OSP IS SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO IDENTIFY PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR UNLAWFUL TAKE & WASTE OF A BLACKTAIL DEER NESTUCCA RIVER AREA -TILLAMOOK COUNTY

On November 15, 2021, an OSP Fish & Wildlife was notified by an elk hunter of a poached deer off Ginger Creek Road. The deer was located at the end of a spur on BLM land near a common OHV staging area. The deer had been shot multiple times in the neck and torso. Only one backstrap was taken and the rest of the deer was dumped off the end of a spur road and left to waste. By the rate of decay, it is estimated to have occurred sometime between November 8-13, 2021.

This is the location of the poached deer.

The Oregon State Police is seeking public assistance with information about this poaching case. Any person with information related to this incident is encouraged to call the OSP TIP (Turn-In-Poachers) line at 1-800-452-7888 or by cell at *OSP (*677) or send an email tip to TIP@osp.oregon.gov. Please reference case # SP21321451

***Report Wildlife and Habitat Law Violators***

The Oregon Hunters Association TIP reward offers preference points or cash rewards for information leading to an arrest or issuance of a citation for the unlawful take/possession or waste of Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Goat, Moose, Elk, Deer, Antelope, Bear, Cougar, Wolf, Upland Birds, Waterfowl, Furbearers, Game Fish and Shellfish. Cash rewards can also be awarded for turning in people who destroy habitat, illegally obtain licenses/tags, and for the unlawful lending/borrowing of big game tags.

PREFERENCE POINT REWARDS:

* 5 Points-Mountain Sheep

* 5 Points-Mountain Goat

* 5 Points-Moose

* 5 Points-Wolf

* 4 Points-Elk

* 4 Points-Deer

* 4 Points-Antelope

* 4 Points-Bear

* 4 Points-Cougar

CASH REWARDS:

* $1,000 Mountain Sheep, Mountain Goat and Moose