Man charged with caribou, bear poaching near Marble Mountain
Four other men arrested for moose poaching in Central
Multiple complaints of caribou and black bear poaching around the Marble Mountain ski hill in western Newfoundland have resulted in charges against a Steady Brook man.
The province's Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Division received the complaints between Sept. 26 and 29, according to a news release from the Department of Justice and Safety.
Officers investigated those reports, which led them to a man in Steady Brook. At his home, officers seized a set of large caribou antlers as well as caribou meat, black bear meat and meat processing equipment, plus a firearm and an ATV.
The man now faces charges related to killing big game without a valid licence and illegally possessing big game animals. He is set to appear in court Jan. 17.
A small number of caribou, members of the Corner Brook Lakes Herd, live in the Marble Mountain area.
Moose poaching
In the same time period, on Sept 29, Fish and Wildlife officers were on patrol in central Newfoundland when they arrested four men hunting as a group.
The department said the men, apprehended near Moccasin Pond about 40 kilometres west of Wesleyville, had an untagged bull moose in their possession. The quartered moose, two rifles, two ATVS and other hunting gear were seized.
Multiple charges have been laid against the men, including illegal possession of big game.