Two Maine hunters are fined over 2-thousand dollars for illegally killing a wolf.
William Pinet and Kurt Christenson were both convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and were fined five hundred dollars each for lying to a Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officer.
Pinet was also fined a thousand five hundred dollars for shooting a wolf without a licence.
Court heard that on November 10th, 2009 while out deer hunting, Pinet shot a wolf in the area of Cygnet Lake Road, northwest of Kenora.
He and Christensen later skinned the wolf, placed its hide in a black, plastic bag and sunk it beneath the ice in a swamp.
Later that week, Pinet purchased a non-resident wolf hunting licence and game seal and went back to retrieve the submreged wolf hide.
He then notched a false date on his game seal of when the wolf had been harvested and attached it to the hide.
When questioned by conservation officers, Pinet and Christensen each made multiple false statements, but eventually told officers about shooting the wolf prior to being licensed.
William Pinet and Kurt Christenson were both convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and were fined five hundred dollars each for lying to a Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officer.
Pinet was also fined a thousand five hundred dollars for shooting a wolf without a licence.
Court heard that on November 10th, 2009 while out deer hunting, Pinet shot a wolf in the area of Cygnet Lake Road, northwest of Kenora.
He and Christensen later skinned the wolf, placed its hide in a black, plastic bag and sunk it beneath the ice in a swamp.
Later that week, Pinet purchased a non-resident wolf hunting licence and game seal and went back to retrieve the submreged wolf hide.
He then notched a false date on his game seal of when the wolf had been harvested and attached it to the hide.
When questioned by conservation officers, Pinet and Christensen each made multiple false statements, but eventually told officers about shooting the wolf prior to being licensed.
