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Reward offered: 6 bull elk poached in Park City area

Details: Published: Monday, March 02 2020 12:00

Between Dec. 20, 2019 and Jan. 15, 2020, six mature bull elk were shot and killed in the Knob Hill area of Park City.

Geese illegally killed and dumped in Uintah County

Details: Published: Friday, February 14 2020 12:00

In early February 2020, conservation officers with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources responded to a report of goose carcasses dumped south of the Ballard City Office in Uintah County.

Preliminary hearing scheduled for man in connection with trophy deer poaching case

Details: Published: Friday, February 14 2020 09:00

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Washington County man in connection with the 2019 poaching of a trophy buck deer in Iron County.

Large 6×7 buck deer poached in Millard County

Details: Published: Monday, November 25 2019 09:15

DWR conservation officers are investigating the illegal killing and waste of a mature 6×7 buck deer. The deer was found east of Holden, in the Maple Hollow area of Millard County.

150 gallons of used oil illegally dumped on wildlife management area

Details: Published: Friday, November 22 2019 09:15

On Nov. 8, 2019, a concerned citizen reported finding 150 gallons of used oil that had been illegally dumped on the Wildcat Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The oil was primarily contained in 20 5-gallon buckets and one 50-gallon drum, although some residue had also leaked onto the ground.

Bighorn sheep ram poached in Kane County

Details: Published: Tuesday, November 05 2019 13:38

On Oct. 20, 2019, a bighorn sheep ram was killed and left to waste near Mount Carmel Junction.

Bull elk shot just off Highway 12 near Escalante

Details: Published: Wednesday, October 30 2019 10:13

Sometime between Oct. 19 and Oct. 22, a bull elk was shot and left to waste near mile marker 50 on Highway 12, approximately 9 miles west of Escalante.

Deer fawn and buck pronghorn shot and left to suffer near Vernal

Details: Published: Thursday, October 17 2019 09:15

In September 2019, DWR conservation officers responded to two different poaching incidents near Vernal. The first was a small mule deer fawn that was shot and left on the side of the road near Dry Fork. The second was a pronghorn buck that was shot in the neck near Fiddler Road.

Officers seek bull elk poacher who cut off antlers, wasted animal

Details: Published: Thursday, October 17 2019 09:10

On Oct. 12, 2019, DWR conservation officers received information about a bull elk that had been shot and left to waste north of Sage Well in Iron County. The bull's antlers had been removed.

Two doe pronghorn poached on Boulder Mountain

Details: Published: Thursday, October 17 2019 09:00

On the morning of Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, two doe pronghorn were found dead 50 yards off of Forest Road 154, near Big Lake on Boulder Mountain. Both pronghorn had been shot and left to waste.