**MNRF NEWS RELEASE**

A Timmins man has been fined for illegally hunting moose.

Trevor Mercier pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for hunting moose during the closed season.
Court heard that on September 29, 2017, Mercier was actively calling moose while carrying a high-powered rifle. The gun season for moose was closed at the time.

Justice of the Peace Sylvie-Emanuelle Bourbonnais heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Timmins, on August 23, 2018.

For further information on hunting regulations, please consult the Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary available at ontario.ca/hunting.

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