{"id":161828,"date":"2022-04-04T15:26:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T19:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=161828"},"modified":"2024-08-31T11:33:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T16:33:40","slug":"hunt365-canadian-man-illegal-elk-kills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-canadian-man-illegal-elk-kills\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Man Fined $11,000, Banned from Hunting for 8 Years for Illegal Elk Kills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" title=\"Canadian Man Fined ,000, Banned from Hunting for 8 Years for Illegal Elk Kills\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/13516690173_97be668ec8_k-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian Man Fined ,000, Banned from Hunting for 8 Years for Illegal Elk Kills\" class=\"wp-image-161830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/13516690173_97be668ec8_k-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/13516690173_97be668ec8_k-375x300.jpg 375w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/13516690173_97be668ec8_k-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/13516690173_97be668ec8_k-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/13516690173_97be668ec8_k-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/13516690173_97be668ec8_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>The man got busted for poaching two cow elk in the Yukon Territory. (Photo: Larry Lamsa, Flickr)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Canadian man has been fined $11,000 and banned from hunting in the Yukon for eight years after admitting to illegally killing two cow elk in 2020 and 2021 and then lying about the incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marc Meyer, 36, had obtained a license to hunt in the exclusion zone, a large block of land in southern Yukon. The exclusion zone encircles a core zone, where hunting is not permitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an agreed statement of facts submitted to the court, Meyer shot and killed an elk in the core zone in both 2020 and 2021, and in 2021 he took additional steps to hide the evidence of his misdeeds. He field-dressed the elk and drove the skeleton and other remains 25 miles west into the exclusion zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The judge in the case, Peter Chisolm, handed down such a heavy sentence due to this attempted deception and because he wanted to send a message to other hunters who might do the same, according to a report from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/north\/yukon-elk-hunter-fined-11k-1.6401721\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-canadian-man-illegal-elk-kills\" title=\"Canadian Man Fined $11,000, Banned from Hunting for 8 Years for Illegal Elk Kills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chisholm said that while he believed Meyer was remorseful and had &#8220;learned his lesson,&#8221; there was still the need to send a deterrent message to other hunters who might consider breaking the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-montana-man-receives-lifetime-hunting-ban-for-poaching-moose\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-canadian-man-illegal-elk-kills\" title=\"Canadian Man Fined $11,000, Banned from Hunting for 8 Years for Illegal Elk Kills\">Montana Man Receives Lifetime Hunting Ban for Poaching Moose<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>He apparently agreed with prosecuting lawyer David McWhinnie\u2019s argument that the vastness of the Yukon and the impossibility of conservation officers being everywhere at once makes truthful harvest reports even more crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Words can&#8217;t even describe how upset and mad I am at myself for what I&#8217;ve done,&#8221; Meyer told Chisholm, adding that it had &#8220;blown up&#8221; his career and ruined friendships. &#8220;Everything that I&#8217;m getting, I deserve.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meyer\u2019s actions were uncovered by conservation officers after receiving a tip about a potential elk kill site in the core zone. They gathered evidence from that scene and from the dumpsite in the exclusion zone, which they used to obtain warrants to search Meyer\u2019s home, vehicle, and cell phone. They also conducted a forensic analysis of Meyer\u2019s gun and DNA samples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with the fines and the hunting ban, Meyers must complete the Yukon&#8217;s Hunter Education and Ethics Development (HEED) course. He will lose the elk meat and the two guns he used in the illegal harvest, and he won\u2019t get his truck back until he pays the fines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had also been charged with three additional violations, but Chisholm dismissed those charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Canadian man has been fined $11,000 and banned from hunting in the Yukon for eight years after admitting to illegally killing two cow elk in 2020 and 2021 and then lying about the 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