Resource Enforcement Officers investigating incident near Grand Falls Golf Club

Resource Enforcement officers are investigating reports of a person alleged to have discharged a firearm from the Trans-Canada Highway to kill a moose near the Grand Falls Golf Club on Monday between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Officers discovered a fresh moose paunch, believed to be the kill site, approximately 75 metres west of the last putting green visible from the highway and just three meters into the woods beyond the ditching on the highway’s south side.

The individual may have been operating a silver or grey pickup truck at the time of the incident.

Resource Enforcement Division is asking to speak to the individual and seeking the public’s help in identifying this same individual. Anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident and may have dash cam footage or other information that may assist the investigation is asked to call the Resource Enforcement Division at (709) 637-2971 or make an anonymous report via the 24/7 Poaching Line at 1-877-820-0999.the shoulder portion of the road, or within 1,000 metres of an athletic field.