Man fined $15K for shooting moose near Espanola without a license, abandoning it in the woods

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A southern Ontario man has been fined more than $15,000 for a 2020 incident in which a moose was shot and killed illegally and then abandoned. (File)A southern Ontario man has been fined more than $15,000 for a 2020 incident in which a moose was shot and killed illegally and then abandoned. (File)

PublishedDec. 30, 2022 8:08 a.m. PST

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A southern Ontario man has been fined more than $15,000 for a 2020 incident in which a moose was shot and killed illegally and then abandoned.

Aaron Elyk of Simcoe pled guilty to unlawfully hunting big game without a licence and was fined $3,755.

Elyk also pled guilty to abandoning big game and was fined $11,255. In addition, his hunting licences have been cancelled and he is prohibited from hunting in Ontario for two years.

A news release Friday from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said the incident took place Oct. 26, 2020.

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