A convicted poacher who "wilfully ignored" warnings to stay off a property has been sentenced on further unlawful hunting offences. Glen Phillip Terry (40), of Alexandra, was found guilty of trespass and unlawful hunting on Ida Valley Station on May 9, 2017, after a defended hearing in the Alexandra District Court in November last year. Terry had denied the charge, claiming he had not gone on to the property and had not gone hunting, but two farmers had seen him there with hunting dogs in his truck. Counsel for Terry, Joseph Mooney, sought a conviction and discharge as he said the guilty conviction was enough penalty. Judge Smith said Terry knew he was trespassed from Ida Valley Station and "wilfully ignored" that and was "not the slightest bit remorseful" for his offending.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 14, 2019 15:33 UTC