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Cow elk and whitetail doe poached, wasted near Blanchard

| April 23, 2020 1:00 AM

Poachers killed and left to waste an elk and a deer near Blanchard, according to Idaho Fish and Game.

The cow elk and white-tailed doe were illegally shot April 17 near the Idaho, Washington border, three miles west of Blanchard in a field along the Blanchard-Elk Road, Fish and Game said.

Necropsies revealed both animals were pregnant and would have produced offspring in the next couple of months, according to Fish and Game.

Officials are asking anyone with information to call the Citizens Against Poaching Hotline at 1-800-632-5999. A reward of up to $2,500 is available for information that leads to a citation.

— Ralph Bartholdt