Two Northwest Territories hunters are facing more than $1,000 in fines after pleading guilty to illegal hunting in a Dawson City court on Tuesday.
The charges stem from an incident in May 2006 when conservation officers found the pair harvesting nine caribou within the 500-metre no-hunting zone on the Dempster Highway, according to Yukon’s Environment department.
They were hunting from the highway along the Ogilvie River section.
Johnny Charlie of Fort McPherson received a $500 fine plus a $75 surcharge while Philip Blake of Tsiigehtchic received a $400 fine plus a $60 surcharge.