Poaching Conviction

[Steve W]

From COS Faecbook Page:

CONVICTED
$6000 in Fines
2 Year Hunting Prohibition
Rifle Forfeited
2016-01-11 - Two males from Canal Flats were convicted of several BC Wildlife Act offences in Invermere Provincial Court. The conviction follows a COS investigation into the illegal killing of a cow elk near Canal Flats on March 16th, 2015. The elk was shot well after dark, using headlights from a vehicle. The elk was shot 30 metres from the road and within 80 metres of nearby houses. Justin GERTNER and Corey KOPP of Canal Flats were convicted of the following offences:
1. Hunt wildlife not within the open season.
2. Hunt without reasonable consideration for the lives, safety or property of other persons.
3. Discharge a firearm on or across the travelled portion of a highway.
Upon conviction, each male was ordered to pay a total of $3000 in fines and were given 2 year hunting prohibitions. A rifle seized by CO's was ordered forfeited.
Report poaching and other environmental violations 24/7 to the COS hotline - 1-877-952-7277 (RAPP).

[Ride Red]

To bad they didn't get a real penalty.

[Elkaholic]

They will continue their ways unlicensed I bet, not to paint them all with the same brush but you hear a lot of stories coming from the flats and how people operate.

[Jelvis]

Make sure we use RAPP that's what it's for and use the phone number above if we see a wildlife violation.
Jel -- help out, observe and record folks and Rapp em up ! thanks stevie4dahheadsupdude

[MB_Boy]

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