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Two men fined for killing coyotes in a helicopter

A Saskatchewan judge has fined two men 21-thousand dollars for firing their guns from a helicopter. Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press

REGINA – A Saskatchewan judge has fined two men 21-thousand dollars  for firing their guns from a helicopter.

Court heard the men were up in the chopper, shooting at coyotes on the ground, southeast of Maidstone near Lloydminster in January 2012.

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Erick and Jan Alsager have also had their hunting licences suspended.

Officials say shooting from a helicopter is not only against wildlife regulations, but dangerous to other people who may be on the ground.

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