STATE POLICE FISH & WILDLIFE DIVISION

MONTHLY FIELD REVIEW1 DECEMBER 2020 CONTENT Administration and Enforcement of Wildlife Laws...... 3-5 General Law & Rescues...... 6-7 Marine Fisheries Team...... 8 Shellfish and Angling...... 9-10 Case Dispositions...... 11 Turn in Poachers...... 12 F&W Recruitment...... 13

On the cover: A Fish and Wildlife Trooper patrols the Spring Creek USFS 21 Road off I-84 near La Grande. ADMINISTRATION & ENFORCEMENT OF WILDLIFE LAWS

Juvenile Hunter Warned for Take of Buck Deer A McMinnville Fish and Wildlife Trooper was called by a hunter he had met through speaking at a hunter safety event. The hunter informed the Trooper that his 12-year- old son had shot a buck deer while hunting with a doe tag. The Trooper met with the young hunter and his dad and it was decided both father and son would be warned for the situation. The deer was seized and donated to the Union Gospel Mission in Salem. The father was issued a warning for Aiding/Counseling in a Wildlife Offense and the son was warned for Take/Possession of Buck Deer.

Unlawful Take of Buck Deer - Cascade Locks Fish and Wildlife Troopers from The Dalles conducted an investigation in regards to a TIP from a citizen involving the possible unlawful taking of a buck deer. During the contact with several subjects at the residence in Cascade Locks, it was determined that the suspect was not present, but that an unlawful take of a trophy 5x4 buck deer had occurred. Evidence was collected and a meeting was set up with the suspect and his probation officer for the following afternoon. Troopers conducted an interview with the 19-year-old suspect who admitted to shooting the buck out of season and in a closed area. In addition to unlawfully taking the deer he violated his conditions of probation. The subject was charged criminally with Unlawful Take of Buck Deer. Sauvie Island Duck Saturation Patrol Fish and Wildlife Troopers from the North Valley and St. Helens Teams, along with a Springfield Fish and Wildlife Trooper and K-9 Buck, conducted a saturation at the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area. Approximately 60 duck hunter checks were conducted. Enforcement was taken on multiple violations such as No License in Possession, Shotgun Capable of Holding More than Three Shells, and Motor Vehicle Access to Restricted Area. One hunter was cited for Unplugged Shotgun and a duck was seized.

Subject Cited for 2019 Case - Wallowa County A North Plains Fish and Wildlife Trooper recently assisted an Enterprise Fish and Wildlife Trooper with a 2019 turkey case. The Enterprise Trooper was made aware of a YouTube video involving a subject taking a turkey prior to the 2019 spring season starting within the Imnaha Unit. The subject also did not have a 2019 Spring Turkey Tag and shot the bird with a .22 caliber rifle. The Portland Trooper interviewed the suspect who was honest and admitted to everything as seen in the YouTube video. The hunter was cited criminally into Wallowa County Circuit Court for Take/Possession of Game Bird and warned for Hunting Prohibited Method-Unauthorized Weapon.

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Subjects Shot from Roadway - Mt. Emily Unit Cormorant Mistakenly Shot - Sauvie Island A La Grande Fish and Wildlife Trooper responded to a A St. Helens Fish and Wildlife Trooper responded to a complaint of a subject shooting from the roadway in the hunting complaint on the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area Mt. Emily unit. After arriving on scene the Trooper found of a hunter shooting a Cormorant. Before the Trooper one subject had shot an antlerless elk while standing on a was able to contact the suspect, he quit hunting and was paved county road while leaning over the bed of his pickup. questioned by an ODFW employee. The suspect admitted A second subject was found to have unlawfully harvested to misidentifying the bird. The Trooper interviewed the a spike elk. Both subjects were hunting on the same piece suspect who shot, then identified the dead bird, and hid of private property while participating in the new general it in the brush before leaving. He was cited for Unlawful season damage antlerless elk season. One subject was cited Possession of Prohibited Species. for Hunting Prohibited Area: Road/Right of Way. The second subject was cited for Unlawful Take Spike Elk. The elk was salvaged and transported to a local butcher.

