POACHING -- The public is being asked to help solve the killing of three buck deer in a disgusting spree-poaching case near Reardan.

The three whitetail bucks, their nearly fully grown antlers still in velvet, were poached during the night of Aug. 10 at the intersection of Schwartz and Littell Roads, north of Reardan.

"The poacher shot and killed three bucks and took only the heads and antlers off of two of them," said Curt Wood, Washington Fish and Wildlife police officer for Lincoln County.  "The third buck was apparently not found by the poacher, and nothing was taken from it.  One of the bucks was chased around the field, and eventually was run over by the vehicle, in an attempt to kill it." 

Officer Wood is seeking information to bag the poacher that robbed valuable natural resources from wildlife watchers and hunters. Any information provided will be kept confidential, if desired, he said 

"The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will pay a monetary award or issue bonus points for deer and elk permits, if the information provided leads to the arrest of the person(s) responsible," Wood said in an email.

"Pretty disgusting poaching case," he said. "I don’t believe that I’ve seen a spree type poaching case this early in August in the 20 years that I’ve covered Lincoln County. 

Contact Wood through the agency's Spokane Regional Office, (509) 892-1001, or at the toll-free poaching hotline (877) 933-9847.

Reports can also be made online at reportpoaching@dfw.wa.gov.