On Sunday March 28, 2010 Kindersley Conservation Officers received information through the Turn In Poacher Line that three Pronghorn Antelope had been found dead at various locations 10 miles south of Eston, SK and east along the Tyner Grid. Officers attended the scene and determined that the animals were shot and left to waste on Sunday March 28, 2010. Physical evidence was recovered from the scene but public assistance is requested.
On Saturday, March 27, 2010, Leader Conservation Officers received information that two antelope had been found dead approximately 8km west of Fox Valley along highway #371. Officers attended the scene and determined that a pregnant doe and a buck had been shot and left to waste. It has been determined that the animals were shot on March 27, 2010 with a small caliber firearm. Physical evidence was recovered from the scene but public assistance is requested.
On November 17, 2009 Rowan's Ravine Conservation Officers received information that a dead bull moose was found approximately 2 miles NW of Southey, SK. Officers attended the scene and determined that it was shot and left to waste on posted land. Physical evidence was recovered from the scene but public assistance is required.
Sometime between November 18 and November 21, 2009, a white-tail deer was shot and had its head and antlers removed, leaving the rest to rot in a field. The deer was found approximately 8 km Northwest of Ituna (4 km East of Hwy 310 and 1.6 km North of Hwy 52). Conservation Officers have recovered evidence pertaining to the offence but more information is needed. Conservation Officers are requesting public assistance on any information concerning this incident.
Sometime between November 18 and November 25, 2009, a mule deer was shot and its head removed leaving the rest to rot in a field. The mule deer was found approximately 2 miles Northwest of Huntoon, which is Southeast of Griffin. It appears that the mule deer was shot twice with a large calibre firearm. Conservation Officers have recovered evidence pertaining to the offence but more information is needed. Conservation Officers from Weyburn are requesting public assistance on any information concerning this incident.
On November 11, 2009 Conservation Officers received information that a white-tail deer buck had been shot and left approximately 8 miles Northeast of Edam, in the Minni-ha-ha area. This is in WMZ 47 which was closed to white-tail deer hunting at that time. No parts were removed from the deer and it appears it had been left to rot. Conservation Officers have recovered evidence pertaining to the offence but more information is needed. Conservation Officers are requesting public assistance on any information concerning this incident.
On the morning of November 18, 2009 Conservation Officers received information that a mule deer buck had been shot and left approximately 7 miles Southwest of Glaslyn, on the Green Park Road. This is in WMZ 47 which was closed to mule deer hunting at that time. No parts were removed from the deer and it appears it had been left to rot. Information indicates that a late model beige or tan coloured GMC pickup may be involved. Conservation Officers have recovered evidence pertaining to the offence but more information is needed. Conservation Officers in the Battlefords area are requesting public assistance on any information concerning this incident.
On November 13, 2009 Conservation Officers received information that two dead moose had been found on the edge of a field Southeast of Meath Park. This was in a bison paddock and no hunting permission had been given. Conservation Officers investigating the scene found a cow and calf moose had been shot and left to waste. They also found evidence that the vehicle involved in this case had been damaged at the scene. The suspect vehicle is a 1995 - 1999 dark blue Chev or GMC extended cab truck with the following damage; missing driver side mirror, passenger side mirror is damaged or missing, and damage on running boards and front bug deflector. Conservation Officers in Candle Lake are requesting public assistance on any information concerning this incident.
On November 1, 2009 Conservation Officers received information that two white-tail deer had been shot and left on SE 28-40-20 W3, which is approximately 6 miles West and 3 miles North of Wilkie. No white-tail deer season was on at that time. No parts were removed from either deer and it appears they had been left to rot. Investigation at the scene indicated both deer were likely shot that same morning. Conservation Officers in North Battleford are requesting public assistance on any information concerning this incident.
On October 23, 2009 Conservation Officers received a TIP call regarding a mule deer that had been killed approximately 20km Southwest of Cupar, along the North edge of the Qu'Appelle River valley. Conservation Officers responded and determined that the mule deer had been shot sometime between the evening of October 21st and the morning of October 22nd. Only the head and antlers of the deer had been removed and the rest of the deer had been left to rot. Conservation Officers in Fort Qu'Appelle are requesting public assistance on any information concerning this incident.
