Convicted hunters appeal, say arrest is unconstitutional

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Eight Saskatchewan Indians are appealing to the Supreme Court after being convicted in Meadow Lake, Sask. of using a spotlight to hunt.

The eight say they have a right to hunt on private, unposted land and that their conviction is therefore unconstitutional.

The original court ruling applied the 1982 amendment to the Wildlife Act which requires all hunters to get permission to hunt from the owner of the land.