A Carterton hunter who pursued a wild pig onto a private farm was caught on camera and prosecuted for his actions.
The man said he saw the pig on a rural road and chased it onto farmland, where the owner had been plagued by poachers and had installed security cameras.
Brad Stuart Kelynack, 46, pleaded guilty in Masterton District Court yesterday to a breach of the Wild Animal Control Act and was fined $150 with court costs of $132.89.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Garry Wilson said Kelynack had gone onto the farm in pursuit of the pig on January 6 and had been filmed by a surveillance camera and identified.