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The callousness of abandoning carcasses
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This white-tail buck was shot and abandoned in the Banana Belt area Nov. 19. It’s one of many cases the High Prairie Fish and Wildlife office is handling.
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This bull moose was shot in the head and abandoned approximately 10 miles north of McLennan Nov. 21.
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Spotlight Staff
for Spotlight
Every year, Fish and Wildlife Officers investigate hundreds of shot and left wildlife cases, many of which go unsolved.
High Prairie has four Fish and Wildlife Officers covering approximately 7,700 square kilometres. Alberta Fish and Wildlife relies on public information and complaints to apprehend violators. In 2009 alone, the High Prairie Fish and Wildlife office has eight unsolved shot and left wildlife cases.
“The animals in question were not shot by ethical hunters, they are poached animals,” says Fish and Wildlife Officer Travis Gloeckler.
“These ‘shot and left’ violations often occur outside of legal hunting light, the animals are shot in their beds while being spotlighted or a head hunter decides the animal is too small and does not want to waste his tag on a small buck.”
Gloeckler has provided details about several incidents in the High Prairie district.
A white-tailed buck was shot 10 miles south of McLennan Nov. 17 and the head was removed.
A white-tailed buck was killed and abandoned Nov. 25-29 near Prairie Echo Hall. Another white-tailed buck was killed and abandoned six miles north of High Prairie in early September 2009.
In many cases, Fish and Wildlife officers recover bullets and brass from in and around the scene, as well as tire impressions. However, these cases go unsolved due to the lack of suspects or leads.
Alberta Fish and Wildlife is requesting anyone with information about these or other cases to contact the nearest Fish and Wildlife office or the REPORT A POACHER line at 1-800-642-3800. Callers can remain anonymous and those who provide information which leads to a conviction may be eligible for a reward.
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