TILLAMOOK, Ore. — A black-tailed doe and cow elk, both shot multiple times and left to waste, are the latest targets of poachers in the Tillamook area.
OSP would like to talk to the drivers of three trucks seen in the vicinity of the dead elk on Nov. 13.
A reward of $500 or four hunter preference points is available to anyone who provides information that leads to an arrest or citation.
Both crime scenes were discovered on Nov. 15 and responding troopers found animals with multiple gunshot wounds. Poachers shot and left the animals to waste in different areas of the county. It is uncertain if the two incidents are related, according to Lieutenant Doug Shugart of the OSP Fish and Wildlife Division.
Hunters reported hearing about 14 shots fired in the early morning hours of opening day of Coast elk first season, which runs Nov. 13-16. The hunters later found a dead cow elk in a wooded area near Testament Creek Road off Bald Mountain Road in Tillamook County. They reported their find to OSP, via the Turn In Poachers (TIP) Line.
Members of the public reported three vehicles that were traveling together in the area around the time hunters heard the shots fired. OSP Troopers would like to talk to the drivers of a silver, lifted, approximately 2005 Dodge Ram; a blue, approximately 2010 Dodge Ram; and an older model maroon Ford F150. Please reference case # SP21321584.
Elk hunters discovered the black-tailed doe in the Ginger Creek recreation area near a common OHV staging area. The deer was shot multiple times then dumped near Ginger Creek Rd, at the end of a spur road on BLM land. The poacher removed some backstrap meat and left the rest to waste. Based on carcass decomposition, OSP Troopers estimate
