Diversion accepted

Fines for father and son after poaching

This doe had been shot illegally, leaving two fawns orphaned.(Bild: zVg, Krone KREATIV)

Other hunters had laid in wait in Lengau and tracked down the suspicious family team. An effort that would eventually pay off. In this way, it was possible to observe how a doe was shot and transported away. Police officers later found the carcass hidden in the couple's property. The case was also brought to court.

Fellow hunters had long suspected the two Innviertel residents - father (63) and son (33) - of hunting illegally in a hunting ground in Lengau for which they had no authorization.

The hunters lay in wait and actually heard shots on the night of October 8th. Using a thermal imaging camera, they were then able to observe a kneeling person and a dog, then a car arrived, into which an apparently shot piece of game was loaded.

According to public prosecutor Franz Joseph Zimmer, father and son accepted the diversion(Bild: Pressefoto Scharinger/Daniel Scharinger)

Shot goat found in the house
Shortly afterwards, the alerted police seized a freshly shot doe in the suspects' house. As a result, a criminal investigation was carried out against father and son for poaching.

According to Franz Joseph Zimmer (spokesman for the Ried police station), both Innviertel residents - who had no criminal record up to that point and had also confessed - were finally offered diversionary measures: "They were prepared to make amends and paid a four-figure fine." An application was made to the court to confiscate the firearm used.