State game commission seeks info on poached deer

Witness saw black pickup near scene of illegal taking of buck

The Pennsylvania Game Commission-Southcentral Region is seeking information related to the illegal taking of a 6-point buck that was found along Egolf Road, Colerain Township, Bedford County, on the morning of Sunday, June 28.

According to the report announced on the Game Commission's Facebook page, a black pickup truck was traveling south on Egolf Road about 1:30 a.m., when the occupants shot the deer.

A nearby resident, awakened by the gunshot, saw the truck idling adjacent to where the carcass was discovered the following morning, the report states.

Investigators conducted a necropsy and recovered a suspected .22 caliber bullet from the deer's shoulder. The shooter(s) left the animal and the velvet-covered antlers behind.

State game wardens are actively investigating and urge anyone with information to report it to the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Central Dispatch at 1-833-PGC-HUNT or the Operation Game Thief Hotline at 1-888-PGC-8001 or online at http://bit.ly/PGCOGT.