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State police seeks public tips on Prineville poaching case
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Source: Central Oregonian
State officials are asking Crook County residents for information regarding a recent poaching incident in northwest Prineville. The Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife Division has requested the public’s help identifying the person(s) responsible for the illegal killing of a buck deer near Prineville. OSP stated that on Thursday, Oct. 29, its Fish and Wildlife Division responded to a report of a buck deer that had been killed and harvested on private property along O’Neil Highway near Century Drive and Elliot Lane. Responding troopers believe the buck was killed with archery equipment between Oct. 26 and 28. Rifle deer season concluded on Oct. 14, and there was no legal deer hunting season in effect at the time and location where the deer was found. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Turn-In-Poachers (TIP) line at 1-800-452-7888 or [email protected]. Tips may also be submitted by calling *OSP (**677) from a mobile phone.
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