Crime & Safety
Poachers Are Killing Michigan's Elk: Wildlife Officials
Several elk have been found illegally killed in Michigan. Now the state is offering a $1,000 reward to catch who is behind the poaching.
MICHIGAN — Michigan is having problems this season with elk being poached in the state's Lower Peninsula. The Safari Club International-Michigan Involvement Committee is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of an individual or individuals illegally killing elk in Michigan.
In the past, the organization has offered a similar $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone illegally killing moose in Michigan, and this offer stands to date.
In mid-December, area residents found three adult elk cows poached in Otsego County. The incident marked the third such case in northern Michigan in roughly a month. In mid-November, one bull elk was killed in Montmorency County and another, during the same week, was poached in the Pigeon River Country in Otsego County.
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To report information on the illegal killing of elk or moose in Michigan, call or text the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Report All Poaching hotline at 800-292-7800.
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