Yes, I found this story and think it could happen to any one of us...
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CAMPBELLFORD -- A Campbellford man has been fined more than $3,000 for shooting a dog he mistook for a white wolf.
Robert Goudreault also saw his hunting licences cancelled until he completes an accredited hunter safety course and passes the exam, the Ministry of Natural Resources said in a news release.
Mr. Goudreault pleaded guilty to a charge of careless hunting when he appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville Dec. 11.
Court heard Mr. Goudreault was hunting coyotes from a tree stand in Stirling-Rawdon Township last March. Armed with a high-powered rifle equipped with a scope and keeping watch over a coyote decoy about 125 metres away, he saw a large animal with yellow-white fur charge the decoy.
He shot the dog thinking it was a white wolf "without taking due care to verify his target," the Ministry stated.
A conservation officer investigated and determined the wounded animal was a white Akbash dog belonging to a local resident.
Mr. Goudreault paid $1,666.42 in veterinary bills prior to his court appearance before Justice of the Peace Deanne Chapelle, who fined him $3,333.58.
"Hunters must always be sure of their target, and what lies beyond it, before putting their finger on the trigger," the Ministry stated in its release.
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He's also a lot of other things, as well. Do a web search on him here and on Google and you will find the other side of him.
There was a thread here after his most recent trip to the courthouse.....