A Massachusetts man was one of five people convicted of poaching charges as part of one of New Hampshire’s largest poaching cases in recent years, according to the state’s Department of Fish and Game.

Conservation officers were first notified of poaching activity in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, in December 2022. the ministry said in a press release on Friday.. Based on evidence found during the initial investigation, with the assistance of Gilmanton police, they executed a search warrant on the pocket camera and cell phone belonging to 33-year-old Gilmanton resident Thomas Kelley. The search turned up evidence of poaching involving Kelley and several others.

On January 12, 2023, conservation officers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife service agents, and Gilmanton and Webster police officers executed search warrants targeting Kelly, a 46-year-old resident of Louden, New Hampshire, Sherwood Dubrey, and Randy, a 47-year-old resident of Webster. Inman, the ministry said. During the searches, archery equipment, electronic devices, wild animal hides, mounts and firearms equipped with video recording scopes and infrared lights were seized.