Two People Fined for Illegally Hunting Moose on Protected and Private Lands

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Two individuals from Southern Ontario have been fined a total of $8,950 for the following moose hunting violations:

Luc Dupuis of Rockland pleaded guilty to hunting moose without a licence and possessing another person's tag while hunting. He was fined $7,500 and received a one-year hunting licence suspension.

Fernand Cleroux of Orléans pleaded guilty to using a firearm carelessly to hunt and to hunting moose on private land without carrying the required consent of the landowner. He was fined $1,450, received a one-year hunting licence suspension and is required to complete the Ontario Hunter Education Course.

In addition, the bull moose from the illegal hunt was seized and donated.

The Ontario Court of Justice heard that on October 8, 2024, conservation officers were conducting All-Terrain Vehicle patrols near Milton Road in the city of Ottawa. The officers located two hunters on National Capital Commission property in the Mer Bleue Bog, which prohibits all hunting activities.

During the inspection, officers located a hunting blind, bait site and a bull moose in the bog, which had been shot by Dupuis that morning. Dupuis was also in possession of another person's bull moose tag. Cleroux was found to have been hunting on a nearby property without carrying the required landowner consent and handling a firearm without due care and attention.

Justice of the Peace Robert H. Lewin heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Ottawa, on April 24, 2025.

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