Below are two news releases from the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division (OSP). One was posted on August 22, 2024, and the other on August 16. For 2024-2025, Fiocchi partnered with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to increase the visibility of poaching incidents in an effort to reduce poaching.
The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is requesting the public’s help in locating the individual responsible for shooting and leaving a cow elk to waste.
The elk was likely shot the night of Sunday, August 18, or the early morning of Monday, August 19, 2024. The elk (top photo) was killed in a private agricultural field near Rinehart Lane and Indian Creek Road outside of Elgin. This area is in the Catherine Creek Wildlife Management unit. No part of the elk was taken.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Senior Trooper Kris Davis at the Oregon State Police La Grande Patrol Office, 541-805-4757, or the Oregon State Police Southern Dispatch Center at 1-800-452-7888, *OSP (*677), or email TIP@osp.oregon.gov. Please reference case number SP24-269291.
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8/16/2024: OSP is seeking the public’s help in identifying the person(s) responsible for the killing and waste of a cow elk (see photo on left) in Douglas County.
The preliminary investigation indicated the animal was shot and left to waste in a clear-cut area near milepost 5 on Burnt Mountain Road on or around August 9, 2024.
Anyone with information is asked to contact OSP’s Southern Command Center at 800-442-2068 or *OSP (*677) from a mobile phone. Reference case number #SP24261470.
(Photo credit: Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division)