Well Known Guide Convicted for Second Time In Two Years.

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An Alberta hunting guide who failed to read the fine print of a Yukon court order has been fined $3,000 for ignoring a hunting prohibition in the territory.

Pat Garrett, 40, pleaded guilty in Yukon Territorial Court this week, acknowledging he won't be hunting in the Yukon again any time soon.

Garrett was first convicted in 2014 and fined $10,000 for guiding illegal bear and caribou hunts in the Tombstone region of the territory.

That conviction carried a seven year ban on any hunting-related activity in the Yukon.

Last August, while investigating a questionable sheep kill by a reality TV crew, Yukon conservation officers found Garrett packing for the team.

Court was told Garrett had no idea he was in violation. Garrett and his employer both claim they simply failed to read details of the entire court order.

Garrett, an oil rig foreman who lives and works near Edmonton, runs an outfitting business with his family that takes hunters to the Fort McMurray area in the spring to shoot black bears.

He is an experienced big game guide, and world famous for his hunting prowess.

A Youtube video shows him celebrating the 2012 sheep kill that made him the world's youngest hunter to take all 29 species that make up the so-called "Super Slam of North American Game".

Prosecutors say a reciprocal agreement between Yukon and Alberta could see Garrett barred from hunting there too.

The prohibition holds for another five years.
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Guilty as charged?
Maybe he should spend the rest of his five behind bars.
Might have time to read the implications of the charges against him then.
 
What does "packing" for a trip mean?

Was he carrying a gun? Was he the holder of the license? Was he "just" carrying some supplies??

Fair is fair boys. If he was "just" carrying a pack, then that's all he was doing. If he was "packing" a .300WM, then he's on his own.

You notice that our LE can ding him for this, yet the killings in Surrey continue??? Probably 'cause you don't need a license to buy ammo......
 
Is this a joke?



An Alberta hunting guide who failed to read the fine print of a Yukon court order has been fined $3,000 for ignoring a hunting prohibition in the territory.

Pat Garrett, 40, pleaded guilty in Yukon Territorial Court this week, acknowledging he won't be hunting in the Yukon again any time soon.

Garrett was first convicted in 2014 and fined $10,000 for guiding illegal bear and caribou hunts in the Tombstone region of the territory.

That conviction carried a seven year ban on any hunting-related activity in the Yukon.

Last August, while investigating a questionable sheep kill by a reality TV crew, Yukon conservation officers found Garrett packing for the team.

Court was told Garrett had no idea he was in violation. Garrett and his employer both claim they simply failed to read details of the entire court order.

Garrett, an oil rig foreman who lives and works near Edmonton, runs an outfitting business with his family that takes hunters to the Fort McMurray area in the spring to shoot black bears.

He is an experienced big game guide, and world famous for his hunting prowess.

A Youtube video shows him celebrating the 2012 sheep kill that made him the world's youngest hunter to take all 29 species that make up the so-called "Super Slam of North American Game".

Prosecutors say a reciprocal agreement between Yukon and Alberta could see Garrett barred from hunting there too.

The prohibition holds for another five years.
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Gunneegoogoo said:
What does "packing" for a trip mean?

Was he carrying a gun? Was he the holder of the license? Was he "just" carrying some supplies??

Fair is fair boys. If he was "just" carrying a pack, then that's all he was doing. If he was "packing" a .300WM, then he's on his own.

You notice that our LE can ding him for this, yet the killings in Surrey continue??? Probably 'cause you don't need a license to buy ammo......
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Packer is a very common industry term (in some jurisdictions actually a licenced profession) for someone who runs pack horses and mule trains. As for this guy sounds like he got what he deserved, he likely is out of business even at home hopefully for a good while.

http://www.outfitterssupply.com/mobile/Packers-Field-Manual/productinfo/WBKPFM/
 
Gunneegoogoo said:
What does "packing" for a trip mean?

Was he carrying a gun? Was he the holder of the license? Was he "just" carrying some supplies??

Fair is fair boys. If he was "just" carrying a pack, then that's all he was doing. If he was "packing" a .300WM, then he's on his own.

You notice that our LE can ding him for this, yet the killings in Surrey continue??? Probably 'cause you don't need a license to buy ammo......
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As part of his previous sentence, he was prohibited from taking part in any hunting related activity. Packing gear around on a hunt is definitely participating in a hunting related activity.
 
Pardon my ignorance. I grew up right where Boone & Crocket trophies come from, and didn't appreciate it.....

I know, I'm a wanker.

I've not been on a guided trip of any kind, but I'd sure like to.
 
Gunneegoogoo said:
Pardon my ignorance. I grew up right where Boone & Crocket trophies come from, and didn't appreciate it.....

I know, I'm a wanker.

I've not been on a guided trip of any kind, but I'd sure like to.
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That was quite obvious when you asked if he was the coordinator. I have never heard anyone refer to a guide or an outfitter as a coordinator.:)
 
I can hear the anti-hunters already...

"Look, you can't even trust the PROFESSIONALS, we have to ban all hunting"....
 
Shouldn't this be in the News Digest?. I got blasted for posting something similar from CBC in the wrong forum. Maybe because I'm not a prolific poster?
 
Gunneegoogoo said:
So he was the coordinator of the trip??
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Nope, the packer, in more cosmopolitan terms he was the driver, who drove the guide to the area, sat at camp and tended the horses and tents generally. Both he and the guide would be employees of the outfitter, who would fill your coordinator role. There are even packing competitions still here in the west, a friend won this year's.

Regardless his role he was prohibited from working in the industry in any capacity, and appears he just got slapped at home and in the Yukon for it.
 
stubblejumper said:
That was quite obvious when you asked if he was the coordinator. I have never heard anyone refer to a guide or an outfitter as a coordinator.:)
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I could walk out my front door from the house I grew up in and have a good chance a a true trophy whitetail.....the concept of paying someone to take me hunting is not built into me....

I don't know the language, but I'm willing to learn.
 
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