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The Ontario Courts have fined two hunters and a tourist business in northwestern Ontario following an illegal moose hunt.<\/p>\n
Before the moose hunting season opened in 2022, Joshua Mychalyshyn from Kenora and Daniel Riege from Winnipeg, and a third person, participated in an illegal hunt near Maynard Lake between October 13 and 14.<\/p>\n
Riege\u00a0was issued an outfitter moose tag from Maynard Lake Lodge 2015 Inc., and was a guest there. <\/p>\n
Mychalyshyn and\u00a0Riege\u00a0shot a calf and a cow moose during the closed season, which were brought to the lodge and processed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riege\u00a0then exported moose meat to Manitoba. <\/p>\n
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that Mychalyshyn falsely reported on his moose hunter report and had also been angling without a licence in the year 2023.<\/p>\n
As a result, Mychalyshyn has pleaded guilty to hunting moose without a licence, possessing wildlife unlawfully, making a false statement in a document and fishing without a licence.<\/p>\n
He has been fined $4,000 and is prohibited from hunting in the province for a year.<\/p>\n
Riege has pleaded guilty to hunting moose without a licence, possessing wildlife unlawfully and exporting wildlife without a permit. <\/p>\n
He was fined $3,500 and is prohibited from hunting in Ontario for one year.<\/p>\n
Justice of the Peace Geordie B. McEwen heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Kenora, on June 18, 2025.<\/p>\n
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CJ Goater is a graduate of Fanshawe College’s broadcast journalism program. He is based in Thunder Bay and covers stories across northwestern Ontario, with a passion for politics, sports and crime. Contact CJ at goaterc@radioabl.ca.<\/p>\n