Three northern hunters fined after investigation worthy of CSI – Elliot Lake Today
Conservation officers went to great lengths — including animal DNA analysis, trail cameras and search warrants — to prove an unlicensed hunter shot a bull moose in 2022
In this story, the “C” in CSI stands for conservation.
Three northern Ontario hunters were tagged with hefty fines after a “lengthy” investigation by conservation officers that included matching moose DNA, reviewing trail camera photos and executing multiple search warrants.
It all began in October 2022, when an officer encountered three hunters in South Lorrain Township, in Timiskaming. The trio possessed a bull moose, which one of the men — Zachary MacMillan of North Bay — said he shot under the authority of his Indigenous harvesting rights.
