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Officers seek info on moose killing in Summit County |
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Monday, October 31, 2011 08:32 |
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By JANICE KURBJUN, SUMMIT DAILY NEWS
A hunter may have illegally killed a bull moose near Silverthorne Oct. 22, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are looking for information.
Several people hiking along the Gore Range and Rock Creek/Pebble Creek Trail — a popular trail roughly 7 miles north of Silverthorne — reported that they encountered a hunter who told them he had shot a bull moose by mistake, but the individual has yet to report the incident to wildlife officers.
“The hikers told us that the hunter confessed to them, but he has yet to call us,” district wildlife manager Shannon Schwab. “We have a description, we have witnesses, we have items that this person left behind and we're making every effort to find him, but it would be better for him if he turns himself in.”
So far this year, northwest region wildlife managers have investigated nine possible accidental moose kills, with seven of these incidents remaining unsolved to date.
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