08-05-2008, 11:10 AM
The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has offered a $1,000 reward for information about a recent bear shooting in Trinidad. DOW officers want information about a 425-pound bear found dead in a yard between Colorado and Kansas Avenues Monday night.
Anyone with knowledge of the shooting should call the "Operation Game Thief" hot line at 1-877-265-6648 or local DOW officer Bob Holder at (719) 680-1410. According to Holder, a resident said a large bear was sleeping in their yard. When Holder arrived on the scene, he discovered the bear had been shot.
"There are some circumstances when it is legal to shoot a bear, it is not legal to kill a bear just because it wanders through your property or gets into your trash," said Holder.
DOW officers say help from the public is often the only way that poachers are apprehended. One of the best ways to report violations is to call the "Operation Game Thief" hot line at 1-877-COLO-OGT (1-877-265-6648). Or, they can e-mail Operation Game Thief at game.thief@state.co.us. Citizens can remain completely anonymous, and are elligible for cash rewards for their information leads to issuing a citation.
For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.
Anyone with knowledge of the shooting should call the "Operation Game Thief" hot line at 1-877-265-6648 or local DOW officer Bob Holder at (719) 680-1410. According to Holder, a resident said a large bear was sleeping in their yard. When Holder arrived on the scene, he discovered the bear had been shot.
"There are some circumstances when it is legal to shoot a bear, it is not legal to kill a bear just because it wanders through your property or gets into your trash," said Holder.
DOW officers say help from the public is often the only way that poachers are apprehended. One of the best ways to report violations is to call the "Operation Game Thief" hot line at 1-877-COLO-OGT (1-877-265-6648). Or, they can e-mail Operation Game Thief at game.thief@state.co.us. Citizens can remain completely anonymous, and are elligible for cash rewards for their information leads to issuing a citation.
For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.