A Beaver Creek man was sentenced to 30 days in jail earlier this month for wasting moose meat.

Freddie Dick, 41, pled guilty to the charge on Dec. 6.

According to a statement from Environment Yukon released last week, in the last two weeks of July 2010, a Beaver Creek resident harvested a cow moose near the Alaska Highway between Beaver Creek and the Alaska border.

The hunter gave the moose meat to another individual who subsequently did not care for the meat.

Temperatures were in the mid to high 20s at the time, Environment Yukon said, and the meat was spoiled.

Little meat was able to be salvaged, and most was taken to the community landfill.

The meat was observed at the landfill by several citizens and conservation officers were contacted.

"The person entered an early guilty plea last spring and accepted full responsibility for the offence,” the department said in its statement.

"The sentence in this matter was not contested by the accused, who knew well in advance that a period of incarceration was being sought for this offence.

"Environment Yukon relies on public support and participation to help it manage human activities in ways that conserve natural resources. When there are Wildlife Act infractions, it is important for the public to know how they have been dealt with.”