A Mactier resident has pleaded guilty to trespassing for the purpose of hunting and discharging a firearm from a roadway.
He was recently fined $8,000 and had his hunting license suspended for two years.
The court heard that on November 7th, 2022, conservation officers were conducting a controlled deer decoy operation in the Port Carling area.
The planned operation was in response to public reports of trespassing and unsafe hunting practices in the area.
The resident shot at the deer decoy from the roadway with a shotgun and slug on the property he did not have permission to hunt on.
Justice of the Peace Margo Ballagh heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Bracebridge, on May 17th.