Pleas on illegal hunting charges now set for August
Lawrence Dyer and Sons outfitters as well as West Virginia man facing 63 charges in Grand Falls
Five people facing dozens of charges relating to illegal hunting and harvesting are now scheduled to enter pleas on August 25.
A family of outfitters from Plaster Rock and David Bowen of West Virginia are facing a total of 63 charges.
Daniel Dyer, his wife Kimberly, son Christopher and guide Todd Daye, who are all part of Lawrence Dyer and Sons outfitters have been charged with a variety of offences under the Fish and Wildlife Act.
The charges include possessing illegal bear parts, moose and deer meat. Other charges relate to illegal hunting and illegal hunting practices.
Bowen is charged with 20 counts of illegally hunting moose, harvesting, hunting at night and possessing loaded firearms in a vehicle.
They were scheduled to enter pleas on the charges Tuesday in provincial court in Grand Falls, but defence lawyer Melanie Tremblay told the court the case file is "quite thick" and requested an additional two months to review the file.