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An illegal outfitter has been fined more than $16,000 and banned from hunting for life.

Steven Bullock, 36, pleaded guilty to seven charges, including conducting illegal bear hunts in the Langham area.

The investigation began in March of 2016 and was assisted by investigators from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Bullock was using an inactive outfitting camp in northern Saskatchewan as a front to advertise his services as an outfitter.