Subjects Trespass on Private Property Near Izee During the opening weekend of the 2020 deer season, a John Day Fish and Wildlife Sergeant began investigating the report of a two subjects that trespassed on private property near Izee in the Murderers Creek unit. The ranch manager had taken photos/video of the suspects but when contact was initiated, the hunters fled on an ATV. A Fish and Wildlife Trooper had worked a trespass case in the same area the previous day and had documented multiple camps and vehicle plates which led to identifying an adult father and teenage son from Troutdale that had been camped nearby. DMV photos of the father and son were obtained and the ranch manager believed they were the two Goose Shot with Blow Dart - Salem suspects on the ATV. The Sergeant found that they each had Ochoco deer tags and interviewed one of the subjects who A Mid-Valley Fish and Wildlife Trooper assisted Salem eventually confessed to hunting opening weekend in the Police Department with a subject who had shot and area and not being aware of hunt unit boundaries or private killed a goose with a blowgun within the city limits of property boundaries. The father was issued two criminal Salem. On-scene investigation revealed that the suspect citations: Hunting in Violation of Criminal Trespass and was stopped in a motor vehicle in the parking lot of a Hunting Prohibited Area-Outside Unit Boundary. He business and several civilians observed the suspect using was also warned for two counts of Aiding/Counseling in a blowgun from a rolled down window to shoot multiple a Wildlife Offense and the juvenile male was warned for projectiles at a flock of geese. One of the darts struck the same offenses. a goose and crippled it. The suspect was confronted by the civilians, picked up his blow gun darts and fled the Waterfowl Boat Patrol - Lower Columbia River scene leaving the injured goose and made no attempts to retrieve the bird. Salem PD arrived on scene and An Astoria Fish and Wildlife Trooper conducted a found that the goose had died from its injuries; seized waterfowl boat patrol on the Lower Columbia River from the goose and dart as evidence and turned the items over Tongue Point to Clifton. He contacted 31 hunters on the to the Trooper. The suspect was located, interviewed Lewis & Clark National Wildlife Refuge. Five citations and admitted to killing the goose. He was criminally were issued for No Federal Waterfowl Stamp. Several state cited and released at his residence for Take/Possession licensing warnings were issued for No Hunting License/ Game Bird, Waste of a Game Bird and warned for HIP Validation in Possession. Take Game Bird/Prohibited Method. The blow gun, darts and bird were secured as evidence.

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OSP Pilot Assists on Winter Range Patrol La Pine Fish and Wildlife Troopers patrolled the winter range travel management areas with assistance from a Trooper Pilot in the department aircraft. Citations and multiple warnings were issued for Illegal Motorized Travel, Driving Uninsured, and Driving While Suspended.

Multiple Duck Hunting Violations A Springfield Fish and Wildlife Trooper responded to Dexter Reservoir after receiving a complaint of duck hunters chasing down and shooting ducks with a motor boat. The Trooper located the boat and observed two subjects taking turns shooting at ducks while the boat was under power. The Trooper contacted the subjects who were ultimately both cited for Shooting Game Birds from Moving Motor Boat, No Hunting License, and No Federal Waterfowl Stamp. Two ducks were seized as evidence.

Troopers Prepare Seized Elk for Donation Two Bull Elk Racks and Meat Seized A La Grande Fish and Wildlife Trooper was called to a A Fish and Wildlife Trooper from The Dalles received trespass complaint. During the investigation he found two information from a landowner regarding two subjects that individuals had trespassed on private property, one of the had harvested a bull elk on their land and did not have individuals had killed a cow elk and had not validated their permission to do so. The Trooper identified both subjects tag. At the request of the landowner both individuals were involved in the harvest of the bull with the help of the cited for Hunting on the Enclosed Lands of Another and reporting party. With the assistance of two other Troopers, one of the individuals was cited for Fail to Validate. The interviews were conducted and investigation revealed that elk was seized and the meat was donated to charity. both subjects, along with a third, had trespassed and taken elk on more than one property without permission. In total two bull elk racks and nine boxes of processed elk meat were seized. Several criminal citations/warnings were issued to the three individuals for Hunting Enclosed lands of Another, Take/Possession of Bull Elk: Another’s Land No Permission, and Aiding in a Wildlife Offense.

Crash Investigation Reveals Hunting Crime Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Troopers assisted the patrol division on a single motor vehicle crash on Highway 140 West near milepost 35. During the crash investigation a large mule deer buck head and portions of its body were found near the crash and stashed in a tarp under some trees. The driver of the vehicle stated the deer was road stuck near Bonanza and salvaged for its meat. Through further investigation two subjects involved admitted the buck was unlawfully shot near Bonanza. They stated the buck was spotted with the aid of the vehicle’s headlights and they both shot the buck in the head with a .22 magnum rifle. The two subjects were both issued criminal citations for Take/ Possession of Buck Deer. The rifle, deer head, and meat was seized.

