A poacher who was hunting at night is surprised by agents of the hunting federation in Remoulins

Le braconnier a été verbalisé, à Remoulins, par des agents de la fédération départementale des chasseurs du Gard

The poacher was equipped with a rifle with a thermal scope and a sound moderator.

On the night of June 5 to 6, three agents from the Gard Departmental Federation of Hunters surprised, in flagrante delicto, a poacher who was hunting at night, in the Remoulins plain area. Officers had set up surveillance in the area and heard a gunshot. At 11:10 p.m., they arrested this man who was on the lookout for wild boar and was posted on a watchtower. His weapon was equipped with a sound moderator and a thermal scope. What is prohibited for hunting.

Thermal scope and weapon with suppressor

Two offenses were noted for night hunting and use of a thermal scope. He risks the withdrawal of his hunting license as well as the confiscation of his weapon. The procedure was transmitted to the prosecution of the Judicial Court of Nîmes.

" Poachers in search of sensations"

According to the Gard Departmental Federation of Hunters, nocturnal poaching is still present in the department "Hunting of sedentary game is authorized one hour after the legal sunset. Night poaching is still carried out sporadically and occasionally in the Gard department. If we notice a sharp decrease in the marketing of poached venison, acts of poaching are often the work, today, of people in search of thrills, who seek the pleasure of stalking the night of animals to kill them."

From June 1 to August 14, blind and approach hunting for wild boar and deer is authorized in the Gard department. Federal agents regularly set up patrols to verify the proper application of the regulations.