Southern Ontario men fined $7K for illegal moose kill

A bull moose is shown laying in a wooded area in this stock photo. (File photo/Pixabay/ShutterStock)

Two southern Ontario men have been fined a total of $7,000 for moose hunting violations after a 2024 investigation north of Marathon.

Scott Nadalin of Windsor pleaded guilty to hunting moose without a licence and was fined $5,000 while Anthony Diesbourg of Belle River pleaded guilty to unlawfully invalidating his tag on an animal killed by another person and was fined $2,000.

Distance mattered

“On Oct. 16, 2024, conservation officers were patrolling the area around Killala Lake Road, north of Marathon, Ont., when they contacted a group of hunters,” wrote the Ministry of Natural Resources in a recent court bulletin.

“During the inspection and subsequent investigation, it was determined that on Oct. 13, Nadalin shot a bull moose while he was at least 11.3 kilometres from Diesbourg, who was the tag holder.”

Although Nadalin possessed a moose hunting licence, he violated party hunting regulations by being more than five kilometres from the tag holder.

Tag invalidated after the fact

“After being contacted over radio, Diesbourg attended the kill site and invalidated his tag for the moose killed by Nadalin,” wrote the ministry.

The moose was seized by conservation officers and donated to a local Indigenous community.

Justice of the Peace Jennifer L. Robinson heard the case in a Thunder Bay courtroom on Aug. 12 and issued the penalties under the authority of the Ontario Court of Justice.

To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, call the ministry TIPS line toll-free at 1-877-847-7667 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.

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