Moose hunting YouTube video ends with major fines for 2 Sask. men

Next clip you are going hunting and want to stock your memories online, you mightiness want to make judge you are hunting legally.

A moose hunting video posted online has led to 2 Saskatchewan men being fined much than $6,000 successful provincial court.

David Ostapiw of Prince Albert pleaded blameworthy to unlawfully hunting, unlawfully possessing wildlife, failing to deterioration hunting colours, utilizing different person’s crippled seal and providing mendacious accusation to an officer. He was fined $4,570.

Steven Ostapiw of Saskatoon pleaded blameworthy to allowing his crippled seal to beryllium utilized by different person, providing mendacious accusation to an serviceman and falsifying a huntsman harvest survey. He was fined $1,650.

Both men received one-year hunting suspensions.

The ineligible conflict began successful January 2023 aft a conservation serviceman from nan Greenwater Lake area watched a YouTube video of nan hunting travel adjacent Hudson Bay successful November 2022.

A bull moose was changeable and harvested successful nan video and nan serviceman did not judge nan huntsman had a valid licence. They alternatively utilized different person’s crippled seal.

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The investigation led officers to a location adjacent Prince Albert successful March 2023, wherever they collected a gun, physics media devices, moose nutrient and antlers.

“A forensic study of nan physics devices led officers to nan termination site,” nan state said successful a property release.

“In May 2023, astir six months aft nan moose was harvested, officers conducted an extended hunt of nan area and managed to find expended firearm cartridge casings. The casings were a forensic lucifer for nan firearm utilized successful nan offence.”

People who fishy wildlife, fisheries, forestry aliases biology violations are asked to telephone Saskatchewan’s toll-free Turn In Poachers and Polluters (TIPP) statement astatine 1-800-667-7561 aliases report violations online.