5 GENERAL LAW & RESCUES

Wildlife Transport Cages Donated to OSP A Prineville Fish and Wildlife Trooper received a call from raptor rehabilitators in Sisters. The husband and wife team have both provided professional service to raptor rehabilitation for many years. Their service to wildlife and serving as a skilled resource to ODFW and OSP over the years is extremely appreciated. They recently made a tough decision to retire, and called to donate transport cages and equipment for OSP Fish and Wildlife Troopers. The equipment will facilitate quick response to wildlife calls and continue safe transport using equipment kept at the various OSP offices in the Bend area.

Blue Heron Rescued from Foothold Trap Calf Elk Rescued from Wire Fence - Nehalem A Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Trooper responded to a Newport Fish and Wildlife Troopers responded to a report report of a blue heron caught in a trap on the Lost River. of a calf elk with its neck caught in a wire fence at a With assistance from the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office, residence in rural Nehalem. The two responding Troopers the blue heron was released from the trap and appeared to were able to successfully cut the struggling elk free without be in good health. The foothold trap that was used had a harm to the elk or themselves. brand on it that was not registered in the 2020 Furtakers list. After an investigation, the owner of the trap was located Campers Lost and Stuck Behind Locked Gate and found to be using a trap with another person’s expired A McMinnville Fish and Wildlife Trooper received a report brand. The subject was issued a citation for Using an of subjects stuck behind a locked Weyerhaeuser gate in Unbranded Trap. Yamhill County. The Trooper responded to the area and the subjects were let out of the gate. They told the Trooper they had gotten lost on their way to meet friends at a camp site and the gate was locked behind them. They were issued warnings for Criminal Trespass and sent on their way to enjoy their weekend camping trip in the Tillamook State Forest.

Clackamas County DUII Investigation A Portland Fish and Wildlife Trooper was checking trail cameras in rural Clackamas County when he noticed a vehicle driving erratically. A traffic stop was initiated and investigation revealed the license plate on the vehicle was reported stolen. The driver showed signs of impairment and consented to Standard Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs). The driver was taken into custody for DUII and transported to the Portland Patrol Office. A voluntary breath test showed a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .00%. A drug recognition evaluation was conducted and the driver admitted to using methamphetamine. A search warrant was obtained and executed for the driver’s blood. He was cited and released for DUII: Controlled Substances.

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Barred Owl Rescued - Salem A Salem Fish and Wildlife Trooper responded to a report of an injured owl on the inside median shoulder of Interstate 5 near Salem. The barred owl was removed from the roadway and placed in the Trooper’s truck and transported to Turtle Mountain Goat Rescued near Pendleton Ridge Wildlife Center to be assessed for injuries. The owl Fish and Wildlife Troopers received a call of a mountain is being rehabilitated and should be released back into the goat near some residences on the edge of Pendleton. They wild soon. responded to the location with ODFW and assisted with moving the animal away from residences and people. Trooper Assists on Well Rescue - La Pine ODFW believes the large goat possibly made its way down A La Pine Fish and Wildlife Trooper was dispatched to a from the Elkhorn Mountains in search of a mate. report of an 88-year-old male who fell from a ladder into his well. The Trooper and La Pine Fire assisted the subject out of his well. The Trooper then determined one of the pipes in the well was frozen. The frozen pipe was thawed and a leaking valve was fixed for the elderly couple.

Trooper and Local Officer Locate Juvenile A McMinnville Fish and Wildlife Trooper was driving through the city of Forest Grove when he overheard on the county radio a report of a missing juvenile that ran from a local hotel. The Trooper was then flagged down by a motorist who had just seen the juvenile running with no shoes on in the rain and crossed the busy highway. The Trooper relayed that information to the city police and Troopers Help with Christmas Gifts and Dinner another caller reported the juvenile again ran across the A Pendleton Fish and Wildlife Trooper and Patrol highway into another hotel in town. The Trooper met a Trooper participated in Christmas with a Cop. Due city officer at the hotel and contacted the juvenile who was to COVID-19 precautions, the kids were not able to sitting inside. The juvenile was reunited with his parents at shop at Walmart. With the help of Pendleton Police the original hotel and it was discovered that he had gotten Department, the Troopers delivered gifts to a total of excited and ran out of the hotel when he heard the siren of twenty-seven children and also provided the families an ambulance drive past because he loves police cars and with a full Christmas dinner. fire trucks.

