Elk Poaching in Las Animas County and Near Great Sand Dunes
Authorities are searching for suspects in separate elk poaching incidents in Las Animas County and near Great Sand Dunes.
A social media post from the National Park Service described a suspect as a 6-foot-tall Caucasian male with brown hair, wearing camouflage, a ball cap, and a backpack, and driving a dark-colored Ram pickup truck.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is working to identify the hunter or hunters who illegally poached four elk near the communities of Stonewall and Picketwire in Las Animas County.
- One elk was shot and abandoned
- Another was injured and had to be put down
- The third was shot with its back-strap meat removed
- The fourth's head was taken with the rest of the body left
“These were senseless and disgraceful acts which demonstrates a complete disregard for Colorado wildlife,” said Jim Hawkins, CPW Operation Game Thief Coordinator.
CPW is offering a $1,000 reward for tips that lead to a citation or an arrest.
Author's summary: Authorities search for elk poaching suspects in Colorado.