THUNDER BAY — A Justice of the Peace in Thunder Bay has fined a Sault Ste. Marie man a total of $5,500 after finding him guilty of hunting offences.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, the case involves an incident in October 2023 in the Esker Lake Road area, north of Terrace Bay.
The court heard that conservation officers observed Fred McLeod actively hunting for moose.
When they asked for his licence, he claimed to be hunting under Indigenous harvesting rights, but was unable to provide documentation.
The officers also learned that his federal firearms licence had been revoked.
The man was contacted three times over three months but failed to prove that he had Indigenous harvesting rights.
McLeod was found guilty of hunting moose without a licence and hunting with a firearm without possessing the required documentation.
