OSP Investigating Deer Poaching Near Roseburg

Oregon State Police troopers in the Roseburg area are asking for your help locating the person or persons responsible for poaching a buck earlier this week.  Investigators say the buck was shot multiple times with a handgun from the roadway Sunday evening, between 6 and 7 p.m. in the 500 block of South Deer Creek Road.  The individual left the area in a vehicle traveling southbound on South Deer Creek Road.

OSP added most of the meat was left to waste.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Matt Bowersox through OSP Dispatch at 800-442-2068 or *OSP (*677) from a mobile device.  Those with information can remain anonymous and a TIP reward for cash or preference points will be offered for information leading to a citation or arrest in the case. Please reference Oregon State Police case number #SP24344796.

Report Wildlife and Habitat Law Violators  

The Turn In Poachers (TIP) program is a collaboration between the Oregon State Police, Oregon Hunters Association, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Wildlife Coalition, Oregon Outfitter and Guides Association, and the Oregon State Marine Board.  The TIP program offers preference point rewards for information leading to an arrest or issuing a citation for the unlawful take/possession or waste of big game mammals.
Preference Point Rewards:

• 5 Points: Bighorn Sheep
• 5 Points: Rocky Mountain Goat
• 5 Points: Moose
• 5 Points: Wolf
• 4 Points: Elk
• 4 Points: Deer
• 4 Points: Pronghorn Antelope
• 4 Points: Bear
• 4 Points: Cougar

The TIP program also offers cash rewards for information leading to an arrest or issuance of a citation for the unlawful take/possession or waste of the following fish and wildlife species. Cash rewards can also be awarded for habitat destruction, illegally obtaining hunting or angling licenses or tags, lending or borrowing big game tags, spotlighting, or snagging.

Cash Rewards

Oregon Hunters Association (OHA) cash rewards:

• $2,000 Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat, or Moose
• $1,000 Elk, Deer, or Antelope
• $600 Bear, Cougar, or Wolf
• $300 Habitat destruction
• $200 Illegally obtaining Oregon hunting or angling license or tags
• $200 Unlawful lending/borrowing big game tag(s)
• $200 Game Fish & Shellfish
• $200 Game Birds or Furbearers
• $200 Spotlighting
• $200 Snagging/Attempt to Snag

Oregon Wildlife Coalition (OWC) Cash Rewards:

• $500 Hawk, Falcon, Eagle, Owl, Osprey
• $500 Cougar, Bobcat, Beaver (public lands only), Black bears, Bighorn Sheep, Marten, Fisher, Sierra Nevada Red Fox
• $1,000 Species listed as “threatened" or “endangered" under state or federal Endangered Species Act (excludes fish)

Oregon Outfitters & Guides Association (OOGA) Cash Rewards:

• $200 Acting as an Outfitter Guide for the Illegal Killing of Wildlife, Illegally Obtaining Oregon Hunting or Angling Licenses or Tags, or Illegally Offering to Act as an Outfitter Guide as defined in ORS 704.010 and 704.020.

How to Report a Wildlife and/or Habitat Law Violation or Suspicious Activity:
TIP Hotline: 1-800-452-7888 or *OSP (*677)
TIP email: TIP@osp.oregon.gov (monitored Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
For more information visit OSP's Tip Webpage.

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