Moose riders caught

[maryjane48]

http://www.cknw.com/2016/06/30/two-men- ... f=facebook


good job to the officials who tracked down these brainiacs .

[trisa_b]

I can't imagine what inspires some people to do what they do at the expense of other living beings.

[Graham Adder]

I'm also happy to know these morons were caught, their names released and now face charges.

Awesome.

Now, regarding punishment:
I say we let ME ride their backs across the lake.
Sink or swim, Sunshine. Giddeyup!

[Smurf]

Sounds good to me. I wonder if they could also confiscate their boat as they do not deserve to have one. I hope they are nailed to the wall, too many people are just getting a slap on the wrist these days. Too bad they couldn't put them in an enclosed area with a mad bull moose.

[Symbonite]

They got charged with 3 different charges...the only one of them makes sense....

Charged for harassing wildlife with a use of a boat...

CHarged for attempted capture wildlife

and Hunting big game while swimming....

Those last one don't make sense...but whatever...they got charged for three things..

[geminigal]

I just wish the video wasn't posted....no one needs to see the abuse over and over again. Very happy they're being charged.

[looking4one]

I have never heard of the last charge you mentioned. I guess "Noodling" is illegal now too?

[Gone_Fishin]

Illegal to hunt swimming big game in BC. Catfish aren't game.

It is unlawful to: to hunt, take, wound or kill big game while
it is swimming unless it has been previously
wounded.

[Graham Adder]

I just wish the video wasn't posted....no one needs to see the abuse over and over again. Very happy they're being charged.

why would you watch it over and over if it bothers you?

[maryjane48]

http://www.cknw.com/2017/03/03/two-men- ... f=facebook


these 2 jokers were found guilty

[Veovis]

that's old news was even discussed here and pretty much everyone agreed these guys were idiots.

What is your point.

[maryjane48]

yes its good these 2 hillbillys finaly have to pay in some form as the folks who respect wildlife like to see justice done . *removed*

[ferri]

Here's another article on it: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c ... -1.4009623

[Fancy]

Two men from Fort St. John have been ordered to pay a total of $8,000 in fines in connection in the infamous “moose rider” viral video.

Bradley Crook, 32, and Jaysun Pinkerton, 33, entered guilty pleas on Friday to a count each of harassing wildlife with a boat. The incident took place in July 2014 on a lake near Fort Nelson.

A video showing a man jumping off the front of a boat onto the back of a swimming moose calf was published by a conservation group in June 2015, attracting over two million views and national attention.

Each man will pay $2,000 in fines, and another $2,000 to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation according to a Facebook post from the BC Conservation Officer Service.

The Alaska Highway News is reporting that the Crown dropped charges of attempting to capture wildlife and hunting big game while swimming as the result of a joint application in Fort St. John provincial court on Friday.

http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-st ... htm#190590

I hope they aren't snickering about it behind everyone's backs.

[Gone_Fishin]

Should have confiscated and forfeited their boat, too. Happy to see charges stick and thanks goes out to the BCWF members who reported these twits and helped with the investigation.