Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in a poaching case at the John Martin Reservoir State Wildlife Area.
Officials said someone killed two cow elk and left them to rot. State regulations require that any animal harvested must have all meat prepared for human consumption, according to CPW.
“This is poaching and it’s illegal and we want to catch the person who did this,” said Kevin Mahan, CPW district wildlife manager. “These elk were treated unethically and that is something we take very seriously.”
Someone called to report the abandoned elk carcasses on Dec. 13 in the southwest portion of Game Management Unit 146 in southeastern Colorado.
Responding CPW officers found the two dead elk west of Rule Creek, between the south bank of the reservoir and the railroad tracks. Officers also found evidence that a third elk had been shot and removed from the area.
Officers believe the elk were shot on Dec. 11 or Dec. 12.
CPW is asking the public to report anything suspicious seen that weekend or anyone who was known to have harvested elk in the area recently.
“We would like to hear information on any hunting activity observed on Dec. 11 to 12 and any vehicles seen in the area,” Mahan said. “Even the smallest detail might be significant.”
Tips can be made anonymously by contacting Operation Game Thief at 877-265-6648 or [email protected]. Tipsters can also contact Mahan at 719-940-0233.
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