2 charged after moose shot from side of TCH

Officers in central Newfoundlandwere called Fridayto investigate complaints of hunting along the Trans-Canada Highway and vehicles in the way of traffic

Fish and wildlife enforcement officers based in Gander apprehendedtwo men fromWareham,BonavistaBayaftera moosewas shot on the side of the TCH shortly after midnight on Saturday.

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The incident happened a few kilometres east of Gander.

Officers charged the men with hunting during a closed time, use of an artificial light to hunt big game and shooting from a highway.

Police confiscateda moose, two rifles and ammunition, two big game licences,tagsand a knife.

The menwere released to appear in provincial court in Gander at a latertime.

On the same day, fish and wildlife enforcement officers in Grand Falls-Windsorinvestigatedseveral hunting violations.

Subsequently, a man from Harbour Breton was charged with killing a wrong sex moose near theBay d'Espoir Highway anda man from Twillingate was charged with killing a moose in the wrong management area.

In those cases, two moose, rifles, an all-terrain vehicle and hunting paraphernaliawere seized.

Charges of transporting a loaded firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm from a roadway were laid by fish and wildlife officers in Clarenville, Stephenville and Roddickton.