The four men and a vehicle were searched and officers found a thermal scope, slip leads and GPS equipment, police said. Following an investigation by the force’s rural task force, four men were convicted at Grimsby Magistrates’ Court. Robert Doig, 27, of Dalwhamie Street, Kinross, was found guilty of careless driving, driving while disqualified, and illegally hunting a wild mammal with dogs. Joseph Smith, 41, of Golden Hind Drive, Worcestershire, and Tony Taylor, 24, of Hodfar Road, Worcestershire, were both found guilty of illegally hunting a wild mammal with dogs. Walter Varey, 31, of Paradise Farm, Bedfordshire, was also found guilty of illegally hunting a wild mammal with dogs.