The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (NDMNRF) is asking the for the public’s help with identifying the individual(s) who shot and killed three moose out of season in Algonquin Provincial Park.
The ministry believes that sometime between December 26, 2021 and January 4, 2022 a bull, cow, and calf moose were all shot and killed in the Upper Redstone Lake area of Eyre Township in Algonquin Provincial Park. The calf was removed whole, whereas the cow and bull were quartered leaving approximately 30 percent of these to spoil. It is believed those responsible had local knowledge of the area and transported the moose exiting the park travelling south on Kingscote Road.
It is important to note that open moose season within Eyre Township in Wildlife Management Unit 54 was from October 18, 2021 to October 24, 2021.
If you have any information that will assist Conservation Officers in their investigation, please call the ministry TIPS line toll free at 1-877-847-7667 or contact your local ministry office. Or to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Conservation Officers remind everyone that by respecting seasons, sanctuaries, bag and possession limits, we all help ensure our natural resources stay healthy. To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, members of the public can call the ministry TIPS line toll free at 1-877-847-7667. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS. For more information about unsolved cases, please visit ontario.ca/mnrftips.
Not a good thing! But maybe unemployed, no assistance, inflation, food, gas prices, hungry mouths to feed! Might be a few more happenings like this! Or someone exercising there rights? Thats okay to leave meat to spoil? Just saying!