Two men charged with using helicopter for illegal hunting
Two men have been charged with using an aircraft for hunting, after a helicopter was seized from a Hydro property near Bishop's Falls last December.
Jeffery Byrne and Daniel Byrne have been accused of using an aircraft to hunt moose near South Twin Lake on December 6. They have also both been charged with possessing a big game animal in the same area.
Daniel Byrne has also been charged with possessing a loaded firearm in an aircraft.
In December, a helicopter was seized from Hydro property after a complaint that it was being used for an illegal big game hunt.
Fish and wildlife enforcement officers seized a helicopter and released it the next day, after collecting evidence.
At the time, the wildlife division said the investigation was not directed at Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro or any of its staff.
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro says the aircraft seized belonged to Canadian Helicopters Limited.
The men are set to appear in court March 29.