Wakaw poachers suspended, fined nearly $17K
A routine hunter compliance check last fall began an investigation that uncovered a family’s pattern of unethical hunting practices and offences committed over the last 10 years.
Back on November 21, 2021, a Saskatoon conservation officer on a hunting patrol stopped Travis Balone and Nicole Forcier near Wakaw.
The officer found Travis Balone was unlawfully carrying and hunting with Nicole Forcier’s white-tailed deer seal.
The investigation then led to the pair’s residence, where the officer found two trophy white-tailed deer skulls that had been taken earlier in the season. Both had seals attached, one belonging to Travis Balone and the other to Donna Balone, his mother.