COLUMBIA COUNTY, OR - The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division is asking the public to help identify a person(s) of interest related to a Roosevelt Bull Elk that was unlawfully taken and left to waste sometime between 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, and 7:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. The large bull elk was left to waste on Dutch Canyon Road near Scappoose with no effort to remove any meat.
This bull elk was well known and considered to be part of the Miller Herd.
UPDATE: The Columbia County Oregon Hunters Association (OHA) is offering a $1,500 TIP reward and the property owners are matching that with a $1,500 reward- totaling an additional $3,000 for information leading to the prosecution of any suspect(s).
OSP FISH & WILDLIFE SEEKS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO IDENTIFY POACHER(S)
Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact Sr. Trooper Scott Bernardi through the Turn in Poachers (TIP) hotline at 1-800-452-7888 or *OSP (mobile) or contact Sr. Trooper Bernardi at (503) 410-4165 or .
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