Man appeals conviction for hunting stone’s sheep out of season in Fort Nelson

FORT NELSON, B.C.— A man has appealed his conviction following a 2024 trial for shooting sheep out of season in Fort Nelson in 2022.

James Dylan Massey, born in 1991, was charged with three offences under the Wildlife Act on November 23rd, 2023. 

He was found guilty of one count of hunting a stone’s sheep at a time not within open season on August 30th, 2024. 

At the time, he was issued a fine of $1, ordered to pay $3,000 to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation by October 1st, 2024 and the court ruled he could not hunt thin-horned ram mountain sheep for 12 months.

The horns from the sheep Massey shot were also seized during the investigation and then forfeited. 

Massey appealed his Wildlife Act conviction at the supreme court on October 30th this year, according to the BC Prosecution Service. 

The service told Energeticcity.ca the summary conviction appeal was heard by Justice Matthew Taylor, and the court reserved its decision.

There is currently no information regarding the timeline of a decision on the appeal.