A lengthy Ministry of Natural Resources investigation has resulted in a heavy fine for seven southern Ontario hunters.
The six men and one woman were charged back in October of 2008 by MNR conservation officers. During a routine check on Highway 17, west of Schreiber, the group was found to be illegally in possession of a moose.
Additional charges were laid after another moose and a deer carcass were found to have been abandoned behind a Schreiber business.
In total, the group has been ordered to pay more than $36,000 in fines and more than $9,000 in court costs.