Police are investigating an incident which saw a legal hunter being hunted in Chum Creek.
On Wednesday 15 February around 10.15pm a legal hunter was on a property in the Chum Creek area hunting rabbits and foxes between Cunninghams and Arthurs Road when their life was threatened by a group of people who arrived in a vehicle.
Police say ‘the occupants got out and threatened to kill the victim’.
The ordeal continued as police state that the victim hid in the bushes while the group searched for them using a spotlight.
The occupants then continued the search for the hunter driving along Healesville-Kinglake Road.
Police are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time who may have information or dash cam footage to come forward.
Please contact Yarra Ranges Crime Investigations at Lilydale on 97392300.
