IFG seeks information about bull elk shootings

Idaho Fish and Game conservation officers are seeking information about a bull elk unlawfully harvested on the evening of Sept. 12 in southeastern Idaho's Unit 31, according to a press release. 

Officers believe the elk was a 6x6 antlered bull, last seen being transported out of the Adams Creek drainage. Witnesses say the individual was driving an early-2000s white Toyota Tacoma with a 1B license plate.

Fish and Game officials are urging anyone with information about the incident to come forward, according to the press release. Anyone with information is asked to call the Southwest regional office at 208-525-7290, or the Citizen’s Against Poaching Hotline at 1-800-632-5999. Callers can remain anonymous when reporting wildlife violations and may be eligible for cash rewards when that information leads to a citation for a wildlife crime.

Idaho Fish and Game is also seeking information regarding the illegal killing and waste of a bull elk in southeastern Idaho.

A member of the public discovered the dead bull on Sellars Creek Road between Blackfoot Reservoir Road and Long Valley Road in Bingham County. The elk was shot from the road multiple times with a centerfire rifle sometime between Sept. 4 and Sept. 5, likely at night, according to the press release.

The elk was left to waste with only its antlers removed.

Known violations related to this case include killing a big game animal with a centerfire rifle during an archery-only season and waste of game.

Anyone with any information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Fish and Game senior conservation officer Mitch Newhouse at 208-576-1752 or the Citizens Against Poaching hotline at 1-800-632-5999. Callers may remain anonymous, and those with information leading to an arrest are eligible for rewards.