Elk Poaching Incidents in Colorado
Authorities are investigating two separate elk poaching incidents in Las Animas County and near Great Sand Dunes.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is searching for a suspect described as a 6-foot-tall Caucasian male with brown hair, wearing camouflage, a ball cap, and a backpack, and driving a dark-colored Ram pickup truck.
- Four elk were poached near the communities of Stonewall and Picketwire in Las Animas County.
- One elk was shot and abandoned, another was injured and had to be put down.
- The third elk was shot with its back-strap meat removed, and the fourth elk's head was taken with the rest of the body left.
“These were senseless and disgraceful acts which demonstrates a complete disregard for Colorado wildlife,” said Jim Hawkins, CPW Operation Game Thief Coordinator.
A $1,000 reward is being offered for tips that lead to a citation or an arrest.
Author's summary: Authorities seek suspects in Colorado elk poaching cases.