By battlefordsNOW Staff

Six Battlefords-area men facing multiple charges, fines for illegal hunting

Oct 11, 2016 | 12:39 PM

Six Saskatchewan men were fined more than $50,000 for unlawful outfitting after an undercover investigation by the Ministry of the Environment.

According to a news release, undercover officers from the United States booked hunting trips in the fall of 2015 with Red Pheasant First Nation-based outfitter Rezz Raxx. The officers witnessed several illegal outfitting and hunting activities, which resulted in charges laid.

The news release from Tuesday, Oct. 11 said six men were fined a total of $55,200.

Lawrence Meechance, 39, was fined $17,900 for outfitting without a licence, aiding and abetting unlawful hunting near North Battleford, falsifying an export permit application and driving without a driver’s licence. 

Robin D. Wuttunee, 38, was fined $12,510 for guiding without a licence, unlawful hunting near Landis, use of a search light for hunting, unlawful hunting and hunting on posted land near Kindersley and driving without a driver’s licence. 

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Tyrone Adam Cuthand, 32, was fined $10,470 for guiding without a licence near Battleford, unlawful hunting near Sonningdale, using a search light for hunting near Maymont, falsifying an export permit application and driving without a driver’s licence.

Stephen A.D. Armstrong, 28, was fined $10,000 for guiding without a licence near Battleford, unlawfully hunting and hunting on posted land near Kindersley, unlawful hunting near Golden Prairie, and using a search light for hunting near Gull Lake.

Dennis Kennedy, 27, was fined $3,150 for guiding without a licence near Battleford, carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, hunting on posted land near Landis, unlawful hunting near Ruthilda, aiding and abetting and driving without a driver’s licence.

Gregg John Shawn Meechance, 28, was fined $1,120 for falsifying an export permit application.

The men are also restricted from any aspect of hunting, other than on their respective First Nation lands and only for subsistence. They must also provide details of any animals killed while outfitting, ensure any clients attend the Ministry of Environment office, and appear in person to swear all details of the hunt are true.

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