{"id":16280,"date":"2024-11-14T11:46:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T18:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=16280"},"modified":"2024-11-20T17:58:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T00:58:57","slug":"mule-deer-poached-near-nutrioso-reward-offered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2024\/11\/14\/mule-deer-poached-near-nutrioso-reward-offered\/","title":{"rendered":"Deer poached near Nutrioso, reward offered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><br>Nov. 14, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EAGAR, Ariz. \u2014 The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is seeking information about the poaching of a mule deer buck in Game Management Unit 1 near Nutrioso in the White Mountains on the afternoon of Nov. 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The buck was shot out of season with a rifle near Milligan Valley, a few miles west of Nutrioso. The head and backstraps were taken, and everything else was left to waste. A forest green Toyota 4-Runner was seen leaving the scene of the poached mule deer buck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf anyone has information regarding this egregious act, please report it,\u201d said Wildlife Manager Kalyn Miller. \u201cThis is no action any hunter would take. This incident is the definition of poaching and they are stealing wildlife from the people of Arizona. If you have any information, please come forward and help Game and Fish officers bring those responsible to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AZGFD\u2019s Operation Game Thief program encourages anyone with information about these cases or the illegal take of wildlife in Arizona to call its 24\/7 hotline at (800) 352-0700 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/operation-game-thief\/\">www.azgfd.gov\/ogt<\/a>. Callers should reference case number 24-003177 for any information regarding this case. Callers may be eligible for a reward of $500 through Operation Game Thief for information leading to an arrest in this case. Money for rewards comes from donations, court fines, and civil restitution by violators who commit wildlife crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Arizona Deer Association is also offering a $1,500 reward leading to an arrest in this case and the Arizona Mule Deer Organization is offering an additional $300 for information leading to an arrest in this case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: Photo above is a file photo of a different mule deer buck.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The buck was poached in GMU 1 near Nutrioso in the White Mountains on Nov. 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":16282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-site"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Deer poached near Nutrioso, reward offered - Arizona Game &amp; 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