NIPAWIN – A cow moose and calf were illegally harvested near the south end of the Harding Road Corridor Game Preserve near Love. This is the second incident this month of moose being illegally harvested in the province.
According to the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, Nipawin Conservation Officers received a Turn in Poachers and Polluters call (TIPP) on Oct. 16, about the two moose, which were shot where no hunting is allowed.
Conservation Officers investigated and found that a cow and calf moose had been shot and taken within the Road Corridor Game Preserve. It’s believed that the moose were shot on the evening of Sunday, Oct. 15, or the early morning hours of Monday, Oct. 16, said Sgt. Ryan Reimer, from the Conservation Officer Service in Nipawin.
Both moose were gutted, skinned and loaded on to a truck at this location. Conservation Officers collected some evidence at the scene but say they require the public's help to identify the individuals who are responsible.
In another incident on Oct. 7, Pierceland Conservation Officers found a cow moose unlawfully harvested in the Highway 919 Road Corridor Game Preserve, about 400 metres south of the Cold River bridge in Meadow Lake Provincial Park.
Days later, on Oct. 12, Kindersley Conservation Officers found a bull moose that had been shot and left to waste. Officers say that it had been shot with a large caliber rifle. They believe this occurred between 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11 and 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12.
If you have information related to these incidents, please call your local Conservation Officer, or the Saskatchewan Turn In Poachers and Polluters line at 1-800-667-7561 or #5555 from a SaskTel Cell phone.
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