Reward offered for information on three elk poached near Bend
BEND, Ore. The Oregon Hunters Association has bolstered the reward up to $6500 for information that leads to an arrest or citation in the case of three elk that were poached west of Bend on or about Oct. 28, 2020.
The bull, cow and spike elk were discovered separately, but all three were in the same area and appear to have been killed at the same time. The cow and spike were left to waste in a blatant demonstration of a thrill-kill. The large bull had its head and shoulders removed as a trophy.
Increased Reward To Find Elk Poacher
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Hunters boost reward to $6,500 for info on three elk poached west of Bend
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The Wyoming Game and Fish report that an elk poaching case from fall 2019 was recently completed when 4th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Shelley Cundiff approved plea agreements reached between the Johnson County Attorney’s Office and two Buffalo residents.
As part of the agreements, Christopher Morales will pay a $5,000 fine, $2,000 in restitution and lose three years of hunting privileges for illegally killing a bull elk. Keisha Filbert agreed to pay a $400 fine and accepted loss of hunting privileges for two years for a transfer of license violation.
The case began when the Game and Fish Department’s Stop Poaching hotline received an anonymous report in September 2019, stating that Morales used Filbert’s license to illegally kill a large bull elk. An online investigation by game wardens discovered photos of Morales and Filbert each posing with harvested elk. Morales claimed to have killed his bull elk on Sept. 6, with a crossbow and Filbert allegedly killed hers on Sept. 1