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Garibaldi Clam Patrol An Astoria Fish and Wildlife Trooper conducted nighttime surveillance of clam diggers in Garibaldi during an evening minus tide. The Trooper watched as a woman got out of her car and walked down to the clamming area. She took a bag of clams from a man that was clam digging, then got back into her car. Later, the man came back to the car with 23 clams. The subjects said that they did not have any clams in the car, and a consent search revealed the bag with 20 clams that the woman had brought back earlier. The man was cited for Exceed The Daily Limit of Clams. Later, another subject was contacted returning to his car with a bucketful of clams. The subject had 39 extra clams, and was cited for Exceed The Daily Limit of Clams.

Sport Caught Crab Unlawfully Sold - Hermiston Nearshore Fish Sold Without Permit An ongoing investigation by the Marine Fisheries Team A Coos Bay Fish and Wildlife Trooper investigated (MFT), Special Investigation Unit (SIU), and the Columbia a commercial fisherman who sold a large amount of Basin Fish and Wildlife Team uncovered the possibility of live nearshore fish to a mobile buyer from Portland in recreationally caught Dungeness crab being commercially November 2020. The subject landed 186 pounds of sold via advertisements on the internet. MFT Troopers as nearshore fish without a Black and Blue Rockfish Permit or well as Hermiston and Pendleton Fish and Wildlife Troopers a Nearshore Fish Endorsement. The subject was contacted conducted multiple interviews in Umatilla County regarding in early December 2020 and had an additional 95 pounds the case. Based on interviews with suspects and close to ten of nearshore fish on board from a separate landing. The prospective buyers, it was determined recreationally caught subject had already sold a few live fish. The remaining live crab were caught in Lincoln County and then transported fish were released back into the bay and the dead fish were and sold to various individuals in Umatilla County. Based seized and donated. The subject had been warned for this on interviews, the suspect had sold crab in the early fall of offense in March 2019. The subject was cited and released in 2020 and again in October of 2020, which was when OSP lieu of custody for two counts of No Black/Blue Rockfish started their investigation. OSP was unable to determine Permit with Nearshore Endorsement. customers from the September sales but have determined profits from the October sales were close to $450. Two TMA Violator Caught - Astoria Area suspects in the case were each cited for Possession of Sport A Travel Management Agreement (TMA) Cooperator Caught Crab with Intent to Sell and Unlawful Sales of reported to an Astoria Fish and Wildlife Trooper that they Sport Caught Crab. had found a chain had been cut on one of their gates, and someone had put their own lock on the chain. The gate Charleston Business Selling Tuna Without License was in the mountains on a private timber road, and was MFT Troopers investigated a small business in Charleston, miles from the only gate that the timber company opens Oregon for selling tuna loins to multiple people around for motorized hunter access. The Trooper placed a trail the state in August 2020. The business owner did not have camera on the gate during the rifle elk hunting season. A any records on site for the source of the tuna. Investigation subject was seen on the camera opening the gate, and in revealed the tuna had been likely purchased from a wholesale a subsequent interview, admitted to placing the lock on dealer in Charleston and then sold to a meat and seafood the chain. He said that he used it as a shortcut while elk market in Roseburg. The suspect selling tuna did not have hunting. The subject was cited for Violation of the Travel a wholesale dealer’s license and was criminally cited and Management Agreement. released for No Wholesale Dealer’s License. The suspect was also violation level cited for No Records on Site. The suspect ultimately paid $1000 in fines for the offenses.

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Sandy River Drift Patrol Portland Fish and Wildlife Troopers conducted a drift boat patrol on the Sandy River to kick off the winter steelhead season. Troopers contacted 13 anglers. They issued one citation for No Resident Angling License and four warnings for No Valid Tag in Possession. They also conducted one boat inspection and issued a warning for No Type 4 Throwable Flotation Device.

