COUNCIL, Idaho — In four separate cases, mule deer were left to waste near Council and Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) wants to know more.
Four mule deer were shot in separate incidents and left to waste, and IDFG conservation officers are now asking the public for information about the shootings.
In the first case, a mule deer doe was shot in the spine with an arrow and left to waste on private property, IDFG said. Conservation officers believe that this deer was shot sometime between the evening of Sept. 2 and morning of Sept. 3, a news release said.
In the second incident, a mule deer button buck was shot with a firearm on private property sometime between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Oct. 1 and was left in a field at the intersection of Council Cuprum Road and Old Hornet Road, across from Ridge Road, IDFG said.
Additionally, there was a 3x4 deer buck that was also shot on private property on Ridge Road, being left to waste. Officers in that case believe that the buck was killed sometime during opening weekend of the rifle deer season or roughly Oct. 12.
A mule deer doe fawn was killed on Oct. 19 in the fourth case IDFG is asking the public for information on. That doe fawn was left to waste on BLM land in the Goodrich area. The deer was about 100 yards off of the Goodrich Creek Road and believe that it was killed at roughly 8 a.m. on Oct. 19, IDFG said.
In the case of the doe fawn, a dark-colored Dodge pickup was seen parked near the kill site that morning. In the pickup was an adult white male and a juvenile passenger. Another duo of a older man and younger person was also seen near the kill site around 8:55 a.m. and officers believe that these two duos are in the same hunting party.
Fish and Game said anyone with information is asked to call the McCall office at 208-634-8137 or the Citizens Against Poaching hotline at 1-800-632-5999.
Also, people can report any relevant information online at IDFG's website.
Reporters can remain anonymous, and a reward is being offered for information that leads to a citation.
