SCHREIBER — A Thunder Bay man has pleaded guilty to careless use of a firearm after shooting at a moose decoy while hunting in the Schreiber area last year.
The plea was made at an Ontario Court of Justice appearance in Nipgion earlier this year.
Conservation officers had set up the decoy on Whitesand Lake Road on Oct. 23, 2021 in response to reported unsafe hunting practices in the area. The court heard that the individual shot at the decoy with a high-powered rifle into a blind corner down and across the road, while standing on the road.
The individual was fined a total of $7,500 and issued a two-year licence suspension. He also has to complete the province's hunter education course before being able to buy another hunting licence.