Doe and fawn shot and left to rot

Division of Wildlife Resources seeks public's help

MOAB — Wildlife officers are seeking information about a doe and fawn deer that were shot and left to rot near the LaSal Pass Road in late October.

Someone poached this doe and fawn deer recently, and then left them to rot in the LaSal Mountains near Moab.

Photo courtesy of T.J. Robertson

The road is on the LaSal Mountains near Moab in southeastern Utah.

On Oct. 23, the Division of Wildlife Resources received a call on its poaching hotline from a man who said he had found a doe and fawn deer that had been shot and left to rot. Conservation officers investigated the area and found the deer.

Officers are looking for any information that will help them solve the crime, and they need the public's help. They say the deer were shot either late on Oct. 22 or very early on Oct. 23.

If you have any information about this or any other wildlife crime, please call Utah's Turn in a Poacher hotline at 1-800-662-DEER (3337).

You can also call the DWR's Southeastern Region office at (435) 613-3700.

Your confidentiality is guaranteed. A reward of up to $1,000 may be offered.