Illegal Hunting

• Host of B.C. hunting TV show fined for illegal hunting activity

  Sheep and moose parts were later matched by DNA analysis to kill sites in Alberta and shell casings from a sheep kill in Alberta also matched the firearm officers seized in B.C.

  Crime

  Feb 8
  
• Ontario military commander charged after gun fired from boat, found in canal

  Col. Leif Dahl faces five charges after OPP allege he fired a gun from a boat in the Murray Canal at protected wildlife. Dahl has been commander of 8 Wing Trenton since July 2022.

  Crime

  Aug 29, 2023
  
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• Conservation officers probe deer poached out of season east of Bancroft

  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says a doe was found shot, killed and abanonded on Aides Island on Weslemkoon Lake in mid-August.

  Crime

  Aug 28, 2023
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• 2 hunters fined for shooting deer on private property in Minden

  Court heard that in November 2018, two men shot a white-tailed deer on land that was posted as private property and then entered the site to retrieve the animal.

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2023
• Two Manitoba outfitters lose licences in conservation probe sparked by black bear hunting

  Two Manitoba businesses have had their outfitting licences pulled by the province after a long investigation by the Conservation Officer Service.

  Crime

  Mar 30, 2023
• B.C. man fined $15K, given 10-year hunting ban for killing grizzly sow and cub

  The Conservation Officer Service says it began investigating after a wildlife scientist discovered a severed grizzly bear GPS collar and four tagged ear tips.

  Crime

  Feb 10, 2023
• Former Manitoba RCMP officer accused of illegally hunting a caribou, shooting police car instead

  Police say the accused has resigned and was discharged from the RCMP.

  Crime

  Feb 10, 2023
• Manitoba Conservation to get new equipment through $1.7M in provincial funding

  The province is also adding a centralized dispatch communications system for conservation officers.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2022
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• Manitoba hopes helicopter, unmarked vehicles, will help in fight against night hunting

  Manitoba is providing $300,000 for a helicopter contract and the addition of 11 new vehicles, all to be used in the fight against illicit night hunting.

  Crime

  Nov 3, 2022
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• 2 cougar kittens shot, killed; B.C. Conservation Officer Service seeking public help

  The Conservation Officer Service says it’s illegal to kill cougar kittens (any cougar with spots or under one year of age) or cougars in a family unit.

  Canada

  May 5, 2022