Two men in northern Saskatchewan were recently found guilty of multiple hunting violations after authorities discovered a YouTube video showing the crimes.
In January 2023, a Greenwater conservation officer found a YouTube video chronicling a November 2022 moose hunting trip in the Hudson Bay area.
Conservation officers determined that a large bull moose was harvested without a valid license and was tagged using another person’s game seal.
The investigation led police to a home near Prince Albert and on March 9, 2023 officers executed a search warrant.
Evidence including a gun, electronic devices, moose meat and antlers were recovered.
Forensic analysis of the devices led conservation officers to the kill site. Almost six months after the moose was shot, officers searched the area and recovered spent rifle cartridge casings.
The casings were a forensic match for …