Subject Attempts to Hide Native Coho A Fish and Wildlife Sergeant was patrolling Upper when he observed two subjects walking up from the water. Both were carrying fishing rods and one was carrying a fish. When the subject with the fish saw the Sergeant, he quickly dropped it in the brush and continued up onto the road. When questioned about their success, the subject stated he hadn’t caught anything. The Sergeant suggested to the subject that he go pick up the fish he just dropped, which he did. The Sergeant discovered the fish was a non fin-clipped Coho. The subject also wasn’t logged into the Hells Canyon Patrol Cut Short by Snow Storm Electronic Licensing System (ELS) so was unable to display his Angling License/Harvest Card. The subject was cited Fish and Wildlife Troopers from the La Grande and for Take/Possession of Non Adipose Fin-Clipped Coho Enterprise team patrolled the Snake River in Hells Canyon. Salmon. The Coho was seized. Several anglers were checked during the patrol, with no violations, and as the result of an unexpected snow storm, Troopers and anglers were forced to cut their trips short. Christmas Weekend Patrol - Alsea River A Newport Fish and Wildlife Trooper checked Undersized Crab Kept in Charleston approximately 46 steelhead anglers Christmas weekend on the . Catch rates were low, but two A Coos Bay Fish and Wildlife Trooper responded to steelhead were checked during the patrol. One subject was a report of several subjects keeping undersized crab in cited for No Resident Angling License. Charleston. The reporting party advised he spoke with the group about the violation, but they did not release all of the short crab, and left the area with numerous illegal crab in Multiple Angling Violations Discovered their possession. The reporting party was able to provide Fish and Wildlife Troopers from The Dalles responded to a a picture of the vehicle, which was later located at a motel complaint at Pine Hollow Reservoir of a man angling with in the Charleston area. The subjects were contacted and a four poles. Subsequent investigation revealed that there were consent search of their catch revealed 15 Dungeness crab, two subjects in violation. One man was angling with two 11 of which were undersized, some over an inch too short. poles and was in possession of five trout, however he did The subjects advised they thought the minimum length not possess an angling license. The second man was angling was four inches, but could not say where they read that with four poles and in possession of 20 additional trout. information, and they did not have a crab gauge to measure Ultimately, the first man was issued citations for No 2020 their catch. Additionally, the subjects advised they released Resident Angling License and Unlawful Take/Possession over two dozen undersized crab after they were contacted Trout and his five trout were seized. The second man was by the reporting party. One subject took responsibility cited and released for the crimes of Angling Prohibited for the violation, and was cited for Take/Possession of Method; More Than 1 Rod, and Exceeding the Daily Bag Undersized Dungeness Crab. The crab were still alive and Limit of Trout. His four rods and the 15 over-limit trout were released to the bay. were seized as evidence.

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Angling Patrol at Fall Creek Dam Undersized Commercial Crab Found in Offload A Springfield Fish and Wildlife Trooper received a Newport Fish and Wildlife Troopers responded to Garibaldi complaint of an individual angling below Fall Creek Dam Marina on Tillamook Bay. An ODFW commercial sampler using bait and exceeding the bag limit. The Trooper arrived reported finding eight undersized commercial Dungeness and located an individual matching the description. The crab in a tote that was just offloaded at the commercial investigation revealed the individual was using bait. The dock. Upon arriving on scene and sorting the 10,000 pound Trooper observed a large tarp in the back of the subject’s load of commercial crab that were still being offloaded pickup. The subject pulled back the tarp, revealing an extra it was found that nearly 900 pounds or 568 commercial trout. The subject was issued a citation for Exceeding bag crab were undersized. The captain of the vessel claimed limit and Angling Prohibited Method. The extra trout was that he had a new deckhand that was not measuring the seized. crab properly. The deckhand claimed that he was told how to measure, but was never shown how to measure. The East Fork Millicoma River Patrol deckhand was shown how to properly measure commercial crab. The captain and deckhand were both cited for Take/ A Coos Bay Fish and Wildlife Trooper contacted an adult Possession of Undersized Commercial Dungeness Crab. subject and three of his juvenile relatives as they were The 568 Dungeness crab were still alive and were released fishing for Steelhead on the East Fork Millicoma River. back into the bay. One of the juveniles had retained a hatchery Steelhead, but had not tagged it. Additionally, none of the subjects were able to access their electronic licenses and tags because they were not logged in to the ELS app, and they could not log in because there was no cell service. The adult was issued a citation for Aiding/Counseling in a Wildlife Offense and was warned for No Valid Electronic License/Tag in Possession.

Undersized Trout Improperly Measured Fish and Wildlife Troopers from The Dalles were patrolling the Deschutes River near Maupin when they contacted two individuals, one of which was cleaning fish. Upon inspection, it was discovered that two of the subjects’ four trout exceeded maximum legal limits. The subjects didn’t have a measuring device and claimed that they thought the fish were within legal limit. One of the subjects was subsequently cited for Unlawful Take/Possession of Game Fish.

