Contact CAP at 1-800-632-5999, twenty-four hours a day.
The first case involves a spike elk carcass, discovered near Arrowrock Reservoir’s Irish Creek boat ramp and apparently harvested around November 1. The elk had been cut in half, with one entire half left in the field to spoil. “It appears that attempts were made to pack portions of the other elk half away from the kill site,” Fish and Game conservation officer Ben Cadwallader explained. “Yet one whole front quarter was found – apparently discarded – just off the trail, as though the person became injured or perhaps exhausted.” Evidence was collected at the kill site, but Cadwallader would like to visit with anyone who might have knowledge of the discarded elk. “Given the popularity of this area, it’s highly likely someone witnessed what happened here,” Cadwallader said.
In early November, an elk hunter found and reported two mule deer left to waste about a mile northwest of Idaho City. “In this case, it appears that the two-point buck and doe mule deer were harvested, field dressed and hung in a hunting camp or at a residence, perhaps for several days,” Cadwallader said. “Despite this time investment, the deer carcasses were eventually loaded into a UTV, hauled to the woods and dumped.” Only one hindquarter and the tenderloins were removed from the buck; the doe was untouched. As with the elk case, Cadwallader would like to visit with anyone having knowledge to move this case forward.
In addition to the CAP hotline, persons may also contact their local Fish and Game office with information regarding the case. In the local area, contact the Nampa Fish and Game office at 465-8465.