Below is a news release from the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division (scroll to 9/5 post). For 2024-2025, Fiocchi partnered with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to increase the visibility of poaching incidents in an effort to reduce poaching.
The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for public assistance to identify the person(s) responsible for the unlawful killing and waste of a 5×5 bull elk in Linn County.
Fish and Wildlife troopers from the Albany Area Command responded to a report of a bull elk shot with a centerfire rifle sometime between August 30-31, 2024. The bull elk was shot near the Lulay and Roaring River mainlines of the Snow Peak permit area east of Lebanon. The animal was gutted, partially skinned, and left to waste.
Anyone with information is asked to contact an Albany Fish and Wildlife trooper through OSP dispatch at 800-442-2068 or by dialing *OSP (*677) from a mobile phone. Please refer to case number SP24285185.
Those with information may remain anonymous and a TIP reward for cash or preference points will be offered for information leading to a citation or arrest in the case.
(Photo credit: Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division)