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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 1 2011, 07:22 PM (1,650 Views) | |
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Mar 1 2011, 07:22 PM Post #1 |
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Anyone know any of these clowns? Bancroft area hunt camp members fined $30,000 for moose poaching Eight men belonging to a Bancroft area hunting camp and charged with 35 offences have been fined a total of $30,000. The eight men, members of the Bear Shanty Hunt Camp, pleaded guilty to numerous offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act related to poaching moose off the Old Hastings Road in the Township of Faraday. Lionel Towle, of Whitby, pleaded guilty to killing a bull and cow moose without the authority of a licence, possessing and transporting the illegally killed animals, making a false statement to a conservation officer, and displaying a void licence. He was fined a total of $9,000 for these offences, his rifle was forfeited to the Crown and his hunting licence was suspended for two years. Richard Towle, of Bancroft, pleaded guilty to unlawfully hunting a bull moose, unlawfully possessing and transporting the moose, and using and permitting a void licence to be displayed. He was fined a total of $6,000 and his hunting licence was suspended for two years. Craig Towle, of Cavan, pleaded guilty to possessing and transporting the bull and cow moose that Lionel Towle had illegally killed. He was fined a total of $2,000 and his hunting licence was suspended for one year. Deane Card, of Bancroft, pleaded guilty to the same charges, was fined a total of $2,000 and had his hunting licence suspended for one year. Randy Wood, of Bancroft, pleaded guilty to possessing and transporting the bull moose that Lionel Towle had illegally killed and making false statements to a conservation officer. He was fined a total of $4,000 and his hunting licence was suspended for one year. Paul Varty, of Cameron, pleaded guilty to possessing and transporting the bull moose Lionel Towle illegally killed and making a false statement to a conservation officer. He was fined $3,500 and his hunting licence was suspended for one year. Paul Neath, of Stouffville, pleaded guilty to the same charges and was fined a total of $1,500. An eighth man pleaded guilty to possessing and transporting the bull and cow moose that Lionel Towle had illegally killed. He was fined a total of $1,500 and his hunting licence was suspended for one year. All moose meat seized during the investigation was forfeited to the Crown. The court heard that, on October 24, 2008, while on patrol during the moose hunt, conservation officers conducted a routine camp check of the Bear Shanty Hunt Camp and spoke with Lionel Towle at the camp. Lionel Towle had four moose quarters from a bull moose he claimed to have killed during their hunt. Lionel advised that his brother, Richard, had tagged the moose and it was the only moose that the Bear Shanty Hunt Camp had killed during the hunt. On further investigation, the remains of two additional adult moose were discovered. DNA samples were collected and the ministry’s canine unit was brought in and found two spent 30-06 casings near the kill site. The investigation revealed that on opening day of the moose hunt, Paul Varty shot a bull moose and the camp used its only adult moose tag. A couple of days later, Lionel Towle shot an additional bull and cow moose for which the party had no licences. The Bear Shanty camp re-used the original bull tag on the second bull and gave away the cow to a hunt camp located south of the Bear Shanty Hunt Camp. Over 30 officers from five different Ministry of Natural Resources districts were involved in the investigation. Members of the camp who accepted the cow moose from Bear Shanty Hunt Camp will appear in court on July 7, 2009, to answer to charges laid against them. Justice of the Peace Barry Moran heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Bancroft, on June 2, 2009. To report a natural resources violation, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR (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). Mike Ladouceur, Bancroft District, 613-332-3940, Ext. 238 Shane Brownlee, Bancroft District, 613-332-3940, Ext. 247 |
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| Renegade | Mar 1 2011, 07:46 PM Post #2 |
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Thankfully they got caught. That group was probably responsible for a lot more poaching that wha they got charged for. Now they are know. Good. Still not enough punishment. ![]() Your title should read Bancroft area POACHERS, not hunters. |
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Mar 1 2011, 07:52 PM Post #3 |
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Great post BIGR guys like these scum make us all look bad |
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Mar 1 2011, 09:33 PM Post #4 |
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I have an uncle who hunts near that area actually just south of Bear Shanty hunt camp in an old ghost town Umpreville. He heard of it the week it happened and was hoping they would get caught but didn't want to be the whistle blower but word gets around quick up there. Too bad to see that happen, oh and by the way there is some great bass fishing in BearShanty lake, use to have a trail too it from hwy62 but new landowners wouldn't let us use it anymore. Haven't been to that lake in years but it is a pretty little lake. |
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Take a kid hunting...you'll need someone to drag it when you get older! They are our future. | |
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Apr 8 2011, 07:28 PM Post #5 |
