South Dakota officials requesting information on deer poaching incident

Published April 29, 2015
28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks is requesting information about a poaching incident that occurred on base January 2015.

Officials discovered two deer carcasses, apparently killed by bow and arrow and left for waste, Jan. 4 and 5, and SD GF&P is currently investigating the incident.

Anyone with information about the incident can call the Turn in Poachers Hotline at 1-888-OVERBAG or contact the SD GF&P Rapid City Regional Office at 605-394-2391 to speak with a conservation officer.