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources officers placed a bull moose decoy on a rural road east of Ignace, Ontario. It wasn’t long until a pair of half-wits came along and spotted the would-be moose. According to the ministry’s reports, the two men left their vehicle and proceeded to shoot the decoy from the roadway.
When apprehended, the men were without a bull moose tag and failed to meet the province’s party hunting requirements.
One man, a previous offender with a long rap sheet of unpaid fines and hunting-related offenses was fined $3,000 for careless shooting on a public road and $2,000 for moose hunting without a license. His partner-in-crime received a $2,500 fine for careless shooting on a public road and a $1,500 fine for moose hunting without a license.
In addition to the fines handed down by conservation officers, each received a one-year hunting license suspension and were ordered to re-take the province’s hunter education course before either will be eligible for new hunting privileges.
