Hunting guide handed 10-year ban, $22K in fines: B.C. Conservation Officer Service

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Hunting guide handed 10-year ban, $22K in fines: B.C. Conservation Officer Service
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Court records show that Richard Todd Bunnage was initially charged with 13 offences ranging between Sept. 2019 and May 2021, with all but one occurring in 2019.

Court records show that Bunnage was initially charged with 13 offences ranging between September 2019 and May 2021, with all but one occurring in 2019.“During the investigation that took place between 2019 and 2021, Conservation Officers in the Fort Nelson area determined that Bunnage guided several non-resident hunters in areas outside the territory he was authorized to guide in,” said the COS.

The COS said the court issued Bunnage a fine of $12,000, with another $10,000 to be paid to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation.School bus crash: Pedestrian killed, ‘numerous’ injuries in pair of Highway 97 collisions “Bunnage is also prohibited from being a guide outfitter or assistant guide in B.C. for a period of 10 years,” said the COS, adding theAfter a lengthy investigation that included DNA samples and assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the COS says Bunnage pled guilty to those charges in May 2022.“During these hunts, a moose and black bear were illegally harvested,” said the COS, adding that Bunnage was fined $9,200 under the Wildlife Act.

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