A Norwegian travel blogger and social media personality has been fined $1,000 for hunting a ptarmigan out of season in Yukon. The Yukon court heard on Tuesday how the pair set up camp at Itsi Lakes, around 150 kilometres up the North Canol Road near the Yukon-N.W.T. By September 2017, they were on the radar of conservation officers based in Ross River, Yukon. They spoke with Ross River District Conservation Officer Tynan Thurmer, who reminded them the ptarmigan hunting season was closed for the year. Yukon conservation officers intercepted Blomseth and her boyfriend at the Whitehorse airport, as the pair was about to leave the territory.

Source: CBC News September 19, 2018 21:33 UTC