SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife are asking the public’s help for information to help solve a poaching case in eastern Washington.
Officials said a rancher found a mule deer that was illegally shot on private land along Chapman Lake Road near Cheney.
Officers with WFDW believe the deer was shot Tuesday night.
“This is not only a crime but also pointless,” said WDFW Region 1 Police Captain Dan Rahn. “The shooting was outside of the hunting season for mule deer, which begins in October. It took place on private property without the landowner’s permission or knowledge, and the meat was wasted.”
WDFW and the Mule Deer Foundation are offering rewards for information that leads to a citation.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call 877-933-9847, email reportpoaching@dfw.wa.gov or send a text tip to 847411. You can also report online at https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/enforcement/report.
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