Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 4 enforcement officers are seeking information on snow geese that were killed earlier this week.
A press release states at least 86 snow geese were shot and left at the Elk Creek Colony Block Management Area near Augusta.
According to Augusta Game Warden Brady Murphy, the geese appeared to have been shot with a .22 long rifle and a shotgun on the night of November 12 or the morning of November 13.
If you have information, you are asked to contact Murphy at (406)781-0244.
On its website, FWP provides the following information about poaching:
Poaching is the illegal killing of fish or wildlife. It can include illegal killing of fish or wildlife:
- for commercial trade
- for ego gratification
- in closed areas, during closed times, or taking more than the law allows
Poachers:
- reduce recreational opportunities for law abiding anglers, hunters, wildlife watchers, and other outdoor enthusiasts
- kill and waste Montana game animals, threatened and endangered species, and even nongame animals
- target Montana’s fish and wildlife resource for personal profit
- Poaching robs law abiding hunters of game and fish, businesses and taxpayers of revenues generated by hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing recreation, and it denies many other Montanans the ability to enjoy seeing healthy, mature fish and wildlife populations.
