Alberta hunter fined for gaming Saskatchewan's big game draw
CBC
An Alberta man who falsified information to get into the big game hunting draw in Saskatchewan has to pay an $8,400 fine after his lies were discovered.
Chance Ryland Pollock pleaded guilty to charges under the Wildlife Act last month in Kindersley provincial court.
Most big game draws are open only to Saskatchewan residents. Non-resident hunters have to use the services of a licensed outfitter or get prior permission from a First Nation to hunt on their reserve lands.
But there is a white-tailed deer draw that allows all Canadian residents to apply. It gives priority to people who have immediate family members living in the province.
Pollock's name was flagged while conservation officers were doing checks of sponsors for the 2024 hunting season, Crown prosecutor Suzanne Reid said in court. Reid said officers contacted a man who lives near Delisle, Sask., who had sponsored Pollock's application.
He told them that Pollock was his nephew and the other name on the application was Pollock's girlfriend.
But that's not what Pollock had put on the application. He had claimed his uncle was his brother. He had also applied on behalf of his girlfriend in more recent years and had falsely listed her as his brother's child.
Pollock admitted he applied and lied on draw applications for six hunting seasons between 2015 and 2024. He harvested a deer each year.
He and his girlfriend were both charged, but after Pollock pleaded guilty, the Crown stayed the charges against the girlfriend.
As part of his guilty pleas, Pollock agreed to pay $8,400 in fines. He will also be prohibited from hunting in Saskatchewan for two years and he had to surrender the six sets of antlers from the deer he illegally hunted.
At the end of the hearing, Judge Bruce Bauer asked Pollock if there was anything he wanted to say.
"I was applying with a blood family sponsor, thought it was OK, turns out it's not," Pollock said.
"Well, you were also giving false information, is that correct?" Bauer asked.
"Yes," Pollock replied.
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