Wildlife officers are investigating a report of a hunter shooting a moose from the Trans Canada Highway near the golf club in Grand Falls-Windsor earlier this week.

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

It is against the law to discharge a firearm from a highway, including the shoulder, or within 1,000 metres of an athletic field.

The incident is believed to have occurred between 4:00 and 5:00 Monday afternoon.

The person involved may have been driving a silver or grey pickup.

Law enforcement is hoping to speak with the person involved and are asking for the public’s help in helping to

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