REXBURG — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is searching for whoever shot a young moose with an arrow in what authorities are calling an attempted poaching or a malicious wounding.
The moose was found near the Teton Lakes Golf Course in Rexburg on Wednesday with an arrow sticking out of its head.
Fish and Game personnel were able to sedate the moose and remove the arrow.
“Although injured, biologists thought the animal’s chances of survival were best if released on site, rather than transported to another location,” said a Fish and Game news release.
Fish and Game also noted that it appeared the animal had received other recent arrow shots to the head.
Gregg Losinski, regional conservation educator for Idaho Fish and Game, said the wounds appear to have been inflicted recently, according to the Associated Press. Moose hunting season in the area ended Nov. 23.
Conservation officers are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the individual or individuals responsible for the wounding. Anybody with information is asked to call either the Citizens Against Poaching hotline at 1-800-632-5999 or District Conservation Officer Andrew Sorenson at 208-390-0632.
