Poaching Linn Co., Nov. 25

On November 17, 2019 at approximately 1:30 P.M. the Oregon State Police received a complaint regarding a buck deer shot unlawfully with a rifle and left to waste in the area of Swamp Mountain, this is approximately 10 miles east of Sweet Home. The witness observed two adult subjects in a newer, bright red, Chevrolet pickup (attached picture is similar) operating on commercial timber property when one subject shot the buck deer with a rifle from the cab of the pickup. The vehicle left the area after learning the witness observed the illegal activity. Identifying features regarding the vehicle: · bright red paint; · black wheels with lower profile / wide tires; · loud exhaust; · crew cab / 4-door; · dark tinted windows; · tube-style steps or nerf bars; · slight lift or leveled front end; · white sticker in the upper portion of windshield with 6-characters, possibly “OREGON”; · small green and white or blue and white, square sticker in lower right corner of back window.