B.C. guide gets $30,000 penalty for leading client on hunt outside licence area
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MCBRIDE – A British Columbia hunting guide has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 in penalties after admitting to taking a client outside of his designated hunt area.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that the offence took place in September 2022 near McBride, when the assistant hunting guide led a hunter to an area not authorized by the licence of his employer.
Authorities began their investigation after a complaint was made to the provincial poachers hotline.
The guide was charged with several violations, and he pleaded guilty last Wednesday in B.C. provincial court.
The sentencing includes a $29,000 payment to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, as well as a $1,000 fine and one-year probation.
The Conservation Officer Service is urging anyone who spots illegal hunting or fishing activities to report them immediately, with rewards reaching $2,000.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 21, 2026.
