By Bryn Levy

Sask. hunters reminded to check rules

Oct 4, 2014 | 12:46 PM

As hunting season ramps up in Saskatchewan the province is reminding everyone to follow the rules.

The reminder follows a 2013 incident where a Saskatoon man trespassed on posted land to illegally shoot a deer. He then chopped off the antlers and left the carcass to rot.

Donald Sheuerman was handed a $6,500 fine, a 10-year firearms prohibition, a lifetime ban on restricted-class weapons and a five year ban on hunting in the province.

Those sanctions came on top of $5,600 in fines given to Sheuerman in August 2014. 

Ministry of Environment conservation officer Rich Hildebrand said cases like Sheuerman’s are the exception, with the vast majority of the province’s hunters and anglers complying with regulations.

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“Officers made approximately 55,000 compliance contacts (last year), and of that, the compliance rate was about 86 per cent,” Hildebrand said, adding officers issued written or verbal warnings in most cases where rules were broken.

Hildebrand added poaching and other infractions remain a problem and he encouraged people to contact their local conservation officer if they see anything suspicious.

The province operates a toll-free line where people can report poachers at (1-800-667-7561).

Hildebrand said hunters should get permission from owners before going onto private land and are required by law to do so where landowners have ‘No Trespassing’ or ‘No hunting’ signs posted.

The latest rules and regulations for hunters can be found in the province’s annual hunting and trapping guide.

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