Police have charged three men with multiple illegal hunting and trespass offences in Western NSW, as part of Operation Tarzan.
About 10.40am on Saturday (20 July 2019), officers attached to Narrabri Police District stopped a vehicle on the Newell Highway, Edgeroi, 28km north of Narrabri, to conduct a random breath test.
The vehicle was being driven by a 26-year-old man with a 28-year-old man as a passenger, and it will be alleged the officers saw a freshly-killed feral pig in the rear tray as well as two dogs.
Following inquiries, police identified four rural properties that were allegedly illegally accessed six times for hunting.
It will also be alleged that Moema National Park, Terry Hie Hie Aboriginal Area and Gamilaroi Nature Reserve were accessed multiple times for illegal hunting.
Investigations revealed a third person, a 21-year-old man, was allegedly involved in illegal hunting with the pair.
The 26-year-old man has been charged with five counts of aggravated enter enclosed lands, two counts of hunt game animal on private/public lands without licence, two counts be accompanied by dog in nature reserve, two counts of have control of dog with hunting collar in national park, and custody of a knife in public place.
The 28-year-old man has been charged with aggravated enter enclosed lands, two counts of be accompanied by dog in nature reserve, use prohibited implement to harm animal on private/public land without licence, and custody of a knife in public place.
The 21-year-old man has been charged with aggravated enter enclosed lands, use prohibited implement to harm animal in nature reserve, two counts of have control of dog with hunting collar in national park, hunt game animal on private/public lands without licence, and be accompanied by dog in nature reserve.
All three were issued with future court appearance notices to appear at Narrabri Local Court on 24 September 2019.
Operation Tarzan is an Oxley PD initiative targeting illegal hunting across the district.
