Anyone else experience this?

[MichaelAngelo]

(06-06-2013 12:27 PM)angler1 Wrote:  I understand that you are protective of your local pond, but does the punishment actually fit the crime? A man wants to spend several hours of his time to catch a few fish, maybe for his dinner, when it is probably more cost effective and safer to buy them at the grocery store, and you want him prosecuted or fined several hundred dollars? That's harsh justice for intruding on your pond, IMO.

If this is how you feel, then I encourage you to find like-minded individuals and petition to have fines for such infractions reduced. However, there will be plenty of people that don't share your views. Our natural resources are held near and dear by many and are a critical aspect of Ontario's economy. The punishments are steep for a reason.