EMINENCE, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Department of Conservation is asking the
public for any information about who shot and killed an elk calf in Shannon
County.
The calf was born in July in Shannon County and was fitted with a radio collar.
It was found shot in the head near a road a few weeks after its birth.
Ozark Regional Protection Supervisor Gerald Smith said this is the second known
elk poaching incident in the region. The first was a mature bull that was killed
in December 2015. The poachers removed the bull’s antlers with a chain saw and
left it otherwise untouched in the woods.
Anyone with information that could help with this investigation can call the
Operation Game Thief (OGT) hotline at 1-800-392-1111.
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