US EditionB.C. Hunter Fined Thousands for Poaching Bighorn Sheep
- Heith Proulx from Kelowna was fined $13,000 and prohibited from hunting sheep in British Columbia for three years after unlawfully killing a bighorn ram in the vicinity of Pavilion Lake in October 2023.
- Proulx lied to authorities by falsely stating the ram was taken in an open hunting area, but GPS data showed it was killed in a closed region northwest of Lillooet.
- The illegal harvest exceeded the annual allowable quota, which aims to maintain sustainable levels in the Fraser River area that supports half of B.C.'s California bighorn sheep population.
- A senior provincial wildlife biologist provided an impact report to the courts, while officers seized Proulx’s wildlife parts and required him to retake a conservation program.
- The penalties and ban reflect efforts to enforce conservation laws and manage valuable hunting opportunities, which have recently risen above $150,000 for non-resident hunters per ram.
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