No Columbia River Basin Endorsement An Oakridge Fish and Wildlife Trooper checked steelhead anglers on the Middle Fork of the below Dexter Dam. Five steelhead anglers were checked. Two of the subjects were cited for No Columbia River Basin Endorsement.

10 CASE DISPOSITION

Poachers Plead Guilty in Antelope Case An investigation by John Day Fish and Wildlife Troopers in April of 2020 into the poaching and waste of an antelope buck in the Murderer’s Creek unit concluded with the suspects pleading guilty. Fish and Wildlife Troopers executed a search warrant at Grant County resident Austin J. Catron’s residence on April 28, 2020. During the service, Fish and Wildlife Troopers located the pronghorn buck skull, six buck deer skulls and a bull elk skull, all of which were seized as evidence. Additionally, another suspect, Grant County resident Jonas Waite, was identified. Following further investigation and interviews, Fish and Wildlife Troopers learned that during the fall of 2019, Catron unlawfully shot the antelope buck from a motor Suspect 1: Jonas C. Waite (adult male resident of Grant vehicle while Waite assisted. The poaching occurred in the County) pleaded guilty to criminal Unlawful Take/ Murderers Creek Management Unit and after shooting and Possession of Pronghorn Antelope and received: killing the antelope, Catron and Waite removed the head/ • 12 month probation skull and left the rest of the animal to waste. Additionally, • 3-year hunting license suspension neither Catron nor Waite possessed a 2019 antelope tag, • $1,100 in fines to include $500 to the TIP program which is required in order to hunt for and/or take antelope. • Must complete a Hunter Education course Further information revealed that Catron and Waite were also involved in the poaching of multiple deer over the past • The rifle used was forfeited two years as well as Waite’s poaching of a golden eagle. Suspect 2: Austin J. Catron (adult male resident of Grant As a result of the investigation, Catron was initially charged County) pleaded guilty to criminal Unlawful Take/ with Unlawful Taking of Antelope and Waste of a Game Possession of Pronghorn Antelope and received: Mammal-Antelope. Waite was also initially charged with • 5 day jail sentence Aiding in the Unlawful Take of Antelope and Aiding in • 12 month probation the Waste of a Big Game Animal. Waite’s rifle, a 22-250, • 40 hours of community service was identified as the weapon used in the poaching and was • 3-year hunting license suspension subsequently seized as evidence. • $100 fine

Lincoln County Subjects Sentenced in Halibut Case Three Lincoln County subjects were charged with Aiding in a Wildlife Offense: Exceeding Daily Limit of Halibut, Aiding in a Wildlife Offense: Exceeding Annual Limit of Halibut, and Possession of Mutilated Marine Fish: Halibut. Charges were filed in the Lincoln County Circuit Court, with two of the subjects sentenced. The case involving the third subject has yet to be resolved. Two of the subjects were sentenced to the following: Subject 1: Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor fishing charge – Aiding in Possession of Mutilated Fish and received: • 3 year fishing license suspension. During course of suspension: • Cannot come within 100 feet (via foot) of any creek, stream, river, lake, estuary or ocean • Can use his boat but cannot have any fishing or crabbing gear or any kind on board • Cannot be with or assist anyone else in fishing activities of any kind • $1,250 fines • $750 restitution to ODFW for fish Subject 2: • Guilty: two charges as violation • $750 fines

11 TURN IN POACHERS PREFERENCE POINTS -OR- CASH REWARDS 5 Points-Bighorn Sheep $1,000 Bighorn Sheep 5 Points-Rocky Mountain Goat $1,000 Rocky Mountain Goat 5 Points-Moose $1,000 Moose 5 Points-Wolf $500 Elk, Deer & Antelope 4 Points-Elk $300 Bear, Cougar & Wolf 4 Points-Deer $300 Habitat Destruction 4 Points-Antelope $200 Illegally Obtaining License/Tags 4 Points-Bear $200 Unlawful Lend/Borrow Big Game Tag(s) 4 Points-Cougar $100 Game Fish & Shellfish $100 Upland Birds, Waterfowl & Fur Bearers

The TIP program offers preference point rewards or cash rewards for information leading to an arrest or issuance of a citation for the unlawful take/possession or waste of big game mammals. WHAT SHOULD I REPORT? - Nature of violation or activity observed or advised about - Location of activity (Road, Milepost, GPS, etc.) - Date and time of violation/activity - Description of any vehicle involved - Name and/or description of violator Click here to access the TIP form

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