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Bull Elk Taken Illegally in the War Fork Area of Buchanan County
Richmond, VA — On Thursday, December 30, 2021, Conservation Police Officers (CPO) with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) responded to the report of a 6×7 bull elk that had been found roughly 300 yards west of the Elk Release site in the War Fork area of Buchanan County. Upon examination, DWR officials collected and processed multiple items for evidence and projected the time of death to have occurred the previous week.
Anyone having information about the case, please contact the Department of Wildlife Resources via the Wildlife Crime line at 1-800-237-5712, [email protected] or text DWRTIP to 847411.
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