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Game Warden’s Journal

ACCOUNTS FROM THE FIELD BY THE PUBLIC
SERVANTS WHO ENFORCE THE FISH AND
WILDLIFE LAWS OF OKLAHOMA.

We’d hoped The suspects’ vehicle is believed to be a dark-colored pickup,
to be ringing in probably a diesel, with a flatbed and cake box.
2019 a little dif- This poaching occurred the evening of Nov. 28, 2018. The
ferently, but our buck was shot from the road. The location was southeast of
work goes on. Ames near the Major-Garfield county line.
Game Warden If you have any information about this case, please contact
Mike Baker, Cottrill at (580) 227-0393. Or you can remain anonymous and
based in Beaver call Operation Game Thief at (800) 522-8039. You could receive
County, needs up to $500. If you know, make the call!
your help.
This white-
tail buck was Game Warden Ryan Walker, based in Osage County, needs
shot with a rifle your help. He is investigating an illegal disposal case on County
sometime the Road 5101 south of Pawhuska. These animals were dumped
last three days sometime in the night Jan. 2-3. Two does had been shot and left
in December unprocessed along with three other deer and a hog that were
about a mile west of Turpin and 5.5 miles north. All of the processed and dumped on the side of the road.
meat was left but the antlers were removed. If you have any information that might help with this inves-
Please contact Baker at (580) 651-9135 if you have any infor- tigation, please call Walker at (918) 440-9880.
mation for this investigation. Or you can remain anonymous
and be eligible for a cash reward by calling Operation Game
Thief at (800) 522-8039.

This trophy buck was illegally taken from the sportsmen
and sportswomen of Oklahoma. Now, Game Warden Phillip
Cottrill, based in Major County, needs your help.
At least four people participated in the event. The driver
stayed in the truck while three individuals got out of truck to
retrieve deer. The poachers were spooked by a man who was
legally hunting on the farm. The suspects fled on foot.

(Reports from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Conservation-Game Wardens Facebook page.)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Please help make a difference! When viola-
tors break the law, they steal fish and wildlife from you! Report
violations anonymously by calling Operation Game Thief at
(800) 522-8039. You could earn a cash reward.

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