The two prominent businessmen briefly appeared in the Regional court with their lawyers for the alleged poaching case.
On Thursday, April 14 in Witbank Magistrates Court the poaching case was heard once again.
The bail of the two businessmen was extended for further consultation until June 28 back in Regional Court.
The two businessmen are facing two charges: the first charge is for illegal hunting and the second charge is for hunting game at night.
The five ewes that were pregnant were killed and the Blesbuck lambs were left for dead.
They were released on R5 000 bail after they were arrested on Wednesday, October 7 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 also did not have permits with them.
The two men allegedly used night sight equipment, had silencers on their firearms and used spot lights to wipe out all the Blesbuck except four.
“This is all considered illegal hunting as the equipment they used was illegal and the fact that 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 to the public of eMalahleni for R800 a carcass.
“At a legal hunt a Blesbuck can be shot for between R1200 and R1400, that’s besides everything else that you need to shoot a Blesbuck,” said the concerned farmer.
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