Tipster leads investigators to Oregon bull elk poachers

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three hunters will pay $16,000 for poaching an elk, a crime that Oregon Fish & Wildlife officials began investigating after getting a tip in November 2021.

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Back then, the tipster spotted a picture on social media of a 6×6 bull elk on a trailer, thought it didn’t seem right and texted it to OSP Fish & Wildlife troopers.

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One of the investigators, Senior Trooper Brent Ocheskey, also had questions. “An elk is a big animal, not easy to pack out without gutting and quartering it. That in itself was suspicious, especially in our patrol area,” he said in a statement.

After some research, investigators…

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