MDC agents searching for poachers in Osage County
OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is looking for information about the poaching of deer in Osage County.
MDC agents said six deer dumped on a property in the Bonnots Mill area were shot and killed out of season. None of the animals were harvested, according to the department.
Youth firearms season starts this weekend and runs from Nov. 25 to Nov. 27.
Regular firearms season opens for hunters from Nov. 12 to Nov. 22. Antlerless deer firearm season is from Dec. 3 to Dec. 12.
State leaders increased the fines in 2019 for anyone found illegally hunting several species of animals in Missouri, including white-tailed bucks. Anyone convicted of poaching white-tailed bucks faces a penalty between $1,000 to $5,000 for each animal, according to MDC.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to call the conservation department at 573-690-3989 or Operation Game Thief at 800-392-1111.
