An investigation into illegal moose hunting launched by the provincial government’s Resource Enforcement Division has resulted in convictions against three Carbonear men.
One man was convicted last year of two counts of possession of big game and one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition without holding a big game licence. He was fined $2,500 and is barred from hunting for five years. His firearm, ammunition and the moose were all forfeited to the Crown.
This year, two more men were convicted. One was fined $1,000 for possession of big game, and was also sentenced to a five-year hunting prohibition, His firearm, ammunition, axe and knives were seized and forfeited.
The third man was convicted last month and fined $300. He’s prohibited from holding a moose licence for one year. The illegal ammunition in his possession was forfeited.