{"id":674287,"date":"2026-03-22T18:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/674287\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T18:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:19:13","slug":"lifetime-hunting-ban-730-fine-for-moose-hunting-offences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/674287\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime hunting ban, $730 fine for moose hunting offences"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated:\u00a0March 22, 2026 at 11:28AM EDT<\/p>\n

Published:\u00a0March 22, 2026 at 9:46AM EDT<\/p>\n

A northeastern Ontario man has received a lifetime hunting ban and been ordered to pay $730 in fines following a pair of moose hunting violations in the Larder Lake area<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Donald Gosselin of Larder Lake pleaded guilty to failing to properly attach an invalidated moose tag and failing to produce a licence to a conservation officer, said the Ministry of Natural Resources<\/a> in a recently released court bulletin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The penalties were handed down following an investigation that began on Nov. 11, 2024, when conservation officers conducted a vehicle stop on Larder Station Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vehicle stop leads to investigation<\/p>\n

\u201cGosselin was returning from his hunting camp with his rifle on the passenger seat,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon inspection, Gosselin denied harvesting a moose to the conservation officers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"MNR Conservation officer in vehicle An undated image of an Ontario conservation officer working inside his parked ministry-issued vehicle. (File photo\/Supplied\/Ministry of Natural Resources) <\/p>\n

A subsequent investigation revealed that Gosselin had in fact harvested a moose and kept it at a nearby house. The moose did not have a tag attached as per the Ontario Hunting Regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lifetime prohibition, firearm forfeiture<\/p>\n

In addition to the $730 in fines, Gosselin received a lifetime prohibition from possessing an Ontario hunting licence and engaging in any hunting activities in Ontario.<\/p>\n

His firearm was permanently forfeited to the Crown, and the moose was donated.<\/p>\n

Justice of the Peace Wade R. Cachagee heard the case remotely in the Ontario Court of Justice in Haileybury<\/a> on Nov. 13, 2025.<\/p>\n

To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, call the ministry TIPS line toll-free at 1-877-847-7667 or contact Crime Stoppers<\/a> anonymously.<\/p>\n

For more information about unsolved cases, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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