The two businessmen that were arrested for an alleged poaching case last year were back in court but the case was yet again postponed for more than a month.
The case was heard first on Tuesday, July 26 in the Regional Court at Witbank Magistrates Court.
In a brief appearance the case was postponed until Monday, September 5 for trial.
They are facing two charges; the first charge is for illegal hunting and the second charge is for hunting game at night.
The two men were released on R5 000 bail after they were arrested on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 by Vosman Police officers.
These men were arrested after they were caught red handed by a farmer in Balmoral with carcasses in their possession, night sight equipment, silencers on their firearms and they did not have permits with them. They allegedly used the equipment and spotlights to wipe out the Blesbuck except for four.
“This is all considered illegal hunting as the equipment they used was illegal and it’s breeding season. Of the 20 ewes, five were pregnant,” said the owner of the Blesbuck.
An accredited hunter in the National Shooting Association (NSA) takes an oath; this code is centred on the principals of life: respect for life; respect for nature; respect for the law and respect for fellow hunters, land owners and fellow conservationists.
After these ewes were butchered and their lambs were taken out and left for dead, the carcasses were then sold for R800 a carcass.
“At a legal hunt a Blesbuck can be shot for R1 200 to R1 400, that’s besides everything else that you need to shoot a Blesbuck,” said the concerned farmer.
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