A Star City area man recently pleaded guilty to several wildlife offences and was fined $15,000 in Melfort provincial court.
On January 7, Ministry of Environment conservation officers in Melfort received a report of a dead deer found on the laneway of a rural property west of Star City.
Officers discovered 10 dead white-tailed deer on the property.  The owner was interviewed and admitted that he shot multiple deer between January 1 and January 6.
He said they were damaging trees and shrubs on an adjacent property.  The deer had all been shot at night as they came in to feed.
On January 10, officers responded to a second call in the same area and found two more dead white-tailed deer.

67 year old Ivan L. Beuker, was fined for illegal hunting, waste of edible game, hunting within 500 meters of occupied buildings, hunting big game with a rim fire rifle, and night hunting.
The court also imposed a three-year hunting suspension.

The province says Beuker did not contact the ministry to report that he was experiencing damage to his property.

Residents concerned about wildlife-related property damage are encouraged to visit the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporations webpage to learn more about prevention techniques and compensation programming.

If you suspect wildlife, fisheries, forestry or environmental violations, call Saskatchewan’s toll-free Turn In Poachers and Polluters line at 1-800-667-7561, or call #5555 for SaskTel cellular subscribers.  Violations can also be reported online here.