A man in southwestern Saskatchewan has been fined after killing an antelope by running it down with an all-terrain vehicle.
The Ministry of Environment says a conservation officer in October watched a man on an ATV drive over an antelope at a high rate of speed near Maple Creek.
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The officer says the man then loaded the animal onto the vehicle.
When the officer approached, the man told the investigator to leave the area.
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Jonathon Hofer pleaded guilty under the Wildlife Act to chasing a big game animal with a vehicle and waste of game.
Hofer has been fined $3,280 and banned from hunting or trapping for one year.
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