Goulais River man fined for deer hunting offences

Small buck was found with a game seal belonging to someone other than Tuomela

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MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND FORESTRY

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A Goulais River man has been fined a total of $3,500 for deer hunting offences.

Michael Tuomela pleaded guilty and was fined $2,500 for unlawfully hunting deer without a licence and $1,000 for unlawfully using another person’s deer licence. He also received a three-year hunting suspension.

Court heard that on November 13, 2016, a conservation officer inspected two deer hanging in a garage located on St. Joseph Island. A small buck was found with a game seal belonging to someone other than Tuomela.

Further investigation revealed that Tuomela had already used his deer game seal on a deer in the early archery season, and had killed this buck without a valid deer hunting licence.

Justice of the Peace Kathleen Bryant heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Sault Ste. Marie, on May 3, 2017.

For further information on hunting regulations, please consult the Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary available at ontario.ca/hunting.

To report a natural resources violation, call the MNRF TIPS line at 1-877-847-7667 toll-free any time or contact your local ministry office during regular business hours. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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