REGINA – A Saskatchewan judge has fined two men 21-thousand dollars for firing their guns from a helicopter.
Court heard the men were up in the chopper, shooting at coyotes on the ground, southeast of Maidstone near Lloydminster in January 2012.
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Erick and Jan Alsager have also had their hunting licences suspended.
Officials say shooting from a helicopter is not only against wildlife regulations, but dangerous to other people who may be on the ground.
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