In a swath of land that includes some Hudson and James Bay shores and land over to Quebec’s border, The Sault Star reports the following:

Conservation officers checked over 5,800 hunters from Oct. 11 to 25. Of those, they discovered 509 violations, leading to 193 charges and 316 warnings. Conservation officers also seized illegally hunted animals, including 31 moose. Entire Article Here

My initial thoughts are that it is good to see that the Ontario MNR is enforcing our wildlife laws. It bothers me to hear that so many people were charged and who probably knew better. An actual breakdown of the specific charges (with respect to actual numbers of which violations were cited) were not listed in the article and the majority of them could have been minor in scope, but the laws exists for public safety and for wildlife conservation.

You don’t compromise – EVER!