A Plaster Rock, NB man seemingly had it all, hundreds of pounds of moose and bear meat and other obscure animal parts including the bones from five bear penises. His collection was uncovered during a 2015 investigation spanning over 60 separate wildlife violation charges that were spawned after six Canadians and two Americans were arrested at the Canada-U.S. border in Maine.
Daniel Dyer, the owner of Lawrence Dyer & Sons Outfitters was believed to be the mastermind behind the poaching ring and was subject to an undercover investigation by Department of Natural Resource officers. Over the course of 12 months, undercover agents obtained warrants and took part on hunting trips with the owners and operators from the outfitters and built their case.
Originally pleading not guilty, Dyer was finally in court again on Wednesday where he ended up pleading guilty to illegal possession of animal parts, illegal hunting, hunting moose without a license and unlawfully offering to purchase hunting rights.
Here’s a list of what was originally seized from Dyer and his associates:
- 438 pounds of meat
- 378 bear gall bladders
- an alligator head
- five bear penises displayed on a board
- a walrus penis
- a variety of other deer and moose parts including heads and partial carcasses
Dyer was sentenced to a seven-day jail term and ordered to pay $15,000 in fines and a $3,000 victim surcharge. He was granted a 24 month period to pay his fine and forfeited the coolers used to store his bear gall bladders.