The BC Conservation Officer Service is reporting yet another elk poaching along Highway 18 on Vancouver Island.
A tweet by the conservation service said the remains of a bull elk were found five kilometres east of Lake Cowichan along the highway.
㽶ƵֱSomeone saw the elk lying there and reported it to the Conservation Officer Service so I went out there to check it out,㽶Ƶֱ said conservation officer Scott Norris.
The animal was killed sometime Dec. 27 or Dec. 28 and much of the elk was left to waste.
㽶ƵֱThe four quarters were removed but the main part of the body was left so there was lots of meat left behind,㽶Ƶֱ Norris noted. 㽶ƵֱThe antlers were left on it.㽶Ƶֱ
There is no open season for elk right now and shooting in the area in which it was found isn㽶Ƶֱt permitted.
㽶ƵֱIt looks like it was likely shot from the road or within the road allowance,㽶Ƶֱ Norris said. 㽶ƵֱIt was about 15 yards off the road.㽶Ƶֱ
The Conservation Officer Services asks anyone with information to call the RAPP line at 1-877-952-7277.
BCCOS is investigating the poaching of a bull elk 5km east of Lake Cowichan on hwy 18. The animal was killed sometime Dec 27 or Dec 28 and much of the elk was left to waste. Anyone with information is asked to call the RAPP line 1-877-952-7277
㽶Ƶֱ BC CO Service (@_BCCOS)