B.C. man fined $8K for unlawfully killing moose, recruiting help of 2nd party to cover up offence
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A B.C. man is facing an $8,000 fine, plus a one-year hunting ban, after pleading guilty in provincial court to unlawfully killing a moose.
A B.C. man is facing an $8,000 fine, plus a one-year hunting ban, after pleading guilty in provincial court to unlawfully killing a moose.
Princeton’s Travis Hogg recently entered a plea agreement in Penticton provincial court over his hunting offences in the fall of 2021, according to the Conservation Officer Service.
In a Facebook post Wednesday, the COS explained Hogg took full responsibility for killing a moose while using a Limited Entry Hunting authorization in the China Creek area near Princeton, though he enlisted the help of a second party to cover it up.
According to the province’s website, an LEH authorization permits a resident of B.C. to hunt a specific species in a certain area during a set time.
The COS explained that after killing the animal, Hogg had a second party purchase and cancel a species licence to cover that moose, which the B.C. government lists as costing $25 online.
This allowed Hogg to continue hunting on his LEH authorization, according to the post.
“During the initial investigation, the moose was seized and the meat was donated to a local charity for distribution to families in need after the November floods,” wrote the COS, referring to the atmospheric river that devastated parts of the province in 2021.