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We had the same thing happen in fall 2009 near Dacre southwest of eganville. Guy shot a cow durin g deer hunt opeining day, let it walk to the forestry access road and it died on the road. Discovered by other deer hunters MNR contatced and the moose was ceased. They pleaded they thought it was a deer. 900 pound 7 foot tall cow black as soot, yeah right he thought it was a deer. larry mcbuck |
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| 30cal4me | Apr 8 2011, 07:46 PM Post #6 |
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As if that wasn't bad enough, some of these scum got charged again. November 22, 2010 $4,000 In Fines For Numerous Hunting Offences Three men belonging to a Bancroft-area hunting camp have been fined a total of $4,000 for 14 hunting offences. The men, members of the Bear Shanty Hunt Camp, pleaded guilty to numerous offences including failing to comply with conditions of a court order, possessing a void licence, using a void licence and making a false statement in an application. Lionel Towle, of Whitby, and Deane Card, of Bancroft, each pleaded guilty to the four counts and were fined $1,500 each and had their hunting licences suspended for five years. Paul Varty, of Cameron, pleaded guilty to failing to comply with conditions of a court order, two counts of possessing a void licence, two counts of using a void licence and making a false statement in an application. Varty was fined $1,000 and had his hunting licence suspended for six years. The court heard that Towle, Varty, and Card, along with five other members of the Bear Shanty Hunt Camp, had pleaded guilty to more than 30 offences before the Bancroft Provincial Offences Court on June 2, 2009. The charges were in relation to the illegal harvesting by members of the Bear Shanty Hunt Camp of two moose that were shot by Lionel Towle during the 2008 regular moose season. As a result of that case, each of the men was issued a Provincial Court Order prohibiting him from applying for, or possessing a hunting licence during this time. They were further ordered not to engage in any activity for which they would be required to hold a hunting licence. The investigating officer found that the three men defied their court orders by purchasing moose licences and applying in the adult moose validation tag draw system in 2010. Varty also purchased a deer licence and entered the antlerless deer draw in 2010 while still under the licence prohibition. Justice of the Peace, Sam Cureatz heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Bancroft, on November 18, 2010. To report a natural resources violation, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR (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). Mike Ladouceur, Bancroft District, 613-332-3940, Ext. 238 Shane Brownlee, Bancroft District, 613-332-3940, Ext. 247 |
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| Big Game Hunter | Apr 11 2011, 10:03 PM Post #7 |
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I read about this somewhere. They obviously didn't get the message the first time. Should have given them bigger fines the second around. Next time (and we all know there will be a next time) they should get an automatic lifetime ban from hunting and possessing firearms. |
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LoneWolf
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Apr 26 2011, 09:09 PM Post #8 |
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EXACTLY!!! Can you imagine what these guys have gotten away with other years??? |
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Tim H
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Apr 29 2011, 10:13 AM Post #9 |
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I can't believe these idiots were right back at it in 2010, at the same camp no less! You have to be pretty stupid to apply for a moose licence or an antlerless deer tag while you are under a hunting suspension. I'm more confused about how they were able to apply for hunting licences while suspended though. I understand that the system isn't set up with the main intent of picking up suspended licences, but come on! We're using computers these days, there's got to be some way to red-flag that licence number. These fools should face much harder punishment this time around, I think a life-time licence suspension is in order. |
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LoneWolf
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Apr 29 2011, 11:31 AM Post #10 |
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I agree 110%... You hit the nail square on the head there, Tim.
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Apr 29 2011, 12:17 PM Post #11 |
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a life time ban from hunting wont do any good, they werent allowed to hunt the second year they were caught so really didnt matter. A better option would be to hurt them finacially, take the camp and auction it off, proceeds going to some wildlife program. |
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condescending twat Someone who looks down on other people and is beyond arrogant | |
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LoneWolf
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Apr 29 2011, 01:28 PM Post #12 |
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Yeah, you're probably right. Sounds like they're the type that would still go out and hunt without licenses anyway, even if their hunting priviledges were taken away. But still wouldn't hurt to strip them of that priviledge for life anyway. For sure, taking the camp away from them would hurt them. |
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