7/6/2026
Compliance checks by a conservation officer in Nanoose Bay cost a Parksville man a hefty fine and a hunting ban.
Aaron Adam Illes, 48, pleaded guilty to altering a license or permit late last month at provincial court in Nanaimo, leading to a $2,500 fine and two-year hunting prohibition under the provincial Wildlife Act.
Illes issued a prompt guilty plea after making an initial court appearance in early June.
He was charged by the BC Prosecution Service in April in relation to the Sept 28. 2025 offence.
Compliance checks by a conservation officer in Nanoose Bay cost a Parksville man a hefty fine and a hunting ban.
Aaron Adam Illes, 48, pleaded guilty to altering a license or permit late last month at provincial court in Nanaimo, leading to a $2,500 fine and two-year hunting prohibition under the provincial Wildlife Act.
Illes issued a prompt guilty plea after making an initial court appearance in early June.
He was charged by the BC Prosecution Service in April in relation to the Sept 28. 2025 offence.
“In September 2025, a conservation officer was conducting hunter compliance checks in the Nanoose Bay area when an individual (Illes) produced species tags upon request that had altered expiry dates on them,” noted a BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) social media post.
The BCCOS states that species licenses, also known as species tags, are required for hunting various animals in BC., and that the licenses are only valid for the hunting year they were purchased.