Public Help Wanted in County Poaching Case

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Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division wants the public’s help to find the person or persons responsible for the illegal killing and waste of a bull elk in east Lincoln County. A reward of $500 is being offered with contributions from the Oregon Hunters Association. A hunter found the remains of a five-point bull elk on the Starker Forest Stutz Tree Farm the morning of November 3, according to Senior Trooper Ryan Kehr. The tree farm is in the Burnt Woods area off Harlan Road near Shotpouch Road. An initial investigation reveals the bull elk was killed the previous evening.

Kehr said the elk was shot and left to waste. The meat had spoiled and the animal was not salvageable. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Turn-In-Poacher TIP line at 800-452-7888, or Senior Trooper Kehr at (541) 270-0097.

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