Oregon State Police and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife are asking for tips to identify poachers who stole steelhead from traps near Powers, Oregon.
May 28, 2021
Poachers took spawning fish from the fish trap and destroyed surveillance cameras to hide their crimes during the winter steelhead run in Woodward Creek near Powers, Oregon according to ODFW and OSP officials. They request the public’s assistance in identifying these individuals.
Multiple people accessed the trap. One person, identified through surveillance footage, entered the trap to net fish, then shot one camera and stole another. Troopers caught up with Kaine M. Horner, 24, formerly of Myrtle Point, while he was fishing illegally in a closed section of the South Coquille River on Feb 22. They seized his rifle, net, and fishing gear. Charges include Criminal Mischief II, Unlawful Taking Steelhead, and Angling Prohibited Area, according to OSP Sergeant Levi Harris, who is leading the investigation. Harris is disappointed by this behavior.
Oregon State Police and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife are asking for tips to identify poachers who stole steelhead from traps near Powers, Oregon.
Oregon State Police and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife are asking for tips to identify poachers who stole steelhead from traps near Powers, Oregon.