Colorado considers poaching a serious crime and with that in mind, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking the public to help identify a suspect or suspects that are responsible for killing a mule deer buck five miles northwest of Craig. The dead deer was found by wildlife officers on October 7th near Moffat County Road 31. It is estimated that the deer was killed with a rifle between October 6th and October 7th. If anyone has any information on this poaching case, please call 907-706-9874. Tippers can anonymously give information through Operation Game Thief by calling (877) 265-6648 or by email at game.thief@state.co.us. CPW reminds the public that poaching could lead to misdemeanor charges, and affects not only other sportspeople of legal game, but the landowner of the property on which the deer was killed as well.
