Two people fined for illegal moose hunting in Ottawa

A Government of Ontario conservation officer vehicle is seen in this generic image. (Source: Ministry of Natural Resources)

Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) says two people have been fined nearly $9,000 for moose hunting violations in the city of Ottawa.

The ministry said Friday that an investigation began on Oct. 8, 2024. Conservation officers were conducting ATV patrols near Milton Road when they found two people in the Mer Bleue Bog along with a hunting blind, bait site, and a bull moose that had been shot that morning. Hunting in the bog is prohibited by the National Capital Commission.

The MNR said Luc Dupuis, of Rockland, pleaded guilty to hunting moose without a licence and possessing another person’s hunting tag. He was fined $7,500 and is banned from hunting for one year.

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. The MNR said Cleroux was found to have been hunting on a nearby property without carrying the required landowner consent.

He was fined $1,450, received a one-year hunting ban, and must complete an Ontario Hunter Education Course.

The case was heard in court in Ottawa on April 24, 2025, the MNR said.

The ministry says the moose was seized and donated.

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