Three men have been reported under the Night Poaching Act after being found by officers apparently poaching in Royal Wootton Bassett.
Police were called at 1am on Saturday when a member of the public saw bright lights in a field and suspected people were poaching.
Officers attended and used thermal imaging binoculars to track the suspects across fields.
Three men- aged 27, 29 and 40- all from Mid Glamorgan, Wales, have been reported for summons for the offence of entering land as a trespasser at night with poaching equipment.
Two lamps and one three-inch brown-handled blade knife were seized as evidence and the suspects were escorted out of the county by police.
Wildlife and rural crime officer PC Marc Jackson said: “This is a good result for Wiltshire Police and shows that we take rural crime seriously.
"Wiltshire is not a soft target when it comes to poaching. We will make every effort to combat unlawful hunting.
"The use of thermal imaging devices gives us one more tool to combat rural crime.”
If you would like more information about rural crime you can follow the Rural Crime Team on Facebook-Wiltshire Rural Crime Team and Twitter @WiltsRuralCrime.
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