On October 15, 2009 Conservation Officers received a TIP call about a bull moose that was dead in a field near the town of Benson in Southeast Saskatchewan. Conservation Officers responded and determined that the mature bull had been shot with a .223 calibre rifle sometime between October 14th and 15th, 2009, and left to rot. The poachers fired at least two rounds from the 702 grid road but never approached the dead animal. Conservation Officers in Estevan are requesting public assistance on any information concerning this incident.
On October 21, 2009 the Ministry of Environment office in Melfort was contacted regarding the waste of migratory birds. The incident involved 17 Canada Geese and 1 duck. Subject(s) had put the birds in an orange plastic garbage bag and placed them adjacent to a dumpster at 105 Melfort Street. At the scene, Conservation Officers determined that the birds were hunted sometime between October 17th to 19th, 2009. All of the birds were in whole condition. Conservation Officers in Melfort are requesting public assistance on any information concerning this incident.
On October 6, 2009 the Ministry of Environment office in Kindersley was contacted regarding the waste of migratory birds. This incident involved 20 white-fronted geese that had been dumped in an abandoned farm yard 2.5 miles North of Eatonia. At the scene, Conservation Officers determined the birds were dumped either October 5th or 6th, 2009. All of the birds were in whole condition. Conservation Officers in Kindersley and Leader are requesting public assistance on any information concerning this incident.
On or about July 2, 2009 a vehicle was used to kill an antelope doe approximately 3 miles South and 3 miles West of Maidstone, SK. The vehicle crossed the ditch and drove into a seeded canola field at which time it ran down, struck, and killed the antelope. It is unknown if the antelope had any kids.
On July 16, 2009 a call was received by the Ministry of Environment Turn In Poacher Line regarding a bull moose that was found dead 4.5 miles North of Aylsham, SK. The investigation revealed that on or about July 13, 2009 unknown individuals chased the moose with a vehicle approximately 2 km through standing crop and eventually killed the moose with a firearm. The moose was left to rot at the scene. The moose had been observed in the area by local landowners for the past couple of weeks.
On July 8, 2009 Conservation Officers received a call about a moose head and antlers dumped just North of Delisle, SK. Officers attended the scene and discovered a large mature Bull Moose head with antlers attached, but nose and tongue missing. Delisle is located approximately 25 minutes West of Saskatoon. This area has a small population of moose.
Late Monday, July 6, 2009 or early Tuesday, July 7, 2009 three adult Pronghorn Antelope were shot near Glenbain, SK. The dead antelope were clearly visible from Highway 19, Northeast of the village. Necropsy of the animals revealed they had been shot with a small calibre rifle and Conservation Officers believe they were shot at from the highway. This thoughtless, illegal act orphaned four Pronghorn kids who stayed in the area for several days. Their fate is unknown.
On May 25, 2009 three antelope were found dead along the Cloan Road, approximately 12 miles North and 1 mile East of Unity, SK. Two of the antelope were found in the field on the North side of the road and one on the South side. Evidence indicates the antelope have died of gunshot wounds. The antelope had been left to waste.
On Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 2:00pm a forest fire was started near Vivian Lake, SK, 3 km West of Kimball Lake in Meadow Lake Provincial Park. It has been determined that this fire was caused by humans, possibly on ATVs. The weather conditions that day were extreme thus making the fire very difficult, dangerous, and expensive to extinguish. It burned a large area of park land and seriously threatened the Kimball Lake Subdivision.
On Sunday, April 12, 2009 a call came in to the Turn In Poacher Line reporting two Pronghorn Antelope found shot and left 1 mile West and 1 mile North of the Community Cemetery at Rosetown, SK. The resulting investigation confirmed that these animals had been killed on or about April 10 or 11, 2009.
During the period of January 2009 to present, several additional incidents regarding the deliberate and senseless killing of big game animals in the Kindersley, Coleville, and Rosetown area are currently being investigated. In all of these cases, the animals were abandoned and left to rot.
