moose fines

[manson]

I am not sure what the fine should be but at 320 dollars that is way to low . I believe a larger fine for reporting your self would stop hunters from shooting to quickly to many people are fireing when they are not 100% sure what they are shooting at. the fines for leaving game meat to spoil are higher and with less tags I would think less people would look the other way

[fishermccann]

If you shoot the wrong one by "mistake", do you get to keep it or is it taken away?

[woody1948]

I see it differently, up the fines and watch the Moose rot in the bush. The fine is for an honest guy making an honest mistake. not for a Poacher trying not to get caught

[topher]

If you shoot the wrong one by "mistake", do you get to keep it or is it taken away?

MNR keeps it and supposedly donates it to needy families in the area...

[fishermccann]

Thanks for the info. Maybe that's why people who make mistakes walk-run away from them without owning up. Not that I think you should gain from a "mistake".

[mbhunter]

I agree. Higher fines only leads to more people walking away from it.

Didn't mean to get any feathers up with my previous posts. I get to see a lot of moose winter around our area and see them by snowmobile often. I dog a lot in moose season so I do see a lot of moose, just the wrong gender. It really strikes a nerve when I see a moose (or any animal for that matter) left to rot by someone who shot it.

I will agree that unforeseen circumstances may happen - the bull running away only to be a different bull - but don't like the idea of "oops, oh well leave it for the wolves"

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of Turkey season.

MB

[delmer]

I see it differently, up the fines and watch the Moose rot in the bush. The fine is for an honest guy making an honest mistake. not for a Poacher trying not to get caught

I agree. If the fine becomes too high, people aren't going to turn themselves in. They will leave it, and take their chances.

[manson]

the mnr would have to tell you their success rate on charges for moose left in the bush . But past experience tells me when you report it the ministry will have a better chance of laying charges . to many people just don't want to get involved.

[blargon]

CO's are not stupid. If they investigate and/or suspect you were poaching or being careless, they will charge you. When you get to court, it is on you to prove otherwise. 99.9% of the time, the judge will side with the CO.

[zxexn]

The prosecution will still have to prove their case against you. The JPs I've seen are pretty reasonable people, I don't agree that most of the time they've already situated their sentence.