Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media. Two of the accused worked as social media influencers who ran a backcountry hunting site.

By Alyssa Conti

ILLEGAL HUNTING

B.C. hunters face dozens of charges for multiple poaching-related incidents

Mar 7, 2025 | 10:58 AM

SHERIDAN LAKE — Four people face a combined 43 charges in connection with unlawfully hunting and killing wildlife throughout BC.

In a social media post this morning (Mar. 7), the B.C. Conservation Officer Service said the investigation began in the fall of 2023 when officers responded to a report of shots fired near a Sheridan Lake cabin near 100 Mile House.

An execution of two search warrants found that two of the accused worked as social media influencers who ran a backcountry hunting site.

The charges relate to unlawful hunts and violations related to the killing of two stone sheep, two mountain goat, one elk and four mule deer.

“This was a complex case that was investigated for more than a year,” said Conservation Officer Joel Kline. “We’d like to thank the public for their prompt reporting to the RAPP line.”

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Facing charges are:

• Daniel Gazzola: 26 charges under the Wildlife Act, including hunting wildlife out of season; unlawful possession of dead wildlife; discharging a firearm in a no-shooting area; hunting without consideration for the lives, safety and property of others; and making a false statement. An additional seven criminal charges related to firearm seizures.
• Emmanuel Porcellato: charged with eight counts under the Wildlife Act, including hunting wildlife within six hours of being airborne, hunting wildlife out of season, and failing to comply with the conditions of a species licence.
• Cole Rogozinski: five charges under the Wildlife Act, including unlawful possession of dead wildlife, exceeding the bag limit and making a false statement. An additional three criminal charges related to firearm seizures.
• Nicole Elie Rogers: four charges under the Wildlife Act, including unlawful possession of dead wildlife and using another person’s licence.

The four are scheduled to appear in Kamloops provincial court on Monday, March 10th. Fraser Valley Today has reached out to one of the accused for comment.