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Outfitting guide sentenced after Yukon muskox shot

Commercial outfitting guide Karsten Miehe has pleaded guilty to instructing a hunter to shoot a protected species in the Yukon, says Environment Yukon.

By Whitehorse Star on December 30, 2019


Commercial outfitting guide Karsten Miehe has pleaded guilty to instructing a hunter to shoot a protected species in the Yukon, says Environment Yukon.

Miehe entered the plea Dec. 17 in Dawson City.

He had been charged with instructing a client to shoot a muskox after he mistook the animal for a grizzly bear, says an Environment Yukon press release.

The court has ordered that Miehe:

• pay a $4,500 contribution to the Turn in Poachers and Polluters (TIPP) fund within 30 days;

• complete the Hunter Education and Ethics Development (HEED) course;

• be prohibited from hunting in the Yukon for one year;

• be prohibited from guiding and being guided in Yukon for one year;

• pay the TIPP contribution in full and complete the HEED course or the above prohibitions will remain in force; and

• forfeit the muskox seized to the Yukon government.

Miehe is a Quebec resident who worked as a commercial outfitting guide for two hunting seasons in the Yukon.

While doing so, he was subject to the Yukon Wildlife Act and Regulations concerning the supervision of hunting clients and ensuring that they comply with the laws.

Yukon conservation officers received a report from a commercial outfitting business on Sept. 16 stating that one of its guides had instructed a client to harvest a muskox the previous evening, having mistaken the animal for a grizzly bear. There is no licensed harvest of muskox in Yukon.

Under the Yukon Wildlife Act and Regulations, non-resident hunters are required to hunt under the supervision of a guide provided by a registered big game outfitter.

A Yukon conservation officer and an RCMP officer flew to the location of the kill to investigate the incident. On arrival, they met Miehe and his client and found the field-dressed carcass of a mature male muskox.

During an interview with a Yukon conservation officer, Miehe admitted to having instructed the client to shoot the partially visible animal.

A guide who can't tell the difference between a Muskox and a Grizzly Bear ??

Grizz