Yeah, I have a buddy up in Port Hardy who knew a group of folks like that who were squatting on the land out at Rupert Arm and it was well known that they were shooting deer all year round. He confronted them about it and they said they weren't poaching because "We eat them you know."
Boat was co-owned by the ringleader's wife. She wasn't present.
If the boat was forfeited, the absentee co-owner could have applied to get it back and may well have been successful in doing so. This way, the guy’s who were charged and convicted lose a lot of stuff along with the hefty fines.
True in most circumstances, but these ladz paid.
A quick calculation indicates they will be shelling out in excess of $ 90 K.
Somewhat painful.
As for them coming back... Nope.
Bans on any / all Canadian fishing Licenses and border crossing notification.
Not going to happen.
Nog
Last edited by IronNoggin; 04-10-2021 at 12:41 PM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVNNhzkJ-UU&feature=related
Egotistical, Self Centered, Son of a Bitch Killer that Doesn't Play Well With Others.
Guess he got to Know me
Three men banned from fishing or holding a fishing licence after one of the “most significant sport fish violations” a veteran Fisheries officer has seen in 20 years were residents of Washington State.
Bradley Wogalmott, Geoffrey Hoover, and Jonathan Magee, plead guilty in Campbell River Provincial Court on Feb. 24 to numerous violations of Canada’s Fisheries Act. The Honourable Judge Crockett ordered significant penalties for the three men.
Wogalmott was fined $15,000 and prohibited from fishing or holding a fishing licence anywhere in Canada for 10 years. He was also ordered to forfeit all fishing equipment seized on the vessel being used, valued at over $6,000, and two outboard engines (300 hp and 25 hp Yamaha), valued at approximately $32,500. He was also ordered to pay the storage and transport fees for the seized vessel, with an estimated cost of approximately $10,000.
Hoover was fined $5,000, received a two-year prohibition against fishing or holding a fishing licence anywhere in Canada, and forfeited all of his fishing equipment that was seized as evidence.
Magee was also fined $5,000, received a one-year prohibition against fishing or holding a fishing licence anywhere in Canada, and forfeited all of his fishing equipment seized.
The charges stem from a joint DFO and RCMP investigation in Gold River on Sept. 11, 2019. Nootka Sound RCMP received information that the three United States residents may have contravened the Fisheries Act while fishing in the area. RCMP officers stopped the men, who were found in possession of a significant number of fish that were not caught, or correctly recorded, according to the conditions of their recreational licence. DFO Conservation and Protection fishery officers from Campbell River were called in to take over the investigation.
Fishery Officer Greg Askey, Field Supervisor with the Campbell River DFO C&P Detachment, said that this was “the most significant sport fish violation I have seen in my over 20-year career.”
There is a Bradley Wogalmott from Seattle on Facebook. Can't be too many others.
He's got quite the past. Google him.
Last edited by MichelD; 04-13-2021 at 05:41 PM.
I had to laugh about the "Worse offences CO has seen in 20 years".
Really???
Nothing is ever going to change if we cant be honest like was stated about fish that couldnt be sold being dumped.
Anyways, i am glad they got caught, and i hope they truly do lose their equipment!
That's an automatic fine the "actually does get paid".
Lots of fines handed out in this world that do go unpaid!!
And in this situation, they are guilty.
This isnt about a chinook that was 1" over the legal size limit that is frickin ridiculous anyways.
Now if we could have cars forfeited that are doing 200+ in an 60 zone, we might get somewhere.
IT has to start somewhere, so glad they got nailed.
But, this is only scratching the surface of much bigger issues regarding salmon.
This isnt why they are in decline overall or rather, cant recover well enough.