Ernie Campbell, the Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development officer whose office oversaw the investigation, said he couldn't provide any details at this time.

"The Indian Hill Lake investigation is currently in the hands of the Crown.

"I cannot comment on when charges will be laid," he said.

Caribou carcasses - without the meat removed - were found near the lake which is part of the territory the Tlicho and the Akaitcho are fighting over.

An Air Tindi flight record shows the assistant regional director of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Lorne Tricoteux, was along for the hunt.

Akaitcho chiefs Archie Catholique and Richard Edjericon visited the site and said there were 14 dead animals, booze bottles and garbage at the site.

The chiefs have called for Tricoteux's resignation.

"I know what I saw," said Catholique.

"They were out there having a party, wasting caribou."

"The people involved should be charged. If a federal government employee was involved in that massacre, that wastage, then they should be thrown out.

"We have to set a precedent here, saying if you go out and do this you will be punished."

Catholique said to waste 14 animals is a very serious matter.

"It shows the individuals have no respect for the elders, the land and the wildlife."

Campbell said the maximum penalty for each animal wasted is $1,000 and one year in jail.

"It's always serious, for sure," he said.

"Some years we get the caribou showing up in large numbers and there's more waste and other years there's either very little caribou or no caribou, so it's always serious to us."