Elk NetworkWardens Seek Info in Northern Montana Elk, Deer Poaching

General , Poaching | December 4, 2024

Below is a Facebook post from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. For 2024-2025, Fiocchi partnered with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to increase the visibility of poaching incidents in an effort to reduce poaching.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking any information regarding a bull elk and whitetail buck that were shot, had their heads removed and were left to waste in south Blaine County.

Wardens received a report of the dead elk and deer, and after investigating, located them on private property about ¾ of a mile south of the junction of People’s Creek Road and Birdtail Road in south Blaine County, about 30 miles south of Chinook. The animals were shot with a firearm and likely killed between the evening of Nov. 20 and early on Nov. 21.

Anyone with possible information about this incident is asked to visit tipmont.mt.gov to provide details or call Warden Investigator Dirk Paulsen directly at 406-230-2277. Those who report information may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.

(Photo credit: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks)