Trio fined for bear hunting violations in Peterborough County

[Quack_Kills]

https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news-story/8328734-trio-fined-for-bear-hunting-violations-in-peterborough-county/


Three Peterborough County men were fined a total of $8,500 last Thursday in Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough for offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.
Mitchell Klompmaker pleaded guilty to four charges and was fined $2,000 by Justice of the Peace Jason Mariasine for hunting bear without a licence, $1,000 for using another person's licence, $1,500 for possessing another person's bear seal and $500 for transporting a black bear that was unlawfully killed.
In addition to the fines, his rifle and ammunition were seized and were permanently forfeited to the Crown. The bear was also donated to a local charity, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
Christopher Klompmaker pleaded guilty to allowing someone else to use his bear licence and was fined $1,000.
Nicholas Lachapelle pleaded guilty to two charges and was fined $1,000 for using another person's licence and $1,500 for possessing another person's bear seal.
On Nov. 13, a conservation officer encountered three men hunting deer in the former Belmont Township, court heard. Upon inspection Mitchell Klompmaker was found to have a black bear tied to the back of his off-road vehicle. Christopher Klompmaker claimed to have shot and tagged the bear.
Further investigation determined that only Mitchell Klompmaker and Nicholas Lachapelle had been hunting together and Mitchell Klompmaker shot the bear from his tree stand illegally.
He did not possess a valid bear licence and contacted Christopher Klompmaker asking him to bring his licence and bear seal to the hunting location, court heard. Lachapelle met Christopher Klompmaker at the parking area near the hunting location and took Christopher's bear licence and seal, and returned to the kill site to give it to Mitchell Klompmaker.
Mitchell Klompmaker then attached the game seal to the bear and transported it by an off-road vehicle to the parking area where they were encountered by the conservation officer.
The ministry's canine unit helped to locate the kill site and spent casings from the rifle used by Mitchell Klompmaker to kill the bear, a release from the ministry states.

[finsfurfeathers]

And with this info a second read through this thread might be in order
https://www.oodmag.com/community/sho...y-hunting-deer

[trimmer21]

And with this info a second read through this thread might be in order
https://www.oodmag.com/community/sho...y-hunting-deer

There were lots of "what if's" in the other thread,fins,none of which applies here. This hunter clearly shot a Bear without a license,then,called his buddy to bring his tag. That's an offense. He then transferred the tag to the shooter who attached it to the Bear. That's an offense,too. With the extemporaneous charges,they all got whacked. Good job,CO's.

[Gilroy]

Lots of camps make the same mistake each year,they buy a single bear tag just in case and do not read the regulations....

[finsfurfeathers]

There were lots of "what if's" in the other thread,fins,none of which applies here. This hunter clearly shot a Bear without a license,then,called his buddy to bring his tag. That's an offense. He then transferred the tag to the shooter who attached it to the Bear. That's an offense,too. With the extemporaneous charges,they all got whacked. Good job,CO's.

Same theme creatively interpreting the regs to suit their needs

Lots of camps make the same mistake each year,they buy a single bear tag just in case and do not read the regulations....

LOL they have read the regs how else does one try and thwart the regulations. They well know what they are doing

[MikePal]

They well know what they are doing

Same thing happens with the Deer/Moose Party Hunt with a great many camps ...guys holding tags issue to hunters (Wives/GFs) that aren't there...it's a common practice.

[Gilroy]

LOL they have read the regs how else does one try and thwart the regulations. They well know what they are doing

I disagree with you on this one, very few hunters take the time to read the regulations and depend on others for advice and hearsay and this is what leads to this problem. Very few hunters know the rules for party hunting bears and a large number believe one tag is good for the whole group and anyone can shot the bear.

[smitty55]

I disagree with you on this one, very few hunters take the time to read the regulations and depend on others for advice and hearsay and this is what leads to this problem. Very few hunters know the rules for party hunting bears and a large number believe one tag is good for the whole group and anyone can shot the bear.

How the hell could you possibly know this. You sure are good at making assumptions without knowing any facts.

[trimmer21]

How the hell could you possibly know this. You sure are good at making assumptions without knowing any facts.

Learn from experience,pure and simple. I can't count the number of times I've heard of gangs doing exactly the same thing because they didn't read the damn regs. They've just been lucky enough not to get caught.

[Greenhorn]

Good for the CO. They should have charged them with littering for leaving the shell casing. Good dog.