State Police Looking for Person Who Killed Deer

Someone shot and killed a black tail deer (d0e) in Banks the weekend of August 7th and Oregon State Police want to know who did it.

The killing was illegal and happened on private property.

The doe suffered from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and throat area.

And, in a scene out of Bambi, a small fawn believed to be the offspring of the dead doe, has been seen wandering the area where the doe was killed.

it happened near Sellars Road and Woolen Road.

The $1250 reward is comprised of $250 from the Oregon Hunters Association (OHA) Turn-In-Poacher program, $500 from the OHA Clatsop County Chapter, and another $500 from the OHA Tualatin Valley Chapter.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Senior Trooper Vanrenterghem through the Turn in Poachers (TIP) hotline at 1-800-452-7888, or contact the OSP Northern Command Dispatch Center at 503-731-3030. Information may be kept anonymous.